- #1 Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square
97% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: WhirlpoolPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Magical girl idols are here! Get ready for the performance of a lifetime from the idol group Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square! Gao~!
Why similar: Word Game 24.3%, Dating Sim 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Simulation 7.7%
- #2 恋爱见证!~天国命筑学园~
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Imaginary Garden
Windows
Love Investigation! is a visual novel Game(Galgame). The "Heavenly Destiny Academy" is a re-education prison established by the Heavenly Council. You're a teacher, Received an order - among these girls,There's a thief! Find out who is behind this, and fall in love with her!
Why similar: Word Game 27.1%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Romance 10.4%
- #3 我才不会被女孩子欺负呢
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lingdong
Windows
The game "I'm Not Being Bullied by Girls" is a role-playing romantic adventure game. In the game, players will experience the stories and interactions between several girls from the first person perspective of the male protagonist, promote the development of the plot, and explore the city map.
Why similar: Word Game 26.5%, Dating Sim 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Simulation 6.3%
- #4 Life is Vanilla
95% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Life Is Vanilla Productions
Windows · Mac
A coming-of-age romantic comedy told by a narrator who survived it — barely. Eight women, one very unprepared guy, and the kind of experiences that could actually happen to anyone. Sharp humor. Real stories. Two game modes. 18+.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Romance 10%, Comedy 9.6%
- #5 Summer Feed
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Triple Beep StudioPub: Mango Party
Windows
Summer Feed is an emotionally charged, interactive game centered around social media management. Manage your PIA account, get inspired, and post dope content! Different people will respond to every post, but what they show on PIA is never the same as what's in your DMs...
Why similar: Word Game 26.8%, Dating Sim 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Romance 6.7%
- #6 Summer Feast
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tenth Art
Windows
“Day and Night” Step into a parallel story, play as a key character, and uncover the truth through live-action scenes and 3D investigations. Every choice triggers a butterfly effect leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Word Game 21.4%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Simulation 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #7 和躲在酒馆里的黑色JK一起喝咖啡
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 咖啡制作组
Windows
在一天风平浪静的日子,一个名叫洛小米的少女突然闯入到了主角的生活当中,她自称从未来而来,并为了拯救未来已经死亡的男主 起初,男主还以为这是句玩笑话,可在通过自己的能力读心之后,才发现她似乎并没有说谎 这次我的好奇心作祟之下,他和这位神秘少女进行了同居,并开始了每天的工作日常
Why similar: Word Game 22.4%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Simulation 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #8 The Witch and the Wish
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 不眠鸟制作组
Windows
Keep choosing until you reach the outcome you desire
Why similar: Word Game 27.4%, Dating Sim 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #9 不和我推谈恋爱就会死?!
91% matchPositive86% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: 叁鬼工作室
Windows
不和我推恋爱就会死?!
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Romance 7.1%
- #10 Imagine Future
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Imaginary Garden
Windows
"Imagine Future" is a Visual Novel with a campus theme. You will follow the perspective of the protagonist Ji Wang, experience the life of a high school student. The final examination seemed so far away. one day, it was close at hand. Standing at the crossroads of life, what choice will you make?
Why similar: Word Game 22.9%, Dating Sim 21.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 10%, Text-Based 6.9%
- #11 Infiltrate Sector 27
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XTAYFII
Windows
A role-playing game that you will collaborate with your junior sisters and challenge them to compete in esports games, helping them win the final championship.
Why similar: Word Game 23.7%, Dating Sim 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Simulation 8.5%
- #12 My Cat Is a Maid!
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
A short, slice-of-life romance visual novel. As an anime merch shop clerk, you meet a cat-eared maid "cosplayer" while running an errand for your manager. Her request? Adopt her! Wait—she’s a real catgirl?! Your cozy life with an adorable catgirl begins!
