- #1 Over The Phone
97% matchVery Positive83% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
A short talking sim with choices. Get to know Harper over a handful of voice-acted calls and text chats.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #2 Cryspace
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JIMMY DIAMOND
Windows
Cryspace is a fresh visual novel with a nostalgic flavor. Talk to your friends online, meet with them in-person, and allow your friend group to grow in numbers, or fall into despair through your own decision-making and discretion. Experience the first few dates with Sam for FREE.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #3 Samuda Interval
96% matchNo user reviews2030
Dev: Tomuwa Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Samuda Interval is a visual novel, slice-of-life, murder mystery & supernatural game. You play the daily life of Park Haewon or Park Sae-il, a college freshman attending classes, working part-time jobs, and meeting new people. Solving the serial kidnapping & murder case is your highest priority.
Why similar: Incremental 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #4 Cygnus 13
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antler Dust Games
Windows
Cygnus-13 is a multi-branched visual novel in which you must rediscover who you are after being found floating in space and losing your memories. In the process of remembering your past, you will begin to forge a new future with the special alien of your choice.
Why similar: Incremental 15.7%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #5 Guilt Free
94% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #6 The Perfect Model
94% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: BZ_STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Step into the shoes of a determined college student juggling classes, part-time work, and the constant struggle of financial stress. With mounting bills and rent due, the protagonist is desperate for a breakthrough—until an exciting opportunity arises, a photography competition.
Why similar: Incremental 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #7 Life in a New City
93% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Rodrigo Piedras
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel with dating simulator features which has you: making decisions to improve your relationships, completing tasks and challenges for the girls, and attempting minigames to unlock special cutscenes. Try to obtain the strongest possible relationship with each character as you please.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Incremental 19.8%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 11.1%
- #8 Whispering Memories
92% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Incremental 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Visual Novel 11%
- #9 A Sky Full of Stars 仰望夜空的星辰
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 994 reviews2017
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The starry sky spreads far and wide overhead... This story full of love, comedy, and excitement follows our protagonist and his stargazing friends as they grow together. "A Sky Full of Stars" is a coming-of-age astronomy tale by the same team who brought you "If My Heart Had Wings".
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Romance 11.8%, Space 11.1%
- #10 Drinks With Abbey
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.7%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Romance 10.1%
- #11 Crisis on Nova-2
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gut Check Interactive
Windows
Crisis on Nova-2 is a visual novel adventure! Solve puzzles and interact with beautiful ladies in this 18+ story!
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.5%, Romance 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Space 9.8%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #12 The Meridian
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
Step into the high-stakes world of journalism in this Playbook! As a reporter at the "The Meridian" newsroom, YOU are the hero. Chase a massive investigative scoop, navigate ruthless office politics, and build deep relationships. Will you break the story, or will the deadline break you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 8.5%
- #13 The Wreck
89% matchVery Positive89% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #14 Hopepunk City
88% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Date Ariane Games
Windows
The Revolution Came and Went, How do you Deal with the Aftermath? This life simulation / romance visual novel is set in a near futuristic city-state constantly threatened by invasion. Can you and your roommates carve a better future?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Cyberpunk 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Point & Click 10.7%
- #15 Good Night, Every Night
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 7757
Windows
Guide the traumatized 'Woochan' as you navigate his destiny. He can either find happiness with the heroine or remain forever lost in the depths of his past.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #16 The Last Summer 那年夏末
86% matchVery Positive91% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Seven Tales StudioPub: WindField Games
Windows
这是一个关于遗憾与成长的故事。男生的思绪不断回到17岁的夏天,在一次次回忆与抉择中徘徊,是去尝试弥补遗憾?还是在释然间体会成长的意义?回忆中的她会在那等我吗?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14%, Incremental 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Emotional 10%
- #17 Once Upon an Electric Dream
87% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac
Princess Rosavel is on a deep space mission but can’t quite remember her purpose. Can she recollect her memories and find out why she went on such a dangerous journey?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Romance 9.3%
- #18 Slipstream Daydreams
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vile Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who do you think of when you're about to win it all? Slipstream Daydreams is a y2k inspired retrofuturistic visual novel about antigravity racing and messy queer romance. Play as Orion, cheeky rising star driver, and make split second race choices that affect which of your romances you reminisce on.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Romance 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #19 A Date With Yuika
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You meet with Yuika to talk about your relationship. Where is this conversation headed towards?
