- #1 Heileen 1: Sail Away
97% matchMixed55% of 136 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Embark with Heileen in a unforgettable voyage to the New World! Met with old friends, and make new ones. Find romance, avoid dangers and life your life to the fullest!
Why similar: Otome 21.3% ★, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #2 Heileen 3: New Horizons
96% matchMixed63% of 89 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Traveling with pirate Morgan, Heileen seeks her lost friends, aiming to reunite. This is just the start, as the story unfolds with a fixed game time to secure a romantic or career ending. The Virtues/Sins system from the second game is incorporated, with each choice molding Heileen's character.
Why similar: Otome 20% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Dating Sim 11%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #3 Arcadia Fallen II
94% matchVery Positive99% of 193 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: Otome 25.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Romance 11.1%
- #4 The Radiants
95% matchVery Positive85% 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: Otome 27.6% ★, Dating Sim 14%, Romance 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #5 Spirited Heart Deluxe
96% matchMixed46% of 90 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Spirited Heart is a fantasy life simulation game. Create your fantasy alter ego choosing between an apparently normal human, a cute elf and a wicked demoness. Run your life in a virtual fantasy world: choose a job from the 20 different ones available, raise your stats, and maybe even find romance!
Why similar: Otome 21.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Dating Sim 10.9%, Romance 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #6 Story Of Eve 2
93% matchMostly Positive69% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: SmallSqurrielPub: Mango Party
Windows
Lead Eve and Kassandra as they once again set out on a grand adventure! Shall she become the Goddess of Peace incarnate, or a depraved demoness? Her fate is in your hands...
Why similar: Romance 29.7%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Anime 13.3%, Simulation 6.7%, Adventure 6.3%
- #7 Bionic Heart 2
94% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sequel to the sci-fi visual novel Bionic Heart. The game is told from four different points of view: each character choice will change the outcome of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Anime 10.9%
- #8 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
92% 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: Otome 24.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Romance 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #9 Heirs And Graces
91% matchVery Positive90% of 84 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+ 19.4%, Romance 13.5%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Otome 9.7% ★
- #10 OZMAFIA!!
91% matchVery Positive82% of 687 reviews2016
Dev: Poni-Pachet SYPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Otome 26.4% ★, Romance 12.5%, Dating Sim 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #11 Arcadia Fallen
89% matchVery Positive95% of 584 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: Otome 26.4% ★, Dating Sim 13.5%, Romance 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%
- #12 Magical Diary: Horse Hall
90% matchVery Positive90% of 1,020 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: Visual Novel 20%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Otome 18.4% ★, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Romance 8.9%
- #13 Alaris
89% matchVery Positive99% of 77 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: Otome 25% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Romance 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #14 Bewitching Sinners
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 530 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: Otome 25.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Romance 11%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #15 Demonheart
87% matchVery Positive90% of 759 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Otome 24.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Romance 11.6%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #16 X-note
88% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Why similar: Otome 32.4% ★, Visual Novel 18.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Anime 6.9%, Romance 6%
- #17 How to Take Off Your Mask
86% matchVery Positive84% of 179 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A cute fantasy romance visual novel. One day you discover the other side of your partner you had never known. What is the truth beneath the masks?
Why similar: Otome 46.1% ★, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 7.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Adventure 5.4%
- #18 Winds of Change
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 592 reviews2019
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dating Sim 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #19 Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons
85% matchVery Positive81% of 401 reviews2016
Dev: Aeon Dream Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
During your first year of university, immense magical powers are forced onto you, thus revealing the supernatural world hidden within ours. But you must learn to control your powers with the help of a partner or risk destroying everything around you. Will your new fate be one of tragedy or serendipity?
Why similar: Otome 40.8% ★, Visual Novel 21.8%, Female Protagonist 14%, Romance 7.7%, Adventure 3.4%
- #20 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
81% matchVery Positive93% of 6,312 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Adventure 4.9%
- #21 Cinders
83% matchVery Positive87% of 795 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: Otome 28.9% ★, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dating Sim 14%, Romance 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #22 Loren The Amazon Princess
82% matchVery Positive82% of 616 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil - with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.