Why similar: Word Game 28.3%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Romance 5.5%
- #13 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
89% matchVery Positive94% of 2,213 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 46.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 27.3%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Romance 8.8%
- #14 Diamond Runway
88% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
"Diamond Runway" is an interactive RPG where you play as Lindsay, an aspiring supermodel. Starting as a novice in a NYC competition, you'll face rivalry, friendships, romance, and growth. Your choices shape relationships, career, and endings in a journey through the glamorous yet dark fashion world.
Why similar: Word Game 27.3%, Dating Sim 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Casual 7.2%
- #15 致经济下行的我们
87% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: 汪景航Pub: 扶桑
Windows
集回合、养成、随机事件、Galgame、藏品、人生模拟、危机系统等玩法的一款2D视觉恋爱小说游戏。内含78个剧情事件、70个模拟玩法事件结局、24个藏品、3个IF线结局。
Why similar: Word Game 22.6%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Simulation 11.6%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #16 阿宅的我被二次元女同事搭讪了!
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 遥远星河Pub: WindField Games
Windows
(本作根据真实事件改编)你是一名刚毕业的程序员阿宅,入职第一天就被二次元女同事七海强势搭讪,这位爱捉弄你的可爱坏女人,用各种甜蜜伎俩猛攻你的心房!游戏拥有29个HappyEnd,从嘴硬到心动,你能扛过几轮攻势?宅男与同事的恋爱日常,就这样开始啦!
Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Dating Sim 22.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 9.6%, Simulation 6.3%
- #17 冬日树下的回忆
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,307 reviews2023
Dev: 午后零时Pub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
Windows · Mac · Linux
《冬日树下的回忆》是由制作人xwu创立的社团「午后零时」推出的首部免费原创视觉小说,并由其旗下小组『MagicaLuv』运营。 我的梦想是成为一名教师或者医生,在学业结束后我收到了来自医院的第一份工作实习邮件。在这所医院里我将担任实习治疗师(sensei)的工作,而我负责的是一位叫“言叶”的女孩……
Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Romance 8.3%
- #18 Selfish Cupid - BL Dating Sim
85% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ten has the ability to see other people's soulmates after he was chosen to be the cupid's vessel. He is tasked to help bring couples together. But there is just one problem... Ten couldn't care less about other people's relationships. He only cares about his own love life.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Simulation 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Casual 7.9%
- #19 Guest House
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Soft Whisper Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A choice-driven visual novel about relationships, romance, and everyday life abroad. After traveling overseas for an exchange program, you move into a boarding house where new friendships can quickly become something more.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Romance 13.1%, Simulation 8.2%, Casual 4.9%
- #20 广式双马尾的报恩
82% matchVery Positive99% of 257 reviews2026
Dev: lamb of game
Windows
"What do I look like?" On my way home from overtime, a dark figure suddenly appeared before me.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.2%, Word Game 21.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Simulation 9.9%
- #21 Critical Attraction
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 扯拐工作室
Windows
Critical Attraction is a 2D side-scrolling otome simulation romance RPG visual novel. When the player’s older sister suddenly goes missing, they embark on a journey to find her. Along the way, they meet 4 companions with distinct personalities, grow through various life experiences.
Why similar: Word Game 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Dating Sim 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Romance 10.2%
- #22 我反对这门亲事-I'm against this marriage
84% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2022
Dev: 闪金游戏
Windows
Unemployed fathers pick up the pieces to make their daughters happy, earn money, work hard, and find a new life or a second chance!
Why similar: Word Game 25.8%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Romance 7.7%
- #23 错过的暑假可以放第二次吗?
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,331 reviews2026
Dev: 麻溜完结制作组
Windows
游戏内容: 这是一款以绘画为主题、描述了成年人对于过往错过的人与事的灵魂之旅,兽人向的纯视觉小说游戏。 故事讲述了25岁的狸花猫兽人“启诚”,在被公司辞退后回到老家的城市。作为曾没能通过联考的美术生,在青梅竹马“未乾”,以及好朋友【熙和】、【望舒】、画室的“学弟”【烈烈】的帮助下,慢慢寻回了自己曾失去的那个暑假,那个他命中注定的人……
Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Romance 8.8%
- #24 相亲对象竟然是女鬼?
