- #1 Sakura Swim Club
97% matchVery Positive85% of 2,789 reviews2015
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 64.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In Sakura Swim Club, follow the story of Kaede, just your average guy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets two beautiful girls in the swim club. Things haven't gone well for the swim club lately, but with Kaede's help, that all changes.
Why similar: Nudity 35.9%, Anime 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Sexual Content 14.6%, Dating Sim 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the school-based dating sim aesthetic and lighthearted romance found in the seed game.
- #2 Sunrider Academy
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,140 reviews2015
Dev: Love in SpacePub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are Kayto Shields, an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary adventure. Control Kayto's day to day life as well as his responsibilities as club manager in this stat management sim.
Why similar: Nudity 24%, Mature 18.4%, Anime 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dating Sim 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines school management simulation with deep dating sim elements, offering a similar progression style.
- #3 Tokyo School Life
96% matchVery Positive93% of 668 reviews2015
Dev: M2 Co.,LTDPub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Tokyo School Life" is the story of your trip as an exchange student in Tokyo and the three girls you meet there. Live the everyday life you love from anime and manga! Vocal opening song/Japanese voices/English text
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Anime 21.3%, Nudity 15.5%, Romance 15.4%, Dating Sim 15%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the authentic slice-of-life school experience with high-quality anime art.
- #4 Katawa Shoujo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,524 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: Visual Novel 28.6%, Romance 23%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Anime 16.1%, Sexual Content 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A landmark visual novel that excels at emotional storytelling within a school setting, much like the seed game.
- #5 Gaokao.Love.100Days
94% matchVery Positive90% of 8,203 reviews2015
Dev: 高考恋爱委员会Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Mature 17.9%, Dating Sim 17.9%, Nudity 11.9%, Romance 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the high-stakes pressure of school life while maintaining a strong focus on romantic relationship building.
- #6 Roommates
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 231 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Join Max or Anne in Latin House for their first college year! They'll juggle classes, jobs, and social life with four dorm mates, potentially sparking some extracurricular fun. As Anne you can romance Max, Isabella, Dominic and Rakesh. As Max, romance Anne, Isabella, Sally and Rakesh.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Nudity 17.2%, Romance 14.6%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Anime 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar social simulation experience where managing relationships in a school-adjacent environment is key.
- #7 If My Heart Had Wings
92% matchVery Positive92% of 4,617 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Romance 21.1%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Anime 15.1%, Nudity 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a beautiful school setting and a focus on building meaningful connections through shared activities.
- #8 England Exchange
93% matchMixed52% of 126 reviews2017
Dev: HanabiraPub: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An International Affair! Play as a (male or female) American college student spending a semester abroad in London. Build a new future by living, studying, working, and dating in England. Both straight and same-sex romances are available, but not all loves may have a happy ending...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Nudity 16.5%, Sexual Content 15.1%, Romance 14.2%, Dating Sim 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core dating sim mechanics and school-life themes while providing a unique international twist.
- #9 The Fruit of Grisaia
91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,103 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 125.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Nudity 22%, Anime 17.3%, Romance 11.9%, Sexual Content 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more narrative-heavy approach to the school-based visual novel genre with multiple branching paths.
- #10 Club Life
91% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A reclusive student is forced into joining several clubs, can he make it through the year and will he gain any new friends along the way or even find love.
Why similar: Nudity 32.7%, Visual Novel 27%, Anime 15.5%, Sexual Content 13.5%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the social dynamics of school clubs, which is a central theme in the seed game.
- #11 Love Ribbon
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,898 reviews2017
Dev: Razzart Visual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 71.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Love Ribbon" is a yuri (girl x girl) visual novel about forbidden love between two sisters.
Why similar: Nudity 21.7%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Sexual Content 18.9%, Romance 13.9%, Anime 11%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a charming school-life romance experience with a focus on character development and visual novel storytelling.
- #12 Highschool Possession
90% matchMixed68% of 179 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 24%
A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were.
Why similar: Nudity 26.1%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Mature 16.8%, Anime 14.3%, Sexual Content 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific school setting and visual novel format, providing a familiar experience for fans.
