- #1 Pixel Puzzle Makeout League
97% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Rude GhostPub: Skymap Games
Windows · Mac
Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the combination of match-3 puzzle mechanics and dating-sim narrative found in your seed game.
- #2 Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
96% matchVery Positive96% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Soft Not Weak, LLC
Windows · Mac
Cast spells, be queer, and crash the biggest concert of the year! Spirit Swap is an action-puzzle meets narrative game set in a lush world of witchy demons.
Why similar: Match 3 24.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Romance 10.3%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a vibrant, magical aesthetic combined with match-3 gameplay and a heavy focus on character-driven storytelling.
- #3 Magical Diary: Horse Hall
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,019 reviews2012
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Dating Sim 29.3%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Romance 11.8%, Magic 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the essence of a magical academy setting where your choices in class and relationships directly impact your destiny.
- #4 Magical Diary: Wolf Hall
95% matchVery Positive91% of 216 reviews2020
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Dating Sim 26.3%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Romance 13%, Choices Matter 10%
Why You'll Like It: A direct companion to Horse Hall, it offers a similar blend of school-life simulation, magic, and romantic decision-making.
- #5 Princess Farmer
94% matchVery Positive95% of 240 reviews2022
Dev: Samobee GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Be the magical bunny farmer you've always wanted to be! Princess Farmer is a charming visual-novel meets match-3 gameplay, with a host of adorable characters to befriend, mysteries to solve, and fashion to collect. Smash rocks! Make combos! Win hearts!
Why similar: Match 3 23.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Story Rich 7.1%, Funny 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes match-3 mechanics within a narrative-driven framework, focusing on cute aesthetics and character interactions.
- #6 Love Spell: Written In The Stars - a magical romantic-comedy otome
94% matchVery Positive93% of 229 reviews2020
Dev: Great Gretuski Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
After saving the life of a mysterious old woman, a young girl is gifted a magical spell book with the power to make anyone whose name she writes inside of it fall madly in love with her until the next full moon. "Love Spell" is a romantic-comedy otome game full of magic, laughs & cute penguins!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.2%, Romance 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Magic 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the magical romance theme with a lighthearted, comedic tone similar to Heartspell.
- #7 Arcade Spirits
93% matchVery Positive91% of 631 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Romance 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly polished visual novel experience with deep, meaningful relationship building and a charming, inclusive cast.
- #8 Witchy Life Story
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,223 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Dating Sim 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Magic 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the cozy, magical aspects of being a witch while building relationships with the local community.
- #9 Monster Prom
91% matchVery Positive93% of 14,317 reviews2018
Dev: Beautiful GlitchPub: Xelu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
Why similar: Dating Sim 40.2%, LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 12%, Funny 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the funny, high-stakes dating-sim experience within a supernatural school environment.
- #10 Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers
91% matchVery Positive89% of 189 reviews2022
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is the follow-up to 2019's Arcade Spirits, a visual novel of love and pixels, in which you seek friendship and romance while working in an arcade. Now the tables are turned, as you seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Romance 14%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strong follow-up that maintains the series' focus on character-driven romance and interactive storytelling.
- #11 The Divine Speaker
90% matchVery Positive96% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Dating Sim 17.2%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Magic 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-based visual novel that prioritizes world-building and deep, emotional romantic arcs.
- #12 When The Night Comes
89% matchVery Positive93% of 329 reviews2021
Dev: Lunaris Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Romance 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features a supernatural setting with a strong emphasis on romance and branching narrative paths.
- #13 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,661 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Dating Sim 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Romance 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply personal, choice-heavy romance experience that emphasizes cozy, long-term relationship development.
- #14 Whimel Academy
87% matchVery Positive86% of 239 reviews2025
Dev: Impossible Home
Windows
Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the school-life simulation aspect perfectly, focusing on time management and social connections.
- #15 Love, Ghostie
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 643 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 20.3%, Romance 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy simulation game allows you to play matchmaker for ghosts, fitting the theme of supernatural romance.
- #16 Speed Dating for Ghosts
86% 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 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This unique dating sim uses a supernatural premise to explore deep, emotional, and often humorous character stories.
