- #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: Lovecraftian 27%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Romance 11%, Anime 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive Lovecraftian dating sim that perfectly captures the blend of cosmic horror and romantic comedy found in the seed game.
- #2 Cafe DReAMLAND
96% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: めとこPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is Cafe "DReAMLAND". Grant your "customers'" wishes by serving them drinks mixed with a hint of blasphemy! Cafe simulation x Exploration x Multiple endings Let your choices decide the final outcome.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.8%, Anime 10.5%, Cute 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title directly mirrors the coffee shop setting combined with Lovecraftian elements and cute 2D aesthetics.
- #3 Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim
96% matchMixed54% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
At long last, the works of H.P. Lovecraft meet the medium of RPG in a spectacle of light and sound befitting an old western. Only this is set in New England. Meet interesting people! See astounding wonders! Enslave humanity! Go on one date side quest in a game subtitled a dating simulator!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.3%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Funny 10.2%, Comedy 8.6%, Cute 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific sub-genre of Cthulhu-themed dating sims while maintaining a humorous and lighthearted tone.
- #4 Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
95% matchVery Positive95% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: P.G.制作组Pub: 33ParadoX&igstore
Windows · Mac
Sweet love begins in the coffee shop. Office romances of coffee shop employees. This is a visual novel game with two endings.
Why similar: Word Game 20.2%, Idler 13.3%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Comic Book 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the same coffee shop romance themes and visual novel mechanics as the seed game.
- #5 Coffee Talk
94% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Anime 15%, Relaxing 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it provides the quintessential cozy coffee shop dialogue-heavy experience that serves as the foundation for the seed game.
- #6 Vampires' Melody
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,697 reviews2020
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened...
Why similar: Word Game 20.6%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 10%, Comic Book 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, story-rich visual novel that features supernatural romance and character-driven drama.
- #7 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Anime 19.9%, Funny 12.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, Cute 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at the 'shop-based' narrative structure where you interact with diverse characters while serving drinks.
- #8 Otaku's Adventure
92% matchVery Positive95% of 8,860 reviews2019
Dev: Spacelight Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Funny 11.3%, Anime 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the funny, multiple-ending dating sim experience with a heavy emphasis on anime-style character interactions.
- #9 Monster Prom
91% 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 58.8%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Comedy 10%, Funny 9.4%, Story Rich 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly successful dating sim that incorporates supernatural and horror-themed characters into a humorous, choice-driven narrative.
- #10 Doki Doki Literature Club!
91% 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: Dating Sim 28.2%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Anime 20.1%, Romance 12.3%, Cute 9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the visual novel format and the subversion of 'cute' anime tropes into something much darker and more unsettling.
- #11 Hookah Haze
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,294 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
It's the year 2xxx. The inexperienced Toru Sumiki lands a job managing Hookah Haze, a new hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara, where they meet three eccentric girls. The story unfolds as the girls gradually open up to them, connecting through their fondness for hookah...
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.6%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 16.6%, Cute 9.8%, Relaxing 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, shop-based dating sim that focuses on building relationships through dialogue and atmosphere.
- #12 ~Be a maid in the Demon World~ The Secret Café of the Demon Angel Hero.
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 366 reviews2020
Dev: Kokutou Umeboshi
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The protagonist who Reincarnated to the Demon World became a black mascot, in order to restore his original appearance. Use the knowledge of the "different world" to transform the little devil's tavern into a maid cafe, and aim for the first maid cafe in the demon world!
Why similar: Word Game 22.8%, Dating Sim 20.9%, Alternate History 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Anime 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar 'maid/shop' management theme combined with supernatural dating elements.
- #13 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
87% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: SHAKINO_UNIONPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
她们中间，有一个是恶魔。
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal visual novel that shares the mysterious, supernatural atmosphere and anime aesthetic.
- #14 The Innsmouth Case
89% matchMixed66% of 197 reviews2020
Dev: RobotPumpkin GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.7%, Visual Novel 20%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 7.2%, Comedy 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic interactive fiction game that leans heavily into the Lovecraftian mythos with a distinct, non-serious tone.
- #15 I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents
86% matchVery Positive86% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: ST SinovarPub: TopHouse Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents" is a branching visual novel where your choices truly matter...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Romance 16.4%, Anime 10.1%, Cute 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific combination of coffee, reality-bending, and monster-girl romance themes.