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows
This is a text-based adventure horror & humor game. You are a restless college student who is lured into dangerous encounters with ghost women, murderers, and other supernatural beings through the enigmatic matchmaking site. You need to survive, making them blush, and let them fall in love with you.
Why similar: Word Game 31%, Dating Sim 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Simulation 16.6%, Multiple Endings 3.9%
- #25 Waiting for You in Hell
78% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: 从从从从从心丶
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark romantic visual novel featuring Lilith, a hellish nun, as the sole heroine. Spend seven days with your sharp-tongued yet ever-present jailer, moving through judgment, banter, and shared moments, gradually uncovering the side of her she never shows to others.
Why similar: Word Game 31%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Romance 11.3%, Text-Based 6.5%
- #26 The Last 66 Days
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: 曦冉Pub: Next Playground
Windows · Mac
I'm Anna, met Qiqing in a video game, he bright light in my once dark world. But in 66 days, he'll be gone, every day precious. You, my friend, the only one can help me. Please review my story, nurture our relationship, find out why he's leaving!
Why similar: Word Game 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 10.1%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #27 The Mikado Birdgirl in Taichung
80% matchVery Positive91% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: Erotes Studio
Windows
Wang Cheng-En escaped the Miaoli emperor's clutches with Pisuka. This time, they follow Mika to a holy city Taichung State. What awaits him? Will he eat lead, end up being buried as a bloated corpse in a ditch in the middle of Taiwan, or lead an ordinary daily life together with young girls?
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Dating Sim 26.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Romance 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
- #28 Our Brief Eternity
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 813 reviews2026
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the visual novel "Eternity, Stars, and Everyday Life," you are Lin Xiaocou, an ordinary office worker whose life is turned upside down when two girls from another world unexpectedly move in. Amidst the light-hearted and joyful daily routines, can you discover a unique happiness for everyone?
Why similar: Word Game 25.2%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Simulation 10.9%
- #29 Love in the distance
79% matchMixed65% of 335 reviews2021
Dev: Level-Buster Studio
Windows
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
Why similar: Word Game 39.5%, Dating Sim 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #30 Revenge of the Antagonist - BL (Boys Love)
78% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gerald isn't a known actor, so he struggles to land roles. But the guy who (unintentionally) made a mockery of him became a popular heartthrob. Who wouldn't feel resentful? Years later, the two reunite as the antagonist and protagonist for a romance drama.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Simulation 13%, Casual 8.1%
- #31 青恋
77% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 阿牛
Windows
A campus multi ending pure love game
Why similar: Word Game 24.3%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Romance 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Comedy 8.2%
- #32 Singles' Generation
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
Singles' Generation is a visual novel story, which follows the life of a group of young friends, including their successes and failures in finding happiness and love, and finding their place in today’s fast-paced, modern world.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Realistic 8.9%, Text-Based 8.4%
- #33 春日落幕爱物语Spring's Finale:Tales of Love
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 金平糖kompetio_同人社团
Windows · Mac
This spring, your campus life is quietly changing. You start to ponder what the relationships between you all really mean. The throbbing of youth, the intimate bonds, and the hidden feelings are intertwined, waiting for your choices.
Why similar: Word Game 26.7%, Dating Sim 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Comedy 7.3%
- #34 Sunlit remedy
75% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: MygrationPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Sunlit remedy is a visual novelYou will meet a girl who belongs only to you, and through your long days together, you will find courage, companionship, and love—slowly stepping out of your room to embrace the bright sunlight outside. Come and date the girl who is most dear to you!
Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Dating Sim 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 6.3%
- #35 爱在触及之处 Love Where Touches
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 嘿嘟莉梨子—Hitori Ririko
Windows
"Love Where Touches" is a supernatural high school VN. A third extra lunchbox made daily, an invisible girl in the classroom, and magical truths hidden behind forgotten memories... To protect the one you cherish, would you sacrifice your memories to reach true happiness?
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Dating Sim 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Comedy 6.5%
- #36 旧时光/新天地
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 虽陨
Windows
The theme of "the gaming industry", a Galgame centered on romantic plots and nurturing gameplay.
Why similar: Word Game 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Dating Sim 17%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Simulation 9.3%
- #37 My Cat Girl Lover
74% matchVery Positive88% of 375 reviews2022
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Zirui, who lives alone, takes in a dying black cat. One rainy night the black cat suddenly 'bad-mouthed' Zirui. The next day, the black cat disappears and at the same time, a cat lady who resembles the black cat appears in Zirui's bed ......
Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 7.8%
- #38 你的牛子
72% matchPositive91% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: lamb of game
Windows
This is the daily love life between "me" and the minotaur girl.
Why similar: Word Game 26.3%, Dating Sim 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Simulation 7.9%
- #39 无言初雪与奇迹书
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 晚夏社Pub: late summer studio
Windows
江城是个很少下雪的南方城市。 倘若是哪个冬天见到了,就随手纪念一下吧… 在难以成团的雪籽融化成水之前,在眼前的人尚未走远消失之前 将“白色的奇迹”封存在相片里,记录在记事本里,铭刻于脑海里……
Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Dating Sim 25.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 8.7%, Romance 8.2%
- #40 Vampires and Afternoon Tea
73% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: 不眠鸟制作组
Windows
Crossing Death and Achieving the End
Why similar: Word Game 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Romance 11%, Simulation 9.7%
- #41 风起长安:驭骨人
73% matchVery Positive81% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game!
Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Dating Sim 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Casual 5.4%
- #42 四叶草咖啡厅
72% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: 七月柒月七
Windows
本游戏主旨绿色健康阳光积极向上充满正能量,无不良导向。
Why similar: Word Game 27.6%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Comedy 10%
- #43 Not her , But mine
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SNOWKEDO
Windows · Mac
You receive "Airi", a bionic robot that can transform into the embodiment of any of your desires. She will become the person you most want to have sex with. You can control her, humiliate her, tame her. She won't reject you, but can you reject her?
Why similar: Word Game 26.5%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Text-Based 6.7%
- #44 Big Tiddy Moms to the Rescue
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Paul RodenburgPub: Rodenburg Films Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Romance a titillating trio of Busty Bosomed Moms, OR... maybe... set your sights on a lone awkward nerd. Good, Bad, you're the one with the choices.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.1%, Comedy 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Romance 8.5%
- #45 BCI: A Telepathic Romance
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XieXing Game
Windows
The world's first BCI romance game, breaking the line between human and virtual. The BCI is a bridge between two minds: no words, no controls. The flutters you can't voice, the hesitations you swallow, all drift to her — she senses you like no other. For the first time, someone feels the real you.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23%, Word Game 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #46 待到来时,赴约而至(The Appointed Day)
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白云社(Bai Yun Works)Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Reuniting with a childhood friend long gone. When those promises once brushed off with 'we were too young back then' come back into view, can he still summon the courage to face her and himself?
Why similar: Word Game 37.7%, Dating Sim 23%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Casual 6.2%, Text-Based 6.1%
- #47 Me, the drifter; Her, the optimist
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ELECTRIC BRANDY
Windows
This is a visual light novel ADV themed around youth and romance. After being promoted to the second year of high school, you’re informed that the school will stop admitting new students. Your childhood friend is determined to prevent the school from closing down when an unexpected incident occurs…
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.4%, Word Game 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Comedy 8.5%
- #48 My succubus Kukula
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,384 reviews2024
Dev: 火鸡头工作室
Windows
Click the cute pixel Succubus Kukula, as she barges into your house—she'll kill you, if you don't sign her pact! ^o^ Save yourself!! Life and death are in your hands, so take care not to anger Kukula.
