- #1 Growing Up
97% matchVery Positive88% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Character Customization 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This life-simulation game focuses on the journey from childhood to adulthood, emphasizing the impact of your choices on your future and relationships.
- #2 A Date with Death
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,246 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 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 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 19%, Otome 14.1% ★, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel offers a unique, character-focused romance with a supernatural twist that maintains a cozy and intimate tone.
- #3 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,709 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends life-simulation mechanics with deep narrative choices as you grow from childhood to adulthood on an alien planet.
- #4 Arcade Spirits
95% matchVery Positive91% of 630 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Dating Sim 14%, Romance 13.5%, Otome 12.1% ★, Visual Novel 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similarly inclusive and supportive atmosphere where you build meaningful relationships while pursuing your dreams in a retro-arcade setting.
- #5 ERROR143
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,047 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Otome 14.8% ★, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a witty and engaging romance experience that centers on the evolving dynamic between two characters through text-based interactions.
- #6 Our Life: Now & Forever
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
A paper airplane, two new neighbors, four autumns, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable, choice-heavy story where you grow from childhood to adulthood.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Romance 16.2%, Character Customization 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: As the spiritual successor to the seed game, it offers the same high level of customization and long-term emotional progression with a new cast of characters.
- #7 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,130 reviews2017
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Otome 35% ★, Romance 22.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Dating Sim 9.9%, Choices Matter 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is a highly regarded visual novel that emphasizes character growth and emotional development alongside a compelling fantasy romance.
- #8 LongStory
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 104 reviews2017
Dev: Bloom Digital Media
Windows · Mac
In LongStory you can be and date who you choose. Play as the gender of your choice and date the cutie you like best! LongStory is is based on real stories - things that have happened, if not to us, to people we know and love. We hope it is funny, sad, perplexing and wonderful… Just like life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Dating Sim 22%, Romance 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Funny 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This inclusive dating sim captures the essence of navigating school life, friendships, and romance in a gentle, approachable way.
- #9 Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
91% matchVery Positive92% of 6,254 reviews2017
Dev: Game Grumps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.8%, Dating Sim 23%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Character Customization 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same focus on inclusive, character-driven romance and lighthearted, slice-of-life storytelling.
- #10 missed messages.
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,498 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: LGBTQ+ 34.5%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Romance 23.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Indie 1%
Why You'll Like It: This short but impactful visual novel explores themes of connection and mental health with a focus on meaningful, choice-based interactions.
- #11 Tailor Tales
90% matchVery Positive95% of 1,012 reviews2019
Dev: CeliannaPub: Pixanna
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Play as an aspiring fashion designer with your own boutique and experience a heart pounding romance.
Why similar: Otome 32.6% ★, Romance 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Character Customization 14.8%, Dating Sim 10%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a customizable romance experience that allows you to shape your protagonist's personality and relationship dynamics.
- #12 Date Everything!
86% matchVery Positive93% of 7,437 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.4%, Dating Sim 22.8%, Romance 17.6%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a humorous and expansive take on the dating sim genre with a wide variety of unique characters to connect with.
- #13 When The Night Comes
88% matchVery Positive93% of 329 reviews2021
Dev: Lunaris Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Romance 17.4%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Otome 9.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers a rich, queer-inclusive narrative with deep character development and a focus on building personal connections in a fantasy setting.
- #14 Yearning: A Gay Story
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: bobcgamesPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yearning: A Gay Story (YAGS) is a realistic coming-out-focused character-driven slice-of-life visual novel where you play as a gay man starting his freshman year of college at a generic university somewhere in the midwestern United States.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Romance 17.5%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a sweet and grounded visual novel that focuses on the authentic development of a romantic relationship between two men.
- #15 Roommates
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 231 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Join Max or Anne in Latin House for their first college year! They'll juggle classes, jobs, and social life with four dorm mates, potentially sparking some extracurricular fun. As Anne you can romance Max, Isabella, Dominic and Rakesh. As Max, romance Anne, Isabella, Sally and Rakesh.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Otome 13.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel captures the college experience through a variety of character-focused storylines and romantic possibilities.
- #16 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
86% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Nullblade Studios
Windows
Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a relaxing and emotional narrative experience centered on queer romance and personal growth.
