- #1 Volcano Princess
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 47,364 reviews2023
Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.4 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: Dating Sim 24.8%, Life Sim 17.5%, Choices Matter 13%, Medieval 12.7%, Drama 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This life simulation game features deep character relationships, choices that matter, and a strong focus on raising your child to success.
- #2 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,518 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.1 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: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Dating Sim 27.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Life Sim 12.4%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines life simulation with procedural storytelling and complex character relationships that evolve based on your choices.
- #3 Potionomics
96% matchVery Positive91% of 7,207 reviews2022
Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.3%, Resource Management 15.2%, Management 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Romance 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs addictive shop management with a charming dating-sim mechanic where building relationships is essential for your business success.
- #4 Crusader Kings III
95% matchVery Positive91% of 137,655 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.8 hrsMean: 143.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Medieval 27.5%, Management 24.5%, Strategy 15%, Life Sim 9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the ultimate medieval dynasty management experience where social relationships and lineage are as critical as territorial expansion.
- #5 Growing Up
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,558 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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+ 20.6%, Management 17.4%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Life Sim 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A life simulation game that focuses on the choices you make during your upbringing and how they shape your future relationships and career.
- #6 Fabledom
94% matchVery Positive85% of 7,347 reviews2024
Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!
Why similar: Management 21%, Resource Management 19.4%, Procedural Generation 17.6%, Romance 14.7%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy city-builder focuses on medieval village growth with a heavy emphasis on romance and social interactions between your citizens.
- #7 Wildermyth
93% matchVery Positive95% of 18,060 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 41.9%, Choices Matter 33.2%, RPG 12.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: The procedural storytelling and character-driven RPG elements create unique, evolving relationships between your party members over generations.
- #8 Yes, Your Grace
92% matchVery Positive87% of 13,642 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Medieval 18.3%, Management 15.7%, Resource Management 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: You must manage your kingdom's resources while navigating the complex personal lives and requests of your subjects and family.
- #9 My Lovely Empress
91% matchVery Positive82% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
Why similar: Management 37.7%, Romance 19.4%, Resource Management 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Simulation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim requires you to balance the needs of your empire with deep, narrative-driven social connections.
- #10 Boyfriend Dungeon
91% matchVery Positive92% of 2,624 reviews2021
Dev: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Dating Sim 23.1%, Romance 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Comedy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends dungeon crawling with a dating-sim, where your weapons are also your romantic interests.
- #11 Roots of Pacha
90% matchVery Positive94% of 4,347 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.9%, Romance 20.2%, Life Sim 17.3%, RPG 10.6%, Cute 8%
Why You'll Like It: This community-building game emphasizes social bonds and collective growth within a prehistoric setting.
- #12 Fields of Mistria
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,018 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Dating Sim 32%, Romance 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Life Sim 13.3%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends farming-sim mechanics with a strong emphasis on community building and diverse romance options.
- #13 Love, Ghostie
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 608 reviews2024
Dev: Janbeh Games, LLC
Windows · Mac
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom! Discover cute romances with a unique story between every pair of residents! How will love blossom in your manor?
Why similar: Dating Sim 24%, LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Management 17.7%, Romance 12.2%, Life Sim 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy dating-sim where you act as a ghost matchmaker to help the residents of a haunted house find love.
- #14 Best Friend Forever
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 220 reviews2020
Dev: StarcoltPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Pat the dogs... and then their owners. Step into the world of Rainbow Bay in Best Friend Forever, a dating sim-meets-dog care sim where you pat, pamper and train your pup while you search for your own forever friend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Dating Sim 22.8%, Romance 11.8%, Management 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique dating-sim that incorporates pet care, forcing you to balance your romantic life with the needs of your canine companion.
- #15 Clanfolk
87% matchVery Positive92% of 3,737 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.9%, Life Sim 20.2%, RPG 12.9%, Cute 10.7%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval colony simulation that focuses on the survival and social dynamics of a family unit over generations.
- #16 Going Medieval
84% matchVery Positive89% of 20,287 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Management 37.2%, Procedural Generation 27.4%, Strategy 14.5%, RPG 11%, Simulation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed colony builder that allows you to manage the lives and social structures of survivors in a medieval setting.
