60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, LGBTQ+, 2D, Romance.
Follow the red star to the Umbral Forest and unravel the mysteries within, in this gay, romantic, dark fantasy visual novel.
Twisted: A Dark Fairytale
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Banishing You
Step into the world of Banishing You, a visual novel where choices shape your journey. Accept a mysterious invitation to a dream realm full of enigmatic characters and challenges. Navigate passive-aggressive comments, flirtatious strangers, and unravel a quest that could save or doom both worlds.
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Step into the world of Banishing You, a visual novel where choices shape your journey. Accept a mysterious invitation to a dream realm full of enigmatic characters and challenges. Navigate passive-aggressive comments, flirtatious strangers, and unravel a quest that could save or doom both worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Romance 7.4%
Occultus: Daughter of Darkness is a noir-inspired visual novel detective story with supernatural elements.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 10.1%
As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
Diskarte, jester of the high castle, has one job: entertaining the queen. This would be easy except Queen Bahaghari has a penchant for magically exploding the heads of subjects falling below her exacting standards. Can Diskarte avoid this frightening fate?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Romance 6.7%
A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
A horror-romance visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Romance 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Romance 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Horror 9.6%
Every choice you make brings you closer to Death. Dive into death, spirits, and your subconscious in this gothic fantasy visual novel told in six thrilling parts. (Parts 2-6 in development)
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Romance 10.2%
A lonely necromancer awakens in a dilapidated tower with one goal: to revive his lord and get revenge on those who sought him harm. With three days to prepare the ritual and scattered notes left in the tower, guide his hand. A serene walking simulator by the developer behind Star Stealing Prince.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Emotional 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
A Boys Love visual novel with branching plotlines and two love interests. Features beautiful CGs and sprites, and top-notch voice acting throughout the game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Welcome to St Fiacre’s College for Women of Unreliable Size. Your new home. If you can survive your first night… Featuring 40,000 words of text and over 500 images, this heart-pumping visual novel journey will thrill fans of shrinking and giants alike!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
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: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Thriller 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Romance 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Emotional 7.2%
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Romance 11.2%
"In the Phoenix Kingdom, there is a man known as the Corpse Killer." Thwart a necromancer's scheme in this dark fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Lore-Rich 9.6%
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Horror 8.1%
A romance-driven narrative about destiny, devotion, and the dangerous pull of belonging, set against the ruins of a long‑lost city calling you home.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Romance 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Fantasy 6%
Play as a prince as he attempts to give his story a happy ending by finding love and claiming his place as the rightful heir of the throne in this fantasy Boys' Love visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.4%, Romance 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
Under Heaven Or Hell is a Dark Romance Visual Novel where love, danger, and temptation intertwine. Step into Hell and navigate a world of deadly intrigues, alluring devils and a mysterious angel. Each decision carries weight, shaping your fate, desire and the hearts bound to it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Romance 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Romance 8.9%
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Romance 13.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Horror 9.1%
In this dark visual novel, discover what led the apprentice witch, Hazel, to her untimely demise. There is, however, a chance for her to cheat death. Can you find her happy ending with one of two love interests - Tori the tough paladin, or Sasha the deceiving assassin?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Thriller 12.6%, Romance 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%
They steal your crew and force your ship to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Romance 10.4%
After immediately being caught in your mission to kill a corrupted king, you must earn the trust of the king's court and spare yourself from execution. However, the longer you stay, the clearer it becomes there is something much darker is lurking in the castle - and latching onto your own mind.
Why similar: Romance 19%, Visual Novel 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
A point-and-click visual novel. You’re thrust into a mysterious dungeon, where your mission is to traverse it and find love amongst its inhabitants. Explore, survive and interact with characters.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Lore-Rich 9.1%
"The Town of Nie Iromusubi", a fan-disc of the strange and eerie otherworldly BL fantasy "The Town of Nie." Weaving together extraordinary colors.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.8%, Romance 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Horror 12.3%
Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Romance 16.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 9.1%
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Romance 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Romance 11.9%
Help Elliot recover his memories and unlock the truth of what happened before it's too late. A Mexican-American gothic, boys' love visual novel, featuring interactive spell crafting and point-and-click exploration.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 12.8%, Emotional 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Romance 12.4%, Horror 9.1%
Years after leaving her family to join the Sisters of the Whiterock Coven, Edith is anxious to finally return home. But first she has to pass her Trial of Ascension, a harrowing task bestowed by her patron deity. Together, Edith and her bully must complete the trial, no matter the consequences.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Emotional 8.7%
After you are unable to find a patron to provide you with a magic bond, you stumble into the abandoned temple of the Passion goddess - with four patrons waiting for you. Yet, as you grow closer to gaining magic, something else is drawn to this power...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Romance 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Fantasy 8.6%
A dark Korean historical BL visual novel about a blind spirit-seer, a possessed nobleman, and the bell that rings on moonless nights.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Thriller 19%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Horror 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%
After three carriage rides, you have finally made it to the quiet town of Palena to start your new life. Things seem to be going well with your new arcane workshop here, but it seems your past hasn't entirely escaped you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 12%
Sole survivor of a terrible incident, you find yourself in the company of new friends and new conflict on the island of Illyria.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Romance 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%
Will you rise to the heavens when you wield the magic of fallen stars? Call lightning, ride the wind, and raise the dead in this fantasy epic!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Romance 10.8%
A rookie investigator's first case leads them to four sexy girls. It can stop them... or make them even more determined to find the solution.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
Nozomu follows his wife to Kyushu and meets the enigmatic KANA. Accept or refuse his nightly "invitations"? Replay the six-day story to uncover the truth. A choice-driven BL psychological adventure with a seme (top) protagonist. The complete edition of the free game Night to Reticle.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Romance 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
Play the role of an apprentice alchemist on the road in a merchant caravan. During the journey you will discover many things, including love? A gay medieval fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Romance 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%
A reward tournament is planned in the town, and the young demoness needs money. But even more, she wants to win the heart of a cute fairy elf, who, it seems, is ready to reciprocate her!..
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Romance 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Fantasy 8.9%
Become intertwined in the fateful connection plaguing two worlds, bound together by a murder mystery, and a competition for the throne of a god. The award-winning visual novel, completely revamped! New script, new choices! Become The Savior today...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
The Songbird Guild is a Yuri RPG/Visual Novel hybrid about magical girls falling in love. Investigate the secrets of a corrupt fantasy world and fight creepy (yet somehow adorable?) monsters in turn-based battles, all to pay the bills in this world where being a magical girl is a regular 9-5 job.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Romance 10.2%, Emotional 9.3%
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Romance 13.5%
retired heroes-domestic-fantasy-breakup(?)-adventure
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Emotional 13.6%, Romance 12.8%
A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Romance 12.1%, Emotional 8.3%
Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Romance 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
Brilliant Shadows is a visual novel that follows the story of Veronica Ashmar, a new graduate of the Mountain and a necromancer. Tradition dictates that upon graduation, necromancers and paladins are to perform the pairing ritual.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Romance 21.5%, Fantasy 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
At 3am, an app called tally installs itself on your phone and starts granting wishes. All of them. A psychological horror story told entirely through a phone screen. 5 nights, 3 routes, 18 endings, some you can only reach by losing on purpose. Every wish is granted. Every wish is owed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Emotional 8.3%, Lore-Rich 7.7%, Adventure 7.7%
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Emotional 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Romance 12.9%, Horror 9.1%
A Visual Novel game filled with romance, action, and intrigue. Create your Dragon Commander, befriend or romance the future King, and find the courage to save the Kingdom.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Emotional 6.2%