- #13 Kindred Spirits on the Roof
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,469 reviews2016
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 61.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
During lunch one day, Toomi Yuna meets two "Kindred Spirits" on the roof of her school. When they insist she help them nurture young love, Yuna finds herself playing "yuri cupid" to six unique and adorable couples. Can she remain aloof or will the promise of a "yuritopia" reach her too?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Nudity 23.1%, Romance 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Anime 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a school environment, this game focuses on the delicate and romantic interactions between students.
- #14 Some Some Convenience Store
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,105 reviews2020
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A game about starting a relationship while working part-time at a convenience store
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Nudity 15%, Sexual Content 14.7%, Anime 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: While the setting differs, the dating simulation mechanics and character interaction style are very similar to the seed game.
- #15 Magi Trials
88% matchVery Positive82% of 139 reviews2016
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Do you have what it takes to join the Royal Academy of Magi in a new Highschool Romance story. After attempting a dark ritual which increases innate magical ability, but transforms your body.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Mature 24.2%, Nudity 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 8.5%, Sexual Content 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends fantasy elements with the visual novel format, appealing to fans of the genre's structure.
- #16 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,479 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.6 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: Visual Novel 31%, Romance 27.4%, Dating Sim 18%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Multiple Endings 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the growth of relationships over time, mirroring the long-term romantic progression of the seed game.
- #17 HuniePop
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,634 reviews2015
Dev: HuniePot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 55.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
HuniePop is a unique sim experience for PC, Mac and Linux. It's a gameplay first approach that's part dating sim, part puzzle game, with light RPG elements, a visual novel style of presentation, an abrasive western writing style and plenty of "plot".
Why similar: Nudity 41.7%, Sexual Content 19%, Anime 15.4%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Romance 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It incorporates puzzle-based mechanics into a dating simulation framework, appealing to fans of the genre's core loop.
- #18 Sweet Volley High
86% matchMixed69% of 81 reviews2016
Dev: NewWestGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Sweet Volley High - A Yuri / Otome Visual Novel from NewWestGames Sweet Volley High is the story of Aya Mizuki in her senior year at high school, and beyond, as she pursues a dream of becoming a professional volleyball player. Will she find romance and success, or rejection and heartbreak?
Why similar: Nudity 33%, Sexual Content 23.9%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Anime 10.7%, LGBTQ+ 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The sports-themed school setting provides a fun backdrop for the romantic visual novel gameplay.
- #19 Summer Fling
86% matchMixed65% of 121 reviews2016
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are entering your summer break before university begins. And what better way to spend a summer break than at the lake with two friends, will the summer become an unforgettable time or will it just fade away. Welcome to your Summer Fling.
Why similar: Nudity 26.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Sexual Content 13.9%, Anime 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a concise dating simulation experience with a focus on romantic exploration.
- #20 Beach Bounce
85% matchMixed67% of 354 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A slice of life visual novel game in three parts following Tomoyo during his summer visiting a long lost relative. A fun tongue in cheek story with multiple branches, several relationships and various alternate endings for you to enjoy.
Why similar: Mature 30.9%, Nudity 28.4%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 12.6%, Sexual Content 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a lighthearted visual novel experience with a focus on social interactions and romance.
- #21 Full Service
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 549 reviews2020
Dev: Mazjojo ProductionsPub: Herculion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a workaholic young adult who finds romance in an unexpected place, an all-male massage parlor.
Why similar: Mature 23.7%, Nudity 20.2%, Sexual Content 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Visual Novel 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a mature dating simulation experience with a focus on character-based romance.
- #22 Otome * Domain
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 884 reviews2022
Dev: PALETTE-QUALIAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 131.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An inconveniently orphaned young man must attend an all-girls school just to survive in this comedy visual novel. His housemates took him in when he was in trouble, but now he doesn't know who's taking care of who...!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Sexual Content 25.1%, Nudity 20.1%, Anime 7.7%, Multiple Endings 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a school setting and comedic romantic interactions that mirror the tone of the seed game.
- #23 Momoiro Closet
83% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Momoiro Closet is a visual novel exploring the unlikely romance of an average joe and the student council president. Experience the otaku mecca of Akihabara firsthand as you court your anime-obsessed cosplayer schoolmate, through either a tender love story or a passionate tale of lust.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Mature 18.1%, Anime 13.3%, Nudity 13.2%, Romance 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a cute and casual visual novel experience that aligns with the aesthetic of the seed game.
