- #1 Charming Hearts
97% matchVery Positive88% of 572 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 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Romance 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #2 Find Love or Die Trying
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 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 25.8%, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #3 Love Alone Death
96% matchVery Positive99% of 402 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 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Romance 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #4 Departed Away
95% matchVery Positive90% of 546 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 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 11.1%
- #5 Kimochii Classroom
94% matchVery Positive89% of 146 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 18.5%, Dating Sim 16.4%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #6 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 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 25.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Romance 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.3%
- #7 Heartbeat in Thailand
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,047 reviews2025
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 18.4%, Romance 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #8 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
93% matchMixed69% of 162 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 27.9%, Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Emotional 10.6%
- #9 Tri City Monsters
91% matchVery Positive97% of 70 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: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #10 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 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 30%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 10.7%, Horror 10.2%
- #11 Secrets of the Heartbeat
90% matchVery Positive85% of 689 reviews2024
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows
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 31.4%, Romance 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #12 Roommates, Romance, and Ringing Hearts
89% matchVery Positive96% of 322 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 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Romance 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #13 花奴令 Huanu Poems
89% matchVery Positive93% of 139 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: Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Dating Sim 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 8.8%
- #14 Tune in to the show
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 156 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 21%, Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Realistic 10.3%
- #15 Pandemic Love
88% matchVery Positive93% of 232 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 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Drama 11%, Romance 10%
- #16 Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™
86% matchVery Positive90% of 6,572 reviews2022
Dev: PsyopPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.3 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 27%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Romance 16.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #17 The Heart of Influencer
84% matchVery Positive90% of 325 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 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #18 In Search Of You
86% matchMixed70% of 181 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 17.9%, Romance 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11.2%
- #19 The Crush House
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 506 reviews2024
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.9 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 45.5%, Romance 21.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Colorful 9.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #20 Fledgling Manor
84% matchVery Positive99% of 161 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 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Romance 14.2%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #21 Love Love Mystery Club
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 559 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 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #22 Heaven's Door
83% matchVery Positive80% of 131 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 21.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 9%
- #23 Summer’s Heartbeat
81% matchVery Positive96% of 218 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: Romance 17.3%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #24 Seven Lovers In The House
82% 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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #25 Five Hearts Under One Roof season2
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,021 reviews2025
Dev: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Visual Novel 10%, Romance 9.6%
- #26 MindMindMind
81% matchVery Positive97% of 76 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 28%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #27 Hydrangea
80% matchVery Positive93% of 123 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 21.7%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Romance 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #28 Half Billion: Love Choice
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 720 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 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #29 Drops of Death
77% matchVery Positive93% of 86 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 22.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Thriller 15.4%, Romance 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #30 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
78% matchVery Positive89% of 402 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Drama 13.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #31 心动满屋
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 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 45.7%, Immersive Sim 28.5%, Drama 14.6%, First-Person 11.2%
- #32 I've Fallen For You!
75% matchVery Positive89% of 771 reviews2024
Dev: LOVE MOOD STUDIO LIMITED
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Eight women simultaneously appear in your life, offering you unconditional love and support! Will you choose to uphold your beliefs and become a good man, or give in to human temptations and become a bad man?
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.5%, Romance 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
- #33 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
77% matchVery Positive92% of 91 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 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Romance 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #34 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
76% matchVery Positive86% of 173 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 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Romance 8.4%
- #35 Young Hearts
74% matchVery Positive93% of 91 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 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Drama 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #36 Let's BUG Dumplings
71% matchVery Positive88% of 50 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: Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Immersive Sim 12%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Drama 9.1%
- #37 Speed Dating for Ghosts
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 544 reviews2018
Dev: Copychaser Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 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 18%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #38 Superscout
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 700 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows · Mac
"Superscout" is a live-action interactive movie game where you will unravel the secrets of the girls you meet. The love beyond lifetimes, never let it go; the kindness in this life, engraved in your soul. Your choices will change your loved ones’ fate; those who love you will change yours...
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Romance 11.7%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #39 LoveChoice
70% matchVery Positive92% of 35,756 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 24.7%, Romance 21.9%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #40 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 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: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Dating Sim 21.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #41 Border of her Heart
75% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Dating Sim 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 14%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #42 One Eleven
72% matchVery Positive83% of 109 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 16.2%, Romance 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #43 From Madness with Love
70% matchVery Positive91% of 496 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 25%, Multiple Endings 21.2%, Romance 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Colorful 8.2%
- #44 Hotel Tutwin
73% 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 17.7%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Visual Novel 13%
- #45 你好!我们还有场恋爱没谈-番外篇
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,040 reviews2025
Dev: 念念而忘(Indelible 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: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Dating Sim 23.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Romance 8.4%
- #46 Heart Fragment
71% matchVery Positive92% of 325 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Visual Novel 23.6%, Romance 22.3%, Dating Sim 22%, Story Rich 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #47 Heart of the House
73% matchVery Positive89% of 76 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%
- #48 Back:Fade
69% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back:Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Thriller 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Drama 9.7%
- #49 Velvet Bite: Softly, with Teeth
71% matchMixed52% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: EVERIUM
Windows · Mac
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: Dating Sim 31%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Romance 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #50 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
70% matchVery Positive96% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Romance 12%, Emotional 8.1%
- #51 Pinewood Island
73% 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 18%, Romance 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #52 Love, Ghostie
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 608 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 28.2%, Romance 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #53 Folie Fatale
66% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Thriller 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #54 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
64% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Dating Sim 11.2%
- #55 Five Hearts Under One Roof
65% matchVery Positive91% of 6,194 reviews2024
Dev: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Yuman’s, the player, once solitary home and routine are now invaded by five beautiful women! Each has her unique charm – the 'childhood friend of 20 years,' the 'first love and former idol,' the 'demanding boss,' the 'bold younger girl,' and the 'shy recluse.' Who will you choose?
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.3%, Romance 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #56 Yuri Dating Agency
67% matchVery Positive89% 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 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Dating Sim 11.6%
- #57 Midnight Witch
66% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 10.6%
- #58 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
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: Dating Sim 19.3%, Romance 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Drama 10.1%
- #59 Her Heart's Desire: A Landlord Epic
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Big Chungus ProductionsPub: Mr Big Chungus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a writer with a drinking problem and enjoy the debauchery when you rent out the spare bedrooms in your new house to three gorgeous women. Can you romance Daisy, Lily, and Rose? Find out in this farcical adult visual novel where you make the choices!
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Romance 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%