- #1 Sucker for Love: First Date
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,933 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 23.4%, Romance 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Comedy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the blend of Lovecraftian horror and comedic dating simulation found in the seed game.
- #2 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.9%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 12.6%, Anime 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the psychological horror elements hidden beneath a seemingly innocent visual novel exterior.
- #3 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 31.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Anime 9.1%, Romance 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel continues the series' signature mix of eldritch horror and romantic pursuit.
- #4 A Date with Death
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,259 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 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 36.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a supernatural entity as a romantic interest, blending dark themes with dating mechanics.
- #5 Monster Prom
94% matchVery Positive93% of 14,244 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 46.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Comedy 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the high-stakes, comedic, and character-focused dating sim experience with a supernatural twist.
- #6 Slasher U: An 18+ Horror Movie Dating Sim, Act 1
94% matchVery Positive92% of 51 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+ 19.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Story Rich 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It directly leans into the slasher-movie aesthetic while providing a dating sim experience.
- #7 Find Love or Die Trying
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.4%, Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It explicitly combines the high-stakes danger of survival with the pursuit of romance.
- #8 Killer Chat! - Original Edition
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 913 reviews2025
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Romance 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the specific trope of interacting with dangerous, horror-themed characters in a romantic context.
- #9 Dialtown: Phone Dating Sim
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,175 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%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Visual Novel 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Comedy 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the same level of absurd, surreal humor and unconventional romance options.
- #10 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 51.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Romance 14.9%, Anime 5.2%, Horror 4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a direct horror-themed dating experience with dark, interactive narrative choices.
- #11 Speed Dating for Ghosts
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 544 reviews2018
Dev: Copychaser Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Romance 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines supernatural themes with a quirky, dialogue-heavy dating sim structure.
- #12 I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator
89% matchVery Positive92% of 12,662 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 40.8%, Cult Classic 21.3% ★, Visual Novel 17.9%, Anime 11.2%, Choices Matter 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential example of an absurd, parody-heavy dating simulator that doesn't take itself seriously.
- #13 Boyfriend Dungeon
89% matchVery Positive92% of 2,624 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 30.5%, Romance 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Comedy 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes dungeon-crawling action with dating mechanics, appealing to those who like unconventional romantic partners.
- #14 Monster Prom 4: Monster Con
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,038 reviews2025
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Text-Based 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the tradition of chaotic, supernatural dating scenarios with a focus on comedy.
- #15 ERROR143
87% matchVery Positive92% of 4,810 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Romance 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a tense, dialogue-driven romance between two hackers that feels both personal and high-stakes.
- #16 Pinewood Island
88% 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 25.9%, Romance 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends traditional otome romance with a dark, horror-tinged mystery setting.
- #17 Kill or Love
86% 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 30.7%, Visual Novel 25%, Romance 19.2%, Anime 12.9%, Dating Sim 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a psychological horror narrative centered around romantic interactions with dangerous individuals.
- #18 Yuri Dating Agency
85% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Text-Based 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It uses dark humor and psychological horror elements to twist the standard dating sim formula.
- #19 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,273 reviews2022
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.2 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 20.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Romance 10%
Why You'll Like It: It maintains the series' hilarious writing and character-driven dating gameplay in a new setting.
- #20 Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,101 reviews2020
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"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 25.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Romance 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the comedic, multiplayer-friendly dating mechanics of the original Monster Prom.
- #21 missed messages.
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,420 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 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%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Romance 18.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It explores psychological themes and multiple endings within a short, impactful visual novel format.
- #22 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.7%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Romance 17%, Anime 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines cute aesthetics with horror elements to create a unique, bite-sized dating experience.
- #23 Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator
84% matchMixed60% of 470 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 34.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Romance 11.7%, Memes 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a bizarre, humorous take on the dating sim genre that features unconventional romantic interests.
- #24 Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
82% matchVery Positive92% of 6,231 reviews2017
Dev: Game Grumps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.4 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 35.3%, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Romance 14%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Memes 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished, character-focused dating sim experience with a strong emphasis on writing and personality.
- #25 Drops of Death
79% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on mystery and choice-based narrative within a dark, romantic context.
- #26 Hatoful Boyfriend
81% matchVery Positive94% of 7,550 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 22.9%, Romance 12.3%, Anime 10.8%, Comedy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a classic of the absurd dating sim genre that subverts expectations in a similar fashion.
- #27 Date Everything!
77% matchVery Positive94% of 6,867 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 30.8%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Romance 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #28 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
81% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows
SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Anime 9%
Why You'll Like It: It mashes up the SCP horror universe with dating sim tropes for a surreal experience.
