- #1 Find Love or Die Trying
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.3%, Romance 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #2 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,509 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Romance 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.4%
- #3 Charming Hearts
96% matchVery Positive88% of 587 reviews2024
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
"Charming Hearts" is a real-life interactive dating game. Players will meet, get to know, and fall in love with different types of beauty. Every choice will lead to a completely different chemical reaction with "her"; every entanglement, the sweet love is entangled and pulled.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 11%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
- #4 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,676 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Romance 11.7%, Horror 9.7%
- #5 Departed Away
94% matchVery Positive90% of 554 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Romance 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #6 Kimochii Classroom
94% matchVery Positive88% of 169 reviews2025
Dev: Radish ASMR
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #7 Love Alone Death
93% matchVery Positive99% of 424 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.3%, Romance 13%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11%
- #8 Heartbeat in Thailand
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,067 reviews2025
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Freshly graduated, you head to Bangkok’s Chinatown to find your uncle—only to lose contact. Seeking a steady job, you’re mistaken for a gang boss and thrown into chaos. Along the way, you meet a sweet cousin, cold widow, mysterious performer, quirky ghost, and even... someone unexpected.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #9 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
92% matchMixed69% of 169 reviews2025
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Linux
The afterstory to Find Love or Die Trying is here! Continue your romance with your chosen partner in the world beyond the killer dating show. Will your love survive, when the world turns against you?
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.9%, Romance 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Emotional 10.6%
- #10 The Haunted Building
91% matchVery Positive87% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Thriller 8.6%
- #11 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
90% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.7%, Romance 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #12 Tri City Monsters
89% matchVery Positive97% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Romance 11.6%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #13 Secrets of the Heartbeat
89% matchVery Positive84% of 717 reviews2024
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Confronted with life's peak, diverse romance beckons. Do you choose the allure of a charming secretary or the wisdom of an independent yoga instructor? Will you pursue distant celebrities or seek the sincerity of a working girl's love? Each choice shapes your journey.
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.1%, Romance 19%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #14 Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™
87% matchVery Positive90% of 6,678 reviews2022
Dev: PsyopPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Welcome to Murderer’s Island. Your companions: four dead-sexy Killers who, underneath their murderous exteriors, just want a little romance. Flirt your way into their hearts, uncovering dark twists along the way. Will you find true love, forge friendships… or get hacked to death?
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.9%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Romance 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #15 Roommates, Romance, and Ringing Hearts
86% matchVery Positive95% of 391 reviews2026
Dev: TV Asahi Corporation
Windows · Mac
Co-produced by TV Asahi and Aiming, this “drama-level” live-action romance game lets you experience a year of love, laughter, and longing. Decode the subtle signals of affection and create your own unforgettable love story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.4%, Romance 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #16 Pandemic Love
88% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2021
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Romance 11.4%, Emotional 9.6%
- #17 花奴令 Huanu Poems
86% matchVery Positive92% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: FishfarmsPub: FISHFARMS
Windows
Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Romance 10.4%
- #18 The Heart of Influencer
84% matchVery Positive88% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows
You are entrusted with training five "troubled" influencers from Mountain & Sea Media, and gain the “Heart Probe” ability which allows you to uncover girls’ inner thoughts. Use your wisdom and ability to help them meet their training KPIs, while discovering their real selves beneath their facades.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Romance 10.3%
- #19 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
85% matchVery Positive96% of 285 reviews2022
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Emotional 7.5%
- #20 Fledgling Manor
84% matchVery Positive99% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: In Secret Places