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 10.8%
- #20 Between
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A story-driven visual novel set on a quiet coastal town, where fleeting connections, unspoken desires, and personal choices shape how every relationship unfolds.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Romance 8%
- #21 Trinoline All Ages Version
84% matchVery Positive89% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Emotional 9.4%
- #22 Bingus: My Beloved
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 149 reviews2022
Dev: beelopeelo
Windows
Bingus: My Beloved is a visual novel and dating sim where you choose to pursue Bingus or Big Floppa while you attend Zabloing Academy. Join your favorite high school club, make friends, and prepare to enter the Floppaverse! 💕
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%
- #23 Tamayura Mirai
82% matchVery Positive94% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: AzuritePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
There is a girl, searching for something she lost... Tamayura Mirai is a midsummer fantasy visual novel of humans, spirits, and sorcerers that's won several industry awards in Japan.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Dating Sim 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Romance 9.8%
- #24 Baskin All-In: The Family
79% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: TheSugarRayPub: The Sugar Boudoir
Windows · Mac · Linux
Baskin All-In: the Family is a choice-driven adult visual novel about a small town family drama. Its rich story doesn't shy away from jokes, sex, romance or realities of life. Play a failed actor and learn to follow a new dream. If it's too much, kiss your sister and everything will be alright.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #25 Superstorm Melon Date
81% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: A. Hagen
Windows · Mac
It's date night in the dystopian future. You're going out with Mel, a half-melon person with psychic powers. They seem a little weird, but at least they're cute. Choose where to go, what to do, and what to say in this highly interactive, romance visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Romance 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%
- #26 Love at The Milky Way Diner
79% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Lucky KimPub: Clumsy Cat Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An inclusive, cozy, sci-fi cooking/dating sim about making friends, finding love, and running a diner in deep space.
Why similar: Incremental 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #27 Something's In The Air Redux
80% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Date Ariane Games
Windows
A sequel to the popular Date Ariane Remastered, but also a stand alone remake of Something's In The Air 2013. The "redux" version allows players to play as a male or female for the first time. This is also a satire of the multi-ending "harem game" genre with surprising twists and turns.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #28 电波奇缘~与时音相会的日子
78% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: 黎厘星游戏工作室
Windows
架空都市题材的视觉小说文字冒险游戏,玩家扮演社畜阿诚为失忆“女鬼”找回记忆。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Incremental 14.2%, Romance 13.9%, Dating Sim 13.8%
- #29 10mg: Locked In
81% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Locked In is a two-player visual novel simulating the breakdown of a marriage during lockdown.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #30 机影:夏夜梦寻
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 卯月游戏(MaoyueGame)
Windows
"Start your dream-seeking journey in the future city!" - In the game, players will play the role of "Park Bo-myeong", the deputy director of the AI Inspection Bureau, and travel through the summer night of the future city "Golden City" with their assistant robot "Dill".
Why similar: Dating Sim 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Cyberpunk 10.5%
- #31 The Last Act
78% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sarah’s an aspiring actress and finally got her big break! Productions come with their challenges and romances, but Sarah never thought her big break would bring a ghost! Will this supernatural hiccup ruin everything Sarah's worked for? Help her solve the mysteries, and she may also find love!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Romance 10%
- #32 Sailors of Newport
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puppet Show Media
Windows · Mac
There are rumours of homosexuals in the Navy, and it’s your mission to date them! Sailors of Newport is a point-and-click puzzle game set in 1920s Rhode Island. Infiltrate the gay community, choose who to seduce and who to report, solve puzzles, and grapple with your own burgeoning desires.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Romance 11.3%
- #33 LifeSimOS
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #34 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
76% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #35 Heart Rates: Plus
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Absinthe and Mustard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heart Rates: Plus is a short college romance Adult Visual Novel with meaningful choices and a realistic-but-simple sex simulation.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Romance 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%
- #36 Universe Has No Favorites
74% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
Windows · Mac
Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Cyberpunk 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #37 Elisa: Seduce the Innkeeper
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Romance 11.2%
- #38 Cascade Falls
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Paranormal
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-driven visual novel about healing, heartbreak, and second chances. Build relationships, face your past, and shape your future in a town where every choice leaves a mark. Romance, drama, and emotional chaos await in Cascade Falls.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #39 Animaloid Girl
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PANDRI-DON
Windows
The story of a girl who is changing from a human to a "KEMONO" and watching her coming of age. This is a multi-ending "adventure game about training an Animalized girl" set in a KEMOMIMI x Hong Kong x cyberpunk world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Cyberpunk 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #40 Rottenroots
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Klabautermann Games
Windows
In this haunting visual novel, you become Salem - torn between forbidden love and regime loyalty. Make split-second decisions that transform his personality in a solarpunk dystopia. With multiple paths and endings, your choices define who Salem becomes in a world where being different is dangerous.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #41 It's Time
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Willman Interactive
Windows · Mac
Play as a young scientist who invents a time portal and uses it to bring back his dead wife. Soon, things become chaotic in his life. Make choices and help people as you progress. Decide whom to save, your family or friends. Your choices determine the ending.
