60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, LGBTQ+, Casual, Romance.
An experiment in letter writing, meant to evoke the distinctly sweet homoeroticism of Victorian and Edwardian literature. Follow the correspondence of two professors, in the months before one of them makes a decision he'll never be able to take back.
Heileen 3: New Horizons
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.
Heirs And Graces
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.
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: Pirates 31.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Romance 7.8%
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+ 27%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Romance 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Comedy 8.5%
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: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 11.8%
With just 15 days of summer left, will Tomai pursue romance or responsibility?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
Luscious artwork brings the beautiful streets of Kamakura in June to life in this bittersweet sapphic story of a romance that begins with blackmail... This is a yuri adventure game based on the theme of love between girls at a lady's school in Kamakura, Japan.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.1%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Romance 13%, Anime 7.6%
A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Dating Sim 15%, Romance 13.6%, Text-Based 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Write letters with your typewriter on behalf of others in this cozy single-player game. Compose everything from simple hellos to theater scripts and love letters, express each client’s emotions, and find your own meaning to letter writing.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing personalities and challenges. Make choices that affect your relationships, and their destinies.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.9%, Romance 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
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: Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Historical 13.4%, Dating Sim 12.3%
Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
A sweet, slow burn yuri / lesbian visual novel about an anxious young teacher being swept off her feet by the cool, competent school nurse.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Romance 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Anime 10%
A slice-of-life visual novel with darker twists hiding within! Haru Amari wasn't looking for love, just a new beginning far from his past. Instead he finds himself in complicated relationships where he must decide between his needs and those of the men around him.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.3%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Romance 16%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Anime 7.8%
An erotic point-and-click adventure featuring VN & dating sim elements. Follow the adventures of Fabian Brook and his crew in Savage Waters as they explore the world, meet unique sea creatures, and indulge in sexual shenanigans.
Why similar: Pirates 34.5% ★, Sailing 23.7% ★, Romance 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%
A sweet and light lesbian / yuri visual novel about an airheaded daydreamer and a cheerful tomboy set on a quaint Japanese island filled with cute bunnies.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Text-Based 15.2%, Romance 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Anime 8.7%
Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Dating Sim 20.3%, Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Cute 7.9%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Romance 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Yearning: A Gay Story (YAGS) is a realistic coming-out-focused character-driven slice-of-life visual novel where you play as a gay man starting his freshman year of college at a generic university somewhere in the midwestern United States.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Dating Sim 19.8%, Romance 18.1%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%
A nonlinear visual novel where you find yourself on an island of temptation and mystery. Flirting, dangerous adventures, and charismatic furries, every dialogue can turn into a romance, and every choice you make shapes the story ❤️
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 13.8%, Romance 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
Fling with a Tiefling is a short fantasy romance visual novel that follows you, an adventurer whose journey is about to come to an end. With tonight potentially being the last night with your treasured Tiefling companion Karrus, how will you spend it with him?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Romance 18.5%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
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+ 34.8%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Pirates 29.2% ★, Casual 4.9%
A romance/mystery visual novel set in 1930s Scotland, told through a letter correspondence.
Why similar: Historical 21.9%, Romance 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Magic 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!
Why similar: Romance 18.5%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Funny 9%
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: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Romance 20.5%, Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Text-Based 17.5%, Romance 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
This romantic visual novel has you joining a financially struggling all-girls' private school as one student's example case for gender integration. The two of you try to prove that going co-ed could save the school, while the story explores themes of traditions, change, family, and relationships.
Why similar: Romance 19.6%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 10.1%, Anime 9.6%
A BL dating sim with elements of studio management and interactions with voice actors! Follow Aki, a newbie voice director who has to complete the recordings for several BL dramas, and interact with the charming voice actors. Come give voice to the language of love!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.8%, Dating Sim 24.1%, Romance 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Anime 8.4%
Love is deception, germinated in desperation. Fill the role of one of the nation's top researchers. You will have 10 days to study the rapidly spreading and mysterious new species to decide: friend or foe? The coming Telluricene rests in your hands.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.7%, Romance 19%, Visual Novel 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Text-Based 14%
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: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Dating Sim 20.8%, Romance 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Cute 9.6%
An immersive MMORPG-simulation chatroom based romance / otome visual novel. You are the leader of a raiding guild in the world's hottest MMORPG, Emberfate. Will you lead your guild to success in the newest raid — and perhaps find love along the way among your guildmates?
