- #1 Growing Up
97% matchVery Positive88% of 3,623 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 mirrors the progression of childhood into adulthood, focusing heavily on how your choices shape your future and relationships.
- #2 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,636 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends life-simulation and visual novel elements, allowing you to grow from childhood to adulthood while making choices that define your personality.
- #3 ERROR143
96% matchVery Positive92% of 4,892 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+ 20.1%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Otome 14.2% ★, Romance 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-tension, character-driven dating sim that features a strong, evolving dynamic between the protagonist and the love interest.
- #4 A Date with Death
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,836 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 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Otome 13.8% ★, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel offers an emotional and intimate romance experience with a supernatural twist, similar to the cozy yet impactful tone of the seed.
- #5 Arcade Spirits
95% matchVery Positive91% of 627 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 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+ 18.2%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Romance 13.6%, Otome 11.8% ★, Visual Novel 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the wholesome, character-focused atmosphere and emphasizes building meaningful relationships in a modern setting.
- #6 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,122 reviews2017
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Otome 34.3% ★, Romance 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Dating Sim 10%, Choices Matter 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic visual novel that emphasizes character growth and romance through a compelling, choice-driven narrative.
- #7 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+ 21.2%, Romance 16.2%, Character Customization 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct successor to the seed game, offering a similar heartfelt experience with deep customization and long-term relationship building.
- #8 A Pinch of Magic
91% 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% ★, Dating Sim 15.6%, Character Customization 12.3%, Visual Novel 12%
Why You'll Like It: It features extensive character customization and a focus on dating-sim mechanics within a visual novel framework.
- #9 LongStory
92% 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 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Funny 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, LGBTQ-friendly visual novel that focuses on the social dynamics and romance of school life.
- #10 Tailor Tales
91% matchVery Positive95% of 1,004 reviews2019
Dev: CeliannaPub: Pixanna
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Play as an aspiring fashion designer with your own boutique and experience a heart pounding romance.
Why similar: Otome 32% ★, Romance 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Character Customization 15%, Dating Sim 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This otome visual novel offers a deep, slow-burn romance experience with a strong focus on the protagonist's personal journey.
- #11 Later Daters - Premium
90% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2020
Dev: Bloom Digital Media
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Ye OLDE! Your new retirement paradise. Date as an octogenarian and find somebody to love, or just get your kicks in while the getting is good. Remember, if the chairs are rockin', don’t come a-knockin.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.9%, Dating Sim 23.4%, Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Casual 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game explores romance across different life stages, echoing the theme of finding connection as you age.
- #12 Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
89% matchVery Positive92% of 6,238 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+ 32.7%, Dating Sim 23%, Romance 14.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Character Customization 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A well-regarded LGBTQ+ dating sim that balances humor and genuine emotional connection between characters.
- #13 missed messages.
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,474 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+ 34.3%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Romance 23.2%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Indie 1%
Why You'll Like It: A short but impactful visual novel that deals with themes of connection and choices, mirroring the emotional depth of the seed game.
- #14 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
88% matchVery Positive95% of 79 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+ 22.7%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and relaxing dating sim that prioritizes emotional comfort and character-driven storytelling.
- #15 Yearning: A Gay Story
87% 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+ 24.5%, Romance 17.6%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward and charming LGBTQ+ visual novel that excels at capturing the excitement of early romance.
- #16 Love Thyself - A Horatio Story
86% matchVery Positive91% of 646 reviews2019
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 6.2%, Casual 3%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie visual novel that provides a lighthearted and character-centric dating experience.
- #17 //TODO: today
85% 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+ 40.6%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Cute 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that explores LGBTQ+ themes and personal growth through a casual, narrative-heavy style.
- #18 Heirs And Graces
86% 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%, Romance 15.6%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie visual novel that focuses on character relationships and lighthearted fantasy romance.
- #19 Fling with a Tiefling
84% matchVery Positive92% of 86 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 16.9% ★, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dating Sim 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed visual novel that offers a fun, choice-driven romance experience with LGBTQ+ options.
- #20 Emily is Away
84% matchVery Positive89% of 32,252 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 15.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a nostalgic chat interface to tell a deeply emotional story about choices and the passage of time in relationships.
- #21 We Know the Devil
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,155 reviews2016
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
WE KNOW THE DEVIL is a visual novel about teens reluctantly fighting the devil at summer camp. Follow meangirl Neptune, tomboy Jupiter, and shy shy Venus as they get to know each other--but one always gets left out.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.4%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Choices Matter 7%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A character-focused visual novel that explores the complexities of queer friendship and growing up in a unique, surreal setting.
- #22 Text Your Life
82% matchVery Positive92% of 53 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 19.2% ★, Romance 16.6%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that uses text-based mechanics to simulate the progression of a life and its relationships.
- #23 Date Everything!
79% matchVery Positive94% of 7,103 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.9 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+ 29.7%, Dating Sim 21.5%, Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%
- #24 Life Makeover
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,566 reviews2023
Dev: Archosaur Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 55.6 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 35.3%, Character Customization 25%, Otome 20.2% ★, Cute 9.8%, Relaxing 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more simulation-heavy, it offers extensive character customization and visual novel elements that appeal to fans of the seed game.