- #17 Witches x Warlocks
87% matchVery Positive91% of 657 reviews2020
Dev: Nifty VisualsPub: Nifty Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Witches x Warlocks is a cute and light-hearted Halloween Raising Sim; featuring a customizable protagonist and 4 love interests of different genders!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Otome 21.9% ★, Dating Sim 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a cute and lighthearted dating experience with a focus on magical themes and character-driven romance.
- #18 Fling with a Tiefling
85% matchVery Positive92% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Kristi Jimenez
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fling with a Tiefling is a short fantasy romance visual novel that follows you, an adventurer whose journey is about to come to an end. With tonight potentially being the last night with your treasured Tiefling companion Karrus, how will you spend it with him?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Otome 17.3% ★, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dating Sim 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a lighthearted and charming fantasy romance that emphasizes player choice and character interaction.
- #19 Love Thyself - A Horatio Story
84% matchVery Positive91% of 652 reviews2019
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In a society where everyone is a clone of the Emperor, can you survive long enough to find out who you truly are? Try out the brand new visual novel set in the Endless Universe!
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Dating Sim 41.2%, Funny 6.1%, Casual 3%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on self-discovery and gentle romance, mirroring the cozy and introspective nature of the seed game.
- #20 //TODO: today
84% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Boys Laugh +
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about figuring out life with the help of an AI. //TODO: today is a pastel colored slice-of-life story that let's you freely choose your pronouns and romantic preferences!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.7%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Cute 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a heartfelt and casual visual novel that explores themes of identity and connection in a modern setting.
- #21 Emily is Away
83% matchVery Positive89% of 32,286 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.1%, Romance 17.6%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a nostalgic chat interface to tell a poignant story about the evolution of a relationship over several years.
- #22 Coffee Talk
81% matchVery Positive95% of 12,424 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.9%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Relaxing 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: While a simulation game, it excels at creating a cozy, intimate space where you listen to and support the lives of your diverse customers.
- #23 A Pinch of Magic
82% matchVery Positive84% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Save your grandparent's failing café/magic shop from bankruptcy and possibly fall in love!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Otome 17.4% ★, Dating Sim 15.5%, Character Customization 12.2%, Visual Novel 12%
Why You'll Like It: It features a charming blend of character customization and romance within a fantasy-themed visual novel.
- #24 Infinite Stars - The Visual Novel
81% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Wraiith303Pub: IF THEN ELSE Interactive Fiction
Windows
Infinite Stars is a visual novel filled with romance, mystery & roleplaying elements where you choose how the adventure unfolds. Establish your character & personality through the hundreds of choices presented in this interactive fiction inspired by stories like Dune, The Expanse & Mass Effect.
Why similar: Otome 17.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Romance 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction title offers a deep, character-focused story set in a sci-fi universe with plenty of romantic potential.
- #25 Always Sometimes Monsters
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,447 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 47.3%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Romance 18.8%, Indie 5.2%, Visual Novel 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the emotional weight of life choices and the complexity of relationships as you travel across the country.
- #26 A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,200 reviews2020
Dev: Oracle and Bone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A Summer's End is a visual novel set in 1980s Hong Kong. It tells of a love story between two women. Lush and vibrant visuals, the game features over 400 unique hand-drawn artwork inspired by Asian cinema and 1980s anime.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.5%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Romance 18.2%, Casual 2.7%, Sexual Content 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features a beautiful, atmospheric romance that feels deeply personal and grounded in its specific time and place.
- #27 Curtain Call
79% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: IndieArk
Windows
Curtain Call: the latest game from the Noobs Want to Live devs. A strategic roguelite combining auto-battling and deck-building mechanics—recruit performers, take to the stage, and prepare for battle! Win glory and the rapturous applause of the audience. Take that curtain call!
Why similar: Relaxing 55.5%, Funny 28.2%, Casual 6.7%, Singleplayer 6%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, sweet, and character-driven romance experience that fits perfectly for fans of cozy visual novels.
- #28 Paralives
75% matchVery Positive90% of 18,920 reviews2026
Dev: Alex Massé and teamPub: Paralives Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?