- #29 Tri City Monsters
79% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a choose-your-own-adventure style dating experience with a focus on supernatural characters.
- #30 Blush Blush
78% matchVery Positive86% of 7,453 reviews2020
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 89.7 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 38.1%, LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Romance 13%, Anime 5.9%, Visual Novel 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a casual, lighthearted dating sim experience with a large cast of supernatural characters.
- #31 Doki Doki Literature Club!
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 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 27.1%, Dating Sim 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 11.3%, Anime 9.6%
- #32 Coming Out on Top
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,392 reviews2017
Dev: Obscurasoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.1 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+ 37.9%, Dating Sim 23.2%, Mature 9%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Romance 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is a well-regarded dating sim that focuses on character growth and branching narrative paths.
- #33 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
76% matchMixed66% of 22,597 reviews2023
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Gun Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 64.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 51.8%, Horror 48.2%
- #34 The Casting of Frank Stone™
75% matchMixed62% of 5,541 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 33%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Horror 6.9%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #35 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
74% matchMixed69% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Linux
The afterstory to Find Love or Die Trying is here! Continue your romance with your chosen partner in the world beyond the killer dating show. Will your love survive, when the world turns against you?
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.4%, Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Anime 8.2%
- #36 Bewitching Sinners
73% matchVery Positive96% of 487 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 25.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Romance 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #37 Dead by Daylight
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 888,188 reviews2016
Dev: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 34.4 hrsMean: 355.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Psychological Horror 42.4%, Comedy 7.3%, Mature 6%
- #38 Hydrangea
72% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
- #39 Chair F*cking Simulator
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,076 reviews2020
Dev: SoSorrySoft
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 16.8 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 26.2%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Romance 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Memes 13.1%
- #40 Crush Crush
74% matchVery Positive89% of 27,908 reviews2016
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 96.3 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 45.2%, Mature 13.5%, Anime 12.8%, Romance 10.2%, Visual Novel 7.4%
- #41 What the Fog
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,328 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%
- #42 Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,619 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 82.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A Visual Novel with a twist - improve skills, charm girls, and learn dangerous secrets... by any means necessary.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Anime 8%
- #43 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Dating Sim 28%, LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 11.9%, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #44 Soul Mates
69% matchVery Positive99% of 82 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 36.1%, Romance 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 9%, Comedy 7.6%
- #45 Lovingly Evil
73% 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%, Dating Sim 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Comedy 10.3%
- #46 Serial Lover
68% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Sugar Slip
Windows
A dating sim rhythm game where you seduce serial killers!
Why similar: Dating Sim 59.5%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Casual 9.8%
- #47 Sucker for Love: Prelude
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 515 reviews2021
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.6 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%
- #48 Courtin' Cowboys
70% matchVery Positive95% of 62 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 29.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 16%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%
- #49 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,083 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Psychological Horror 20%, Anime 17.3%, Dating Sim 10%, Memes 5.2%
- #50 I Hate My Waifu Streamer
67% matchVery Positive93% of 769 reviews2025
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Get the streamer's attention at any cost before someone else does. Write comments, chat, and make donations to your waifu, but do not dare to hate her!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Romance 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%
- #51 Bunkered with Femboy
67% matchVery Positive91% of 281 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 21.5%, Romance 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #52 Folie Fatale
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Dating Sim 25%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Anime 7%
- #53 DEEPER CREEPER LUST🐙😱
70% matchMixed56% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Creep Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Embark on a captivating odyssey in "DEEPER CREEPER LUST" – where the sea holds secrets, and every choice you make shapes the course of an unforgettable adventure. Are you ready to plunge into the depths of mystery and magic?
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 12.5%, Mature 11.5%
- #54 Otome Legends
69% matchVery Positive91% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.5%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Comedy 9.6%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #55 From Madness with Love
67% matchVery Positive91% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Romance 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #56 Doodle Date
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 338 reviews2018
Dev: Nicholas Lives
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it!
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Romance 13.6%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #57 The Groom of Gallagher Mansion
66% matchVery Positive100% of 224 reviews2023
Dev: SnaccPop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt down a beheaded ghost to save your college club from losing funding! It'll be a piece of cake— wait, what do you mean he wants to marry you!? The Groom of Gallagher Mansion is spooky comedic romantic visual novel full of laughs and scares all around!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%
- #58 Love Craft
64% matchVery Positive99% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Toiu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join the Crafting Club, where the glue is strong and the feelings stronger! Craft chaos, flirt fearlessly, and make some very bad romantic decisions! Find your project partner in this elimination-based Dating Sim!
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Romance 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%