- #16 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,978 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: Word Game 22.6%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG-lite visual novel that shares the interactive fiction and dating sim elements of the seed game.
- #17 NEKOKORO
88% matchVery Positive87% of 88 reviews2018
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet cute and fluffy catgirl sisters from space in this lighthearted romance Visual Novel intertwined with comedy, a bit of drama, science-fiction and fantasy!
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Romance 13%, Anime 11.7%, Relaxing 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and cute visual novel that emphasizes emotional storytelling and character-focused romance.
- #18 Hatoful Boyfriend
86% 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 32.1%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Anime 17%, Romance 10.2%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An absurdist dating sim that proves how effectively a bizarre premise can be executed within the visual novel genre.
- #19 My Cat Girl Lover
83% matchVery Positive90% of 335 reviews2022
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Zirui, who lives alone, takes in a dying black cat. One rainy night the black cat suddenly 'bad-mouthed' Zirui. The next day, the black cat disappears and at the same time, a cat lady who resembles the black cat appears in Zirui's bed ......
Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, character-focused visual novel that emphasizes the dating sim aspects of the genre.
- #20 花奴令 Huanu Poems
82% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: FishfarmsPub: FISHFARMS
Windows
Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Romance 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that focuses on multiple endings and character choices.
- #21 LuGame: Lunchtime Games Club!
84% matchVery Positive94% of 206 reviews2019
Dev: UrbanMPub: Urban Meadows
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A games club’s without members… or games?! Who is this crazy robot girl? Why am I being harassed by this cute bully? Life may not have a controller, but it certainly feels like a big game!
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 12.5%, Romance 12.4%, Funny 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, funny anime visual novel that focuses on social interactions and dating sim mechanics.
- #22 アイアイ喫茶店
79% matchVery Positive96% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
何気なく頼んだ「アイスコーヒー」の注文が、奥の部屋への「合言葉」になっちゃってる喫茶店。 1周5分の、ちょっとおかしくて怪しいマルチエンドADV。
Why similar: Comic Book 28.2%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Cute 10.3%, Funny 9%, Anime 8.4%
- #23 回忆画册~MemoriesAlbum~
82% matchMixed54% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: RubyHaruSoftware
Windows
This work adopts the story mode of double female owners. The two female owners have their own corresponding endings. The player can decide the route of the endings from the first person perspective through options.
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 11%, RPG 6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar blend of romance, visual novel storytelling, and RPG-lite progression.
- #24 Sakura Succubus
81% matchVery Positive82% of 702 reviews2020
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sakura Succubus is a lewd visual novel about amassing a harem of sexy succubi. Featuring a cute idol, a domineering businesswoman, and a spacey social media star, there’s no shortage of women to woo!
Why similar: Anime 41.9%, Visual Novel 41.5%, Dating Sim 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: A staple of the anime dating sim genre that focuses on character-driven romance and visual novel mechanics.
- #25 剑与桃花 the sword and peachblossom
81% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: 風鈴堂
Windows
This is a country strange theme of short visual novel. The game has part of the text of classical Chinese. This game is purely fictional and has nothing to do with real history.
Why similar: Word Game 36.3%, Dating Sim 25.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 9.3%, First-Person 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that incorporates word-game elements and a 2D anime aesthetic.
- #26 我的高冷女友 MY COLD GIRLFRIEND
78% matchVery Positive84% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: SuiKa SoftPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
What's It Like to Have a Girlfriend with a Hidden Side? 💙A romantic comedy visual novel set in a modern campus, where a dare leads to an unexpected relationship with a cold beauty—and a sweet, chaotic cohabitation begins.
Why similar: Word Game 19.8%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Romance 11.1%, Anime 10.3%
- #27 Fluffy Store
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,738 reviews2019
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A string of mysterious wind chimes brought three lovely and uninvited kemonomimi girls to this small convenience store. At such a summer night full of surprises and excitement, what lies ahead on their road of adventure?
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.4%, Anime 31.2%, Cute 16.4%
- #28 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
80% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 41.8%, Anime 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends traditional visual novel romance elements with genuine horror and supernatural mystery.
