- #1 MiSide
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 141,735 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Cute 20.7%, Horror 20.6%, First-Person 12.4%, Thriller 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror game that traps the player inside a mobile game with a cute but increasingly dangerous heroine.
- #2 Saiko no sutoka
97% matchVery Positive92% of 3,858 reviews2021
Dev: Habupain
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 60.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Saiko No Sutoka is a Horror Survival Game where you as a Protagonist must escape and avoid the crazy yandere girl who wants you dead.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Cute 15.3%, Anime 14.4%, First-Person 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features an intense yandere AI that stalks the player in a school setting, mirroring the core threat of the seed game.
- #3 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,130 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 83.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Dating Sim 32.8%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Romance 17.2%, Cute 11.1%, Anime 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential meta-horror dating sim that subverts cute anime tropes into psychological terror.
- #4 Sucker for Love: First Date
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,007 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.6%, Romance 18.9%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Cute 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the dating simulation genre with Lovecraftian horror and a distinct, stylized aesthetic.
- #5 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
94% matchVery Positive81% of 4,507 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Dating Sim 22.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, First-Person 10.9%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic school-based survival horror game that emphasizes stealth and atmosphere.
- #6 Saiko no sutoka no shiki
94% matchVery Positive88% of 293 reviews2024
Dev: Habupain
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Saiko no Sutoka No Shiki is a spin-off of the original game Saiko no Sutoka, in which Saiko is a zombie anime girl who wants to play with her senpai, with the senpai needing to complete her parts and give her food to satisfy her hunger while simultaneously trying to escape.
Why similar: FPS 20.9%, Horror 18.2%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Anime 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented spin-off that maintains the high-tension pursuit gameplay of the original.
- #7 Baldi's Basics Plus
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,562 reviews2020
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.1%, Horror 19.6%, Stealth 16.9%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Exploration 10%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience set in a school environment that requires survival and navigation while being hunted.
- #8 Gal*Gun: Double Peace
93% matchVery Positive87% of 2,200 reviews2016
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A rail shooter, with a difference, replacing bullets with pheromone shots, and enemies with giddy love-obsessed school girls. Every love letter and advancing kiss drains your energy! Repel them while upgrading your power ups and take part in outrageously lewd mini-games to find your true love!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, FPS 16.7%, Romance 15.9%, Cute 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A rail-shooter that leans heavily into the dating simulation aesthetic and anime tropes.
- #9 Poppy Playtime
91% matchVery Positive88% of 141,722 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 50.7%, First-Person 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Thriller 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game featuring mascot-style characters and platforming-heavy exploration.
- #10 Scary School Simulator 2
91% matchMixed58% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Scary Creepy Pasta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Escape from horror anime ghost story in your school's classroom!
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.7%, 3D Platformer 13.1%, Romance 13%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Directly explores the school horror theme with a focus on exploration and survival mechanics.
- #11 Little Witch Nobeta
90% matchVery Positive84% of 10,054 reviews2022
Dev: Pupuya Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Control the lovely little witch Nobeta, explore the unknown mysterious castle, and gradually discover the truth!
Why similar: Cute 49.6%, Third Person 24.3%, Anime 21.3%, Action 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a cute anime aesthetic paired with challenging action-platforming and exploration mechanics.
- #12 Amanda the Adventurer
89% matchVery Positive94% of 7,259 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Horror 44.7%, First-Person 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Exploration 11.7%, 3D 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a meta-narrative approach where the player interacts with a seemingly innocent children's show that hides dark secrets.
- #13 One Night With Kawaii
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 392 reviews2024
Dev: Astra Playroom
Windows
Run and hide! Find a way out before she catches you.
Why similar: Romance 21.1%, Stealth 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Cute 11.7%, Horror 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends psychological horror with a cute aesthetic, focusing on the tension of being watched.