Why similar: Incremental 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Romance 10.1%
- #42 Sensual Haunting
73% matchMixed63% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Lesson of Passion
Windows
Play as a ghost and influence women in the house in order to get sexual pleasures from them and achieve your goals by manipulating both the environment as well as their mind.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Romance 9.7%
- #43 Hotwife Ashley
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: respirit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter a seductive visual novel where love meets temptation. Explore hotwife, cuckolding, corruption, NTS and optional NTR paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 14.3%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #44 WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow
71% matchVery Positive94% of 872 reviews2023
Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The classic visual novel from AQUAPLUS that launched one of Japan's most beloved franchises, WHITE ALBUM is a story of love in many forms. Will a couple cling together, or drift apart on the cold wind? The album of their relationship will be as white as snow, and as poignant.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #45 Between the Lines
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PastPulse Games
Windows
In this pre-smartphone-era text adventure, use that good ol’ T9 phone to text your way through the highs and lows of school days. Choose replies piece by piece to shape your own story. Friendships grow; feelings get complicated; secrets flicker. Every reply matters—it all happens Between the Lines.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #46 Angel Wings
71% matchVery Positive88% of 645 reviews2021
Dev: RumR Design
Windows
Upon answering a mysterious phone call, you awaken in an unfamiliar place filled with new faces… Through intricate relationships and thoughtful introspection, will you be able to unravel the reason you are here?
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 11.1%
- #47 NTR Fantasy
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: zhenxin_corp
Windows
This Bishojo Visual Novel/Dating Sim gives you just 10 days to pursue three attractive heroines. Your choices directly branch the storyline and are the sole key to unlocking the visual content. Features 200 high-quality, sensational Event CGs capturing intimate moments.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Romance 11.9%
- #48 Nurse Me!
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enjoy your time in a hospital with a sexy doctor, nurse and an idol roommate! An adult visual novel adventure with multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 9.2%
- #49 Cheerleaders
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lounatick Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cheerleaders, sisterhood, sex, and competition. Follow the cheerleading team of an elite university for the rich and privileged as they aim for victory at the national championship, led by their ambitious captain, Elena.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Romance 11.4%
- #50 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
67% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Nullblade Studios
Windows
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: Dating Sim 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #51 Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Serenity ForgePub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
Finding true love is hard enough when it’s in person! Build a relationship through the screen as a couple copes with lockdown life by staying connected online! Will their love be loud and clear, or will their signals fade away?
Why similar: Dating Sim 18%, Romance 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #52 Jury - Episode 1: Before the Trial
68% matchVery Positive86% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: Nickle3DArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A high quality, erotic, sexy and fun visual novel - and yes, there are animations!
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 11.4%
- #53 Scarecrows of Illyria
70% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Sole survivor of a terrible incident, you find yourself in the company of new friends and new conflict on the island of Illyria.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Romance 11%
- #54 Atana
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 欲望俱乐部
Windows · Mac
Atana is a female-led romance visual novel set in late 20th-century America, where you grow alongside your creator, Atana, as an AI.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Romance 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #55 Bionic Heart
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 132 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
London, 2099. The earth isn't what it used to be anymore. Incredible climate changes have corrupted the weather, causing a permanent rain on most of the Earth's surface. You play the role of Luke Black, a 36-year-old bio-informatic engineer. He is one of the lead programmers at Nanotech, a big nanotechnology research company.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.8%, Dating Sim 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #56 Flavor Favor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Malosi
Windows
Flavor Favor is a soft sci-fi visual novel where you take on the role of a captive fumer, a form of advanced AI humanoid, on the remote island of Tuinu. Your captors insist on having liberated you, but as you gradually recover your memories, a more complex story starts to unfold.
Why similar: Incremental 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 10.6%, Choices Matter 9%
- #57 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Cyberpunk 15%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #58 2064: Read Only Memories
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,665 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #59 University Love Affair
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: AshenFox Stories
Windows
University life is always interesting. It is full of romance, dreams and plans for the future. Derek Winters is a university student. Difficulties appeared on his way, having passed which he will be able to find harmony, love and everything he wants. His fate is in your hands. YOU can help him or...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Dating Sim 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 15%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #60 I Wani Hug that Gator!
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,578 reviews2024
Dev: Cavemanon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Romance 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%