Games Like Kare wa Kanojo

Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.

Why similar: Romance 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Emotional 12.1%, Anime 9.7%

"Hey, do you know the meaning of the four-leaf clover?" Set at "Shonan Saika Academy," a prestigious school in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture, this is a youthful story of girls wavering between friendship and love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Romance 9.7%

“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.

Why similar: Romance 18.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Romance 23.2%, Anime 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Dating Sim 12.1%

After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the daily lives of her friends and classmates at Solana Academy, will she find the romance she seeks?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Romance 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 13.9%, Anime 11.6%

Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance is a dating sim about a teen girl who moves to a small secret community of cryptids. Romance a magical Fairy, a sensitive Sasquatch and a bold Velociraptor. A satirical 90's teen drama about trying to find love in your last year of high school.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Romance 15.4%, Dating Sim 15.2%, 1990's 11.3%

With just 15 days of summer left, will Tomai pursue romance or responsibility?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Romance 12%, Anime 10.4%

A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Romance 15.2%, Dating Sim 15%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

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 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 12.8%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Emotional 10.9%

This is a story about finding love to overwrite the feelings for the one they held dearest. A girls love visual novel about summer, love and adolescence.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.6%, Romance 21.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Anime 14.3%, Text-Based 6.4%

Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Emotional 14.3%, Romance 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

Girl protag heartwarming slice of life with bittersweet twists!

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Romance 14.7%, Anime 12.2%, Text-Based 10.7%

Wanting Wings is a cute and romantic, yuri visual novel about three girls living together and falling in love over the course of their daily lives. Your choices determine which two will ultimately pair together.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 11.1%, Emotional 10.7%

Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Romance 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Emotional 13.8%, Anime 10.6%

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+ 27%, Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

It's 1994 in the mountains of Northern Japan - Are you ready to fall in love? Snowkissed Romance weaves addictive stat-building, day planning, and mini-games with captivating storytelling and plenty of ’90s shoujo charm.

Why similar: Romance 19.4%, 1990's 16.9%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Anime 9.1%

In this yuri visual novel featuring an all-star cast, you follow one main love triangle as they navigate their budding romance and the pursuit of their goals, unlocking new, heartwarming events to view from the perspectives of each cute girl in six other precious couples as well.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 12.2%, Dating Sim 9.9%

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 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Anime 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

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+ 25.9%, Romance 17.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Dating Sim 16%, Anime 9.6%

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+ 27.4%, Romance 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

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: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Romance 18.3%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 11.8%

As graduation looms, true feelings begin to surface. Will Grace find the courage to overcome her shyness and bare her heart to Sera, or will her handsome rival Akira get to her first? A free VN about being really gay for your best friend. Part of the NOISZ series, and prequel to NOISZ STΔRLIVHT.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Romance 18.8%, Anime 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

Keita’s summer kicks off with a random game chat—just anonymous “bros” trading jokes and awkward confessions. But when he learns his whole party is actually a group of girls living next door, things spiral fast in a season of neighborly chaos, college camaraderie, and maybe... something more.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Romance 22.8%, Anime 14.1%, Emotional 11.6%, Cute 7.8%

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+ 26.8%, Romance 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Text-Based 7.3%

Winning Love by Daylight is a Visual Novel that puts you directly amongst the action as a High School student who slowly uncovers the secret that several of their classmates are actually magical girl super heroes!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Romance 18.9%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%, Visual Novel 7%

Date your cute femboy roommate! You are Li Fei, on your very first day of university, you bump into a peerless beauty at the stadium. Later, back in your dorm, you find out that this peerless beauty is actually your roommate…and he is a boy, a fluffy little femboy!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Romance 20.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Anime 15%

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+ 38.4%, Visual Novel 22%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Cute 5.6%

A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it.