- #14 Landmine Princess
87% matchVery Positive91% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Jeistar
Windows
Meet Mina! She's a landmine girl! That means she's cute on the outside, but dangerous on the inside! But maybe she's the kind of danger you've always been looking for. This is a rogue fast-love dating sim. And the only sim that teaches you to be nice to girls. Or else.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.8%, Romance 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Cute 12.1%, Horror 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that subverts dating sim expectations with dark, unpredictable outcomes.
- #15 Garten of Banban
88% matchMixed54% of 13,429 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, First-Person 18%, Thriller 17.2%, 3D 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game set in a colorful, mascot-themed facility that requires puzzle-solving and navigation.
- #16 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,752 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 51.7%, Horror 17.3%, Romance 15.4%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Anime 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that merges the dating sim genre with dark, horror-themed narrative paths.
- #17 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
86% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows
SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27%, Romance 16%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Cute 11.6%, Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the SCP foundation lore with the visual novel dating sim format for a unique horror experience.
- #18 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
82% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Dating Sim 24.1%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Cute 17.4%, Anime 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative visual novel that explores themes of existence and horror within a digital space.
- #19 Gal*Gun 2
85% matchVery Positive83% of 2,496 reviews2018
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Notoriously lewd first-person shooter, where you find yourself irresistible to every girl in school! Fend off their advances as you explore the school grounds. Use gadgets to expel mischievous demons and upgrade kit like the 'Demon Sweeper' to suck the skirts clean off your suitors!
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.7%, FPS 19.1%, Romance 17.8%, Cute 12.6%, Anime 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' blend of FPS mechanics and dating simulation elements.
- #20 Murder House
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,337 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Third Person 17.7%, 3D 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled first-person horror game that captures the feeling of being hunted in a confined space.
- #21 How To Date A Magical Girl!
84% matchVery Positive80% of 472 reviews2019
Dev: Cafe ShibaPub: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 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: Dating Sim 30.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Romance 15.1%, Anime 13.2%, Horror 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that uses psychological horror to twist the traditional magical girl dating sim tropes.
- #22 Umfend
83% matchVery Positive90% of 686 reviews2018
Dev: AIHASTOPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The glass sphere burst in the night of 1996. The world of distortion opened its gates and took away from you someone very important. However, in 2005, the past emerges again to hunt you once more. An atmospheric horror about love and time.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.4%, Romance 17.4%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, First-Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on exploration and unsettling atmosphere.
- #23 Find Love or Die Trying
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 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: Dating Sim 43.7%, Romance 23%, Anime 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused dating sim where the player must balance romance with the need to stay alive.
- #24 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
81% matchVery Positive89% of 991 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Psychological Horror 32.7%, First-Person 20.6%, 3D 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Another atmospheric horror title from Chilla's Art that focuses on survival and environmental storytelling.
- #25 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
82% matchVery Positive82% of 3,297 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 49.8%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 8.4%, Anime 6%
Why You'll Like It: A Chilla's Art title that excels at building dread in mundane, everyday settings.
- #26 Seven Nights Ghost
79% matchVery Positive92% of 640 reviews2023
Dev: TozukuGames
Windows
"Peaceful days full of curses" A heartwarming horror game about exploring in a mysterious company housing and living with a ghost for 7 days
Why similar: Dating Sim 50.4%, Horror 18.1%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Action-Adventure 6.6%, First-Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that incorporates dating sim elements and dark comedy.
- #27 Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 748 reviews2021
Dev: qureate
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Cute 15%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Anime 14.2%, Exploration 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game featuring a female protagonist trying to escape a dangerous, enclosed location.
- #28 KunKunNight
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,516 reviews2023
Dev: EMSRoy
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
This is a fictional story in which you will embark on a thrilling escape experience with a man named KunKun.The game contains scare elements. If you lack courage, please exit in a timely manner.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.9%, FPS 16%, Horror 12.7%, Cute 11.4%, Thriller 7.1%
- #29 Seed of the Dead: Sweet Home
79% matchVery Positive83% of 3,089 reviews2021
Dev: TeamKRAMAPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slaughter the ghouls to save the girls! Build up your love nest and woo four heroines as you fight to survive a ruined zombie hellscape! A one-of-a-kind Post apocalyptic FPS dating sim game filled with intense zombie killing action and lusty romance!
Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Romance 18.1%, Horror 14%, Anime 11.2%, Thriller 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that blends anime aesthetics with zombie survival horror.
- #30 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,606 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: Dating Sim 33.2%, Romance 16.5%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Cute 10.2%
- #31 Escape from Yandere
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,403 reviews2026
Dev: VorhGames
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Yandera has locked you in your house and is asking for a declaration of love. You can stay with her or try to escape. Explore the house, but be careful, Yandera can kill you.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Anime 20.8%, Cute 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, First-Person 10.1%
- #32 AI2U: With You 'Til The End
73% matchVery Positive88% of 2,186 reviews2026
Dev: AlterStaff Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Kidnapped by a cute yandere catgirl, your only way out is to persuade her to let you leave! Engage with thematic stories, solve puzzles, and interact with best yandere AI NPCs in this top-rated AI game loved by millions of fans. Bask in sweet meet-cutes, or brace for chaos if you dare to escape! :3
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.6%, Romance 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Cute 14.5%, Anime 11.3%
- #33 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,000 reviews2025
Dev: 番茄炖肉制作组Pub: Comma 49
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
Why similar: Dating Sim 50.5%, Romance 26.6%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Anime 9%
- #34 Doki Doki Literature Club!
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 226,656 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.3 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: Dating Sim 27.2%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 14.2%, Romance 13.1%, Anime 11.5%
- #35 My Lovely Daughter
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,307 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: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Cute 21.2%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Anime 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark simulation game that uses a cute art style to mask a deeply disturbing narrative.
- #36 The seven days i spent with you
71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,143 reviews2026
Dev: RErevue_studioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.1%, Romance 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Cute 13.1%, Anime 11.4%
- #37 Yandere School
78% matchMixed61% of 501 reviews2017
Dev: Tea & Cake Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Akari Furutaka is an ordinary yandere schoolgirl, who fell in love with a guy, but is shy to confess her feelings. At the same time it turns out that a new girl classmate and an exchange student have their eyes for her loved one, and out of nowhere his arranged bride appears...
Why similar: Anime 54.5%, Psychological Horror 35.3%, Action 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A school-based horror game that focuses on the yandere trope and stealth-based survival.
- #38 Love Love Mystery Club
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 621 reviews2026
Dev: LuminDrivePub: NANA Stories
Windows · Mac
In Love Love Mystery Club, you’re the newest member of the Detective Club at a seemingly ordinary high school. Through Full Motion Video (FMV) storytelling, your choices steer the narrative—will your heart find tenderness… or will hidden horrors emerge from the darkness?
Why similar: Dating Sim 71.4%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, First-Person 12.3%
- #39 High School Dirty Secrets
72% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 14%, Cute 13.4%, Anime 13%
- #40 Gaokao.Love.100Days
74% matchVery Positive90% of 8,243 reviews2015
Dev: 高考恋爱委员会Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 36.1 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: Dating Sim 54.3%, Romance 18.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Cute 7%, Anime 7%
- #41 Our Lovely Escape
76% matchMixed65% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 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: Dating Sim 25.8%, Romance 18.1%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Cute 10.5%
- #42 Confess My Love
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,881 reviews2017
Dev: LR Studio
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 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 22.3%, Horror 21.8%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Anime 14.4%, Cute 9.6%
- #43 School Days
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,844 reviews2026
Dev: 白雨工作室
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
《学生时代》是一款可自由构筑的校园人生模拟器。你将在高度还原的中国校园中，从入学一路走到高考，与多个性格鲜明的同学一起成长，互相陪伴。你的养成和选择，不但会决定你的人生，也会影响到朋友们的未来。
Why similar: Dating Sim 49.6%, Cute 18.4%, Exploration 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.4%
- #44 食用系少女 Food Girls
73% matchVery Positive95% of 454 reviews2019
Dev: SimonCreative
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"If we don’t pass the upcoming evaluation in 3 months, the snack street will be sold off?!"A production of Simon Creative and Storia, Taiwanese cuisine personification visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.9%, Romance 19.9%, Cute 14.9%, Anime 11.9%, FPS 7.7%
- #45 Syutyaku Gakuen
70% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....
