- #1 Volcano Princess
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 48,369 reviews2023
Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Multiple Endings 15.2%, Dating Sim 13.9%, JRPG 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Anime 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most similar experience to Lair Land Story, featuring deep raising mechanics, multiple endings, and a rich fantasy setting.
- #2 Princess Maker 2 Refine
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,713 reviews2016
Dev: CFK Co., Ltd.Pub: Bliss Brain
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Princess Maker 2 Refine is a life simulation game which you play as a father of a girl, who had descended from the star. You have 8 years to raise your daughter from age 10 to 18 – your daughter will grow into her adulthood through various experiences.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.6%, Simulation 18.2%, Anime 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: As the definitive classic of the raising simulation genre, it provides the foundational gameplay loop of managing a girl's daily life and stats.
- #3 WitchSpring R
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,064 reviews2023
Dev: KIWIWALKS
Windows
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
WitchSpring R is a story-driven RPG combining elements of collecting, simulation, and battling. Experience the joy of training a young witch and accompany her on a grand adventure!
Why similar: JRPG 26%, Cute 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Magic 11.5%, Anime 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A delightful blend of RPG exploration and raising mechanics, featuring a cute protagonist in a vibrant fantasy world.
- #4 Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Studio NamaapaPub: PQube
Windows · Linux
Daughter Raising Simulator with in-depth management gameplay, backed by an outstanding City Pop soundtrack. Take a young girl under your wing and raise her to adulthood. Set in a future where humanity has fled earth, your choices for your daughter will determine the outcome for humanity.
Why similar: Simulation 37.6%, JRPG 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Anime 8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the daily schedule management and stat-building aspects that define the raising sim genre.
- #5 Long Live The Queen
94% matchVery Positive95% of 7,142 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Anime 19.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Medieval 8.1%, Fantasy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines high-stakes political drama with a rigorous stat-building system where every choice determines the protagonist's survival.
- #6 Princess Maker 5
94% matchMixed66% of 601 reviews2018
Dev: CFK Co., Ltd.Pub: Bliss Brain
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Discover magic in our world with Princess Maker 5! A lone princess needs your care in a realm where fantasy meets reality. Guide her growth and shape her destiny. Create unforgettable memories as you raise her.
Why similar: Simulation 24.6%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This entry in the series brings the classic raising formula into a modern setting with extensive branching paths and character development.
- #7 WitchSpring3 Re:Fine - The Story of Eirudy -
92% matchVery Positive94% of 1,277 reviews2021
Dev: KIWIWALKS
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Choose fate. Choose story. The fate of the witches is in your hands.
Why similar: Romance 16.7%, Medieval 12%, Magic 11.1%, JRPG 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This RPG focuses on the growth of a solitary witch, featuring cute aesthetics and a narrative driven by player interaction.
- #8 Magical Diary: Horse Hall
93% matchVery Positive90% of 1,019 reviews2012
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Anime 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Magic 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features school-based raising mechanics where your stats and choices dictate your success in classes and relationships.
- #9 Growing Up
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 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: Dating Sim 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Cute 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A life simulation game that captures the experience of guiding a character from childhood to adulthood through skill trees and life choices.
- #10 Lullaby Days
91% matchVery Positive85% 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: Multiple Endings 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Magic 10.7%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy life simulation that emphasizes multiple endings and story-rich character interactions.
- #11 BAD END THEATER
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,804 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, Romance 13.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Cute 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique visual novel that encourages exploring every possible outcome through a branching narrative structure.
- #12 The Radiants
89% matchVery Positive86% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Romance 16.5%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality visual novel that focuses on romance and character-driven storytelling within a fantasy setting.
- #13 My Lovely Daughter
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,304 reviews2018
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Gothic 22.1% ★, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 12%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Anime 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: While darker in tone, it utilizes a unique alchemy and raising system that forces players to make difficult moral decisions.
- #14 My Lovely Wife
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 769 reviews2022
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.
Why similar: Gothic 30.7% ★, Dating Sim 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Fantasy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends management simulation with dating sim elements, requiring careful resource allocation to achieve specific narrative outcomes.