- #24 Sakura Spirit
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,903 reviews2014
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rising Judo Star Gushiken Takahiro was two weeks away from the match that would make or break his career -- a championship match where the winner is then signed up to be a young national athlete for Japan. He was very determined to win, in order to fulfill his dreams of finally representing his country for a sport he loves so much.
Why similar: Anime 29.5%, Nudity 25.9%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Dating Sim 7.4%, Romance 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same recognizable anime art style and school-life themes prevalent in the seed game.
- #25 Find Love or Die Trying
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 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: Visual Novel 21.3%, Romance 18%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Sexual Content 13.7%, Anime 13%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a unique twist to the dating sim genre while maintaining the core focus on romantic outcomes.
- #26 Hentai Crush
79% matchVery Positive86% of 2,690 reviews2019
Dev: Mature Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
As a single man who desperately wants to have a girlfriend, you have been introduced to a lot of girls via matchmaking service. Let's seduce them and advance your relationship...
Why similar: Nudity 35.8%, Sexual Content 25.4%, Anime 13.2%, Dating Sim 8.4%, Hentai 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward dating simulation experience with a focus on anime-style character interactions.
- #27 My Cute Roommate
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 674 reviews2020
Dev: Astaros3d
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Your high school years are over, and now it’s time to think about the future. You need to pick a good college, find yourself a girlfriend, and start thinking about a job. That’s when your life changes; you’re diagnosed with a mysterious illness and there’s only one way to cure it.
Why similar: Nudity 39.2%, Sexual Content 29.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 7.9%, Dating Sim 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the domestic and social aspects of dating simulation within a modern setting.
- #28 Sounds of Her Love
78% matchVery Positive91% of 765 reviews2017
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any...
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Romance 19.4%, Nudity 19.4%, Anime 17.9%, Sexual Content 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the emotional connection between characters within a visual novel framework.
- #29 Crush Crush
75% matchVery Positive89% of 28,060 reviews2016
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 96.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to Crush Crush - the Idle Dating Sim! Meet, flirt, and fall in love with a motley cast of girls in this heartfelt and hilarious game.
Why similar: Nudity 32.1%, Sexual Content 25.9%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Anime 12%, Romance 5.8%
- #30 Roomie Romance
78% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Will love blossom between you and your housemate, when you start a new job and have to live with her? The choices you make will determine the relationship you have in this love story between two women.
Why similar: Nudity 23.8%, Sexual Content 21.1%, Mature 18.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Anime 8.5%
- #31 Law School - Season 1
73% matchVery Positive88% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: MisterMaya
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 3D adult visual novel where your choices shape relationships, rivalries, and a gripping story. Dive into drama, humor, mini-games, romance and a fully interactive social app in the journey of a young law student at Stocklinburg College.
Why similar: Nudity 25.4%, Sexual Content 20.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Romance 16%, Dating Sim 11.7%
- #32 Futanari College - Episode 1 [18+] 🍓 🤓
77% matchMixed57% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Futanari College Games
Windows
Futanari College is an adult Visual Novel in witch you take control of an 20 year old guy whose life is turned up side down when he went to college where only futa-girls study. Will he be fun for the girls or will he find true love?
Why similar: Mature 30.8%, Nudity 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Sexual Content 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 8%
- #33 Melancholy Love
76% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Romance 25%, Anime 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #34 Highway Blossoms
75% matchVery Positive94% of 2,686 reviews2016
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A yuri visual novel about Amber, a girl who's trying her best to be alone on the road, until she stumbles upon a young hitchhiker and the journal of a prospector from long ago. Fully voiced in English.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Romance 16.6%, Nudity 14.1%, Anime 13%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%
- #35 Sex Dorm🔞
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Play and Cum 💦
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sex Dorm🔞 – A visual novel where you play as a student from Japan who moves to the U.S. to experience college life. Explore new cultures, build relationships, work part-time, and dive into your hidden desires in the world of university life.
Why similar: Nudity 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Romance 17.4%, Sexual Content 17.3%, Dating Sim 13.7%
- #36 Divine Slice of Life
77% matchMixed68% of 301 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take on the role of Aaki, a seemingly normal if somewhat self conscious young man, whose life is turned upside down after a casual stroll through the local park. Now he has to deal with two mischievous demi-gods who insist he must marry one of them.
Why similar: Nudity 30.4%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Anime 19.7%, Sexual Content 8.5%, Indie 6.1%
- #37 OPPAI Ero App Academy Bigger, Better, Electric Boobaloo!
