- #1 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Psychological 21.3%, Anime 12.7%, Drama 12.2%, Emotional 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the themes of isolation and psychological struggle found in the seed game.
- #2 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.1%, Psychological 19.2%, Anime 9.7%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, 2D 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the exploration of fragile mental states and the search for human connection in a surreal 2D environment.
- #3 If Found...
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,276 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.1%, Emotional 26%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional visual novel that captures the feeling of loneliness and the desire to be understood.
- #4 Graveyard Girls
95% matchVery Positive98% of 158 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 13.2%, Psychological 12.1%, Anime 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends dark, emotional storytelling with the visual novel format to create a somber, intimate experience.
- #5 Florence
94% matchVery Positive93% of 15,716 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Drama 23.9%, Romance 23.3%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This short, interactive story masterfully depicts the highs and lows of relationships with a focus on emotional resonance.
- #6 Katawa Shoujo
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,256 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Emotional 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Psychological 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic visual novel that focuses on deep character development and navigating complex emotional relationships.
- #7 The End of You
94% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Memory of God
Windows
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Why similar: Psychological 18%, Emotional 17.9%, Drama 17.6%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Dark 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric experience that focuses heavily on emotional drama and psychological depth.
- #8 Emily is Away
92% matchVery Positive89% of 32,165 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Dating Sim 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Simulation 13.9%, Romance 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the specific anxiety and longing of digital-age isolation and relationship building.
- #9 Coffee Talk
91% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 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: Visual Novel 28.6%, Emotional 18.8%, Anime 14.4%, Simulation 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the atmospheric, intimate feel of connecting with others through quiet, meaningful conversations.
- #10 The Dearest Person
90% matchVery Positive95% of 624 reviews2024
Dev: house.opposite
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Emotional 18.2%, Anime 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game explores philosophical and emotional themes through a minimalist, atmospheric visual novel lens.
- #11 Cabin Fever
91% matchVery Positive96% of 480 reviews2021
Dev: Steamy Buns GamesPub: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.9%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Romance 15.8%, Anime 8%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that leans into the themes of isolation and romance.
- #12 Doki Doki Literature Club!
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.6%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 19.8%, Dark 10.7%, Romance 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: While starting as a typical visual novel, it masterfully subverts expectations to explore dark, psychological themes.
- #13 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
89% matchVery Positive85% of 252 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Anime 12%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical visual novel that matches the atmospheric and melancholic tone of the seed game.
- #14 Kill or Love
89% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Anime 27.6%, Romance 17.2%, Dating Sim 5.5%, Psychological 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines psychological horror elements with a dating sim structure for a tense, dark experience.
- #15 LoveChoice
87% matchVery Positive92% of 35,756 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 37.6%, Romance 18.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Simulation 6.5%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the weight of choices in relationships, mirroring the choose-your-own-adventure style of the seed.
- #16 Glass Heart
86% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Eternal Love Studios, LLC.
Windows
A 20% chance is all you have to survive the surgery. Will love give you the strength to continue this life or will you be singing with the angels? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Romance 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An otome-style visual novel that focuses on the emotional journey of its characters.
- #17 Find Love or Die Trying
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 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 28.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Emotional 10.4%, Anime 10.1%, Romance 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a high-stakes, dramatic twist to the traditional dating simulation formula.
- #18 Left on Read
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,286 reviews2020
Dev: Weston Bell-GeddesPub: Spookulele Games
Windows · Mac
It’s March of 2020; you were just sent home from college because of the coronavirus, you have a few small regrets, mainly not telling someone how you really feel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.3%, Romance 22.3%, Emotional 18%, Simulation 16.8%, Choices Matter 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the nuances of communication and romance, capturing the anxiety of modern dating.
- #19 Tender: Creature Comforts
85% matchVery Positive90% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: Kenny Sun
Windows · Mac
Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Cartoony 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game uses a unique interface to explore the awkwardness and hope of finding a connection.
- #20 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
83% matchVery Positive96% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Cartoony 12.2%, Emotional 9.8%, Simulation 9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual dating sim that explores complex, sometimes dark, relationship dynamics.
- #21 My Therapy
82% matchVery Positive96% of 332 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Anime 15.6%, Simulation 14.3%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It uses the visual novel format to explore personal growth and emotional healing.
- #22 VTuber Connect
81% matchVery Positive97% of 149 reviews2022
Dev: VerumVincula
Windows · Mac · Linux
VTuber Connect is a love letter to VTubers as a medium. One that hides nothing, but embraces everything. Whether you’re a VTuber or a viewer, we all form connections in our own way. How will you connect?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Emotional 17.7%, Drama 14.5%, Anime 12.6%, Romance 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game highlights the emotional bonds formed in digital spaces, echoing the themes of the seed.
- #23 The Outcast Lovers
84% matchMixed66% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Drama 19.6%, Emotional 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that prioritizes story-rich, emotional character interactions.
- #24 Love Delivery
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,571 reviews2022
Dev: Cometsoft Inc.Pub: Smilegate
Windows
A coming-of-age romance simulation that follows the raw, relatable journey of a real loser.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Drama 12.3%, Anime 10%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that focuses on the struggles of daily life and finding love.
- #25 Kimochii Classroom
78% matchVery Positive89% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Radish ASMR
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Anime 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9%, Emotional 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the importance of choices and character interactions within a confined setting.
- #26 Midnight Witch
79% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Anime 12.3%, Drama 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that maintains a dark, atmospheric tone throughout.
- #27 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
80% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Anime 28.3%, Dating Sim 15%, Romance 9.9%, Simulation 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric visual novel that uses horror elements to drive its narrative.