Why similar: Character Customization 46.2%, LGBTQ+ 38%, Relaxing 6.6%, Cute 3.7%, Indie 1.9%
- #29 Blush Blush
78% matchVery Positive86% of 7,532 reviews2020
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 98.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You are responsible somehow for a curse that befalls 12 unfortunate hawt dudes. Now you have to find them and break the curse with your love!!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.4%, Dating Sim 22.5%, Romance 12.1%, Otome 10.9% ★, Visual Novel 5%
- #30 Dr. Frank's Build a Boyfriend
79% matchVery Positive89% of 296 reviews2018
Dev: HeidenPub: Visual Wordplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Dr. Frank's Build-A-Boyfriend is a comedy BL visual-novel mixed with point-and-click adventure elements.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 52%, Visual Novel 41.6%, Comedy 3%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #31 Coming Out on Top
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,400 reviews2017
Dev: Obscurasoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The acclaimed gay dating sim. Have a sweet, sexy, or bizarrely comedic adventure with the man of your choice!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 58%, Dating Sim 14%, Romance 7.4%, Visual Novel 7.1%, Choices Matter 5.3%
- #32 Text Your Life
76% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Pizza Writers
Windows
Who did you kiss that night? Text Your Life is a mobile phone chat simulator that lets you put yourself in the shoes of our protagonist, a female university student with a group of eccentric friends and a love life that has suddenly turned somewhat... complicated.
Why similar: Otome 19.7% ★, Romance 16.5%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #33 Life Makeover
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,591 reviews2023
Dev: Archosaur Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 56.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Explore Life Makeover: Unleash your style, dye outfits, and design freely. Dive into unlimited dress-up, build your dream home - all for free.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Character Customization 24.9%, Otome 20.5% ★, Cute 9.8%, Relaxing 6.7%
- #34 Heirs And Graces
78% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2016
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Marcel and determine whether or not he has the skills to become Lord Sandor's heir and whether or not he forms a romantic attachment to one of four potential love interests: an ex-gladiator turned gardener, a perfectionist butler, the local doctor, or a mischievous elven Lord.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Romance 15.5%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #35 Curtain Call
76% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Dramatis Personae GamesPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows · Mac
"Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%
- #36 Come Home
71% matchVery Positive93% of 5,011 reviews2026
Dev: R.J. Rhodes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An adult visual novel with 20 romanceable characters, each with their own individual, optional, storylines. Plenty of sex, laughs, and romance awaits you as you navigate the different relationships, while trying to solve the mystery of your missing father.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.9%, Visual Novel 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Romance 15%, Sexual Content 7.3%
- #37 Twists of My Life
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 648 reviews2019
Dev: Novel
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Twists of My Life" - is a visual novel where every decision you make can completely change the storyline.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Dating Sim 22.7%, Romance 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.2%
- #38 Life After Magic
74% matchVery Positive98% of 281 reviews2023
Dev: Team StarlightPub: Chirashi Games
Windows · Linux
Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Romance 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #39 Virtual Cottage
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,036 reviews2020
Dev: DU&I
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 60.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Why similar: Relaxing 48.7%, Cute 31.3%, Casual 9.5%, Singleplayer 6.1%, Indie 4.3%
- #40 Witchy Life Story
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,216 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Character Customization 19.3%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #41 a new life.
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,412 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: LGBTQ+ 40.6%, Romance 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 6.5%, Multiple Endings 4.9%
- #42 Bunkered with Femboy
70% matchVery Positive90% of 334 reviews2025
Dev: Pink Twilight
Windows · Mac · Linux
A “routine” earthquake drill locks you underground with Riley, a shy femboy graphic-designer. Cook, flirt, and gently unlock his guarded heart as the two of you plan what life might look like when the door finally opens.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.7%, Romance 18.2%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #43 Seduce Me the Otome
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,179 reviews2015
Dev: Michaela Laws
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi.
Why similar: Otome 30.1% ★, Dating Sim 21.9%, Romance 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choices Matter 4%
- #44 Bewitching Sinners
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 524 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: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Otome 17.7% ★, Dating Sim 14.9%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #45 Ballads at Midnight
71% matchVery Positive94% of 478 reviews2022
Dev: SynstoriaPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
When a sarcastic bard is arrested and exiled to an abandoned castle, she expected to be at the mercy of a hungry, blood-thirsty vampire. She soon discovers that the vampire, Lucius, is not starving: he is gravely bored. She may just survive on borrowed time, one ballad each midnight.
