- #1 Music Band Manager
97% matchMixed54% of 361 reviews2017
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Always dreamed of creating your own music band? We will realize your dream! Record songs, release albums and manage group activities! With the advancement of the group, managers will help you, and you will also have to face more than one difficult choice. Compete for a place in the top 100! Conquer the whole world!
Why similar: Music 38.8%, Management 17.1%, Life Sim 16.6%, Simulation 9.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #2 Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times
96% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: CerebralJam
Windows · Mac · Linux
격동의 파란 속에서 한 소녀를 멋지게 성장시키자! 6년 간의 성장 대장정을 그리는 일정관리형 육성시뮬레이션!
Why similar: Life Sim 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Management 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #3 Love x Debut
96% matchMixed68% of 300 reviews2025
Dev: Astro Arc Games IncPub: Nutaku Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Live the life of an idol manager! Following a car accident, you’re transported into a video game world filled with great music and steamy h-scenes. Build your talent agency, train future stars and lead them to stardom in the music industry. Conquer their hearts one idol at the time!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.4%, Music 25.9%, Management 13%, Simulation 11.3%, Anime 11.1%
- #4 Growing Up
95% matchVery Positive88% of 3,699 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Why similar: Life Sim 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Management 9.4%
- #5 Magical Princess
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,005 reviews2026
Dev: Neotro Inc.Pub: MAGI Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world's cutest princess depends on you!
Why similar: Life Sim 18.3%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Anime 8.8%
- #6 Idol Manager
94% matchVery Positive88% of 4,106 reviews2021
Dev: Glitch PitchPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Idol Manager is a business sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary.
Why similar: Management 35.6%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Anime 18.2%, Simulation 12.3%, Dating Sim 2.9%
- #7 Can I Not Fall for Idols?
91% matchVery Positive77% of 536 reviews2026
Dev: Mikimaki
Windows
You’ve become the manager of a brand-new idol group—only to find yourself drowning in romance flags from the start! Love with idols is strictly forbidden. Can you survive this chaotic, no-love-allowed romcom—the first of its kind in the otome world!?
Why similar: Dating Sim 40.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Simulation 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #8 Mistwinter Bay
92% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Swordlake Entertainment
Windows
Rule a town in this story heavy, visual novel-like fantasy RPG! Interact with townsfolk and foreign leaders, build and expand, and tackle randomized events that affect the town and its people.
Why similar: Life Sim 15%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Visual Novel 11%
- #9 Shining Song Starnova: Idol Empire
93% matchVery Positive85% of 96 reviews2020
Dev: Love in SpacePub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The girls of Starnova are back in a new business simulation game! It's up to you the producer to build your office, re-hire the girls and get the money flowing to put on the greatest live concert ever. Do you have the management skills to once again accomplish everyone's dreams?
Why similar: Simulation 60.1%, Management 24.8%, Anime 15.1%
- #10 Heroic Songs: the Remix!
91% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Emma CreatePub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
Travel through fantasy worlds and build an idol sanctuary! An idol × city-building simulation game where you create your very own fan sanctuary alongside adorable idols to restore the lost connections between worlds!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.8%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Anime 17.6%, Fantasy 13%, Simulation 11.6%
- #11 Virtual Ties: Isekaijoucho Träumerei
90% matchVery Positive90% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: ENTERGRAM,INC.Pub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
This is a training adventure game where you produce the virtual idol Isekai Joucho to help your childhood friend Hoshiumi achieve her dream.
Why similar: Life Sim 31.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Anime 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #12 Volcano Princess
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 48,973 reviews2023
Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Why similar: Life Sim 24.4%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #13 I Wanna Be A Game Dev!
89% matchVery Positive95% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: Lyko Studio
Windows · Mac
Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?
Why similar: Life Sim 27.3%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 10.6%, RPG 9.6%
- #14 Rock Star Life Simulator
87% matchVery Positive86% of 538 reviews2025
Dev: HOGO Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rock Star Life Simulator is an extensive fame simulation game. Start this adventure by playing the guitar on the street, form your own band. Protect the fame, money, and charisma you earned with the right decisions and become a world star!
Why similar: Rhythm 24.7%, Music 17%, Life Sim 16.2%, Management 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #15 Anime Studio Story
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Step into the studio and produce yourown hit anime with an original hero!
