- #1 Pinewood Island
97% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
Windows · Mac
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 25.4% ★, Dating Sim 11.1%, Romance 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #2 Folie Fatale
96% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Otome 27.8% ★, Dating Sim 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #3 X-note
96% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Why similar: Otome 30.3% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Anime 9.3%, Dating Sim 5.3%
- #4 Amnesia™: Memories
95% matchVery Positive92% of 4,248 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: Otome 39.4% ★, Dating Sim 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Romance 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #5 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
94% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Otome 22.2% ★, Dating Sim 11.1%, Romance 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #6 Heart Fragment
94% matchVery Positive92% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Otome 25.4% ★, Romance 11%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Dating Sim 9.9%, Simulation 9.4%
- #7 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
93% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Otome 32.5% ★, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, RPG 5.9%
- #8 Drops of Death
92% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Otome 23.4% ★, Dating Sim 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Romance 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #9 Heart Cage
91% matchVery Positive97% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!
Why similar: Otome 38.2% ★, Dating Sim 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%
- #10 Dark Nights
91% matchVery Positive92% of 412 reviews2022
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Otome 29.6% ★, Romance 12.1%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #11 Love Alone Death
90% matchVery Positive99% of 418 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 17.7%, Romance 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #12 My Lovely Wife
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 757 reviews2022
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #13 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
89% matchVery Positive86% of 257 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Anime 12.7%, Immersive Sim 12.2%
- #14 Memory Girl +
87% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Romance 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Anime 8.7%
- #15 Love Love Mystery Club
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 594 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 21.1%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #16 The Radiants
86% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Otome 23.2% ★, Dating Sim 11.9%, Romance 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #17 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
88% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #18 BUSTAFELLOWS
85% matchVery Positive86% of 1,017 reviews2021
Dev: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
Why similar: Otome 24.8% ★, Noir 16.5%, Dating Sim 9.6%, Romance 9.6%, Visual Novel 8%
- #19 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
84% matchVery Positive85% of 176 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 19.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Supernatural 10.9%
- #20 Hazy Mind
82% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Anime 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #21 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
81% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Dating Sim 9.4%, Romance 8.9%
- #22 Degraman: Act I. Vincent
82% matchVery Positive83% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: NamNorm
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.
Why similar: Otome 29.7% ★, Romance 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #23 Dangerous Fellows: Otome Game
83% matchMixed45% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Storytaco
Windows
Otome dating sim - make your choices and survive this thriller romance game!
Why similar: Otome 26.9% ★, Dating Sim 13.8%, Romance 11%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Anime 6.7%
- #24 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,652 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 22.3%, Otome 18.2% ★, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Romance 9%
- #25 Particles of Reality
81% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Arewar Games
Windows · Mac
You are a troubled college student trying to live a normal life surrounded by some... complicated men. Although unaware, you are causing the destruction of reality. Will the Guardians kill you to protect the universe? Can you find your happily ever after... How many times will you die trying?
Why similar: Otome 24.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Dating Sim 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Supernatural 7.1%
- #26 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 246 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: Anime 21.2%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%
- #27 MINE MEMORY
79% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choices Matter 16%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #28 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
76% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 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: Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Anime 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #29 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Anime 15.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #30 Lachesis or Atropos
77% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Romance 12.1%, Anime 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #31 SoulSet
78% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Otome 24.1% ★, Visual Novel 17.8%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Romance 11.3%
- #32 Deliver Us From Evil (DUFE)
77% matchVery Positive89% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Galen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Romance supernatural bachelors and investigate humanity’s dark wishes!
Why similar: Otome 25.7% ★, Dating Sim 13.2%, Supernatural 12.2%, Romance 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #33 Departed Away
74% matchVery Positive90% of 552 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Romance 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #34 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
72% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Supernatural 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Horror 9%
- #35 Homicipher
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Otome 33.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #36 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
75% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Otome 22.1% ★, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #37 Cooking Companions
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,193 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Supernatural 16.4%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Anime 9.3%
- #38 Neve
72% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Romance 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #39 Enamored Risks
75% matchVery Positive86% of 204 reviews2020
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Upon finding a mysterious social media account, Alex sets out to find the origins of the photos and meets three urban explorers, each of them unearthing something new and unfamiliar in her heart.
Why similar: Otome 28.1% ★, Dating Sim 14.3%, Romance 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Anime 7.6%
- #40 My Head On Your Body
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Anime 13.5%, Horror 11.9%
- #41 7'scarlet
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 867 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Otome 30.2% ★, Dating Sim 11.8%, Romance 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #42 Hydrangea
71% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 11.9%, Anime 10.6%
- #43 BAD END THEATER
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Romance 11.7%
- #44 Yet Another Killing Game
70% matchVery Positive98% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Anime 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%
- #45 Homicipher: Demo
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Otome 33.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #46 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
69% matchVery Positive86% of 774 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: Otome 16.7% ★, Dating Sim 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Romance 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #47 Train of Afterlife
76% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Anime 17%, Simulation 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #48 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
Why similar: Otome 24.3% ★, Dating Sim 11.8%, Romance 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #49 AMPLITUDE: A Visual Novel
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Ceylon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Amplitude is a story-centric visual novel. You play as either Adam or Eve, a murder victim who made a dubious deal to seek revenge. With the help of your new vessel, Katy or Jon, will you uncover the mystery or will you take more than you bargained for?
Why similar: Otome 51% ★, Visual Novel 23.7%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Simulation 10.9%
- #50 Demonheart
70% matchVery Positive91% of 756 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Otome 25.5% ★, Dating Sim 11.9%, Romance 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #51 Blood Lily Loop
69% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Supernatural 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #52 Dreambound
68% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Anime 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #53 The Chrono Jotter
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #54 Otome Legends
68% matchVery Positive91% of 113 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: Otome 32% ★, Dating Sim 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Anime 9.4%
- #55 vivid/stasis
64% matchVery Positive94% of 3,589 reviews2025
Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
Windows
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: Rhythm 43.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Anime 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #56 Midnight Witch
66% matchVery Positive92% of 351 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 13.8%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #57 月华辉映之刻
62% matchVery Positive90% of 4,417 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中,诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华,歌舞升平,却难以看到那,被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好,残酷的真相。生者的思念,亡者的祝福。所以,你要止步当前,还是深究一切?
Why similar: Otome 29.1% ★, Dating Sim 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #58 Veloria
65% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: Otome 29.2% ★, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 7.4%