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Romance 15.7%, Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #21 Five Hearts Under One Roof season2
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,242 reviews2025
Dev: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Boarding house owner Yuman is back! Alongside Mal-sook, Gran, and Min-jung, a wealthy heiress, a girl burdened by childhood scars, and a sweet nurse move in. In this house of old memories and new emotions, who will you fall in love with?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
- #22 The Crush House
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 526 reviews2024
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Film and produce 1999's hottest reality TV show: The Crush House! Select a crush-worthy cast, satisfy voracious audiences and keep the show on air to uncover the sinister secrets behind this darkly comic thirst-person shooter.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.8%, Romance 20.5%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #23 Heaven's Door
82% matchVery Positive82% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: AlterWorlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heaven's Door is an adult visual novel with a focus on connection and romance with the various love interests you encounter. Its multiple endings will be influenced entirely by the decisions you make, the lives you change, and the women you choose to romance.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Romance 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #24 Drops of Death
80% matchVery Positive94% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dating Sim 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Romance 16%, Thriller 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #25 Seven Lovers In The House
81% matchVery Positive81% of 826 reviews2024
Dev: Tofu StudioPub: Concrete Interactive顽石发行
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
这是一款让你尽享「齐(七)人之福」的男性向恋爱互动影游。在这里你将与七位美女同住、同乐、同风雨,在这里爱与梦想绕梁不绝。
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #26 心动满屋
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 295 reviews2024
Dev: 成都萌创科技有限公司Pub: 杭州身尚贝兼网络科技有限公司
Windows
《心动满屋》是一款以恋综为蓝本的真人互动影像游戏,你将摇身一变成为恋综嘉宾,邂逅六位独具魅力、性格各异的美女。与她们一起,你将踏入甜蜜而扣人心弦的同居生活旅程。
Why similar: Dating Sim 52.4%, Immersive Sim 26.6%, First-Person 11%, Simulation 10.1%
- #27 LoveChoice
78% matchVery Positive92% of 36,244 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, Romance 23.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #28 MindMindMind
79% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dating Sim 31.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Romance 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #29 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
79% matchVery Positive92% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows
SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #30 Hydrangea
77% matchVery Positive93% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #31 In Search Of You
78% matchMixed69% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Celestial Star Studios
Windows
This game is to rekindle the exhilarating sensation of youthful passion—to perfectly capture the essence of romantic endeavors, making the experience of falling in love both sweet and meaningful, and to inspire players with the beauty of love within the nightlife entertainment industry.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Romance 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #32 Young Hearts
77% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Sky SeekersPub: Evening Studio
Windows
‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…
Why similar: Romance 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #33 Half Billion: Love Choice
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 736 reviews2024
Dev: 东阳开局互动影视有限公司Pub: 坤舆科技
Windows
"Half Billion" is a surreal simulation business interactive game, where you will complete the entrepreneurial journey with a start-up capital of half billion. Six beauty enter your life. How will you balance the relationship? Note that "wealth" and "likability" will jointly determine the your story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Romance 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #34 Dating 4 Girls
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,738 reviews2026
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows · Mac
On the night of the comet, you unexpectedly enter a dating game, where three characters—Mona, Feifei, and Jiayi—are real. Mistaken for a criminal by policewoman Andy, you must find true love before the server shuts down, while a conspiracy quietly unfolds.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 10.3%
- #35 Love Love Mystery Club
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 598 reviews2026
Dev: LuminDrivePub: NANA Stories
Windows · Mac
In Love Love Mystery Club, you’re the newest member of the Detective Club at a seemingly ordinary high school. Through Full Motion Video (FMV) storytelling, your choices steer the narrative—will your heart find tenderness… or will hidden horrors emerge from the darkness?
Why similar: Dating Sim 25%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #36 Love, Ghostie
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 627 reviews2024
Dev: Janbeh Games, LLC
Windows · Mac
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom! Discover cute romances with a unique story between every pair of residents! How will love blossom in your manor?