- #17 Witches x Warlocks
86% matchVery Positive90% of 657 reviews2020
Dev: Nifty VisualsPub: Nifty Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Dating Sim 25.8%, LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Cute 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A magical-themed otome game that focuses on the relationships between supernatural beings in a school setting.
- #18 Sucker for Love: First Date
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,000 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.9%, Romance 22.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Story Rich 11%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic, supernatural dating sim that embraces the quirkier side of romance with eldritch entities.
- #19 Royal Alchemist
84% matchVery Positive93% of 323 reviews2020
Dev: Nifty VisualsPub: Nifty Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! An Otome / BxB survival Raising Simulation in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.9%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 16.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines fantasy elements with a complex stat-building and romance system where your choices have significant consequences.
- #20 A Date with Death
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,489 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Dating Sim 33%, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This supernatural dating sim offers a unique premise with a focus on intimate, character-driven dialogue.
- #21 The Radiants
83% matchVery Positive86% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.1%, Romance 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that emphasizes romantic progression and character-specific storylines in a fantasy world.
- #22 Long Live The Queen
82% matchVery Positive95% of 7,149 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.7%, Cute 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Fantasy 10.1%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a high-stakes magical academy setting where careful choices are required to survive and succeed.
- #23 Changeling
82% matchVery Positive94% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: Steamberry Studio
Windows · Mac
A dark, fantastical romantic comedy that focuses not just on falling in love, but rediscovering your past and the dangers of a supernatural world - where what's at stake is not just your heart, but also your life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Romance 30.8%, Fantasy 17.6%, Casual 12%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural visual novel that focuses on dark, atmospheric romance and complex character dynamics.
- #24 Lake of Voices
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 638 reviews2018
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Choices Matter 23.7%, Romance 20.6%, Casual 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a darker take on the supernatural visual novel genre where choices drastically alter the outcome.
- #25 Cinders
80% matchVery Positive87% of 794 reviews2014
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Romance 20%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mature, choice-heavy visual novel that reimagines classic fairy tales with a focus on agency and romance.
- #26 Charming Hearts
77% 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 19.6%, Romance 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%
- #27 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive86% of 1,525 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 13%, LGBTQ+ 7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a complex branching narrative where your choices directly influence the survival and romantic fate of the cast.
- #28 Always Sometimes Monsters
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,447 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31%, Story Rich 22.3%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Romance 15.3%, Casual 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: While less magical, it is a masterclass in choice-driven narrative where your decisions define your romantic and life path.
- #29 Curtain Call
78% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Dramatis Personae GamesPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows · Mac
"Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you!
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Romance 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #30 Bewitching Sinners
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 527 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Romance 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
- #31 OZMAFIA!!
78% matchVery Positive82% of 686 reviews2016
Dev: Poni-Pachet SYPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enjoy a dramatic romance in this fairytale otome visual novel. Who will you decide to trust and fall in love with in this mysterious town where fairytales have become warring mafia famiglia? Explore this exciting world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.5%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Magic 9.4%
- #32 Panty&Demons
77% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: MacKotGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Panty & Demons is a match-3 style puzzle game with a visual novel style of presentation and a little sprinkle of RPG elements.