Why similar: Dating Sim 47.1%, Cute 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Anime 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #46 Fading Hearts
75% matchMixed65% of 192 reviews2014
Dev: Sakura River Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 186.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Dating Sim 27.8%, FPS 18.2%, Romance 16.1%, Horror 12.3%, Cute 9.8%
- #47 Otome Legends
71% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Dating Sim 35.2%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Cute 14%, Anime 12.6%
- #48 KunKun dream Startles the Soul
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 469 reviews2024
Dev: AIKUN
Windows
Multiplayer , yes! You have been trapped in KunKun's dream, you and your trapped companions have to find a way to escape and avoid these Grotesque Object! Grotesque Objectlike playing basketball and worship chickens, hate watermelons, and even come Let me see
Why similar: Dating Sim 30%, Horror 16.6%, 3D Platformer 13%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, First-Person 10.2%
- #49 Folie Fatale
68% matchVery Positive86% of 2,679 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, Thriller 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Anime 11.2%
- #50 Midnight Witch
69% matchVery Positive93% of 364 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.5%, Romance 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 12.4%, Anime 10%
- #51 DEAD OR SCHOOL
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,814 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Nanafushi
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Underground dwelling girl Hisako is aiming for the surface in a zombie infested Tokyo. Hack and slash RPG! Obtain weapons and gear from enemies, and customize your skill tree to create your own unique and powerful a character!
Why similar: Anime 63.2%, Action 14.3%, Cute 12.2%, Horror 10.3%
- #52 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
70% matchVery Positive85% of 178 reviews2022
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.4%, Romance 21.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.3%, Exploration 9.1%
- #53 Wolf Mate
67% matchVery Positive94% of 615 reviews2025
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Escape from the locked school by solving puzzles while running away from Freya.
Why similar: Romance 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, First-Person 15.4%, Horror 10.4%, 3D Platformer 9%
- #54 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Renka
Windows
Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.
Why similar: Roguelike 28.4%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Anime 17.7%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Cute 14.6%
- #55 Abyss School
67% matchVery Positive91% of 843 reviews2024
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Solve hidden items and puzzles while avoiding abyssal zombies and traps at school.
Why similar: Horror 52.2%, Psychological Horror 30.9%, 3D 16.9%
- #56 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
66% matchVery Positive94% of 57,572 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.8%, Cute 22%, Anime 21.7%, Multiple Endings 17.5%
- #57 Love Alone Death
66% matchVery Positive98% of 441 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29%, Romance 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #58 I Wanna Be A Game Dev!
66% matchVery Positive95% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: Lyko Studio
Windows · Mac
Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.6%, Romance 20.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Cute 14.6%, First-Person 8.6%
- #59 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,981 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 133.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Romance 23.4%, Dating Sim 16.4%, Horror 11.9%, Anime 11.5%
- #60 Menherarium: Deadly Dice
64% matchVery Positive93% of 684 reviews2026
Dev: テスカトリポカPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Let's play together… forever, okay?" Menherarium is a deck-building roguelite where you survive 7 days of blood-staked Chinchiro against a clingy menhera girl. Trapped and forced to gamble your blood daily in twisted dice games, use cheat items and overcome her changing rules to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Cute 22.9%, Roguelike 19.9%, Anime 18.9%, Romance 11.7%