- #17 Royal Order
86% matchVery Positive91% of 129 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 27.1%, LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Management 15%, Medieval 12.5%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation RPG focuses on time management and building relationships within a royal court setting.
- #18 Medieval Legacy
85% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Ninetoplay
Windows
Start as a humble commoner and guide your family through generations in this family sim meets city builder. Climb the ranks of society to become the most influential family in the land. With wit, strategy, and a bit of luck, build your legacy - just try not to trip over your ambition!
Why similar: Management 22.3%, Medieval 21.8%, Resource Management 13.6%, Life Sim 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that incorporates economy and management elements within a medieval sandbox environment.
- #19 Witchy Life Story
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,190 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.7%, Dating Sim 28.5%, Life Sim 10.6%, Comedy 9.9%, Cute 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing visual novel that focuses on crafting and building relationships with the local townsfolk.
- #20 Voice Love on Air
82% matchVery Positive87% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
A BL dating sim with elements of studio management and interactions with voice actors! Follow Aki, a newbie voice director who has to complete the recordings for several BL dramas, and interact with the charming voice actors. Come give voice to the language of love!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.4%, Dating Sim 25%, Management 14.5%, Drama 12.2%, Romance 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven dating-sim that focuses on the professional and romantic lives of voice actors.
- #21 Errant Kingdom
84% matchMixed67% of 158 reviews2023
Dev: Lunaris Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Kingdom of Novus has been thrown into disarray and It's up to you to decide if you’ll help to bring peace, or if you’ll stoke the fires of chaos. Pick a side, and meet your match.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.3%, Dating Sim 35.2%, Romance 19.6%, Medieval 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that offers deep LGBTQ romance options and complex character narratives.
- #22 Sun Haven
81% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
Why similar: Dating Sim 52.1%, Life Sim 23.5%, RPG 14.9%, Simulation 6.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy farming sim that offers deep relationship building and romance options within a vibrant, magical world.
- #23 The Succession of Changing Kings
79% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Medieval 36.5%, Management 26.3%, Choices Matter 17.9%, 2D 6.5%, RPG 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval strategy RPG that emphasizes choices and building a legacy through management and social interaction.
- #24 Long Live The Queen
82% matchVery Positive95% of 7,115 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: Medieval 26.9%, Strategy 19%, RPG 13.3%, Cute 12.2%, Simulation 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes management and life simulation game where every choice you make impacts your survival and social standing.
- #25 Travellers Rest
81% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Management 32.3%, Medieval 21.8%, Life Sim 18.1%, Resource Management 15.2%, RPG 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a tavern while interacting with a variety of patrons, blending resource management with social simulation.
- #26 LongStory
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 104 reviews2017
Dev: Bloom Digital Media
Windows · Mac
In LongStory you can be and date who you choose. Play as the gender of your choice and date the cutie you like best! LongStory is is based on real stories - things that have happened, if not to us, to people we know and love. We hope it is funny, sad, perplexing and wonderful… Just like life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.8%, Dating Sim 28.9%, Romance 14.1%, RPG 8.3%, Simulation 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, inclusive dating-sim that focuses on the social challenges of navigating high school relationships.
- #27 Moonlight In Garland
79% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Violet LeBeauxPub: Winters Group Estate
Windows · Mac
City life is calling, and you're gonna love it here!* Move to a new apartment in the bustling city. Make friends, find work, and decorate your new home - all while working with the community to improve your neighbourhood. Welcome to Garland! *Apartment quality may vary, loving it not guaranteed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Dating Sim 20.5%, Romance 15.4%, Life Sim 12.2%, RPG 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A life simulation game that captures the cozy, social experience of moving to a new city and building relationships.
- #28 Matchmaking Inc.
78% matchVery Positive88% of 6,788 reviews2025
Dev: Wave GamesPub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young single man returns to his hometown and takes over the family's matchmaking business. Matchmaking Inc. is a modern-themed RPG designed for men that combines gameplay elements of simulation management and text adventure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29%, Management 20.2%, Romance 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, RPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual management game that tasks you with running a matchmaking service, mirroring the core loop of the seed game.
