- #1 Sucker for Love: First Date
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,007 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 23.6%, Romance 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Comedy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the horror-themed dating sim experience by forcing you to romance eldritch entities with lethal consequences.
- #2 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,325 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Anime 9.1%, Romance 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel continues the trend of blending Lovecraftian horror with comedic, choice-driven romantic interactions.
- #3 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,130 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 83.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 12.6%, Anime 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive psychological horror visual novel that subverts the dating sim genre through meta-narrative and dark twists.
- #4 A Date with Death
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,657 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 36.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Romance 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features a high-stakes romance with a supernatural entity, capturing the eerie yet flirtatious vibe of the seed game.
- #5 Monster Prom
95% matchVery Positive93% of 14,329 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 46.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Comedy 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same irreverent, comedic tone and high-energy dating sim mechanics where your choices dictate your survival and romantic success.
- #6 Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,131 reviews2020
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
"Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected!
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Romance 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Text-Based 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands on the chaotic, supernatural dating mechanics that make the original Monster Prom a staple of the genre.
- #7 Killer Chat! - Original Edition
92% matchVery Positive94% of 1,568 reviews2025
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the tension of communicating with dangerous individuals, blending horror elements with dating sim mechanics.
- #8 Boyfriend Dungeon
93% matchVery Positive92% of 2,683 reviews2021
Dev: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.8%, Romance 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Comedy 12.4%, Choices Matter 9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines traditional dating sim elements with action-oriented gameplay, mirroring the genre-bending nature of the seed game.
- #9 Slasher U: An 18+ Horror Movie Dating Sim, Act 1
91% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Andi Santagata
Windows
Slasher U is an 18+ character-driven RPG dating sim, set in the open-world campus of America’s Horniest Horror Movie University!
Why similar: Dating Sim 41%, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Story Rich 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into classic slasher movie tropes, offering a direct thematic parallel to the killers found in the seed game.
- #10 Find Love or Die Trying
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.9%, Romance 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: The title says it all, offering a direct gameplay loop where romantic success is the only thing standing between you and death.
- #11 Monster Prom 4: Monster Con
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,124 reviews2025
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Text-Based 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' tradition of comedic, supernatural dating scenarios that prioritize player agency and humor.
- #12 I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator
90% matchVery Positive92% of 12,677 reviews2019
Dev: PsyopPub: KFC
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the most delicious dating simulator ever created. Do you have what it takes to be the business partner of and win the heart of the most famous chicken salesman of all time? Play to find out! Go ahead, Colonel Sanders is waiting.
Why similar: Dating Sim 49.1%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Anime 13.5%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Story Rich 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same absurdist, parody-driven approach to the dating sim genre that defines the experience of romancing horror icons.
- #13 Doki Doki Literature Club!
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 226,656 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Dating Sim 24.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Romance 11.3%, Anime 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original psychological horror experience that remains a must-play for anyone interested in the darker side of visual novels.
- #14 Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
89% matchVery Positive92% of 6,264 reviews2017
Dev: Game Grumps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.4%, LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Romance 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Memes 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it offers top-tier character writing and dating sim mechanics that fans of the genre will appreciate.
- #15 Hatoful Boyfriend
87% matchVery Positive94% of 7,577 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: Dating Sim 36.5%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Romance 12.2%, Anime 10.8%, Comedy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This cult classic uses an absurd premise to deliver a surprisingly deep and dark narrative, much like the unexpected depth of the seed game.
- #16 Date Everything!
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,684 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Romance 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game pushes the boundaries of the dating sim genre by allowing you to romance inanimate objects, matching the seed game's weirdness.
- #17 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
85% matchVery Positive90% of 1,752 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 51.9%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Romance 14.9%, Anime 5.1%, Horror 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It directly targets the horror-romance niche by allowing players to interact with dark, edgy characters in a visual novel format.
- #18 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,394 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.3%, Psychological Horror 33.7%, Anime 13.9%, 2D 5.8%, Story Rich 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a high-stakes death game scenario where character relationships and survival are the core focus of the narrative.
- #19 Pinewood Island
86% 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 26.1%, Romance 18%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This otome game incorporates horror elements and life-or-death choices, mirroring the tension of the seed game.