Why similar: Otome 30.2% ★, Romance 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, LGBTQ+ 6.8%
- #46 Loser Named Hana
69% matchVery Positive94% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Repurpose Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Loser Named Hana is a friendship-building visual novel. You respond to an ad advertising $100 a week to be the lonely college student, Hana, friend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.9%, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 4.8%
- #47 Fields of Mistria
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 28,509 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.2%, Romance 30.3%, LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Relaxing 7.9%, Cute 7.4%
- #48 Negligee: Spring Clean Prelude
72% matchVery Positive82% of 194 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
The girls of the Lingerie shop are back and they are in for their toughest day of the year, a mega sale event! Prelude is a free to play version of the LGBTQ+ Yuri visual novel game: Negligee: Spring Clean. Check it out now to see what you could be enjoying.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Romance 15.1%, Dating Sim 14%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #49 Monster Prom
70% matchVery Positive93% of 14,304 reviews2018
Dev: Beautiful GlitchPub: Xelu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.3%, LGBTQ+ 28.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Comedy 4.3%
- #50 NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise
69% matchVery Positive89% of 5,446 reviews2021
Dev: NEKO WORKsPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
When your grandfather passes away and you inherit his café, it's a tall task for anyone. But with the help of 4 talented catboys, Cafe Kin'uan is ready for business in NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise!
Why similar: Otome 39.1% ★, Dating Sim 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Romance 11.6%, Cute 3.5%
- #51 Arcadia Fallen II
66% matchVery Positive99% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this sequel to the award-winning roleplay visual novel, Arcadia Fallen, you play as a senior student at the Seven Winds Academy. Choose from three different magical disciplines, and let your choices shape the personality of your character as you navigate school life during a time of great change.
Why similar: Otome 17.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Dating Sim 14%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 12.1%
- #52 Summer Meetings
71% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Mac · Linux
We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Romance 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #53 Trouble Comes Twice
69% matchVery Positive87% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Foxglove Games
Windows
Play as twins Hazel and Jace in this wholesome romcom visual novel. After a silly bet is made, the protagonists must find a boyfriend or girlfriend before their twin beats them to it!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Otome 16.2% ★, Romance 16%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%
- #54 We Are OFK
68% matchVery Positive92% of 301 reviews2022
Dev: OFK
Windows · Mac
Start a virtual indie band in this behind-the-music comedy. Date, dance, skate, and run for your life across 5 episodes and interactive music videos, in a heartfelt story of what you risk to chase your dreams. All episodes out now!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.8%, Romance 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #55 UncleOffice:uncle Dating Simulator
68% matchMixed62% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: GameUncle
Windows · Mac
You can play as a newcomer, start a new life, and date 12 uncles
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.3%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Cute 6.4%, Relaxing 5%
- #56 家有大貓 Nekojishi
67% matchVery Positive93% of 4,173 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Nekojishi is a visual novel about feline beast-men, Taiwanese folklore, and the pressures and consequences that come with navigating the world of gods and spirits.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.6%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Romance 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #57 Heatwave: Sam's Stay
62% matchVery Positive94% of 488 reviews2026
Dev: CodyFord
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into Sam’s shoes and guide him through a summer of self-discovery, complicated relationships, and unexpected desires that will change everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.3%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Romance 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #58 Snowkissed Romance
65% matchVery Positive99% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: LovelyInc LLC
Windows · Mac
It's 1994 in the mountains of Northern Japan - Are you ready to fall in love? Snowkissed Romance weaves addictive stat-building, day planning, and mini-games with captivating storytelling and plenty of ’90s shoujo charm.
Why similar: Otome 21.7% ★, Dating Sim 17.8%, Romance 16.8%, Character Customization 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
- #59 The Sims™ 4
64% matchVery Positive86% of 196,881 reviews2020
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 53.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
Why similar: Romance 27.9%, Dating Sim 25.6%, Character Customization 25.6%, Relaxing 7.7%, Cute 6.3%