74% matchVery Positive90% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: MilkfactoryPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
OPPAI Ero App Academy: Bigger, Better, Electric Boobaloo is a VISUAL NOVEL set in Toaru Academy, an all-girls academy where a bigger bust indicates higher exp! Shimojo Kazuma is the first male student at the school. Will he be able to win the hearts of these buxom beauties?
Why similar: Nudity 22.1%, Mature 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Sexual Content 16.5%, Anime 10.3%
- #38 Girls! Girls! Girls!?
73% matchVery Positive88% of 693 reviews2023
Dev: Myosuki
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to 'Girls! Girls! Girls!?' cafe, where charming cross-dressing "girls" navigate love, life, and laughter. As the new manager, make lasting decisions, explore intricate and explicit relationships with each character, and discover multiple endings in a story where every choice matters.
Why similar: Nudity 18%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 15%, Sexual Content 12.5%, Anime 11.8%
- #39 Runaway Home: Mili and Chocolate
72% matchVery Positive96% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Neko Choko Game Studio
Windows
"Runaway Home: Mili and Chocolate" is a romance visual novel game. On your usual way home, you come across a runaway girl on the roadside. What follows is a heart-pounding cohabitation, and a gradual revelation of the girl's mysterious past.
Why similar: Mature 28.1%, Nudity 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Sexual Content 10.7%, Dating Sim 9.6%
- #40 Games&Girls
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 271 reviews2017
Dev: Yume Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 146.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An episodic Visual Novel about a Gamer and his life with cute girls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Sexual Content 24.7%, Anime 23.9%, Nudity 11.6%, Casual 3.5%
- #41 Days with My Lonely Teacher
71% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. CucumberPub: Playmeow
Windows
Study Miss Si’s routine and create "chance" encounters with her! As a student failing in all subjects and having rent and credit card bills due every week, you have to do everything you can to win over the beautiful teacher before graduation, making her leave her boyfriend and become your lover!
Why similar: Mature 23.1%, Nudity 17.6%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Anime 10.3%
- #42 纯爱独白：小小 Purelove Monologue: Xiaoxiao
71% matchVery Positive92% of 360 reviews2024
Dev: HollowingsPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
宅男画师和美女程序员的甜美邂逅，不如一起做个独立游戏吧！等等，说好的纯爱呢，小三？黄毛？女装大佬？Σ(ﾟДﾟ)ｽｹﾞｪ!!
Why similar: Mature 23.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Nudity 13.6%, Anime 10.4%, Sexual Content 10%
- #43 Blooming Nightshade
71% matchVery Positive84% of 231 reviews2019
Dev: Nightshade
Windows · Mac · Linux
After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the daily lives of her friends and classmates at Solana Academy, will she find the romance she seeks?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Romance 27.7%, Anime 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Indie 3.3%
- #44 Hatoful Boyfriend
69% matchVery Positive94% of 7,560 reviews2014
Dev: MediatonicPub: Epic Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Dating Sim 21.9%, Anime 21.7%, Romance 14.7%, Multiple Endings 3.2%
- #45 Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa
73% matchMixed57% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: Art Co. LtdPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A highschool visual novel with a difference! While Fujisawa Academy may seem like a normal school, beneath the surface lie dark and sinister secrets. Puzzle-battle your classmates with the power of Kotodama to strip away their lies - and a lot more!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Nudity 18.4%, Anime 14.6%, Romance 13.1%, Sexual Content 12.8%
- #46 How to lose one's virginity
67% matchVery Positive88% of 577 reviews2025
Dev: VisualPointG
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
"How to Lose One's Virginity" is an adult visual novel that describes the process of self-discovery... and hot beauties. Playing the role of a loser, are you able to change your life and become someone women are very fond of and build your own harem?
Why similar: Nudity 30.8%, Sexual Content 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Romance 10.6%, Dating Sim 8.5%
- #47 Negligee
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 714 reviews2016
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A story of love and lingerie as you are thrust into the role as manager of the shop 'Negligee' alongside three beautiful women.
