
Harlequinade is a horror otome romance visual novel about a never-ending carnival and a very death-prone college student. With the aid of 2 clowns, can you escape this timeloop?
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Dating Sim, Romance, Otome.

Harlequinade is a horror otome romance visual novel about a never-ending carnival and a very death-prone college student. With the aid of 2 clowns, can you escape this timeloop?

Drops of Death
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?

A Date with Death
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Otome 21.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Character Customization 9.6%
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Why similar: Otome 24.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Dating Sim 17%, Character Customization 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Save your grandparent's failing café/magic shop from bankruptcy and possibly fall in love!
Why similar: Otome 25.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Character Customization 14.3%, Dating Sim 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Face the nightmares of your childhood and unveil the truth behind your summoning to the realm of Limbo. Fight your way back home with the help of seven deities sworn to be your protectors. Will love be the key to your freedom, or the first chapter of your downfall?
Why similar: Otome 29.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 20%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dating Sim 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9%
TOUCHSTARVED is a dark romance visual novel where your choices determine whether the story ends with gothic romance or blood-curdling horror. Explore an enigmatic city and find a cure for your curse by entrusting your fate to 5 love interests, each uniquely monstrous in their own way.
Why similar: Otome 28.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
A Library that's falling apart, an Empire on the brink of war, and a dangerous magical mystery you've been tasked to solve.
Why similar: Otome 27.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Character Customization 9.5%
Congrats! You've landed a dream job as a paranormal scientist with the government! Downside? Outside contact is limited and monitored. You learn it is 'who' (not 'what') you are researching, and... you're the reason these supernatural beings are here? Ignore the lurking Guardians of Reality...
Why similar: Otome 28.4% ★, Visual Novel 10.7%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Horror 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 7%
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Character Customization 18.2%, Otome 18.2% ★, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dating Sim 11.7%
Upon finding a mysterious social media account, Alex sets out to find the origins of the photos and meets three urban explorers, each of them unearthing something new and unfamiliar in her heart.
Why similar: Otome 29.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Anime 6.5%
Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! An Otome / BxB survival Raising Simulation in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements.
Why similar: Otome 30.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Dating Sim 10.5%, RPG 7.1%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Otome 27.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, RPG 10.1%, Dating Sim 8%
Design your own wizard to attend a magical school. Learn spells, explore dungeons, make friends, and find a date for the May Day Ball. But be careful, everyone has secrets - including you!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Character Customization 17%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dating Sim 13.4%, RPG 11.6%
A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!
Why similar: Otome 26% ★, LGBTQ+ 22%, Dating Sim 12.5%, Character Customization 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%
Stellifier - an otome game inspired by older idols An idol drama game about an older group making a comeback from retirement, featuring a GxB/BxB/non-binary romance!
Why similar: Otome 33% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 6.7%
A mysterious program called “Cupid’s Chatroom” suddenly appears on your PC, transporting you into a private chatroom. You find yourself joined by five others, who have also been dragged into the server—and it turns out they’re your potential bachelors?!
Why similar: Otome 31.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Romance 7.5%
You've been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a Romantic Visual Novel featuring 6 romanceable vampires.
Why similar: Otome 30.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Anime 7%
Fling with a Tiefling is a short fantasy romance visual novel that follows you, an adventurer whose journey is about to come to an end. With tonight potentially being the last night with your treasured Tiefling companion Karrus, how will you spend it with him?
Why similar: Otome 29.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Character Customization 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Dating Sim 9%
Yandere x yandere x yandere: one must go. Yandere x yandere, a vampire-themed Visual Novel.
Why similar: Otome 31.3% ★, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Character Customization 8.7%
June Pinegar is forced to spend the summer working at her father’s quaint country café, far away from her urban home. Will romance spark with the dutiful barista or friendship form with the bubbly cashier? Or perhaps she’ll mend the strained relationship between her and her quirky father.
Why similar: Otome 34.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Anime 8.1%
Killer Chat! Expanded Edition fleshes out our serial killer dating chatsim to make it bigger, better and bloodier than ever before! Play as a writer, pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, and try not to call the cops as you fall in love with your murderous beau of choice.
