
A horror-fantasy 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.
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A horror-fantasy 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.

True Colours
When three new hires join the office, love is in the air! Get to know your new co-workers, go on dates… and unveil your deepest, darkest secrets. There's nothing to worry about - it's just a cute, innocent dating sim style visual novel... or is it?

Doce Fim ~sweetend placebo~
Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?
When three new hires join the office, love is in the air! Get to know your new co-workers, go on dates… and unveil your deepest, darkest secrets. There's nothing to worry about - it's just a cute, innocent dating sim style visual novel... or is it?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Romance 12.8%, Gore 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Emotional 13%, Romance 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Follow the red star to the Umbral Forest and unravel the mysteries within, in this gay, romantic, dark fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Romance 12.2%, Thriller 11%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Don't worry, he's always going to be with you... Spend time getting to know Ren, a mysterious individual who seems more than obsessed with you — and is willing to do anything he can to have you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 13.6%, Thriller 8.5%
To Kill Eros is a drama-filled BL Visual Novel exploring the flavors of love and the depth between people who join hands — while also blaming Eros for everything, of course!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Dating Sim 17.9%, Romance 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 8%
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+ 17%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Romance 12%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 10%
- Cannibalism X superpowers X Suspense X Original worldview - "Fried Chicken Wings Cause a Love Fire" is a BL mystery comedy long visual novel. It uses the first-person perspective with a fixed protagonist, Aris; contains elements of horror and sexual innuendo.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Romance 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
Navigate your relationships and figure out the truth behind the ghost of a 80s children's TV show host who's been haunting you in this fully voiced R-18 visual novel filled with nostalgia, romance, and horror. Can everyone get their happily ever after?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Romance 13%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
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 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dating Sim 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Horror 9.9%
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 14.5%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Thriller 10.4%
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+ 19.4%, Romance 14.1%, Emotional 12.3%, Cinematic 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
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+ 18.5%, Romance 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
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+ 16.3%, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Dating Sim 12.4%
Sent to Klodan as a royal envoy, the youngest prince of Fescilia expects diplomacy—not a land of fear and silence. With a trusted friend at his side, he is drawn into court intrigues and an encounter with a masked stranger. Six paths lie ahead, each leading to a different fate. Which will he choose?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
Ad Nauseam is a choice-heavy psychological horror game about trauma, identity, romance, and vomit. It combines many staples of VN, P&C, and RPG games to create something entirely unique. Solve mysteries, form strong bonds, blur the line between mind and body, and witness grotesque abilities.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Romance 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Emotional 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover a story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate of diverse cast of characters in this visual novel.
Why similar: Emotional 12.4%, Romance 12.2%, Gore 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
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+ 21.2%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Emotional 11%
Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Romance 11.7%, Thriller 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%
A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Romance 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dating Sim 9.3%
Adrian Heart is a reclusive composer dragged into the world of the entertainment industry by his famous sister to become the new personal assistant to one of the elite talents who calls the agency home. He is none to happy about it.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.4%, Romance 19.6%, Dating Sim 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
A psychological/drama/romance visual novel about a sweet marriage that slowly rots into a nightmare. Over the course of seven days, try to navigate a rocky relationship with your husband and unravel the mysteries surrounding this man... who might not be the man you married.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Romance 9.3%
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+ 20.2%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Romance 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Romance 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dating Sim 10.4%
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+ 21.7%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Romance 13.7%, Emotional 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Deliver Us From Evil: Masquerade is a short and sweet BL visual novel. Keldran and Ace are two centuries-long friends with benefits. What starts off as a fun haunted house trip soon turns sinister and If they cannot conquer their fears, they may find themselves wandering the halls forever.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Romance 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Fall in love with marbles and learn to believe in yourself again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Romance 12%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
Who do you think of when you're about to win it all? Slipstream Daydreams is a y2k inspired retrofuturistic visual novel about antigravity racing and messy queer romance. Play as Orion, cheeky rising star driver, and make split second race choices that affect which of your romances you reminisce on.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Emotional 11%
Season 2 of Monster Ops! Black Ops soldiers Wraith and Tide know the world is against them, and they can only rely on each other. Two soldiers, forced to go rogue, with a desperate mission. There's no one left they can trust. A NSFW Gay Visual Novel Dating Sim Put out in Monthly Episodes!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Romance 8.2%
A homoerotic thriller visual novel set in a luxurious men’s spa. Investigate a murder, pursue romance, solve puzzles, and uncover dangerous secrets.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Romance 11.4%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.