- #15 Little Goody Two Shoes
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,440 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Romance 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, dark fantasy narrative game that relies on choices and management to navigate a mysterious world.
- #16 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,486 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: JRPG 32.3%, Anime 25.4%, RPG 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Cute 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a compelling mix of shop management and dungeon-crawling RPG elements that mirror the progression feel of Lair Land Story.
- #17 Palais de Reine
86% matchVery Positive86% of 146 reviews2020
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Diplomatic queen simulation + medieval fantasy romance. As the sole heiress to the late king, you must show that you have what it takes to rule the kingdom. Or perhaps you'd prefer to take one of your nobles as a consort?
Why similar: Romance 20.1%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Medieval 17%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines medieval fantasy with grand strategy and romance, requiring players to manage diplomacy and personal relationships.
- #18 Royal Order
82% matchVery Positive91% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Nifty VisualsPub: Nifty Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! A LGBT+ survival Raising Simulation in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Anime 10.6%, Magic 10.4%, Medieval 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that integrates RPG elements and time management to guide the player's journey.
- #19 Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?
82% matchVery Positive92% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack!
Why similar: JRPG 22.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Medieval 11.4%, Anime 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a mix of simulation and visual novel elements with a focus on branching paths.
- #20 Sister's Curriculum
81% matchVery Positive98% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: WAZAZAK
Windows
The Story of Tutoring Top 1% Repeat Students Sisters
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Romance 16.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Anime 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that emphasizes daily routines and character-focused storytelling.
- #21 Elisa: the Innkeeper
84% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.1%, Romance 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that relies on player choices to manage the life and fate of an innkeeper.
- #22 Magical Princess
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,259 reviews2026
Dev: Neotro Inc.Pub: MAGI Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.0 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: Dating Sim 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Anime 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%, JRPG 9.7%
- #23 Cute Bite
81% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A vampire raising sim! Train the Little Mistress in skills so she can bite her way through obstacles. She might hunt criminals for their blood, become a celebrity and feed on her fans, raise a dark army to threaten the world, or many other possible outcomes!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Anime 14.6%, Romance 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A life simulation game that allows for character customization and focuses on a cute, supernatural theme.
- #24 Kamikaze Lassplanes
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Inky DreamsPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
Fly and fall for powerful Lassplanes! Discover a hand-crafted anime VN with story-driven arcade shoot-'em-up gameplay. Take part in a romantic story with drama and comedic elements set in a steampunk Kingdom filled with magic and torn by a brutal war. Decide the fate of your country and heart.
Why similar: Romance 18.1%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Anime 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted visual novel that focuses on romance and dating sim mechanics.
- #25 Sword Daughter
83% matchMixed53% of 137 reviews2015
Dev: HanabiraPub: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Choose a path to adventure! Will you sneak into the dragon's lair, or challenge the beast openly? Will you fight for vengeance or for glory? Will you be tempted by elven romance? Will you be buried underground forever? Relive classic 1980s fantasy in this remastered gamebook.
Why similar: Romance 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Magic 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A choose-your-own-adventure style game that focuses on fantasy themes and the development of a young protagonist.
- #26 Seventh Lair
79% matchVery Positive94% of 408 reviews2022
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac
Seventh Lair is a short visual novel featuring some cast members of The House in Fata Morgana. It exists in a parallel universe to the original game, so it can be enjoyed even by those unfamiliar with it.
Why similar: JRPG 25.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Anime 12.6%, Romance 8.7%, Gothic 7.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative visual novel that provides a comedic and engaging story for fans of the genre.
- #27 Monster Prom
78% matchVery Positive93% of 14,304 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 56.3%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Fantasy 7%, Simulation 6.8%, Story Rich 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that uses stat management and branching choices to create a chaotic and fun narrative experience.
- #28 Chronotopia: Second Skin
78% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronotopia: Second Skin is a unique rewriting of the Donkeyskin fairytale, a darker variation of Cinderella. Follow Kionna into a painful but ultimately rewarding search for her true self.
Why similar: Medieval 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Romance 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fairy tale visual novel that features multiple endings and complex narrative choices.
