- #1 Five Hearts Under One Roof season2
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,430 reviews2025
Dev: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 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 13.6%, Romance 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Thriller 9.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #2 Charming Hearts
96% matchVery Positive88% of 595 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 15.9%, Romance 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #3 Find Love or Die Trying
96% 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 26.4%, Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #4 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,606 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 25.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Romance 16%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10%
- #5 Halfway House
94% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Az
Windows · Mac · Linux
A character-driven, story-rich visual novel about rebuilding your life after juvenile detention. Forge friendships, find romance, and confront the scars of your troubled past.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.3%, Romance 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%
- #6 Summer’s Heartbeat
94% matchVery Positive94% of 433 reviews2026
Dev: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Village romance hotter than summer's heat! Drowning in debt, you escape to the countryside only to meet the loan shark noona, your first love, and the tsundere village princess! This summer, your heart’s melting faster than ice cream. Who’s going to set your world on fire?
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.9%, Romance 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%
- #7 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
93% matchMixed67% of 172 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 27.7%, Romance 19%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Emotional 13.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #8 Devlog: A Post-Modern College Experience
91% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Shut-in Studios
Windows
A Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Lead a chaotic development team through high-pressure deadlines and personal drama. Make choices to balance the demanding project, relationships, and ambitious goals, determining your team's ultimate success or failure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Romance 18%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Hand-drawn 8%
- #9 Emily is Away <3
91% matchVery Positive91% of 6,769 reviews2021
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Emotional 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
- #10 Border of her Heart
92% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Romance 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #11 Superstorm Melon Date
90% matchVery Positive89% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: A. Hagen
Windows · Mac
It's date night in the dystopian future. You're going out with Mel, a half-melon person with psychic powers. They seem a little weird, but at least they're cute. Choose where to go, what to do, and what to say in this highly interactive, romance visual novel.
Why similar: Romance 15.8%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #12 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
89% matchVery Positive85% of 178 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 17.2%, Romance 16%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #13 The Crush House
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 540 reviews2024
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 23.6%, Romance 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #14 Secrets of the Heartbeat
88% matchVery Positive84% of 731 reviews2024
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 33.7%, Romance 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, RPG 6.7%
- #15 Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™
86% matchVery Positive90% of 6,790 reviews2022
Dev: PsyopPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 27%, Romance 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #16 Tri City Monsters
85% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2026
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 14.5%, Romance 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%
- #17 Sensual Haunting
87% matchMixed63% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Lesson of Passion
Windows
Play as a ghost and influence women in the house in order to get sexual pleasures from them and achieve your goals by manipulating both the environment as well as their mind.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15%, Romance 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #18 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,752 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 34.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Romance 12.7%, Horror 9.1%
- #19 Pandemic Love
86% 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 23.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #20 Fledgling Manor
84% matchVery Positive99% of 169 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 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 13.9%, Horror 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
- #21 Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~
83% matchNo user reviews98% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Habom StudioPub: Studio Elysian
Windows
Your story of living in a sharehouse with three beautiful girls!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #22 Heaven's Door
82% matchVery Positive83% of 174 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 22.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Romance 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #23 Kimochii Classroom
82% matchVery Positive88% of 182 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 20.6%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Emotional 9.8%
- #24 Departed Away
81% matchVery Positive89% of 570 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 19.8%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
- #25 Love Alone Death
80% matchVery Positive98% of 441 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 18.7%, Romance 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #26 The Heart of Influencer
79% matchVery Positive87% of 333 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 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Romance 11.3%
- #27 Speed Dating for Ghosts
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 545 reviews2018
Dev: Copychaser Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #28 Drops of Death
78% matchVery Positive93% of 100 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 22.1%, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Thriller 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #29 The Haunted Building
78% matchVery Positive87% of 393 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 16.6%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Horror 12.2%, Thriller 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #30 LoveChoice
76% matchVery Positive92% of 36,594 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.4 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 24.7%, Romance 22.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #31 Seven Lovers In The House
77% matchVery Positive81% of 827 reviews2024
Dev: Tofu StudioPub: Concrete Interactive顽石发行
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 26%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #32 Landmine Princess
76% matchVery Positive91% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Jeistar
Windows
Meet Mina! She's a landmine girl! That means she's cute on the outside, but dangerous on the inside! But maybe she's the kind of danger you've always been looking for. This is a rogue fast-love dating sim. And the only sim that teaches you to be nice to girls. Or else.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Romance 12%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 11%
- #33 Heartbeat in Thailand
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,084 reviews2025
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 23.3%, Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #34 One Eleven
77% 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 16.4%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Thriller 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #35 Heart of the House
79% matchVery Positive90% of 78 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 39.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, RPG 20.8%, Adventure 7.8%
- #36 From Madness with Love
75% matchVery Positive90% of 522 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 23.9%, Romance 22%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
- #37 Emily is Away
75% matchVery Positive89% of 32,336 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Romance 12.1%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #38 Hydrangea
74% matchVery Positive93% of 139 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 20.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #39 Roommates, Romance, and Ringing Hearts
72% matchVery Positive95% of 421 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 17.3%, Romance 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Emotional 9.9%
- #40 Millennium Whisper
74% matchMixed66% of 87 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 21.6%, Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%
- #41 MindMindMind
73% matchVery Positive97% of 89 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 27.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #42 Katawa Shoujo
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,106 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.6%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #43 Doomsday Paradise
73% matchVery Positive91% of 250 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 25%, Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #44 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,130 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 83.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 22.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 14.4%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #45 Island of Hearts
71% matchMixed58% of 98 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 18.9%, Romance 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #46 宝贝别怕,有我在
70% matchVery Positive83% of 84 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: Romance 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Emotional 16.8%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #47 心动满屋
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 297 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 61.1%, Simulation 15.8%, RPG 14.9%, Casual 8.2%
- #48 Love, Ghostie
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 651 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 25.3%, Romance 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%
- #49 Love Love Mystery Club
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 621 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 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #50 Dangerous Fellows: Otome Game
72% matchMixed44% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Storytaco
Windows
Otome dating sim - make your choices and survive this thriller romance game!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.9%, Romance 18%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #51 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
68% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.6%, Romance 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #52 Our Wonderland
65% matchVery Positive100% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: CarrotPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror-romance visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.
Why similar: Romance 13.7%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Emotional 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #53 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
69% matchVery Positive92% of 93 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 22.3%, Romance 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #54 Speed Dates Summer Edition
69% matchMixed59% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Icarus Interactive Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Summer's here and hearts are heating up! Meet five different beauties, hang out, flirt a little... and maybe even find your summer romance. Your choices matter — and the story’s all yours.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Romance 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #55 Hotel Tutwin
71% 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 19.9%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
- #56 Yuri Dating Agency
68% 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: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Dating Sim 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #57 你好!我们还有场恋爱没谈-番外篇
63% 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 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 10.7%, Simulation 10.1%
- #58 Lover's Trophy
67% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Mrfishess
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Horror Dating Sim, Lover's trophy throws you into the arena with two love interests using you for their own personal amusement. With a completely customizable main character, go on a terrifying journey into the psyce of these two very dangerous men, and have the ride of a life time.
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.1%, Romance 14.1%, Thriller 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.7%
- #59 Young Hearts
66% matchVery Positive91% of 96 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 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #60 Enjoy Amoy&Sisters
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 961 reviews2026
Dev: Choice Studio
Windows
"Enjoy Amoy & Sisters" is a live-action interactive romance game. You play as an overseas Chinese person who, in response to the invitation from the two female leads, Ah Yin and Xiao Xi, visits Xiamen, the ancestral hometown, for the first time.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Romance 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%