Why similar: Romance 14.1%, Emotional 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dating Sim 11.9%
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+ 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Romance 10.9%, Emotional 9.8%
Shadows of Deceit is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel where you find yourself bound to the Goddess of Temptation, accept her gift and indulge in a life of pleasure or resist her pull and stay true to your heart. Go on a journey filled with desire, corruption, drama, comedy, and lots of sex.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Romance 11.2%, Cinematic 10.1%
You accidentally grew a mushroom girl! Overcome your social anxiety to help her live her brief life to the fullest! Or don't.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.5%, Romance 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 8.7%
The Wilting Amaranth is a short yuri (GxG) romance visual novel based very loosely on a familiar fairy tale. It features 2 character routes, 13 endings, and 3 to 5 hours of gameplay.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
A poet ponders queer life and love after his happily ever after.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Romance 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Emotional 11.5%
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+ 18.9%, Dating Sim 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%
In this BxB visual novel, dive into the fantasy MMO world of Lost Heroes and discover true love among your guildmates.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Romance 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Emotional 10.2%
A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Emotional 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
A story-driven visual novel about psychological trauma and memory.In a world where reality, dreams, and recollections intertwine, face what you once lost—but never truly said goodbye to.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Emotional 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Romance 12.5%
A murder mystery visual novel where you play a fish-out-of-water college student who must face the best and worst traits animalkind has to offer. Solve the mystery of this school as you develop close bonds, get intimate, and uncover shocking secrets with alluring, yet deeply flawed, ordinary men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Thriller 12.6%, Drama 11%, Romance 10.5%
"Love You To Pieces" is a Horror/Slasher Visual Novel thematically centered around Valentine's Day. Featuring elements of grind-house, choose-your-own-adventure and mystery. Can you or any of your friends survive this bloody love fest?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
Lkyt is a tragic gay romance visual novel about the bonds that form between warriors fighting hopeless odds. Set in a feudal-Japan themed dark fantasy world, you and your chosen partner must use the power from your bond to last one day longer in your mission to achieve a brighter future.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Romance 10.8%, Emotional 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Gore 10.2%
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Romance 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Thriller 10%
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Emotional 12.5%, Romance 9.9%
A Boys Love visual novel set around a pulse-pounding hostage situation. Can Numata make it out of things unscathed? Every choice matters! Fully translated into English with the original Japanese voice acting intact.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Drama 12.8%
Train to become royalty, or royalty-adjacent, while also just trying to get out of this crazy, weird academy alive. Will you date any cat girls or cat boys along the way? Highly probable.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 10%
The diverse romance visual novel follows amnesiac actor Kotori Sakuma as he uncovers hidden truths and navigates intricate relationships. Through choices shaping character bonds and story progression, you will explore various endings and enjoy a blend of mystery and love in the Taishō era.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Romance 12.3%, Emotional 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%
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+ 16%, Thriller 12.1%, Romance 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Romance 16.5%, Thriller 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Emotional 11%
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Romance 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
Charlotte, has been dumped by her long term girlfriend Mikka. Fortunately her sexy friend Sophie insists on taking her out to try and cheer her up. But Sophie is quite a wildcat so who knows where such a date could lead in this yuri/lesbian themed visual novel with multiple routes and endings.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 12.9%
Pseudo realistic visual novels,I'm Social livestock,Life is full of pressure and fatigue, feeling dissatisfied and confused about the current situation,can only escape reality through fantasy,The spiritual world is hovering on the edge of distortion and collapse.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Emotional 11.9%
A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Romance 13.6%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Emotional 9.6%
TOUCHSTARVED is a dark romance visual novel where your choices determine whether the story ends with gothic romance or blood-curdling horror. Explore an enigmatic city and find a cure for your curse by entrusting your fate to 5 love interests, each uniquely monstrous in their own way.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%
The Kingdom of Novus has been thrown into disarray and It's up to you to decide if you’ll help to bring peace, or if you’ll stoke the fires of chaos. Pick a side, and meet your match.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Dating Sim 22.1%, Romance 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 7.1%
A dullahan goes to a speed-dating event: Will she fall head over heels or trip up on her chances for love?
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Emotional 10.1%
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+ 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Horror 9.6%
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 24.1%, Romance 17.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Emotional 11.5%, Mature 8.6%
Gale and Arthur are in a long-distance relationship, but Gale found himself feeling lonely without his partner. When he applies to work at a cafe, he meets his charismatic co-worker, Brycen. Brycen is so different from Arthur, yet he finds himself falling for him. Will he choose his new or old love?
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Emotional 9.7%