Why similar: Life Sim 31.3%, Management 23.7%, Simulation 20.7%, Anime 16.7%, 2D 5.5%
- #16 Star Ring
86% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: 深海海鲜组Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
长篇×乙女向×模拟养成 欢迎来到星之诗学院!追求梦想的你,就是未来最璀璨的明星。——九种职业路线,七位可攻略角色,丰富的游戏系统,打造独一无二的演艺圈传奇。
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Life Sim 9.9%
- #17 Alice in Stardom - A Free Idol Visual Novel
86% matchVery Positive84% of 162 reviews2019
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Can you manage to beat your competitors to be the next top idol- and maybe even win their hearts in the process?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, RPG 18%, Anime 17.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #18 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,802 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Why similar: Life Sim 18.1%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #19 Office Life
82% matchVery Positive89% of 2,119 reviews2024
Dev: LeiYun GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?
Why similar: Life Sim 26.1%, Dating Sim 21.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Story Rich 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #20 Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story
84% matchMixed67% of 332 reviews2021
Dev: DarkKnightPub: 2P Games
Windows
From nobody to famous game producer in 3 years: that’s the journey you will live! Experience the trials and tribulations of game development in this life simulation game: live through the process of founding a small team and learning how to work together to develop a successful game.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.4%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Management 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Anime 10.4%
- #21 TV Studio Story
82% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create shows, sign stars, and dominate the airwaves in this TV studio sim.
Why similar: Life Sim 47.7%, Anime 19%, Simulation 17.2%, 2D 7.8%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #22 Spirited Heart Deluxe
85% matchMixed46% of 90 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Spirited Heart is a fantasy life simulation game. Create your fantasy alter ego choosing between an apparently normal human, a cute elf and a wicked demoness. Run your life in a virtual fantasy world: choose a job from the 20 different ones available, raise your stats, and maybe even find romance!
Why similar: Life Sim 16.4%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Anime 9.3%
- #23 Backstage Pass
83% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Dating Sim 31.8%, Anime 20.9%, Simulation 11.3%, RPG 2.8%
- #24 Idol Party 2 - Love Vibe
80% matchMixed66% of 427 reviews2025
Dev: LONGYOU TECHNOLOGY PTE.LTD.
Windows
Step into a dreamy journey in Idol Party 2! Enjoy rhythm gameplay, fashion dress-up, face customization, social interaction, romantic marriage, fishing, and ranked battles—all in one vibrant world. Join now and start your exclusive singing and dancing adventur!
Why similar: Rhythm 28%, Music 26.2%, Life Sim 18.1%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #25 Youtubers Life 2
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,280 reviews2021
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Start from humble beginnings and take charge of the daily life of a wannabe influencer. Balance your day between creating trend-based content, completing tasks to earn money, and building trust with your neighbors to uncover their stories. Are you ready to embark on your road to fame?
Why similar: Life Sim 44.3%, Management 25.5%, Relaxing 14.3%, Simulation 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #26 UltraGirl Alters
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: FutureInvention
Windows
In this story-driven SRPG,you play as the manager of the virtual idol group “Alters”.Command five girls wearing Tokusatsu-style hero suits to fight monsters,Build trust and form deep bonds with them while uncovering the dark secrets of Big corporation that controls everything through algorithms…
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.3%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Anime 9.7%
- #27 March to a Million
81% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Run a music talent agency and make platinum-selling records!
Why similar: Life Sim 56%, Simulation 21.8%, Management 11.8%, 2D 7.5%, Singleplayer 3%
- #28 RE0: VTuber Life
79% matchVery Positive88% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Stone Lake
Windows
RE0: VTuber Life is a VTuber simulation game where you manage the protagonist’s daily life, livestream schedule, friendships, gossip intake, and fan interactions—all leading to multiple possible endings.
Why similar: Life Sim 28.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Anime 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Simulation 10.6%
- #29 赛博拼好团!
77% matchVery Positive87% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: 普雷丽亚工作室
Windows
A cyberpunk-themed band management simulation game where you recruit musicians, plan tours, release albums, and lead your band to the top of Music City's entertainment industry.
Why similar: Rhythm 55.7%, Anime 15.7%, RPG 14.5%, 2D 5.9%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #30 Idol cultivation process :unspoken rules ★ミ
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: nikukyuPub: 072 Project
Windows
You work for an idol agency that is on the verge of closing down. As a producer, your goal is to train the last remaining idol, "Yumesaki" into a "perfect idol"!