Why similar: Word Game 22.4%, Dating Sim 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #49 琴覆天下
71% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: 闪艺互动
Windows
《琴覆天下》是一部甜撩恋爱向作品,但是仔细看会发现其实是推理解密向。
Why similar: Word Game 25.9%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Simulation 8.1%
- #50 Vampires' Melody 2
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,030 reviews2023
Dev: AsicxArt
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Emerald seas! Blue skies! Sandy beaches! An island adventure in the ocean sounds like a trip to paradise. However, the place is a nightmare with no one to provide any blood for Raylan to feed on after he turned into a vampire by accident, especially since he has another hungry vampire at his side.
Why similar: Word Game 25.2%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Romance 6.9%
- #51 我的时光:大学日记
68% matchMostly Negative29% of 412 reviews2026
Dev: WaterWood Studio
Windows · Mac
《College Diaries》 is a simulation game set against the backdrop of college life. Players take on the role of a college freshman, shaping their college career by choosing different majors, joining various clubs, participating in campus activities.
Why similar: Word Game 23.5%, Dating Sim 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Romance 7.8%
- #52 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,786 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows · Linux
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: Word Game 25.5%, Dating Sim 25%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Romance 5.3%
- #53 Algorithm Prescription
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shochiku
Windows
Xenoria, a city run entirely by AI Trust, occupation, romance, everything in life is pre-determined by "Empathy Score" which reveals a person's personality. Cocoro will unravel the secret of this city, and pursue the truth about herself. An indulging love suspense.
Why similar: Word Game 24.3%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Romance 8.4%
- #54 摆烂大学生会遇到废物神
66% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: 鱼虾藕工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
A normal otomate game. No need to worry about an elaborate world-building or dramatic plot twists — just sit back and enjoy a lighthearted, fun story. You'll play as a female college student on the verge of graduation, embarking on a cheerful romantic journey with three male leads.
Why similar: Word Game 33.5%, Dating Sim 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Comedy 3.2%
- #55 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,955 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里,不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦,作为“非日常部”的一员,和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间,废墟一般的住宅楼,等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Romance 9%
- #56 溺光症 Photophobia
65% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: ZeroZen工作室
Windows
午夜叩响大门的奇怪玩偶熊,班上突然出现的神秘转校生,随着两位陌生的少女闯入你的世界,你平静的生活有了翻天覆地的变化。但没有任何关于她们记忆的你却发现,你好像对她们总是有莫名的熟悉感。经历这一切的你能否能平衡时间的天平,勘破真相,找到你心中的答案呢?
Why similar: Word Game 24%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Dating Sim 20.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Simulation 6.6%
- #57 Heart Flipper: A House Flipper Dating Sim
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frozen District
Windows
Heart Flipper: A House Flipper Dating Sim is a visual novel that lets you date characters from the beloved renovation simulator. Mend their hearts with your choices, help through relaxing minigames, and find love… or stay single forever!
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Simulation 14%, Casual 8.6%, Comedy 8%
- #58 MC not romancing LIs
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 橘垰Juka
Windows · Mac
"MC not romancing LIs" is a short visual novel. The story follows Tong Ren, the game's MC, who can see her "affection levels" with each of her "targets." But as an anime fangirl, she just wants to ship, not date! Faced with their advances... will she hold her ground, or fall into a romance?
Why similar: Word Game 28%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 7.2%
- #59 Bad Guys Good Boys - BL
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reginald is a ringleader of a criminal organization who'd received a concussion and lost his memories. When he finds out that he has committed crimes in the past, he wants to repent and do good deeds. He wants to convince his henchmen to change with him. Unfortunately, he can't escape his past.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Text-Based 7.9%