- #1 My Lovely Daughter
97% 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: Gothic 20.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Management 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #2 My Lovely Empress
96% matchVery Positive82% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Management 16.9%, Fantasy 11.5%, Simulation 9.2%
- #3 我的美味丈夫 My Tasty Husband
95% matchVery Positive82% of 397 reviews2026
Dev: 劳斯麦斯Rolls-MicePub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac
Murders quietly upend May's life. A strange husband, a reckless courier, a dutiful officer—reality and hallucination blur together. In this narrative adventure of food, intimacy, and death, make choices as May and reach her ending. If she can still tell what she's eaten from what she's loved...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #4 My Loving Wife
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Conor Hehr
Windows · Mac · Linux
Come home to see your wife who loves you a lot every day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Simulation 20.3%, Cute 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.4%
- #5 Sucker for Love: First Date
94% 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 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #6 Lover's Enigma
94% matchVery Positive92% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #7 The Last Winter Knight
93% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Gothic 40.1% ★, Visual Novel 13.1%, Point & Click 11.6%, Horror 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #8 Death and Taxes
92% matchVery Positive86% of 8,511 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #9 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
90% 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: Visual Novel 21.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, Dating Sim 11.3%
- #10 Graveyard Girls
91% matchVery Positive98% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #11 Cucked by My Wife
91% matchMixed67% of 302 reviews2026
Dev: 妻に浮気されて
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative-driven visual novel that delves into the complex psychological phenomenon of cuckolding.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #12 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
89% matchVery Positive94% of 13,756 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #13 Midnight Witch
89% 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 20.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #14 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
87% 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 28.2%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #15 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
88% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Gothic 26% ★, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #16 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,325 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Point & Click 11.9%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #17 Departed Away
85% matchVery Positive89% of 570 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 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #18 Love Tavern
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 818 reviews2023
Dev: Secret Labo
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
After your death due to a car accident, you have been summoned by the goddess to take care of a tavern in an Isekai world. Your job is to hire different girls from various tribes and races to help out the business there, as well as build up room by room of the tavern to expand the business.
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.3%, Management 31.4%, Fantasy 17.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Casual 4.5%
- #19 Love Alone Death
84% 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: Point & Click 20%, Dating Sim 19%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #20 BAD END THEATER
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Multiple Endings 22%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Cute 9.1%
- #21 Memory Girl +
82% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #22 A Date with Death
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,657 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Why similar: Dating Sim 48.7%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #23 It Paints Me
81% matchVery Positive97% of 277 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 37.6% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Horror 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #24 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
82% 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 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Horror 9.7%
- #25 Love, Ghostie
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 651 reviews2024
Dev: Janbeh Games, LLC
Windows · Mac
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom! Discover cute romances with a unique story between every pair of residents! How will love blossom in your manor?
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Management 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Cute 8.3%
- #26 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
79% 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: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Point & Click 16.9%, Management 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%
- #27 Deliver Us From Evil (DUFE)
80% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Galen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Romance supernatural bachelors and investigate humanity’s dark wishes!
Why similar: Gothic 39.4% ★, Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 6.8%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #28 Finding Cinderella
78% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: 2humanstudiowo
Windows
A lighthearted game about love and murder.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #29 a new life.
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,420 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Choices Matter 17%, Cute 7.4%, Psychological Horror 6.1%
- #30 My Therapy
77% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #31 Drops of Death
75% matchVery Positive93% of 100 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: Dating Sim 31%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #32 If only I could go home early
76% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: 五十游戏Pub: NPC Entertainment
Windows
This is a pixel-style puzzle game. It tells about a white-collar worker in his thirties who is doing well in a big city. His career is on the rise, and he has a house, a cat, and a lovely wife. But one night, his wife started pretending to be dead…
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.6%, Point & Click 28.8%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Casual 4.6%
- #33 The Chrono Jotter
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,261 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.1 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 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #34 Mythic Love: Iberian Legends
73% matchVery Positive93% of 260 reviews2026
Dev: Platonic Games
Windows · Mac
Think you can handle a little romance with creatures from Spanish folklore? ❤️🔥 Careful: your love life isn’t the only thing at stake at Mythic Love: Iberian Legends.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.4%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Fantasy 14.2%, Cute 9.3%
- #35 Decollate Decoration
73% matchVery Positive93% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Point & Click 21.5%, Horror 19.7%, Cute 10%, Adventure 8.7%
- #36 Bewitching Sinners
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 530 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #37 Pinewood Island
78% 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: Dating Sim 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Horror 11.6%
- #38 5omeday
72% matchVery Positive89% of 323 reviews2026
Dev: Indigo IngotsPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Gothic 33.6% ★, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #39 SIMULACRA
73% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #40 Monster Loves You!