Why similar: Romance 18.3%, Emotional 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Anime 11.7%

The Story of Tutoring Top 1% Repeat Students Sisters

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Romance 16.9%, Anime 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Simulation 12.6%

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+ 32.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Romance 11.7%, Anime 9%

A simulation of an outcast romance!

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Romance 14.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Anime 11.2%

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+ 24.6%, Romance 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Emotional 13.5%, Anime 12.7%

Players will experience intertwined storylines of the male protagonist and three female leads. The male lead features in about half of the narrative, which is told mostly from his perspective. Through the story progression, players will witness a dramatic tale of power, emotion, and destiny.

Why similar: Romance 23.2%, Emotional 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Text-Based 12.5%

A fully-animated visual novel about a boy who wakes up in an unknown house with two beautiful sisters, their mother, and an unspoken truth.

Why similar: Romance 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Emotional 13.8%, Anime 13.5%

Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Anime 15%, Emotional 13%, Romance 11.9%

Upon finding a mysterious social media account, Alex sets out to find the origins of the photos and meets three urban explorers, each of them unearthing something new and unfamiliar in her heart.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Romance 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dating Sim 15%, Anime 11.3%

We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Anime 16.7%, Romance 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.4%

饴情甜蜜转瞬即逝，女生之间的爱情就像镜花般脆弱。 踏入大学校园的自由舞台，交织着理想与现实迷茫前行，她们的缘分是否可以开花结果呢？ 甘之如饴的一对一百合故事，多结局。

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Emotional 11.9%

A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Romance 17%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Dating Sim 20.1%, Romance 19.4%, Anime 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

Harold is sent to a school for people with no friends. The teachers observe and then pair them up, making them roommates. What will happen when Harold ends up sharing a room with a girl?

Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Romance 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

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: Romance 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dating Sim 16%, Anime 13.8%, Emotional 13.7%

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: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Emotional 15.3%, 1990's 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dating Sim 10.1%

Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Anime 9.9%

The story will be accompanied by three heroines, and everyone will find their own love in this real and imaginary world. Is it the dark-skinned school girl who is available, the cold and mysterious girl, or the afterimage that I have been unable to reach in my memory?

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.6%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Emotional 18.2%, Anime 17.4%, Multiple Endings 5.7%

A boy who can no longer hear the piano, living in the shadow of his gifted younger brother; a karate girl who is more than a friend but not yet a lover; and a girl with future memories. As past and future entwine, where will this triangle lead in this fleeting, bittersweet summer love story?

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Emotional 23%, Romance 18%, Dating Sim 9.7%, Text-Based 7.9%

A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 15.9%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Anime 9.1%

Follow along with the adventures of Dulce as she finds new friends, new fun, and maybe even romance in the world of Dragon Connection, a hot new augmented reality mobile game.A, short, sweet free all-ages GxG visual novel featuring cute girls, friendship, and romance!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 47.3%, Visual Novel 31%, Anime 12.7%, Indie 5.1%, Cute 3.9%

It's been about one year since a young man came to Yunagicho. And in this town, he's met quite a few people. This is the story of his loving relationships with the wonderful women he has met. Let's do our best today, with both our familiar friends, and our new ones, too! ♪

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Anime 14.5%, Emotional 13.8%, Romance 10.9%

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: Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, 1990's 14.9%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Anime 10.7%

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+ 26.5%, Romance 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dating Sim 12.5%, Anime 7.7%

"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+ 35.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Romance 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…

Why similar: Romance 27.5%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Anime 16.3%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Hand-drawn 7.2%

This world's most beautiful girl, visual noble. His fate is determined by his choice.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Dating Sim 22.7%, Anime 16.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%

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: Romance 19%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Dating Sim 16%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

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+ 31.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Romance 12%, Anime 9%

Welcome to Moe Era, the era of cute things! It has everything but a hero to help four adorable girls. You're the one they're waiting for!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Anime 20.4%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Romance 14.6%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 13.9%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Romance 11.2%

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: Romance 20.5%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Text-Based 7.4%