- #25 Kindred Spirits on the Roof
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,469 reviews2016
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 61.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
During lunch one day, Toomi Yuna meets two "Kindred Spirits" on the roof of her school. When they insist she help them nurture young love, Yuna finds herself playing "yuri cupid" to six unique and adorable couples. Can she remain aloof or will the promise of a "yuritopia" reach her too?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.3%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Romance 20.8%, Cute 3.8%, Dating Sim 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, heartfelt LGBTQ+ visual novel that focuses on the development of relationships within a school environment.
- #26 Curtain Call
80% 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: A cute, interactive fiction visual novel that focuses on the intimacy of dating and character interaction.
- #27 Witches x Warlocks
79% 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+ 24.2%, Otome 21.5% ★, Dating Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 5.8%
- #28 Coming Out on Top
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,395 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+ 57.8%, Dating Sim 14%, Romance 7.5%, Visual Novel 7.1%, Choices Matter 5.3%
- #29 Blush Blush
77% matchVery Positive86% of 7,498 reviews2020
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 93.0 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+ 43.5%, Dating Sim 22.6%, Romance 12.2%, Otome 10.7% ★, Visual Novel 5%
- #30 Come Home
73% matchVery Positive93% of 4,933 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 30%, Visual Novel 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Romance 15%, Sexual Content 7.3%
- #31 Dr. Frank's Build a Boyfriend
78% matchVery Positive88% of 294 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+ 51.9%, Visual Novel 41.7%, Comedy 3%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #32 Infinite Stars - The Visual Novel
76% matchVery Positive89% of 95 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 17.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Romance 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #33 a new life.
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.5%, Romance 24.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 6.6%, Multiple Endings 5%
- #34 Life After Magic
74% matchVery Positive98% of 273 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+ 28.1%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Romance 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #35 Curtain Call
75% 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+ 19.9%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%
- #36 Twists of My Life
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 644 reviews2019
Dev: Novel
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%
- #37 Emily is Away <3
73% matchVery Positive91% of 6,663 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 25.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Romance 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
- #38 Virtual Cottage
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,010 reviews2020
Dev: DU&I
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 60.6 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 48.6%, Cute 31.5%, Casual 9.5%, Singleplayer 6.1%, Indie 4.3%
- #39 Witchy Life Story
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,204 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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+ 22.3%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Character Customization 19.3%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #40 Roommates
77% 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 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Otome 12.8% ★
- #41 Fields of Mistria
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,781 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 24.5 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 34.5%, Romance 30.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Relaxing 8%, Cute 7.4%
- #42 Loser Named Hana
70% matchVery Positive94% of 144 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 29.8%, LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #43 NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise
71% matchVery Positive89% of 5,436 reviews2021
Dev: NEKO WORKsPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 34.8 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 38.8% ★, Dating Sim 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Romance 11.7%, Cute 3.6%
- #44 Trouble Comes Twice
71% matchVery Positive87% of 144 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%, Romance 16%, Otome 16% ★, Dating Sim 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%
- #45 Ballads at Midnight
70% matchVery Positive94% of 467 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 29.6% ★, Romance 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 6.8%
- #46 Seduce Me the Otome
72% matchVery Positive87% of 2,179 reviews2015
Dev: Michaela Laws
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.1 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 29.5% ★, Dating Sim 22%, Romance 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 4.1%
- #47 Negligee: Spring Clean Prelude
71% matchVery Positive82% of 194 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 23%
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%, Romance 15.1%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #48 Arcadia Fallen II
67% matchVery Positive99% of 145 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 17.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Dating Sim 14%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Romance 12%
- #49 Bunkered with Femboy
67% matchVery Positive91% of 303 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+ 28.4%, Romance 18.3%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #50 Summer Meetings
72% 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 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
- #51 We Are OFK
70% matchVery Positive92% of 300 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+ 30.7%, Romance 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #52 UncleOffice:uncle Dating Simulator
69% matchMixed62% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: GameUncle
Windows · Mac
You can play as a newcomer, start a new life, and date 12 uncles
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.1%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Cute 6.4%, Relaxing 5%
- #53 Snowkissed Romance
66% matchVery Positive99% of 69 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 21.2% ★, Dating Sim 17.8%, Romance 16.9%, Character Customization 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
- #54 Bewitching Sinners
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 509 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+ 18.1%, Otome 17.3% ★, Dating Sim 14.9%, Romance 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #55 Wanting Wings
66% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: BaseSonPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wanting Wings is a cute and romantic, yuri visual novel about three girls living together and falling in love over the course of their daily lives. Your choices determine which two will ultimately pair together.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.3%
- #56 The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,235 reviews2016
Dev: Lemonsucker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
An interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who must find a way to make some oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. One simple task, can you help her complete it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.2%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Cute 9.1%, Indie 5.7%, Casual 5.2%
- #57 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,103 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35%, Dating Sim 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Romance 13.3%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #58 Find Love or Die Trying
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.4%, Romance 25.2%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #59 Our Red String
63% matchVery Positive96% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Eva KissPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows
An erotic visual novel about heartbreak, self-discovery, and curious turns of fate- Lena and Ian are two very different people who find themselves in a very similar moment in their lives.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Otome 14.3% ★, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 11.7%