- #28 Border of her Heart
82% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Romance 8.7%, Narration 8%
Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction title shares the 2D aesthetic and focus on romantic choices.
- #29 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.9%, Visual Novel 24%, Romance 11.7%, Simulation 9.3%, Anime 9%
- #30 Dangerous Fellows: Otome Game
81% matchMixed44% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Storytaco
Windows
Otome dating sim - make your choices and survive this thriller romance game!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.4%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Romance 11.5%, Anime 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends survival elements with romance, creating a high-stakes emotional environment.
- #31 Love Alone Death
76% matchVery Positive99% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.3%, Drama 19.3%, Emotional 13.8%, Cartoony 12.6%, Romance 11.3%
- #32 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 45.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Romance 9.1%, Anime 7.5%, Cartoony 5.2%
- #33 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
77% matchMixed69% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Linux
The afterstory to Find Love or Die Trying is here! Continue your romance with your chosen partner in the world beyond the killer dating show. Will your love survive, when the world turns against you?
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Emotional 12%, Anime 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #34 Last Resort
77% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Simulation 15.3%, Anime 13.6%, Drama 9.1%
- #35 Parasite in Love
75% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Dark 10.8%, Romance 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #36 Loser Named Hana
74% matchVery Positive95% of 136 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 31.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Anime 10.7%, Modern 9.9%, Drama 9.6%
- #37 Last Resort
78% matchMixed57% of 143 reviews2021
Dev: Team SoupvisionPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Last Resort is a small co-op shooter in which you and up to 3 others defend humanity's first hotel on Mars against hostile aliens. Defend & power up generators, upgrade your weapons and gun down hordes of aliens to save the hotel!
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy visual novel that captures the feeling of being trapped in a specific, intimate setting.
- #38 Cain × Nica
73% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac
"Cain x Nica" is a post-apocalyptic story of love, sacrifice and the unbreakable human spirit. In the world of eternal winter, Cain and his little sister Nica do their best to fight the poverty and find happiness. And they'll get there, no matter what it takes. Game length - 8-10 hours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Anime 13%, Simulation 11.6%, Dating Sim 8.6%
- #39 他人世界末 On-looker
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,953 reviews2020
Dev: 8A studioPub: 昆布科技
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
这是属于不怎么开朗的我们，充满逃避、畏缩、胆怯、不切实际的单恋故事。 属于你的故事结局将会如何，由你的选择而定。
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Anime 13.2%, Simulation 7.2%, Romance 6.1%
- #40 MindMindMind
73% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological 11.7%, Anime 7.6%
- #41 Forgive My Sins & Desires, Father - Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel
74% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Drama 12.6%, Emotional 11.7%, Anime 11.6%, Simulation 11%
- #42 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Dating Sim 34.9%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Romance 10.2%, Anime 7.2%, Emotional 7.2%
- #43 Band Camp Boyfriend
72% matchVery Positive97% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Lovebird Game Studios
Windows
Will you lead your marching band to victory as drum major? Explore band camp and attend rehearsal alongside an unforgettable cast of characters, where every choice matters. Find love or face tragedy in 7 routes with 35+ different endings in this colorful, musically-rich otome visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Drama 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Romance 8.9%
- #44 It gets so lonely here
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,971 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Anime 18%, Romance 14.9%, Dark 14.3%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #45 Sand Castle
72% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Alice NowakPub: Unusual Meaning
Windows · Mac · Linux
A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Drama 11.2%, Hand-drawn 11%, Emotional 10.8%
- #46 Lovey-Dovey Lockdown
71% matchVery Positive80% of 788 reviews2024
Dev: 樹懶叫工作室Pub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
You and your former college crush have been locked in a room through divine intervention. The only way out is for you to…
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.8%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Drama 13.1%, Emotional 12.4%, Anime 11.1%
- #47 OmOneko
70% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: TaleChaser
Windows · Mac · Linux
“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 9.6%, Hand-drawn 7%
- #48 Find someone else
71% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2018
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.7%, Simulation 43.3%
- #49 Guilt Free
70% matchVery Positive86% of 288 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Drama 13.2%, Emotional 12.7%, Narration 11.4%
- #50 Will Die Alone
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Dark 7.4%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #51 Fling with a Tiefling
68% matchVery Positive92% of 83 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Emotional 13.7%, Romance 9.8%
- #52 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
67% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Dating Sim 33%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Anime 11.7%, Simulation 6.8%
- #53 Rivalhearts
67% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Spiritus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Modern 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #54 Melancholy Love
69% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Emotional 14.7%, Drama 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Romance 11.7%
- #55 Under Maintenance
67% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: Hearty Soup Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An everyday dramedy otome game that asks the tough question: When a game about love goes down for maintenance, can the game of love begin?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Simulation 23.1%, Drama 16.8%, Romance 11.9%, Narration 7.8%
- #56 Trinoline All Ages Version
69% matchVery Positive89% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 12.6%, Drama 12.5%, Anime 10.7%
- #57 Speed Dating for Ghosts
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 544 reviews2018
Dev: Copychaser Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Emotional 16%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Romance 8.9%
- #58 Heartbeat House: Hong Kong
63% matchVery Positive99% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
Heartbeat House: Hong Kong is a dating reality visual novel. Live with eight participants in a shared villa and make romantic choices. Your decisions are remembered, and relationships will change. If the screen flickers or something feels off—please relax and keep dating. The show is still ongoing.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Drama 11%, Romance 10%
- #59 Hydrangea
65% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological 15.4%, Anime 14.6%, Romance 10.1%
- #60 It Paints Me
63% matchVery Positive97% of 224 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Emotional 11.4%, Romance 9.7%