Why similar: Dating Sim 31%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #31 Skating Rink Story
75% matchVery Positive93% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Make your wildest ice dreams come true with this skating rink management game.
Why similar: Life Sim 49%, Simulation 26.5%, Anime 16.4%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #32 Band Camp Boyfriend
76% matchVery Positive97% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Lovebird Game Studios
Windows
Will you lead your marching band to victory as drum major? Explore band camp and attend rehearsal alongside an unforgettable cast of characters, where every choice matters. Find love or face tragedy in 7 routes with 35+ different endings in this colorful, musically-rich otome visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #33 Princess Maker: Children of Revelation
74% matchMixed85% of 920 reviews2025
Dev: GEAR2
Windows · Mac · Linux
Princess Maker: Children of Revelation is a raising simulation game that returns after nearly 18 years as part of the Princess Maker package series, where you raise a young girl into adulthood. Become a parent in the game and help fulfill your daughter's dreams!
Why similar: Life Sim 32.6%, Simulation 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Fantasy 9.5%
- #34 TIME TO STARⅡ偶像之路终极版
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: 随便做做游戏组
Windows · Mac
A female-led star training game where players aim to win the TTS Starlight King Award. Features include open-world exploration, unique romance systems, and diverse career choices.
Why similar: Life Sim 30.8%, Dating Sim 25.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #35 Vtuber Simulator : Vtuber模擬器
74% matchVery Positive86% of 451 reviews2021
Dev: 阿煙
Windows
Customize your own character, streaming, training, and become a famous Vtuber!
Why similar: Life Sim 41.3%, RPG 17.7%, Anime 17.3%, Simulation 16.3%, 2D 6.8%
- #36 REPLAY BOYS
73% matchVery Positive94% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: Split Narrative Inc.
Windows · Mac
Band emergency! This was supposed to be Hannah’s day off, but now she’s been roped into managing The Replay Boys, an up-and-coming boy band. Make choices to stoke multi-timeline romances, keep the band from killing each other, and fight a resurrected ’80s pop star ghost. Can you manage?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Management 13.3%, Choices Matter 13%
- #37 Idol Hands 2
73% matchVery Positive88% of 788 reviews2023
Dev: 樹懶叫工作室Pub: Mango Party
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Experience two different stories with two different heroines in this love-filled idol management game! Complete with Live 2D-animated H-Scenes!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.6%, Visual Novel 18.7%, RPG 13.4%, Anime 13.2%, Simulation 12.2%
- #38 Super Idol
73% matchVery Positive80% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: KanoePub: Playmeow
Windows
Super Idol is a first-person simulation game that tells the story of the hidden rules of the music industry. Players take on the role of a music producer, and together with his sister, a singer, they made their way into the music industry.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.5%, Management 18.8%, Anime 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #39 Clicker Cuties - Anime Idler
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 488 reviews2024
Dev: Clicker Company
Windows
💗 Idler Clicker + Dating Sim 💗 Meet virtual cuties, care for them, and get to know their stories!
Why similar: Life Sim 33%, Dating Sim 29.7%, Anime 20.2%, RPG 8.4%, Simulation 5%
- #40 Taste of the Wind
70% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2026
Dev: 一留留
Windows · Mac
A simulation and RPG game with multiple endings, set in a Chinese restaurant. Play as the owner, and manage the restaurant, form bonds with characters, and explore the lively town. Uncover the secrets behind the restaurant’s mysterious downfall.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12%, Management 11.6%, Choices Matter 11%
- #41 Rock God Tycoon
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 316 reviews2017
Dev: Fern NigroPub: EmberWulf
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Create, manage, and guide your very own band to success!
Why similar: Music 54.8%, Management 31.1%, Simulation 14.1%
- #42 To Be In Love With Girls Group
72% matchMixed66% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: 光禾文化
Windows
"To Be Love With Girls Group" is the world's first real-life interactive video game for nurturing girl groups, produced by "Guanghe Media". Game players will take on the role of a girl group agent from the first perspective in the game to search for and discover girl group trainees
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, RPG 12.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #43 Idol Forging
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Sugar RushPub: EROLABS Publishing
Windows
A time-management romance sim AVG. As a fan, you take in idol Momoka to start living together. Influence the relationship via daily schedules & dialogue choices: work, cheer at concerts, give gifts... Win her heart, make her open up, and unlock intimate scenes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Multiple Endings 25.4%, Story Rich 16.2%, Simulation 12.8%, 2D 9.6%
- #44 To Pixelia
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,284 reviews2025
Dev: Pixeduo StudiosPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!