Why similar: Otome 23.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Character Customization 12.7%, Dating Sim 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Become the noble of a country on the brink of war.
Why similar: Otome 27.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, RPG 11.5%, Anime 5.9%
Spell Candle is your grief coping mechanism in a 2D romance visual novel. Take on the role of a foreign correspondent turned investigator of magical crimes to uncover the culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of a sleeping God.
Why similar: Otome 30.7% ★, Dating Sim 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
You are a troubled college student trying to live a normal life surrounded by some... complicated men. Although unaware, you are causing the destruction of reality. Will the Guardians kill you to protect the universe? Can you find your happily ever after... How many times will you die trying?
Why similar: Otome 32.1% ★, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dating Sim 9.4%, Horror 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.6%
Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! A LGBT+ survival Raising Simulation in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Otome 20.2% ★, Dating Sim 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, RPG 8.6%
Travel through alternate timelines, solve the mystery and find love in a cursed kingdom!
Why similar: Otome 24.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Dating Sim 9.4%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 29.8% ★, Character Customization 13.5%, Dating Sim 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Horror 8.7%
Train, chat, and flirt your way through the Underworld in this romantic story-driven chat simulator. Create your own Grim Reaper, connect with your team through text and video calls, and decide who you are when the past no longer defines you in a sequel to A Date with Death!
Why similar: Otome 25.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Character Customization 14.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Dating Sim 8.3%
In this otome-style visual novel, journey from the depths of the jungle to the royal halls of Castle Krondolee. Young Serafina must uncover the dark secrets of her past and choose whom to trust in this dramatic adventure of romance and intrigue.
Why similar: Otome 33.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 21%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Anime 6.4%
You may not be fit for the field, but you have more than enough experience to take the helm. Meet your team of agents. Assist them in their missions. Assure they remain loyal to the cause. Do not let personal feelings overtake duty. And remember: Someway, somehow, you will die.
Why similar: Otome 32.7% ★, Character Customization 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dating Sim 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 11%
An immersive MMORPG-simulation chatroom based romance / otome visual novel. You are the leader of a raiding guild in the world's hottest MMORPG, Emberfate. Will you lead your guild to success in the newest raid — and perhaps find love along the way among your guildmates?
Why similar: Otome 32.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Character Customization 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
A visual novel about a girl who wishes to escape her fate and those who follow closely behind her. Features both GxB and GxG routes.
Why similar: Otome 40.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Romance 7.3%, Anime 7.3%
"Raise" your own perfect boyfriend in this visual novel-stat raiser. Will you fall in love or will you say goodbye?
Why similar: Otome 26.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Character Customization 11.7%, Dating Sim 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%
Take the throne and save your Kingdom by reviving ancient magic that's been lost to your family for generations.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Otome 18.3% ★, Character Customization 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Romance 7.8%
Play Jane Austen's classic satirical romance as a visual novel. You're young, new to Bath, and ready for adventure. Choose your gender, choose your path, and discover the secrets of Northanger Abbey.
Why similar: Otome 28.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Character Customization 7.3%
Play as the dark elf Amber in this dating sim with optional crafting gameplay. 3 otome (Bernard, Daniel, Lair), 1 yuri (Ruby) and 2 poly (Lynn, Cosmina) romance routes.
Why similar: Otome 27.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 22%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
Witches x Warlocks is a cute and light-hearted Halloween Raising Sim; featuring a customizable protagonist and 4 love interests of different genders!
Why similar: Otome 33.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 26.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Anime 6%
A BL Horror Mystery Visual Novel. Find out what happened to the former tenant and whether you can trust your handsome but strange neighbor.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.9%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 6.7%
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Otome 13.8% ★, Dating Sim 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9%
Spend Winter break with the popular and unapproachable Prince of the Empire in this cozy and heartwarming Magic Academy visual novel
Why similar: Otome 21.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Romance 8.7%
You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Otome 20.4% ★, Dating Sim 16.3%, Anime 9.8%, Character Customization 8.9%
This is the 18+ standalone spicy extra for Darling, Darling... Dead? Features a total of 5 scenes to read through: 2 for X, 2 for Levon, and 1 for the both of them.