Why similar: Otome 19.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Romance 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #23 Clover Reset
80% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: vividX
Windows
"Hey, do you know the meaning of the four-leaf clover?" Set at "Shonan Saika Academy," a prestigious school in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture, this is a youthful story of girls wavering between friendship and love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Romance 8.7%
- #24 dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~
84% matchMixed40% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~ is a romance mystery visual novel with romancable guys. Different with the usual dating sims, the main purpose of the game is to find out the truth hidden in the past.
Why similar: Otome 52% ★, Visual Novel 24%, Anime 5.6%, Adventure 5.3%, Simulation 4.9%
- #25 The Queen of Phalli
79% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Labor of LovePub: Satyr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into a FUTA world where power is forged through passion. Guide Elifael El'Naar through the dangers of the Baptism, that she may prove herself to Goddess and Matron. Will she win over the affection and respect of her kin, or fall into disgrace and ruin? Your choices shape her fate.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
- #26 The Pirate's Fate
81% matchVery Positive89% of 332 reviews2018
Dev: T.F. WrightPub: FoxWright Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Adventure 7.4%
- #27 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
78% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Anime 4.7%
- #28 Amber's Magic Shop
82% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as the dark elf Amber in this dating sim with optional crafting gameplay. 3 otome (Bernard, Daniel, Lair), 1 yuri (Ruby) and 2 poly (Lynn, Cosmina) romance routes.
Why similar: Otome 22.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Dating Sim 11%, Romance 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #29 Hand of Fate 2
79% matchVery Positive84% of 5,814 reviews2017
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
Why similar: Indie 44.7%, Singleplayer 29.6%, Fantasy 25.7%
- #30 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,384 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.4 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+ 30.3%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 11.7%
- #31 Astoria: Fate's Kiss
77% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: UNICO INC.Pub: Voltage Inc.
Windows
It's a dangerous thing, gods and monsters living among mortals. Good thing your agency exists to keep them in line. With big dreams and an even bigger heart, you aspire to climb the agency's ladder... That is, until one day five mythical beings ask for your help!
Why similar: Otome 27% ★, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%
- #32 TAISHO x ALICE: HEADS & TAILS
77% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: PrimulaPub: pencil
Windows
Like a coin, TAISHO x ALICE has two sides: the real world and the Looking-Glass World. Without darkness, there can be no light... It's time to take a peek behind the curtain in TAISHO x ALICE: HEADS & TAILS!
Why similar: Otome 37.3% ★, Dating Sim 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #33 Heart Fragment
76% matchVery Positive92% of 340 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: Otome 27.5% ★, Romance 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Dating Sim 10.2%
- #34 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
75% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #35 Always Remember Me
78% matchMixed61% of 271 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.
Why similar: Otome 24.4% ★, Dating Sim 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Romance 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #36 Of Frost and Flowers
74% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Elseth GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
An otome-fantasy visual novel. Play as Alto, a fearless knight, and enter a world of magic and myths with secrets waiting for you to unveil.
Why similar: Otome 31.3% ★, Romance 14.4%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #37 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 287 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #38 Sumire
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 952 reviews2021
Dev: GameTomo TeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
One Day, One Life. Sumire is a magical narrative adventure about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Anime 9.1%
- #39 Reviver
72% matchVery Positive92% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Romance 21.6%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Adventure 5.9%
- #40 Cartomante – Fortune Teller
73% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Garoa Studios
Windows
A branching visual novel with multiple endings about fortune telling for eccentric clients with tarot cards.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Comedy 23%, Point & Click 17%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Colorful 7.3%
- #41 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
73% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Anime 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #42 Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook
75% matchMixed63% of 109 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Winter In Fairbrook is a dating and farming simulation game and takes place after the first Flower Shop game. Play as Natalie this time, and meet some of the characters of the first game like Clara, Susana, Steve, Trent, Jacob plus a "new entry": Ryan, who runs the general store of the town.
Why similar: Otome 24.7% ★, Dating Sim 11.4%, Romance 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #43 Trouble Comes Twice
71% matchVery Positive86% of 148 reviews2023
Dev: Foxglove Games
Windows
Play as twins Hazel and Jace in this wholesome romcom visual novel. After a silly bet is made, the protagonists must find a boyfriend or girlfriend before their twin beats them to it!