- #29 Mushroom Musume
75% matchVery Positive97% of 222 reviews2025
Dev: Mortally Moonstruck Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Raise a mushroom from a spore into a fine young woman, then discover the twists and turns her life may take in this creepy-cute fairytale life simulation game.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.3%, Romance 15.5%, Fantasy 12.9%, Cute 12.1%, Anime 11%
- #30 Last Resort
79% matchMixed57% of 143 reviews2021
Dev: Team SoupvisionPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Last Resort is a small co-op shooter in which you and up to 3 others defend humanity's first hotel on Mars against hostile aliens. Defend & power up generators, upgrade your weapons and gun down hordes of aliens to save the hotel!
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy visual novel that focuses on character relationships and anime-style aesthetics.
- #31 Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times
76% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: CerebralJam
Windows · Mac · Linux
격동의 파란 속에서 한 소녀를 멋지게 성장시키자! 6년 간의 성장 대장정을 그리는 일정관리형 육성시뮬레이션!
Why similar: JRPG 21.5%, Dating Sim 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #32 Faulty Apprentice
77% matchVery Positive81% of 190 reviews2019
Dev: AGL studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In this world of magic, monsters, and mystery, the fate of Stars Reach Castle will be determined by you, the Faulty Apprentice! A story-rich visual novel/dating with Light Ecchi on the side. (Free 3 DLCs)
Why similar: Romance 14.6%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, JRPG 10.4%
- #33 小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop
73% matchVery Positive94% of 10,241 reviews2021
Dev: 落叶岛项目组Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 42.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a hilarious and adorable e-commerce game in a magical world where humans and monsters are at war. Help a humble rabbit fairy expand her online store selling homegrown carrots. Uncover hidden secrets while growing the business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.4%, Romance 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Anime 9.9%
- #34 Machine Child
74% matchMixed65% of 234 reviews2026
Dev: SYOJO KISHIDANPub: JAST
Windows
Machine Child is a nurturing simulation by renowned illustrator Ooyari Ashito. Raise a daughter in a charming town and guide her through heartwarming moments. Journey with her on adventures and create unforgettable memories. Choices matter, her future is yours to shape.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.1%, Cute 15.2%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Anime 11.6%, Fantasy 11.3%
- #35 灾厄黑龙与谎言公主
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,688 reviews2025
Dev: 莓夜工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
这是身为人类的公主，教会了强大而冷漠的黑龙，何为「爱」的故事。玩家将扮演故事中的女主角——一名人类国度的公主，与一头黑龙建立羁绊，融化与温暖它的心灵，为自身谋得生存希望。令人啼笑皆非的生活开始啦！
Why similar: JRPG 17.4%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Romance 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #36 그 어느 여름날의 이야기
75% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
This world's most beautiful girl, visual noble. His fate is determined by his choice.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Simulation 12.5%, Anime 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #37 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
69% matchVery Positive95% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏（FuliGames）
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Anime 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Romance 9.7%
- #38 My Vow to My Liege
71% matchVery Positive92% of 4,093 reviews2020
Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?
Why similar: Romance 30.9%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Anime 9.2%, RPG 7.6%
- #39 Fading Hearts
76% matchMixed65% of 192 reviews2014
Dev: Sakura River Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 188.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your choices changes the GENRE of the story!Almost EVERY NPC LIES to you at some point in the game!Live a life of adventure or a normal life! A game with true choices!An interactive story/game where you play the role of Ryou, a seemingly normal high school student in the land of Sorayama.
Why similar: JRPG 20.6%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #40 Forest Fortress
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 152 reviews2018
Dev: Flaming FireflyPub: Flaming Firefly
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Forest Fortress Live2d is an animated visual novel in an eroge genre with elements of fantasy. Non-linear branching storyline may lead to multiple romantic endings with different girls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Anime 14.2%, Romance 14.1%, Magic 11.8%
- #41 After I met that catgirl, my questlist got too long!
72% matchVery Positive90% of 144 reviews2021
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Find love and establish your adventurers' guild in this yuri RPG / visual novel hybrid!