- #20 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,527 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 38.7%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Choices Matter 14%, Anime 9.6%, Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at mixing branching narrative choices with intense horror, providing a more serious take on the visual novel format.
- #21 Coming Out on Top
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,400 reviews2017
Dev: Obscurasoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The acclaimed gay dating sim. Have a sweet, sexy, or bizarrely comedic adventure with the man of your choice!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.2%, Dating Sim 25.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Romance 8.5%, Choices Matter 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is a highly regarded dating sim that features strong character-driven choices and a distinct, charming art style.
- #22 ERROR143
80% matchVery Positive92% of 5,302 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Romance 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, character-focused visual novel that captures the feeling of a high-stakes, flirtatious digital relationship.
- #23 missed messages.
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,531 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Romance 18.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful visual novel that explores themes of life, death, and connection through a psychological lens.
- #24 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
82% matchVery Positive83% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.7%, Anime 17.1%, Horror 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: This horror visual novel focuses on survival against supernatural threats, sharing the dark atmosphere found in the seed game.
- #25 GNOSIA
79% matchVery Positive94% of 5,092 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Anime 14.5%, Story Rich 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends social deduction with visual novel storytelling, forcing players to navigate relationships with characters who may be their undoing.
- #26 Corpse Party
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,396 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.5%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Anime 19.9%, Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential horror visual novel that emphasizes the fragility of life and the importance of making the right choices to survive.
- #27 Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator
82% matchMixed61% of 471 reviews2017
Dev: Bae TeamPub: Bossa Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
As Cat Island’s newest arrival, it’s not long before you realise something’s seriously amiss, or should we say… amorous! A blend of mystery, intrigue and wickedly black humour, will you discover your Purrfect Date before it’s too late? Remember, curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Dating Sim 35%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Romance 11.7%, Memes 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the absurdist, tongue-in-cheek humor that makes the seed game feel like a unique parody of the genre.
- #28 Dead by Daylight
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 929,163 reviews2016
Dev: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 367.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Psychological Horror 44.2%, Comedy 7.7%, LGBTQ+ 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: The source material for the seed game, providing the original context for the killers you are attempting to romance.
- #29 Lover's Trophy
78% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Mrfishess
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Horror Dating Sim, Lover's trophy throws you into the arena with two love interests using you for their own personal amusement. With a completely customizable main character, go on a terrifying journey into the psyce of these two very dangerous men, and have the ride of a life time.
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.4%, Text-Based 17%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Romance 11.1%
- #30 Blush Blush
78% matchVery Positive86% of 7,596 reviews2020
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 101.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You are responsible somehow for a curse that befalls 12 unfortunate hawt dudes. Now you have to find them and break the curse with your love!!
Why similar: Dating Sim 39.9%, LGBTQ+ 31.2%, Romance 13.7%, Visual Novel 6.3%, Anime 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a lighthearted, comedic take on the dating sim genre with a focus on character collection and progression.
- #31 Drops of Death
76% matchVery Positive93% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #32 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
77% matchMixed66% of 23,363 reviews2023
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Gun Interactive
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. Experience the mad and macabre for yourself in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.9%, Horror 49.1%
- #33 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,606 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.8%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Romance 16.7%, Anime 5.6%
- #34 The Casting of Frank Stone™
77% matchMixed62% of 5,963 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Horror 6.9%, Story Rich 6%
- #35 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
76% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows
SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.1%, Psychological Horror 21%, Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Anime 9.1%
- #36 Island of Hearts
75% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Titan Digital MediaPub: 4Divinity
Windows · Mac
After a rough breakup, you do what any reasonable person would: escape to a remote tropical island full of beautiful strangers. There, you’ll meet many captivating women, each with her own charm, secrets, and questionable taste in men. Your choices decide who you love, lose, or accidentally ghost.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Romance 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%
- #37 Yuri Dating Agency
75% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%
- #38 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,317 reviews2022
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Romance 10%
- #39 Bewitching Sinners
72% 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: Dating Sim 25.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Romance 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #40 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
73% matchMixed67% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Linux
The afterstory to Find Love or Die Trying is here! Continue your romance with your chosen partner in the world beyond the killer dating show. Will your love survive, when the world turns against you?