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,197 reviews2013
Dev: Radial Games Corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.1%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Cute 11.4%, Simulation 10.6%, Casual 7.7%
- #41 My wife's cheating on me!
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: CuckTale games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This provocative visual novel offers a seductive blend of drama and eroticism, as you delve into the secrets of this couple’s relationship.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.9%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 5.3%
- #42 Hotel Tutwin
74% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Roxiano Creations
Windows · Mac
Hotel Tutwin is a visual novel designed for horror / romance lovers, but can also be quirky and cute. Each story line is quick and to-the-point, but there are many to discover. Prepare for inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Gothic 29.9% ★, Dating Sim 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #43 NTR LIFE
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Jpegsama
Windows
Robert's life takes an unexpected turn: a debt of 100,000 gold, a mysterious orb that reveals betrayal, and a wife who's... extremely popular with the locals. Run your farm, dive into dungeon, build relationships with four unique women, and witness events you may not always be part of.
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.4%, Management 15.9%, Point & Click 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #44 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
69% 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 38.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #45 The End of You
71% matchVery Positive84% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Memory of God
Windows
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.4%, Choices Matter 25.1%, Atmospheric 21.2%, Story Rich 17.2%, Horror 10.2%
- #46 Trainee Death Simulator
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,003 reviews2024
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: Gothic 46.6% ★, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Simulation 8.3%, Cute 7.2%
- #47 Lihiman
67% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: FaithbullsPub: Kiwi Dreams
Windows
<3 Bond with your Family, but there's something wrong going on in this house........
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 24%, Simulation 19.4%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #48 Changeling
71% matchVery Positive94% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: Steamberry Studio
Windows · Mac
A dark, fantastical romantic comedy that focuses not just on falling in love, but rediscovering your past and the dangers of a supernatural world - where what's at stake is not just your heart, but also your life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Fantasy 32.9%, Simulation 17.5%, Casual 11.9%
- #49 Matchmaking Inc.
66% matchVery Positive89% of 7,285 reviews2025
Dev: Wave GamesPub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young single man returns to his hometown and takes over the family's matchmaking business. Matchmaking Inc. is a modern-themed RPG designed for men that combines gameplay elements of simulation management and text adventure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.9%, Management 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #50 missed messages.
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,531 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Choices Matter 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #51 Guidelicious
69% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. But why are you here? Let Him be your Guide to the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Point & Click 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.9%
- #52 Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?
67% matchVery Positive91% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack!
Why similar: Creature Collector 27.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #53 Rituals in the Dark
70% matchVery Positive86% of 200 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
Why similar: Gothic 43.3% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, Cute 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Horror 5.6%
- #54 Love, Death & Veggies
69% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: 7DOTS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Six stories about the most important things. And elves, gnomes, robots, aliens, adventure, and love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Multiple Endings 13%, Horror 12%, Cute 10.7%
- #55 Emily is Away <3
67% matchVery Positive91% of 6,769 reviews2021
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.1%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Simulation 6.9%
- #56 Lair Land Story
70% matchVery Positive85% of 237 reviews2020
Dev: CIRCLE Ent.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Decide a mysterious girl's fate in this stunning visual novel raising sim!
Why similar: Gothic 30.6% ★, Dating Sim 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Fantasy 9.3%
- #57 The Crimson Maid
65% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: GrimTalinPub: Wales Interactive
Windows
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Gothic 49% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #58 Our Lovely Escape
70% 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 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 10.6%, Cute 8.7%
- #59 My Wife
65% matchVery Positive94% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: Neko Game
Windows
Meet your new digital companion - an ultra-cute desktop mascot that brings life to your screen! Place her anywhere on your desktop and enjoy immersive interactions and heartwarming moments.
Why similar: Cute 52.5%, Simulation 28.7%, Casual 18.9%