- #1 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,464 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Romance 22.3%, Anime 14.6%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Sexual Content 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title masterfully subverts the romance genre with deep psychological horror elements.
- #2 Doki Doki Literature Club!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Anime 19.6%, Romance 17.4%, Dating Sim 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the quintessential deceptive dating sim that mirrors the seed game's transition from cute romance to psychological intensity.
- #3 Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,175 reviews2016
Dev: Modern Visual Arts Laboratory
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If there was a robot that could laugh, cry and smile. ...Does it have a soul?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Romance 21.2%, Anime 21%, Dating Sim 8.3%, Cute 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and linear visual novel that focuses on a singular, poignant romantic connection.
- #4 The Fruit of Grisaia
95% matchVery Positive93% of 1,095 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 127.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.5%, Anime 22.4%, Romance 19.6%, Dating Sim 4.9%, Sexual Content 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a complex narrative that balances lighthearted school-life romance with dark, psychological character backstories.
- #5 Sucker for Love: First Date
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,933 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Romance 28%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Anime 17.6%, Dating Sim 9.4%, Cute 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the dating sim genre with Lovecraftian horror, mirroring the seed game's genre-bending nature.
- #6 Hatoful Boyfriend
93% matchVery Positive94% of 7,550 reviews2014
Dev: MediatonicPub: Epic Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Anime 22.6%, Romance 19.3%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Indie 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: Beneath its absurd premise lies a surprisingly dark and complex narrative that rewards players who look past the surface.
- #7 Everlasting Summer
91% matchVery Positive95% of 77,204 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.4%, Romance 22.5%, Anime 22%, Dating Sim 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric visual novel that blends slice-of-life romance with mysterious, psychological, and supernatural undertones.
- #8 Sweetest Monster
92% matchVery Positive92% of 617 reviews2017
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Romance 20.6%, Anime 17.5%, Dating Sim 7.7%, Sexual Content 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful visual novel that explores psychological themes within a romantic framework.
- #9 Carpe Diem
91% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.1%, Anime 29.5%, Dating Sim 7.4%, Cute 5.2%, Romance 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, sweet, and linear romance experience that captures the simplicity of the seed game.
- #10 CLANNAD
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,460 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 105.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Romance 26.7%, Anime 20.8%, Dating Sim 5.6%, Cute 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for emotional romance visual novels, it provides a deep, character-driven experience.
- #11 Nurse Love Addiction
89% matchVery Positive92% of 864 reviews2016
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 85.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow Asuka Osachi, a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at Teito Nursing School. Experience her story with her classmates as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Romance 23.1%, Anime 22.9%, Sexual Content 8.3%, Dating Sim 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a darker, more mature take on the romance genre with significant psychological elements.
- #12 If My Heart Had Wings
89% matchVery Positive92% of 4,609 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Romance 30.3%, Anime 17.2%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Cute 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, heartfelt romance visual novel that focuses on the growth of relationships within a school setting.
- #13 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,383 reviews2019
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 136.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Romance 23.4%, Anime 21.6%, Dating Sim 7.1%, Cute 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production-value visual novel that excels at building genuine, heartfelt romantic relationships.
- #14 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
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 34.7%, Romance 24.5%, Dating Sim 12%, Anime 10.6%, Cute 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dating simulator that uses horror elements to subvert player expectations.
- #15 Gaokao.Love.100Days
85% matchVery Positive90% of 8,191 reviews2015
Dev: 高考恋爱委员会Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.2%, Romance 22.3%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Anime 10.9%, Cute 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique dating sim that balances academic pressure with romantic development.
- #16 Cursed Sight
86% matchVery Positive82% of 216 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Being able to control fate would be a blessing for many. To Miyon, it is her greatest curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.1%, Anime 27.6%, Indie 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that focuses on emotional storytelling and character-driven drama.
- #17 Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 572 reviews2018
Dev: NostalgiaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A short love story with a twist: the love of your life is 50% human, and 50% grasshopper.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.4%, Anime 20.4%, Romance 13.2%, Psychological Horror 5.3%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an unconventional and dark take on the romance genre that challenges standard tropes.
- #18 Loca-Love My Cute Roommate
84% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aoi Ichitaro has had a crush on his cute coworker, Kojika Hiwa, for quite some time. When he's presented with the opportunity to move in with her, all his wildest dreams may finally be coming true...!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Romance 28.2%, Anime 18.9%, Dating Sim 7.8%, Cute 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intimate, day-to-day interactions of a budding romance in a cozy setting.
- #19 Moe Era
82% matchVery Positive88% of 4,830 reviews2020
Dev: Comfy Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 36.9%, Anime 19.3%, Romance 14.7%, Dating Sim 8.9%, Sexual Content 8%
Why You'll Like It: Integrates psychological elements into a traditional anime-style romance visual novel.