Why similar: Otome 20.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Romance 12.8%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #44 taking my Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store
68% matchVery Positive99% of 351 reviews2025
Dev: ForeverFuture Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A beautiful Dark Knightess from another world enlisted me in her quest to slay a rogue wizard, and now we're dating! But what if she finds out I have no idea who the Gray Wizard is?!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Romance 20.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dating Sim 9.8%
- #45 Faulty Apprentice
72% matchVery Positive81% of 190 reviews2019
Dev: AGL studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In this world of magic, monsters, and mystery, the fate of Stars Reach Castle will be determined by you, the Faulty Apprentice! A story-rich visual novel/dating with Light Ecchi on the side. (Free 3 DLCs)
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.5%, Romance 21%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Anime 9.8%
- #46 BAD END THEATER
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.5%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Romance 13.5%, Anime 4.8%
- #47 Shadowhand Solitaire
70% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Grey Alien Games
Windows
Ride with Lady Cornelia Darkmoor - aristocrat by day, highwaywoman by night. Play your cards right to untangle a web of corruption, smuggling and blackmail in this swashbuckling solitaire adventure. Your fortune and freedom are at stake!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Romance 29.4%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Casual 5.4%, Colorful 4.1%
- #48 Arcade Spirits
71% 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: Otome 19.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Romance 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #49 Errant Kingdom
71% matchMixed67% of 158 reviews2023
Dev: Lunaris Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Kingdom of Novus has been thrown into disarray and It's up to you to decide if you’ll help to bring peace, or if you’ll stoke the fires of chaos. Pick a side, and meet your match.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Romance 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Otome 6% ★
- #50 Our Red String
67% matchVery Positive96% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Eva KissPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows
An erotic visual novel about heartbreak, self-discovery, and curious turns of fate- Lena and Ian are two very different people who find themselves in a very similar moment in their lives.
Why similar: Otome 19.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #51 SoulSet
70% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2017
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Otome 21.2% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Romance 11%, Dating Sim 10.5%
- #52 Yukar From The Abyss
69% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: LocaGames
Windows
A fantasy otome game based on the myths and legends of Hokkaido, Japan. Meet and fight with unique Gods, overcome fierce trials together, and discover what happens when you pursue forbidden love with the divine..
Why similar: Otome 26.3% ★, Dating Sim 12.7%, Romance 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #53 The Cloud Dream of the Nine
70% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Sesisoft
Windows
The vast love story of one female character with nine male characters Your choice changes his fate and creates a new ending.
Why similar: Otome 27.7% ★, Dating Sim 15.6%, Romance 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #54 Idol Hands 2
67% matchVery Positive88% of 788 reviews2023
Dev: 樹懶叫工作室Pub: Mango Party
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Experience two different stories with two different heroines in this love-filled idol management game! Complete with Live 2D-animated H-Scenes!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Romance 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Anime 8.5%
- #55 Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
69% matchVery Positive92% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: ParticlePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 114.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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+ 18.8%, Romance 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Dating Sim 11.2%
- #56 Harem Fantasy
64% matchVery Positive89% of 382 reviews2026
Dev: Sweet Buns GamesPub: Neko Yume 工房
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
⛩️ Harem Fantasy is a visual novel in which you become a court healer in the Imperial Harem, populated with enchanting beauties and full of deadly intrigues. Treat, seduce, untwine the conspiracies and survive among passion and betrayal in the heart of the Celestial Empire 🐉
Why similar: Romance 20.6%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Hand-drawn 5.8%
- #57 Nurse Love Syndrome
67% matchVery Positive93% of 321 reviews2019
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 234.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school, as she joins Yurigahama Hospital. Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse and "healing hands" that let her relieve pain in patients just by touching them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Romance 11.7%, Dating Sim 8.3%
- #58 Border of her Heart
69% 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 21.5%, Romance 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #59 Backstage Pass
68% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!
Why similar: Otome 38.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Romance 8.9%
- #60 Hustle Cat
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,314 reviews2016
Dev: Date Nighto
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are Avery Grey, the newest employee at a popular cat cafe called A Cat's Paw. The coffee's good and the staff is friendly (and kinda cute!) but mysterious. One day, you find a strange book in the basement, with letters you can't quite read...
Why similar: Otome 22.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Romance 10.3%