- #29 The Home County
78% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Swanworth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a functional cozy village in the British countryside! Explore haunted mines, manage your village's production, and enjoy immersive hobbies! Will you start a cult, rule as a Lord or Lady, or guide your villagers as equals?
Why similar: Management 37.4%, Procedural Generation 21.5%, Life Sim 19.8%, RPG 10.1%, 2D 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A colony and life simulation game that focuses on building a community and managing the daily lives of its inhabitants.
- #30 Kitty Powers' Matchmaker Makeover
76% matchVery Positive98% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: Magic Notion Ltd
Windows · Mac
Kitty Powers' special brand of matchmaking returns in this remastered version of the viral sensation Kitty Powers' Matchmaker. It's time to make love happen, again!
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Management 17.2%, Romance 10.5%, Procedural Generation 8.5%
- #31 Pixel Puzzle Makeout League
80% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: Rude GhostPub: Skymap Games
Windows · Mac
Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.2%, Dating Sim 28.7%, Romance 14.6%, Funny 7.8%, Comedy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky combination of puzzle-solving and dating-sim mechanics that focuses on character-driven comedy.
- #32 Date Everything!
75% matchVery Positive94% of 6,867 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.3%, Dating Sim 30.6%, Romance 13.7%, Comedy 5.6%, Funny 4.8%
- #33 Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,319 reviews2025
Dev: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Rule your crumbling kingdom as you try to satisfy the petty needs of your people in this cinematic kingdom management RPG. Balance your resources, collect taxes, hire agents and make difficult decisions to see your kingdom prosper or fail.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Medieval 17.3%, Management 16.7%, Resource Management 13.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #34 Love Craft
75% matchVery Positive99% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Toiu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join the Crafting Club, where the glue is strong and the feelings stronger! Craft chaos, flirt fearlessly, and make some very bad romantic decisions! Find your project partner in this elimination-based Dating Sim!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Dating Sim 22.6%, Romance 11.2%, Drama 8.9%, Funny 8.9%
- #35 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: LGBTQ+ 47.3%, Dating Sim 28.2%, Romance 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.8%, RPG 3.5%
- #36 Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,923 reviews2015
Dev: Magic Notion Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker is a hilarious dating simulator with a difference. Manage your own matchmaking agency with the guidance of your fabulous boss, drag queen diva Kitty Powers!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Dating Sim 24.6%, Romance 12.6%, Funny 7.9%, Procedural Generation 7.1%
- #37 Kitty Powers' Love Life
77% matchVery Positive89% of 236 reviews2018
Dev: Magic Notion Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From the creators of ‘Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker’, ‘Kitty Powers' Love Life’ is a brand new take on the community/relationship sim genre, with a very British twist. Build and run your very own village for newly matched couples, under the watchful eye of your boss, outrageous drag queen Kitty Powers!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.4%, Dating Sim 26.1%, Romance 10.3%, Comedy 7.8%, Funny 6.1%
- #38 Femboy Burgers
74% matchVery Positive90% of 227 reviews2023
Dev: Asephy
Windows
A management/ visual novel femboy game. Complete orders made by customers, and manage your expenses to survive, while also wooing femboys! Start a new job as a femboy serving burgers -among other things!
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.1%, LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Life Sim 11.3%, Drama 8.6%, RPG 7.7%
- #39 Cattails: Wildwood Story
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,823 reviews2023
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!