- #20 Fox Hime
82% matchVery Positive84% of 4,044 reviews2017
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 66.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Yan is a college student with a special guardian girl named Mori at his side. "If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by the gods..." Unknowingly, another girl is entering his life...
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Anime 36.1%, Romance 6.9%, Cute 5.1%, Dating Sim 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, indie-focused visual novel that emphasizes character charm and romantic progression.
- #21 How To Date A Magical Girl!
83% matchVery Positive80% of 469 reviews2019
Dev: Cafe ShibaPub: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try to date a cute magical girl?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 20.1%, Romance 17.9%, Dating Sim 8.8%, Psychological Horror 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends the magical girl trope with psychological horror and violent narrative twists.
- #22 Find Love or Die Trying
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Romance 27.5%, Anime 15.7%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Sexual Content 7%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that adds high-stakes, darker narrative consequences to the typical romance formula.
- #23 Tiny Snow
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, Anime 19.4%, Romance 13.8%, Cute 6.4%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A character-focused indie drama that prioritizes emotional resonance over complex gameplay mechanics.
- #24 LoveChoice
79% matchVery Positive92% of 35,756 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
Why similar: Romance 42.9%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Cute 6.4%, Anime 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, choice-driven game that explores the nuances of romantic relationships through different perspectives.
- #25 Highschool Romance
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 590 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 36.8%, Romance 26%, Anime 20%, Sexual Content 6.9%, Dating Sim 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a straightforward, mature-themed anime romance experience.
- #26 Layover Lovers
78% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
A terminal love story
Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Romance 32.6%, Anime 22.7%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, story-rich visual novel that focuses on the development of a romantic connection.
- #27 The Song of Saya
78% matchVery Positive90% of 9,092 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.1%, Romance 20.5%, Anime 11.4%, Sexual Content 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A darker, more extreme psychological horror visual novel that explores the boundaries of love and perception.
- #28 My So-called Future Girlfriend
79% matchVery Positive94% of 309 reviews2018
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This game is a male-oriented visual novel that features text, illustration, and voice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Romance 26.5%, Anime 17.5%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Cute 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy visual novel that explores the complexities of romantic relationships.
- #29 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Romance 20.8%, Anime 17.2%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #30 DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
75% matchVery Positive95% of 3,724 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 138.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Anime 23.4%, Romance 21.5%, Dating Sim 11%, Sexual Content 6.6%
- #31 Adolescent Santa Claus
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,317 reviews2018
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
This visual novel game tells the tale of a cute little Santa Clause appearing
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, Anime 30%, Cute 9.7%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #32 Without Romance
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fairy tale wish of a loveless girl
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Romance 21.1%, Anime 19.3%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Cute 5.1%
- #33 Sounds of Her Love
76% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2017
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any...
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Romance 29.9%, Anime 21.8%, Dating Sim 4%, Sexual Content 4%
- #34 Amnesia™: Memories
75% matchVery Positive92% of 4,125 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Romance 28.8%, Anime 16%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Psychological Horror 1.8%
- #35 Momoiro Closet
76% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Momoiro Closet is a visual novel exploring the unlikely romance of an average joe and the student council president. Experience the otaku mecca of Akihabara firsthand as you court your anime-obsessed cosplayer schoolmate, through either a tender love story or a passionate tale of lust.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Romance 23.3%, Anime 19.6%, Dating Sim 8.9%, Cute 7.5%
- #36 目盲/Blind
73% matchVery Positive85% of 890 reviews2022
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
「Sometimes what the eye can't tell, the heart can.」 《Blind》 is a light fantasy game for girls set in a modern city. After a childhood accident that left me with a strange face blindness, I was introduced to a profession called "watchman" and since then, the world has taken on a whole new dimension.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Romance 24.1%, Anime 19.8%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #37 Dream Ending
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,196 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
This is a small tale from the end. The leftovers of mankind are destined to perish as the Arks break orbit. Suddenly, however, she's making me ask her out, an invitation to face the apocalypse together... a short but exquisite visual novel, "Dream Ending" is humanity's last love story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Romance 29.9%, Anime 17.2%, Indie 9.2%, Sexual Content 6.1%
- #38 Katawa Shoujo
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,256 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 34.9%, Romance 30%, Anime 16.7%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Cute 6.5%
- #39 Amairo Chocolate
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,010 reviews2020
Dev: Cabbage SoftPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Autumn. With the leaves just starting to change color, a boy arrives at Yunagi Village. The first person he meets is a girl handing out flyers -- a cute, cat-eared waitress.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Romance 24.4%, Anime 18.7%, Sexual Content 9.2%, Indie 8.9%
- #40 Purrrfect Love
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Dark Light StudioPub: Mango Party
Windows
♥Sometimes she's naughty and sometimes she's cute... sometimes she's sexy and enthralling to boot. Create your own story of true, throbbing love...♥ A beautiful, visual novel of love... straight from the soul. You're just dying to get those heartstrings plucked, aren't you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Romance 22.6%, Anime 19.5%, Dating Sim 8.7%, Sexual Content 8.6%
- #41 Blood Code
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,024 reviews2015
Dev: ZiX Solutions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A story about an ordinary human girl and her romantic encounters with knights and princes. These characters may be gentle, passionate, considerate, or inhospitable. There are many character styles to suit a variety of individual player tastes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Romance 33.5%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Anime 9.2%, Cute 7.5%
- #42 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
71% matchVery Positive96% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Romance 22.8%, Anime 16.5%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Cute 9%
- #43 COSPLAY LOVE! : Enchanted princess
71% matchVery Positive100% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: ConfiturePub: iMel
Windows
A lonely young lady who cosplays alone. A young, rookie designer chasing his dream. When these two meet, they open a brand new path through "cosplay"! A slightly erotic, young romance story between two people brought together by cosplay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Romance 21.2%, Anime 14.2%, Dating Sim 12%, Cute 6.8%
- #44 Our Lovely Escape
73% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Romance 24.7%, Anime 17.1%, Dating Sim 8.7%, Sexual Content 7.2%
- #45 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
67% 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: Visual Novel 42.9%, Romance 26%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Anime 10.3%, Sexual Content 3.3%
- #46 The Language of Love
71% matchVery Positive96% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mitsuki, an aimless young man studying to take his university entrance exams, falls for a young single mother who lives in his apartment complex. A relationship develops between these mismatched social outcasts, and then...