Why similar: Life Sim 26.3%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Management 14%, Relaxing 10.4%
- #45 Lullaby Days
71% matchVery Positive84% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: Sunflo Labs
Windows
Marchen fantasy raising simulation 『Lullaby Days』 is a game where the goal is to grow a duckling girl into a hero. Your duckling girl will grow through education, part-time work, exploration, and more. Create 70 endings in the Kingdom of Oberebach with around 90 sub-characters.
Why similar: Life Sim 19.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
- #46 Little Sim World
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 729 reviews2026
Dev: .GRAVITY
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Little London! Little Sim World is a cosy 2D life sim set in the heart of a little city full of charm, dreams, and surprises. Design your perfect home, meet quirky locals, build your routine, and live life at your own pace. A gentle world, a fresh start, and a story only you can write!
Why similar: Life Sim 28.2%, Dating Sim 22.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Relaxing 10.1%, RPG 8.7%
- #47 Casting Clicker
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Inspite
Windows
Build your own casting empire! Interview unique anime-style girls, view their spicy uncensored photos, and shoot stylish films. Manage your studio, follow trends, and grow your fame. Flirty, strategic, and full of personality — no pressure, just pleasure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Management 24.9%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 12.3%, Simulation 8.5%
- #48 Game Dev Masters
70% matchVery Positive83% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
Windows
It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.
Why similar: Management 31.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Simulation 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%
- #49 The Heart of Influencer
67% matchVery Positive87% of 333 reviews2025
Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows
You are entrusted with training five "troubled" influencers from Mountain & Sea Media, and gain the “Heart Probe” ability which allows you to uncover girls’ inner thoughts. Use your wisdom and ability to help them meet their training KPIs, while discovering their real selves beneath their facades.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.6%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, RPG 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #50 We Are OFK
68% matchVery Positive92% of 301 reviews2022
Dev: OFK
Windows · Mac
Start a virtual indie band in this behind-the-music comedy. Date, dance, skate, and run for your life across 5 episodes and interactive music videos, in a heartfelt story of what you risk to chase your dreams. All episodes out now!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Anime 16.3%, Story Rich 15.4%, Life Sim 12.8%
- #51 My Isekai Hotel
67% matchNo user reviews65% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Witch PantsuPub: Saikey Studios
Windows
Become the manager of your very own hotel from another world! Gather resources, play fun mini-games, expand your establishment, and keep your guests entertained. Build your reputation and create the ultimate otherworldly getaway!
Why similar: Anime 23.5%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Simulation 15.7%, Management 12.8%, Fantasy 12.1%
- #52 Epic Manager - Create Your Own Adventuring Agency!
71% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2016
Dev: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Epic Manager is a unique crossover between Sports Management and classic JRPGs. Experience an addictive “one more turn” mix of tycoon strategy, roguelike elements, roster management, combat and character progression, all rooted in an epic yet light-hearted fantasy setting. Rated ‘E’ for EPIC!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Management 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #53 The Manga Works
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Make history with manga! Turn your work into anime, drama, and even movies!
Why similar: Life Sim 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Management 22.8%, Anime 7.5%, Simulation 7%
- #54 🌟K-POP STAR🌟
68% matchMixed42% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: K-POP Group
Windows · Mac · Linux
In her attempt to revive her career, she crosses lines that push her deeper into a world of sensationalism and scandal.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Simulation 9.9%, Story Rich 8%
- #55 Anime Studio Simulator
71% matchMixed65% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Anime Studio Simulator is a lighthearted visual novel about a group of friends fulfilling their dream of creating an anime. Your choices determine whether their anime succeeds... or fails.
Why similar: Anime 50.2%, Simulation 25.2%, Visual Novel 24.6%
- #56 Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress
66% matchVery Positive92% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: MintCUBEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A love comedy set in the voice acting industry, from the point of view of voice actresses, managers, and sound engineers... and it's, like, 78% accurate! Play it, and you might find out what this industry is all about!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #57 Cosplay Maker
69% matchMixed61% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cosplay management and dating simulation.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.7%, Management 25.8%, Simulation 21.5%, Anime 18%
- #58 Fields of Mistria
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,222 reviews2026
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Why similar: Life Sim 28.9%, Dating Sim 27%, Anime 10.9%, RPG 10.9%, Relaxing 10.7%