Why similar: Otome 31.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Dating Sim 8.6%, Romance 8.3%
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
Why similar: Otome 30.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Dating Sim 11%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
Why similar: Otome 28.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Character Customization 15.2%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%
A cozy, heartwarming visual novel in which you take a familiar face (boy or girl) on a romantic spring festival date. Customize your player character (femme or masc) and play several low-stakes mini games!
Why similar: Otome 34.1% ★, Character Customization 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Play as twins Hazel and Jace in this wholesome romcom visual novel. After a silly bet is made, the protagonists must find a boyfriend or girlfriend before their twin beats them to it!
Why similar: Otome 29.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Romance 7.6%
Fall for your VTuber rival in this modern slice-of-life yuri visual novel!
Why similar: Character Customization 28.3%, LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Dating Sim 14%, Anime 7.4%
Discover secrets long forgotten, and nurture relationships waiting to bloom. In a game inspired by the lore of Dragon and Fae, make choices that can shape your story, relationships, and even personality. Will you be brave, kind, wise, charismatic? Only you know the answer to your fate.
Why similar: Otome 29.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Character Customization 12.7%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%
You are Avery Grey, the newest employee at a popular cat cafe called A Cat's Paw. The coffee's good and the staff is friendly (and kinda cute!) but mysterious. One day, you find a strange book in the basement, with letters you can't quite read...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28%, Otome 27% ★, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Anime 6.2%
In this sequel to the award-winning roleplay visual novel, Arcadia Fallen, you play as a senior student at the Seven Winds Academy. Choose from three different magical disciplines, and let your choices shape the personality of your character as you navigate school life during a time of great change.
Why similar: Otome 30.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 16%, Character Customization 13.8%, Dating Sim 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%
A romantic visual novel based on the works of Jane Austen.
Why similar: Otome 22.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Character Customization 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dating Sim 13.4%
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.4%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.6%
When an alien boy named Enoch lands on your balcony one fateful Sunday evening, your life is changed forever. Can you keep your alien roommate a secret from the world?
Why similar: Otome 26.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choices Matter 6.6%
Excited to join her first choice school, Nicole discovers a disturbing series of disappearances on campus upon moving into the university dorms. Three girls have vanished, and she might be next, deviating from her ideal college experience.
Why similar: Otome 32.6% ★, Visual Novel 11.9%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Horror 7.2%, Anime 6.6%
Plastic Trick - an otome game inspired by mannequins An absurd, comedy game about plastic mannequins that have come to life and are fighting each other for your kiss, featuring a GxB/GxG romance!
Why similar: Otome 34.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Dating Sim 12%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Romance 6.8%
In this BxB visual novel, dive into the fantasy MMO world of Lost Heroes and discover true love among your guildmates.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30%, Character Customization 16.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Romance 7.5%
Love Cult - an otome inspired by Cult of the Lamb. A dark romance game about saving the world with your cult followers to spread love, featuring a GxB/GxG romance!
Why similar: Otome 32.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Character Customization 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Romance 6.5%
A horror-romance visual novel where your choices affect everything — and everyone. Keep your stalker in check and stay ahead of a killer who’s getting closer. Manipulate, protect, or dispose of your friends. Who can you trust when obsession and death are always watching?
Why similar: Otome 35.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 16%, Dating Sim 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.5%
An anime, choice-driven witchy otome visual novel where you bond and interact with two romance-able characters to unlock romantic scenarios in the story! Play minigames to experience branching relationship routes (GxB or GxG)
Why similar: Otome 32.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 23%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Anime 6.8%
Pastry Lovers is an adventure simulation game that sets in a fantastic Pastry Kingdom. Sakura, the main character, grows into a pastry master and gains romantic love.
Why similar: Otome 44% ★, Dating Sim 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, RPG 7.8%, Anime 6.3%
A psychological/drama/romance visual novel about a sweet marriage that slowly rots into a nightmare. Over the course of seven days, try to navigate a rocky relationship with your husband and unravel the mysteries surrounding this man... who might not be the man you married.
Why similar: Otome 33.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 23%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 7.1%