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Romance 12.4%
"Raise" your own perfect boyfriend in this visual novel-stat raiser. Will you fall in love or will you say goodbye?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Romance 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 9.6%
Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is the follow-up to 2019's Arcade Spirits, a visual novel of love and pixels, in which you seek friendship and romance while working in an arcade. Now the tables are turned, as you seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Romance 14.4%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.7%
A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Romance 15.5%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Anime 10.6%
Coming home on a Saturday from the grocery store with little expectations, your roommate informs you that the femboy next door was looking for you...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Dating Sim 20.4%, Romance 16%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
Spun off from 'Beyond Eden', 'Beyond Eden: Dear Edward' is a Boys’ Love Life simulation game starring Edward, a naïve young aristocrat. Hone his skills as detective, psychic, or gambler, seek fortune and adventure in the streets and salons of 1890s London, and romance two desirable young men!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.8%, Dating Sim 30.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 10.9%, Simulation 5.1%
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: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Romance 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Funny 10.4%
A cutely comedic lesbian / yuri visual novel about a grumpy, socially awkward writer and her cheerful, happy-go-lucky fan set in the Japanese countryside.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.4%, Romance 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 11.1%, Cute 9.6%
"Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Dating Sim 16.6%, Romance 14.1%, Text-Based 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Dating Sim 22.7%, Romance 17.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
You can play as a newcomer, start a new life, and date 12 uncles
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Anime 10.6%, Cute 8.9%
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Magic 10.3%
Everyone's heard of Mothman– the moth creature that haunts the outskirts of Point Pleasant, West Virginia– but no one's heard of it like this! In some random idyllic Midwestern town, you meet Artemis (aka Mothman) at your favorite coffee shop and begin an agonizingly slow burn romance with them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Romance 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
A silly dating sim where your flavor decides your fate. Customize your profile, flirt with six lovably unique characters, and try to survive your first date!
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Romance 16.8%, Cute 7.8%, Anime 7.7%
A comfy yuri VN about the foxgirl Miho and her quest to find the person who's most important to her. This emotional visual novel features two different heroines to choose from, and a story that will make you both laugh and cry!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Cute 8.4%
ValiDate is a romantic visual novel about 13 adults in Jercy City navigating new relationships and the harsh realities that come alongside them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Dating Sim 21.1%, Romance 20.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 13.5%
A humorous and wholesome anime-style dating simulator based on personified University of California schools + more ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)! Romance 2D-girls (or guys) with 3D personalities in a cute and funny visual novel format! There are various locations to visit, minigames to play, and secrets to find!
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Funny 8.8%
Welcome to Murderer’s Island. Your companions: four dead-sexy Killers who, underneath their murderous exteriors, just want a little romance. Flirt your way into their hearts, uncovering dark twists along the way. Will you find true love, forge friendships… or get hacked to death?
Why similar: Dating Sim 24%, Romance 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%
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 23.9%, Text-Based 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Romance 9.6%
Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Romance 18.6%, Cute 11.8%, Simulation 9.6%
A Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Lead a chaotic development team through high-pressure deadlines and personal drama. Make choices to balance the demanding project, relationships, and ambitious goals, determining your team's ultimate success or failure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.8%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Romance 21.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.8%
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: LGBTQ+ 24.4%, Dating Sim 20.1%, Romance 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Millennium Whisper is a next-gen dating-sim set in 1999 at the fictional Escafeld College with an AI trained by real actors portraying the cast! Who will you confess your feelings to at the end of the millennium?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.2%, Romance 23.7%, Visual Novel 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Text-Based 8.9%
The Ocean Between Us is an atmospheric Japanese-style visual novel about distance, memories, and emotions that linger between two people. Experience a calm romantic drama with a gentle pace, emotional dialogue, and a melancholic atmosphere.
Why similar: Dating Sim 42.4%, Visual Novel 32.3%, Anime 13.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Simulation 5.6%
A short boys love / yaoi / gay visual novel about a couple of cousins whose paths cross at a family wedding. They both get a little drunk, emotions run high, and things take a surprisingly steamy turn.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Romance 17.2%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 9.6%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Anime 9.1%
Spend 4 days with 2 boy failures in this otome visual novel. Will you choose Julian, the lost tourist with golden retriever energy, or Riku, the quietly intense guy in a bear suit, to steal your heart in this short & sweet romance?
Why similar: Romance 22.1%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Cute 8%
Find friendship, love, and pastries in the most unexpected places in this cute visual novel about baking a home.
Why similar: Romance 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Comedy 13.2%, Cute 12.4%, Funny 12.4%
After the grueling college entrance exams in June, Shen Luoying and Chen Yanqing—newly confessed lovers—are forced to attend universities in separate cities (Beijing and Jiangcheng) due to parental expectations and academic score......
Why similar: Romance 22.2%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Funny 11.6%, Cute 10.9%
"Trivia About You" is a romance visual novel about furry characters sharing meaningful moments in Carol’s House. After moving into the shop, you become roommates with three charming furry characters. Through daily life, from spring to autumn, you slowly build deeper connections with them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.3%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Romance 12.8%, Simulation 4.1%
A visual novel about figuring out life with the help of an AI. //TODO: today is a pastel colored slice-of-life story that let's you freely choose your pronouns and romantic preferences!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.7%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Dating Sim 20.7%, Cute 10.3%, Anime 4.3%
Sleepover: reWake is a Gay Adult/Yaoi Visual Novel featuring the story of Kano and Aki, two best friends who have drifted apart over the years. Help Kano navigate the two’s changed relationship, and create a special bond with Aki to last forever. One night is all it takes!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Romance 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