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.5%, Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Anime 8.2%
- #41 Tri City Monsters
71% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #42 lovebyte.exe
70% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.7%, Romance 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #43 Dialtown: Phone Dating Sim
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,243 reviews2022
Dev: DirectDoggo
Windows
If you've ever wanted to romantically pursue a phone, then hot DARN, do I have just the game for you.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Comedy 11.6%
- #44 What the Fog
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,382 reviews2024
Dev: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
What the Fog?! You’ve been sucked into a cursed boardgame! Now you and a friend will need to work together to survive. Run, jump, dash, and shoot to escape swarms of angry monsters in this chaotic co-op roguelite from the world of Dead by Daylight.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #45 Chair F*cking Simulator
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,117 reviews2020
Dev: SoSorrySoft
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Use our innovative patented funky fresh ChairF*cker simulation tech to meet the chair of your wildest dreams.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.3%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Romance 16.1%, Memes 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%
- #46 Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,647 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 82.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A Visual Novel with a twist - improve skills, charm girls, and learn dangerous secrets... by any means necessary.
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Romance 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Anime 8.3%
- #47 Soul Mates
69% matchVery Positive99% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You’re trapped inside a haunted house, stalked by angry ghosts. To survive, you’ll have to run, hide, strategize, give gifts, chat, flirt… Wait, what kind of game is this? Oh right, it’s a point-and-click survival horror dating sim!
Why similar: Dating Sim 35.9%, Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 8.8%, Comedy 6.5%
- #48 Doomsday Paradise
70% matchVery Positive91% of 250 reviews2023
Dev: Lemonade Flashbang
Windows
Can you get a date before the end of the world? Doomsday Paradise is a goofy, multiplayer dating sim about finding love before the apocalypse. With over 130 different endings and 12 different singles to woo- no two games will ever be the same.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #49 Serial Lover
67% matchVery Positive91% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: Sugar Slip
Windows
A dating sim rhythm game where you seduce serial killers!
Why similar: Dating Sim 58.6%, Visual Novel 31.9%, Casual 9.5%
- #50 Sucker for Love: Prelude
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 527 reviews2021
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Preform a series of scary rituals to win over an eldritch cutie and win a smooch!
Why similar: Dating Sim 87.9%, Horror 8%, Casual 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #51 Courtin' Cowboys
68% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Mrfishess
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's 1863 and you, the player, are traveling through the small western town of Summerfair. Meet up to 7 love interests and discover their deliciously dark pasts... as well as their current horrifying misdeeds.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 15.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%
- #52 Hydrangea
67% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Romance 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%
- #53 Lovingly Evil
70% 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 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Dating Sim 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Comedy 10.1%
- #54 A Killer Chat! Christmas
65% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this festive standalone addition to the satirical dating chatsim Killer Chat! series, journey through the serial killer server’s past, present & future to learn more about the gang and find the true meaning of Christmas. What's the worst that could happen?
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Comedy 9.7%
- #55 Bunkered with Femboy
65% matchVery Positive90% of 356 reviews2025
Dev: Pink Twilight
Windows · Mac · Linux
A “routine” earthquake drill locks you underground with Riley, a shy femboy graphic-designer. Cook, flirt, and gently unlock his guarded heart as the two of you plan what life might look like when the door finally opens.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #56 Heartbeat House: Hong Kong
64% matchVery Positive98% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
Heartbeat House: Hong Kong is a dating reality visual novel. Live with eight participants in a shared villa and make romantic choices. Your decisions are remembered, and relationships will change. If the screen flickers or something feels off—please relax and keep dating. The show is still ongoing.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27%, Romance 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #57 Kill or Love
68% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Romance 19.2%, Anime 12.9%, Dating Sim 4.9%
- #58 From Madness with Love
66% matchVery Positive90% of 522 reviews2023
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Romance 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #59 Crush Crush
68% matchVery Positive89% of 28,459 reviews2016
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 97.7 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: Dating Sim 50.8%, Anime 14.3%, Romance 11.7%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Memes 4.4%