Why similar: JRPG 16.5%, Romance 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Anime 10%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #42 Rose of Winter
73% matchVery Positive91% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rose of Winter is a charming visual novel with adventure, romance, and heartbreak. Choose one of four princes to take on your adventure, and make decisions to unlock multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Romance 22.2%, Cute 10.5%, Casual 9.7%
- #43 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
69% matchVery Positive93% of 4,390 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.5%, Multiple Endings 24.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, RPG 9.9%, Fantasy 9.7%
- #44 HaremKingdom
72% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: SmeePub: Shiravune
Windows
HaremKingdom is a pure-love comedy in another world! Amidst magical hijinks and five adoring brides, what kind of harem will you choose to build?
Why similar: Romance 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Anime 9.8%, Magic 9.2%
- #45 Knights of Messiah IF: Castle in an Alternate Dimension
69% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: GyuPub: Tensei Games
Windows
Enjoy traveling around the beautiful world of Knights of Messiah as the leader of a party of adventurers! When Alicia and Maya are captured by the evil prince of Windsor, Ritz, you and your friends must explore dungeons in search of the Gemstones that'll allow you to access his castle!
Why similar: JRPG 24.8%, Romance 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Medieval 8.6%
- #46 DRAPLINE
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,729 reviews2025
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
"DRAPLINE" is a roguelite training game where you raise a dragon girl who eats anything and train her to become the strongest in one year. Feed her a variety of things to increase her abilities, combine various skills to build your own strategy, and defeat the impending catastrophe!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21%, Dating Sim 12.5%, RPG 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Simulation 10.6%
- #47 Raising a Happy NEET
67% matchVery Positive91% of 299 reviews2026
Dev: るりりソフトPub: akaeroCore
Windows
A distant relative and NEET girl suddenly becomes your family. Together, you’ll begin a heartwarming and redemptive life together in this cohabitation sim.
Why similar: Anime 21.9%, Cute 17.4%, Simulation 17%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #48 DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia
67% matchVery Positive96% of 428 reviews2024
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play as Shido and unravel the secrets of the mysterious spirit Ren in the visual novel follow-up to DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation, based on the acclaimed light novel and anime series.
Why similar: Romance 13%, JRPG 12.9%, Dating Sim 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Anime 8.5%
- #49 Memories: Millennium Girl
70% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: V Sisters
Windows
Welcome to the heartwarming world of Memories: Millennium Girl! Join your sister's journey through 8 unforgettable years, forming bonds with 25 adorable NPCs. With 50+ unique endings awaiting your choices, create a cute and captivating tale filled with connections, joy, and cherished memories
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.6%, Anime 20.2%, Cute 12%, Simulation 11.1%, RPG 9.8%
- #50 Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
71% matchVery Positive92% of 177 reviews2019
Dev: ParticlePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 134.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dating Sim 12.5%, Anime 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #51 A Pinch of Magic
70% matchVery Positive84% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Save your grandparent's failing café/magic shop from bankruptcy and possibly fall in love!
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Magic 11.5%, Anime 10%, Romance 10%
- #52 Your amazing T-Gotchi!
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 736 reviews2020
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A cute game where you care about a green anime girl!
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.2%, Multiple Endings 23.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, RPG 8.3%
- #53 Star Ring
68% matchVery Positive88% of 81 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 14.4%, Romance 14%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #54 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,250 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Female Protagonist 19%, Romance 16%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #55 Wanting Wings
66% matchVery Positive99% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: BaseSonPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Romance 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Anime 11.4%, Dating Sim 11.1%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #56 Lilith's Lair
65% matchVery Positive98% of 255 reviews2024
Dev: Burger Kurger
Windows
A story driven sextroidvania click-em-up where you play as a brave barbarian ascending a lascivious lair!
Why similar: Medieval 29.2%, Multiple Endings 25.4%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Cute 12.8%, 2D 8.5%
- #57 Life After Magic
65% matchVery Positive98% of 281 reviews2023
Dev: Team StarlightPub: Chirashi Games
Windows · Linux
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: Dating Sim 16.4%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