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Romance 26.8%, Anime 16%, Dating Sim 7.8%, Sexual Content 6.4%
- #47 Confess My Love
69% matchVery Positive94% of 4,837 reviews2017
Dev: LR Studio
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The story takes place after school, when Willie decides to confess his love to the girl of his dreams, Liza. Afraid of being refused, he hesitated for a while. Should he summon up his courage and confess his love to her?
Why similar: Romance 32.1%, Anime 27%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Cute 5.6%, Horror 5.3%
- #48 Her World
68% matchVery Positive97% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
We invite you to experience this chillingly sweet romance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Romance 24.7%, Anime 14.6%, Dating Sim 10.2%, Cute 6.7%
- #49 Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~
70% matchVery Positive98% of 387 reviews2018
Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 66.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Springtime. The season of the cherry blossoms, and a time of new beginnings, new encounters, and new people. For Aoba Kyousuke, this new season marks the start of his second year in high school, and also the year he resolved himself to finally fulfill his long-cherished dream: finding a girlfriend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Romance 24.9%, Anime 18.6%, Dating Sim 9.9%, Cute 4.5%
- #50 Renai X Royale - Love's a Battle
70% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: ASa ProjectPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
I, transfer student Hanamaru Mari, love you, Komachi Hiro-kun! Please go out with me! Our protag, Komachi Hirotaka. Every day, he goes through the motions-- dodging his cunning underclassman's advances, accidentally hitting on the student council president, and chasing idols.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Romance 30.8%, Anime 14.7%, Cute 7.3%, Sexual Content 6.3%
- #51 Memory Girl +
67% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Romance 27.2%, Anime 15.2%, Cute 8.6%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #52 Sabbat of the Witch
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,370 reviews2018
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 295.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Anime 18.4%, Romance 16.8%, Dating Sim 6.1%, Cute 5.2%
- #53 Ascendant Hearts
70% matchVery Positive88% of 122 reviews2018
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A visual novel where you wake up in a strange new world before going on a real-life RPG adventure with three wacky party members.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Anime 24.1%, Romance 15.5%, Sexual Content 8.5%, Indie 7.8%
- #54 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
66% matchVery Positive88% of 678 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Romance 23.5%, Anime 15.3%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Sexual Content 6.7%
- #55 Furry Angel Take In
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 761 reviews2024
Dev: JOX Studio
Windows
一款疗愈心灵的恋爱模拟文字冒险视觉小说——因为童年创伤而浑浑噩噩，早已放弃了人生的“我”，在与“从天而降”的女孩相处的甜蜜时光中，感受她不求回报的爱，收获心灵的成长，疗愈内心的创伤。与她一起探索生命的意义、爱的真谛，与灵魂的重量。
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Romance 29.2%, Anime 18.4%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Indie 3.2%
- #56 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,459 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 106.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Romance 25.1%, Anime 17.2%, Dating Sim 7.7%, Cute 6.6%
- #57 Sucker for Love: Prelude
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 515 reviews2021
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Preform a series of scary rituals to win over an eldritch cutie and win a smooch!
Why similar: Dating Sim 46.5%, Cute 21.1%, Horror 12.7%, Sexual Content 8.2%, Indie 7.4%
- #58 Sweet F. Cake
68% matchVery Positive87% of 561 reviews2020
Dev: TexicPub: Bear in the Night
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A magical story of a virgin pioneer caught in the crossfire of love. This is a game for a real recluse!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Romance 27.8%, Anime 17%, Dating Sim 7.6%, Cute 6.4%