Why similar: Mature 31.5%, Nudity 24.7%, Sexual Content 20.3%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Anime 7.7%
- #48 Love Esquire - RPG/Dating Sim/Visual Novel
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,132 reviews2019
Dev: Yangyang Mobile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You usually play as the hero… but not this time! You're a lowly squire who's on an epic quest to get laid. Here's the catch: you've only got a few months left to find the girl of your dreams before you're shipped off to war. So git gud, get laid, and find man's greatest pleasure in Love Esquire!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Nudity 17.2%, Sexual Content 16.5%, Anime 9.8%
- #49 SEX, LOVE & GIRLS❤️💦
70% matchMixed54% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: Octo Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
SEX, LOVE & GIRLS is a seductive adult-only visual novel that delves into the thrilling and erotic world of romantic relationships. With your libido in overdrive, you eagerly accept date offers from a variety of sexy and alluring girls, each with their own unique personalities and desires.
Why similar: Nudity 23.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 16.6%, Sexual Content 16.1%, Dating Sim 13.6%
- #50 Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance
68% matchVery Positive93% of 141 reviews2021
Dev: Rocket Adrift
Windows · Mac · Linux
Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance is a dating sim about a teen girl who moves to a small secret community of cryptids. Romance a magical Fairy, a sensitive Sasquatch and a bold Velociraptor. A satirical 90's teen drama about trying to find love in your last year of high school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Romance 21.6%, Dating Sim 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
- #51 A summer in Oneeshota Town
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: アイオライトPub: 072 Project
Windows
Neighbour Oneechan, Gyaru, student council president, friend's mom... Being surrounded by all kinds of Oneechans, how much fun will this summer turn out to be?
Why similar: Nudity 30.7%, Sexual Content 24.3%, Anime 15.2%, Visual Novel 7%, Dating Sim 5.9%
- #52 University Days - Season 1
68% matchMixed62% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Greebo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of a Student at an all-but-ordinary University, where there seems to never be a dull day with hot women around every corner. Just so happens that you could just be the most wanted guy at this University... Who will you fall for?.. And who will fall for you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Nudity 24.7%, Sexual Content 18.5%, Romance 9%, Dating Sim 8.8%
- #53 Pantsu Hunter: Back to the 90s
69% matchVery Positive81% of 281 reviews2019
Dev: Golden Wave Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Share a heart-to-heart talk, watch a movie together, take a bath, remove a computer virus, help a girl in a tough spot and—if you're lucky—find the love of your life using the color and pattern of her panties. This game tells the story about a guy looking for love renovated in a nostalgic 80s and 90s anime style.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Romance 19.3%, Anime 19.2%, Nudity 18%, Sexual Content 7.8%
- #54 Life and Sex in Men's Сollege - Season 1 💕🔞
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: College Novel Games
Windows
Life and Sex in Men's Сollege is a adult Visual Novel in witch you take control of an 20 year old girl whose life is turned up side down when she went to college where only guys study. Will she be fun for the guys or will she find true love?
Why similar: Nudity 28.4%, Sexual Content 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Romance 10.3%, Dating Sim 7.7%
- #55 Sex College 🔞
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: Lust Desires 🖤
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to the world of Sex College🔞, an exciting adult only visual novel that will unravel the secrets of college life and love!
Why similar: Nudity 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Sexual Content 17.9%, Romance 17.4%, Dating Sim 13.6%
- #56 Love n Life: Happy Student
64% matchVery Positive84% of 726 reviews2025
Dev: Reborn Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Love n Life: Happy Student, a unique dating sim, incorporates inventory management for the first time. As a top-scoring third-year student, you are chosen to join the most prestigious college, where you’ll meet gorgeous ladies. Discover intriguing personalities and the school’s mysteries.
Why similar: Nudity 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Sexual Content 15.8%, Romance 14.5%, Anime 13%
- #57 Girls on Campus, from Freshmen to Faculty, All Fall for Me!
66% matchMixed69% of 373 reviews2024
Dev: Girls on Campus, from Freshmen to Faculty, All Fall for Me!
Windows
In this exciting love interaction game, players act as a photography-loving sophomore who, after being knocked out during a shoot, finds themselves entangled in various indescribable scenarios with female seniors, juniors, and a married teacher!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Sexual Content 24.5%, Dating Sim 20.5%, Romance 20.5%, Casual 3.2%
- #58 Chemically Bonded
67% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the melancholic life of a Japanese high school student, as you soon become entwined in the dispute between two female students. Learn more about their past as you piece together their relationship and mend their bond, all whilst forming bonds of your own.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Nudity 31.3%, Anime 18.9%, Casual 6.6%, Indie 6.2%