- #29 Anomalous Coffee Machine
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,455 reviews2025
Dev: HoruBrain InteractivePub: Hexapede Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this game, meet a mysterious girl who demands you use the "Anomalous Coffee Machine" and create any drink you can imagine. Whether realistic, paradoxical, or impossible, she’s willing to sample whatever you create. However, she doesn't seem to like the cup of death. Why? Well, I think you know.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Anime 16.5%, Cute 7.8%
- #30 令和罕见物语
76% matchVery Positive86% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: 哥布林软件
Windows
一部魔幻现实主义的视觉小说，一部荒诞主义的GalGame。
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 9%, RPG 6.9%
- #31 符文女孩/Rune Girl
78% matchMixed69% of 1,630 reviews2019
Dev: AFOGPub: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a "leisure" game with a fine style and a mysterious world following the plot. In this world, there will be a variety of girls, cute cats who have lost their way, and docile maids who have done something wrong. Slavery your evil little witch, what choices should you make in the face of their challenges?
Why similar: Anime 59.3%, RPG 40.7%
- #32 恋爱猪脚饭
77% matchMixed49% of 414 reviews2025
Dev: likeyou游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
This is a text adventure game, in which players will play the role of the male protagonist "Huang Xia" and achieve different endings by making choices in the game, realizing their own counterattack life on the construction site.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 12.8%, Funny 8.2%
- #33 Project Cappuccino
77% matchVery Positive92% of 133 reviews2019
Dev: Tentakero
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You've landed a job at the Resting Bean Cafe & Inn! Friendly coworkers in cute uniforms, great pay-- It's like a dream come true! However, appearances can sometimes be deceiving... You quickly discover that the Resting Bean has its share of secrets.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.5%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Cute 9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #34 The Picture of Café au lait
76% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The picture of café au lait is a visual novel game that makes the players feel immersed in story and character. They will experience the story in the game through the first-person perspective of the main character in the story named "Takagi".
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Anime 18%, Romance 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Cute 6.3%
- #35 Vampires' Melody 2
74% matchVery Positive88% of 997 reviews2023
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Emerald seas! Blue skies! Sandy beaches! An island adventure in the ocean sounds like a trip to paradise. However, the place is a nightmare with no one to provide any blood for Raylan to feed on after he turned into a vampire by accident, especially since he has another hungry vampire at his side.
Why similar: Word Game 19.8%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Comic Book 10.6%, Alternate History 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #36 Coffee & Boobs
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 470 reviews2025
Dev: TopHouse StudioPub: TopHouse Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Coffee & Boobs is a 2D visual novel about a cozy coffee shop where the staff is hotter than a morning espresso. Help the hero fulfill his dream - to become the greatest barista and brew the kind of coffee that will make any date a success!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Romance 21.2%, Funny 10.6%, Cute 10.1%, Comedy 8.1%
- #37 Sweet House
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 463 reviews2021
Dev: Bambuseae GamesPub: DigitalDream
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is a relaxing and casual little game. You need to help the beautiful girls to find their lost things.
Why similar: Word Game 27%, Dating Sim 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 7.3%
- #38 Avian Enigma
73% matchVery Positive87% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Aako Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.
Why similar: Word Game 27.4%, Lovecraftian 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Romance 9.9%
- #39 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home
72% matchVery Positive100% of 187 reviews2023
Dev: 柚原堂
Windows · Mac
Lam ChoTung, who runs a maid cafe in Shenzhen, discovered a girl sitting unconscious on the ground at the storefront as she prepared to return home from the shop. This girl not only had unclear consciousness but was also dressed in peculiar maid attire. This is a love story about these two girls.
Why similar: Word Game 22%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Anime 11.7%, Comic Book 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #40 Fox Hime Zero
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,917 reviews2018
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Yan, a student of natural history, encounters a cute and mysterious girl with fox ears while conducting routine scientific research at a remote observation cabin. This might be a "blessing" for the intrepid in the golden age of geographical discovery...
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Anime 29.2%, Romance 15.1%, Cute 10.9%, Dating Sim 8%
- #41 My 1/6 Lover
75% matchVery Positive81% of 577 reviews2018
Dev: lamb of game
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This is a visual novel about a lovestory with 6 routes, numerous CGs and 200,000 words. Small town, afternoon, leisure is in the air. A young man is trying to straighten himself up and finally say it to the girl of his dream. The girl shocked him with an unexpected answer. "I'm sorry, which of us do you like?"
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Romance 14.9%, Anime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #42 Some Some Convenience Store
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,104 reviews2020
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A game about starting a relationship while working part-time at a convenience store
Why similar: Dating Sim 42.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 14%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Cute 7.4%
- #43 obi3011-prologue
70% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: 火鸡头工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.