Why similar: Match 3 27.5%, Dating Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Hand-drawn 7.2%, Magic 6.5%
- #33 Life After Magic
75% matchVery Positive98% of 283 reviews2023
Dev: Team StarlightPub: Chirashi Games
Windows · Linux
Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #34 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,753 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #35 Lovingly Evil
76% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Lizard Hazard GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unleash your inner villain and head over to the Villain Conference, the one and only interdimensional business event for evildoers! Who knows, maybe you'll even find a partner - whether it's in crime or love…
Why similar: Romance 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Cute 7.6%
- #36 A Pinch of Magic
75% matchVery Positive84% of 240 reviews2021
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Save your grandparent's failing café/magic shop from bankruptcy and possibly fall in love!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Magic 11.2%, Romance 10.8%
- #37 Arcadia Fallen II
71% matchVery Positive99% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dating Sim 21%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Romance 14.7%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #38 Nova Hearts
74% matchMixed67% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Lightbulb Crew
Windows
A mysterious force of power transforms you and other highly attractive people in your area into superheroes and villains! TEXT, DATE and FIGHT your friends and enemies alike.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Magic 10.4%, Romance 10.3%
- #39 Mythic Love: Iberian Legends
71% matchVery Positive94% of 242 reviews2026
Dev: Platonic Games
Windows · Mac
Think you can handle a little romance with creatures from Spanish folklore? ❤️🔥 Careful: your love life isn’t the only thing at stake at Mythic Love: Iberian Legends.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Romance 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Cute 6.2%
- #40 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
71% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Nullblade Studios
Windows
Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Romance 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #41 Alaris
69% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Crescence Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dating Sim 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #42 Six Legends
70% matchVery Positive100% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Paquin
Windows
The epic and emotional journey of six dragons growing up in a broken civilization, each with their own unique perspectives on life. Mixing Visual Novel, Point-And-Click, Rhythm, Cooking, Fighting and more, Six Legends is a unique experience about life and friends.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #43 HaremKingdom
72% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: SmeePub: Shiravune
Windows
HaremKingdom is a pure-love comedy in another world! Amidst magical hijinks and five adoring brides, what kind of harem will you choose to build?
Why similar: Romance 19.1%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Magic 9.8%, Choices Matter 7%
- #44 Rivalhearts
70% matchVery Positive92% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Spiritus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!
Why similar: Romance 19.4%, Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 10%, Story Rich 9%
- #45 Heirs And Graces
73% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2016
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Marcel and determine whether or not he has the skills to become Lord Sandor's heir and whether or not he forms a romantic attachment to one of four potential love interests: an ex-gladiator turned gardener, a perfectionist butler, the local doctor, or a mischievous elven Lord.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #46 Da Capo 3 R
72% matchVery Positive97% of 154 reviews2017
Dev: CircusPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 154.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Da Capo 3 R is a visual novel set in a secret magic school hidden beneath the city of London. This slice-of-life story will blossom into a tale of love, romance, and friendship as the students overcome the magic trials that await.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20%, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Magic 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #47 Finding Cinderella
70% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: 2humanstudiowo
Windows
A lighthearted game about love and murder.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, Romance 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
- #48 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,335 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.5%, Dating Sim 23.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 13.7%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #49 Repurpose
69% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Repurpose Studios
Windows · Mac
You and several others have passed away. You have three options: either take the trials to earn your place in Heaven, live it up in Hell, or remain lost in Limbo for the rest of eternity. Repurpose is an LGBT+ positive dating sim about death, love, and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.6%, Visual Novel 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Cute 8.9%, Funny 8.9%
- #50 LoveChoice
66% matchVery Positive92% of 36,512 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 26.5%, Romance 24.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #51 Arcadia Fallen
67% matchVery Positive95% of 580 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Dating Sim 21.7%, Romance 16%, Visual Novel 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #52 Wylde Flowers
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,741 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 79.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Dating Sim 21.2%, Magic 15.1%, Romance 14.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #53 Mission: It's Complicated
68% matchVery Positive92% of 237 reviews2020
Dev: Schell Games
Windows · Mac
Mission: It’s Complicated is a narrative-based, visual novel where you match super-awesome superheroes to go on missions during the night and dates during the day. The more compatible the pair of superheroes are, the more likely that they will fall in love and save the world.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21%, Romance 18%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #54 Island of Hearts
66% matchMixed57% of 94 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 19.1%, Romance 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%
- #55 Tender: Creature Comforts
67% matchVery Positive90% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: Kenny Sun
Windows · Mac
Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Romance 9.4%
- #56 Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
68% matchVery Positive92% of 180 reviews2019
Dev: ParticlePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 119.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this yuri visual novel featuring an all-star cast, you follow one main love triangle as they navigate their budding romance and the pursuit of their goals, unlocking new, heartwarming events to view from the perspectives of each cute girl in six other precious couples as well.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dating Sim 16%, Funny 7.9%