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.5%, Romance 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #37 宝贝别怕,有我在
74% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: UNIVERSAL 100 MEDIA
Windows
“Not fear I'm here” is a live-action interactive romantic suspense. Once a "campus legend" (low-key after early financial freedom), you’re trapped by a plotted class reunion. Choose with your school first love—meet 5 women. Little dating experience? Choice is yours!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Romance 18%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Dating Sim 11%, Emotional 10.9%
- #38 Island of Hearts
75% matchMixed60% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Titan Digital MediaPub: 4Divinity
Windows · Mac
After a rough breakup, you do what any reasonable person would: escape to a remote tropical island full of beautiful strangers. There, you’ll meet many captivating women, each with her own charm, secrets, and questionable taste in men. Your choices decide who you love, lose, or accidentally ghost.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.4%, Romance 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Immersive Sim 11.1%
- #39 你好!我们还有场恋爱没谈-番外篇
72% matchVery Positive94% of 1,075 reviews2025
Dev: 念念而忘(Echofall Studio)Pub: 盛澜互娱
Windows · Mac
More than a dating sim—this is your "cyber trial marriage." Each dialogue, choice, and interaction delicately shifts the balance. Will you stand firm or adapt for love? Confront or avoid the challenges? Rewind to before the promise is made, and let life's scales reveal where your heart truly leans.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Immersive Sim 10%, Romance 9.2%
- #40 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,242 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 82.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.2%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Romance 14.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #41 Pinewood Island
76% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
Windows · Mac
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Romance 16.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #42 暴杀残雨之夜
68% matchNo user reviews100% of 210 reviews2026
Dev: 茶斩刀制作组Pub: 无
Windows · Mac
On a rainy night, it's all up to you whether to show love or be cruel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Romance 11%
- #43 Border of her Heart
75% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Romance 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #44 Hotel Tutwin
74% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Roxiano Creations
Windows · Mac
Hotel Tutwin is a visual novel designed for horror / romance lovers, but can also be quirky and cute. Each story line is quick and to-the-point, but there are many to discover. Prepare for inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Romance 19.4%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%
- #45 Tune in to the show Part 1
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: RobertDeadth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tune in to the show is an adult visual novel with a focus on the story and characters. As a participant in a new TV show in which you'll be living with 7 strangers for a month, spend time with a cast of diverse and fun characters, investigate mysteries, and let the romance blossom!
Why similar: Dating Sim 24%, Romance 21%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Realistic 9.6%
- #46 I Hate My Waifu Streamer
68% matchVery Positive93% of 888 reviews2025
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Get the streamer's attention at any cost before someone else does. Write comments, chat, and make donations to your waifu, but do not dare to hate her!
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.8%, Romance 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #47 From Madness with Love
69% matchVery Positive91% of 504 reviews2023
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Romance 22.1%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Colorful 7.1%
- #48 Yuri Dating Agency
70% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #49 One Eleven
69% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac. Who will be the victim and who will be the killer? Be attentive and courageous, and solve the riddles of One Eleven.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #50 Salty Hounds
69% matchMixed69% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: Topping Palette
Windows
A unique dating sim adventure that gives you total freedom to romance five handsome guys in an open-world metropolis.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.5%, Romance 22.3%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #51 ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area
70% matchMixed64% of 143 reviews2022
Dev: Veritable Joy StudiosPub: Veritable Joy Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
ValiDate is a romantic visual novel about 13 adults in Jercy City navigating new relationships and the harsh realities that come alongside them.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.7%, Romance 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Realistic 8.2%
- #52 Cabin Fever
67% matchVery Positive96% of 484 reviews2021
Dev: Steamy Buns GamesPub: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.2%, Romance 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Immersive Sim 9.2%
- #53 Heart of the House
70% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?
Why similar: Choices Matter 100%
- #54 Folie Fatale
65% matchVery Positive86% of 2,552 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Thriller 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #55 Let's BUG Dumplings
65% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: 鲜美Press
Windows
"Let’s make dumplings" carries that same unsettling vibe as Spring Festival Gala skits with intentionally happy endings?— it's about how family norms discipline the individual. It uses dumplings to explore love and pressure in families. In this scripted, collective narrative... what will you choose?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Emotional 9.6%
- #56 Heatwave: Sam's Stay
63% matchVery Positive94% of 451 reviews2026
Dev: CodyFord
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into Sam’s shoes and guide him through a summer of self-discovery, complicated relationships, and unexpected desires that will change everything.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.8%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #57 Millennium Whisper
67% matchMixed66% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Parable Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Millennium Whisper is a next-gen dating-sim set in 1999 at the fictional Escafeld College with an AI trained by real actors portraying the cast! Who will you confess your feelings to at the end of the millennium?
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.9%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Romance 26.7%, Choices Matter 5.8%, Simulation 4.2%
- #58 Doomsday Paradise
66% matchVery Positive91% of 248 reviews2023
Dev: Lemonade Flashbang
Windows
Can you get a date before the end of the world? Doomsday Paradise is a goofy, multiplayer dating sim about finding love before the apocalypse. With over 130 different endings and 12 different singles to woo- no two games will ever be the same.
Why similar: Dating Sim 37.2%, Romance 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 8.6%