Why similar: Romance 30.2%, Life Sim 27.9%, RPG 17%, Cute 14.9%, Simulation 9.9%
- #40 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,335 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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+ 32.2%, Dating Sim 26.1%, Romance 16.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Cute 4.6%
- #41 Youtubers Life 2
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,249 reviews2021
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Management 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Life Sim 13.5%, Strategy 9.2%, Funny 7.9%
- #42 Littlewood
72% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Life Sim 31.2%, Romance 23.5%, RPG 18%, Simulation 11%, Cute 9.9%
- #43 Whimel Academy
70% matchVery Positive86% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: Impossible Home
Windows
Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.3%, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Management 19.5%, Life Sim 12.1%, Romance 9.7%
- #44 Echoes of the Plum Grove
70% matchVery Positive88% of 3,019 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Management 35.3%, Life Sim 17.3%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Family Friendly 10.5%, Cute 8.6%
- #45 Cockville [18+]
73% matchMixed69% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Unicorn DivisionPub: Tender Troupe
Windows
Congrats, you just inherited a farm and your hot neighbors will not let you be! Erotic hijinks ensue on your neverending quest to expand your farm! Discover spicy romances and intertwining stories in this bizarrely relaxing farm simulator.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Management 18.4%, Romance 11.5%, Funny 5.3%
- #46 Heartspell: Horizon Academy
69% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Dire Kitten Games
Windows
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing personalities and challenges. Make choices that affect your relationships, and their destinies.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.9%, LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Romance 16%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Funny 8.1%
- #47 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,273 reviews2022
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Dating Sim 23.7%, Resource Management 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Romance 10%
- #48 Hunky City
70% matchVery Positive81% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: Team R.P
Windows
You move to a new city to live with your "former" stepfather. Work, make friends, and explore the thrilling world of romance in this captivating game. Are you ready for the excitement? Let the journey begin!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Romance 7.6%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Life Sim 6.3%
- #49 Ambition: A Minuet in Power
71% matchVery Positive86% of 419 reviews2021
Dev: Joy Manufacturing Co.Pub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.5%, LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Romance 14%, Choices Matter 9.2%, RPG 6.8%
- #50 Heirs And Graces
73% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2016
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
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+ 34.9%, Dating Sim 25%, Romance 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Comedy 6.8%
- #51 Lord Goblin
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: BBBen and his Big Brass BandPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows
Visual novel meets management sim- thanks to a spell gone wrong, you, a lowly goblin, become the lord of a realm. You’ll need to govern your lands, renovate your manor, and most importantly- train up your naïve maids into a team of skilled servants!
Why similar: Management 25.3%, Dating Sim 24.1%, Medieval 22.7%, Life Sim 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #52 Bunkered with Femboy
66% matchVery Positive91% of 281 reviews2025
Dev: Pink Twilight
Windows · Mac · Linux
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+ 30.2%, Dating Sim 21.4%, Romance 12.8%, Life Sim 9.2%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #53 Life After Magic
68% matchVery Positive98% of 264 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: LGBTQ+ 36.9%, Dating Sim 30%, Romance 14.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Cute 7.4%
- #54 Discounty
66% matchVery Positive83% of 2,410 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?
Why similar: Management 35.3%, Life Sim 23.4%, RPG 12.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Cute 9%
- #55 Fable Hospital
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: AMGames TC
Windows
Fable Hospital is a medieval hospital management simulator with a touch of fantasy and humor. Cure hilarious diseases, manage an eccentric team, and gather resources in a world full of satire and fun.
Why similar: Medieval 22.8%, Management 22.5%, Resource Management 20.1%, Strategy 10.2%, Cute 6.5%
- #56 Minami Lane
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,345 reviews2024
Dev: DootPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!
Why similar: Management 30.3%, Resource Management 21.8%, Life Sim 15.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Cute 10.3%
- #57 Monster Prom
68% matchVery Positive93% of 14,244 reviews2018
Dev: Beautiful GlitchPub: Xelu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
Why similar: Dating Sim 42.6%, LGBTQ+ 28.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Comedy 7.5%, Funny 6.1%
- #58 Potion Permit
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Dating Sim 41.4%, Life Sim 19.7%, RPG 11.1%, Cute 10.3%, Simulation 6.7%
- #59 Later Daters - Premium
68% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2020
Dev: Bloom Digital Media
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Ye OLDE! Your new retirement paradise. Date as an octogenarian and find somebody to love, or just get your kicks in while the getting is good. Remember, if the chairs are rockin', don’t come a-knockin.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Dating Sim 24.5%, RPG 19.6%, Simulation 12%, Romance 10.4%