Why similar: Word Game 27%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Alternate History 10.5%
- #44 I got a cat maid
72% matchVery Positive82% of 953 reviews2019
Dev: CatBellUnion
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
You pick up a cat maid to live together and have physical intimacies in this mini-game. 3 H scenes with 18 variations.
Why similar: Anime 56.9%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Cute 15.6%
- #45 Trap Shrine
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,618 reviews2019
Dev: No StrikePub: Eroge Japan
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Goddess was a Crossdresser?! The enshrined deity turned out to be a cross dressing Goddess that was sealed to... marry ME?! The cross dressing legend starts here!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 14.5%, Romance 12.8%, Comic Book 10.2%
- #46 日日夜夜
71% matchVery Positive91% of 328 reviews2020
Dev: PEARFLOWERPub: GameCreator
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
本游戏是一款通过点击画面推进游戏进程的AVG，某天傍晚，你走在回去的路上，突然从天而降的银发女性打乱了你平静的生活。心地善良的你决定救下这名无名女性。遥远的记忆开始苏醒，你不得不面临着选择。
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Romance 13.2%, Anime 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #47 零岁的星光
70% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Hippocampus制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Amore~4,2 anni luce...... This is the story of the encounter between me, who is called "from the stars", and that person—— How many years have I loved you, day by day, year by year ......
Why similar: Word Game 37.7%, Dating Sim 27%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Anime 8.7%, Cute 4.7%
- #48 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
68% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: u-secret studio
Windows
She becomes Alice of the fairy tale world and joins forces with the mysterious Zixuan to explore the twisted world of fantasy: name-grabbing factions, invisible witches ...... In their light-hearted adventures, they gradually uncover the truth and endeavour to return to reality.
Why similar: Word Game 26.6%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Anime 8%
- #49 A TAVERN FOR TEA
69% matchVery Positive92% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Anime 13.9%, Relaxing 10.5%, Cute 9.9%
- #50 Maid Cafe on Electric Street
67% matchVery Positive86% of 692 reviews2024
Dev: Adventurer's TavernPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Maid Cafe on Electric Street is a leisurely maid cafe adventure set in the otaku haven of Nipponbashi, Osaka.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Romance 15.3%, Anime 11%, RPG 9.6%
- #51 Devil Girl
69% matchVery Positive85% of 730 reviews2021
Dev: BananaKingPub: Playmeow
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
"Devil Girl" is a game that combines love building with the Cthulhu weird style. One day, you wake up and find a beautiful girl with whom you can live happily and do all kinds of H things or explore the truths of the world……..
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.8%, Dating Sim 23%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Anime 13.4%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #52 Shanghai Summer
67% matchVery Positive91% of 444 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Word Game 22.1%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Anime 9.3%
- #53 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
65% matchVery Positive94% of 13,259 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Demon-Slayer, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. Your choices will determine which employees become enamored with you.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Anime 12.2%, Cute 8.4%
- #54 溢爱~fragile love
68% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: XUWULE制作组
Windows · Mac · Linux
《溢爱~fragile love》是XUWULE游戏工作室制作的一款百合题材视觉小说，讲述一个少女暗恋另一个少女的故事...
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.3%, Word Game 22.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Romance 7.9%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #55 天降锦鲤 ~ My Lucky Koi
69% matchVery Positive94% of 332 reviews2019
Dev: V.P. TEAMPub: 33ParadoX&igstore
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Its`A humorous Daily story——A friendship story between a hard worker and a Koi leprechaun.——This is a Chinese short visual novel with single ending.
Why similar: Word Game 21.1%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Idler 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #56 Soul Touch
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,149 reviews2025
Dev: URAYAHA
Windows
This is a simple love story set in a modern city, featuring me and three girls. The story takes place in the company where I work as a supervisor. Together with the three women, The game follows a linear narrative, with hundreds of video clips providing branching choices for the players.
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Relaxing 10%, RPG 9.7%, Funny 9.2%
- #57 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
65% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Anime 12.1%, Cute 10.7%, Funny 10.5%
- #58 Horny Sekai
68% matchVery Positive83% of 243 reviews2021
Dev: LuminatiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Horny Sekai is a visual novel where you need to draw magic symbols to defeat monsters. Meet hot girls who live in this world. Enjoy smooth and realistic CG animation and feel the deep characters of the heroines. Give gifts and spend time with them to build relationships.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 14.1%, Relaxing 10.3%, Funny 10.1%
