Games Like Paths Taken

《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?

Why similar: Otome 34.2% ★, Visual Novel 14.7%, Romance 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, RPG 8.3%

Can you manage to beat your competitors to be the next top idol- and maybe even win their hearts in the process?

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, RPG 11.5%, Casual 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.

Why similar: Otome 23.7% ★, RPG 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Romance 9.6%

Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.

Why similar: Otome 29.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Romance 11.4%, RPG 8.3%

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+ 35.4%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Romance 19.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, Otome 7% ★

Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Romance 15.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Story Rich 6.5%

Upon finding a mysterious social media account, Alex sets out to find the origins of the photos and meets three urban explorers, each of them unearthing something new and unfamiliar in her heart.

Why similar: Otome 27% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 11.1%, Female Protagonist 6.1%

Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! An Otome / BxB survival Raising Simulation in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements.

Why similar: Otome 28.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, RPG 10.7%, Romance 9.5%

If they call me wicked for following my heart, then so be it. Awaken your inner witch, pursue forbidden love, and unlock your destiny in this visual novel adventure, with 8 unique plot paths.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.2%, Indie 25.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%

Save your grandparent's failing café/magic shop from bankruptcy and possibly fall in love!

Why similar: Otome 28% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 8.1%, Anime 6.9%

A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!

Why similar: Otome 43.7% ★, Visual Novel 22.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Romance 8.6%, Anime 8%

An otome-fantasy visual novel. Play as Alto, a fearless knight, and enter a world of magic and myths with secrets waiting for you to unveil.

Why similar: Otome 38.4% ★, Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 15%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Choices Matter 5.8%

The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.

Why similar: Otome 35.5% ★, Visual Novel 17.5%, Romance 14.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.1%

An immersive MMORPG-simulation chatroom based romance / otome visual novel. You are the leader of a raiding guild in the world's hottest MMORPG, Emberfate. Will you lead your guild to success in the newest raid — and perhaps find love along the way among your guildmates?

Why similar: Otome 36.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 9.1%, Choices Matter 6.9%

Play as an aspiring fashion designer with your own boutique and experience a heart pounding romance.

Why similar: Otome 44.6% ★, Visual Novel 19.7%, Romance 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Casual 5%

The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

Why similar: Otome 41.8% ★, Visual Novel 18.3%, Romance 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Anime 6.2%

Girl protag heartwarming slice of life with bittersweet twists!

Why similar: Otome 40% ★, Visual Novel 19.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Romance 8.4%, Indie 6.7%

In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.9%, Romance 23.6%, RPG 15.4%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Story Rich 10.5%

Walk with the Living is a queer strategy melodrama focused on character-driven storytelling and player choice.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, RPG 18.8%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Anime 8%

Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, LGBTQ+ 24%, RPG 20.9%, Romance 8.8%, Indie 8.6%

An otome RPG adventure with a dark story and meaningful choices. Shape the fate of a princess who must corrupt her soul in order to save her kingdom.

Why similar: Otome 36.3% ★, Romance 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%

Build the tanks, Date the girls, Choose your side. Live through the adventure and drama of an alternate universe World War 2.

Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Indie 21.2%, Casual 18%, Anime 12.7%

Wheel of Innocence is a lesbian visual novel where you peer into the life of a disabled high schooler named Reina.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.3%, Visual Novel 26%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Romance 11.3%, Casual 6.9%

You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, RPG 18.3%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%

Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her. Doubt your own companions, survive against unforgiving hordes of monsters. But beware; every choice has consequences in this epic JRPG adventure of betrayal, romance & self-acceptance.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, RPG 16.2%, Romance 15%, Anime 13.9%, Story Rich 12%

Wienne is unique - you can change the flow of the story at any moment in time. Repeatedly. In this short story and lore-driven RPG you will have to save Wienne and Zack from a nearly inevitable demise. Can you find the path?

Why similar: RPG 56.9%, Indie 27.4%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Choices Matter 5.2%, Story Rich 3.6%

Planet Stronghold is a sci-fi role-playing game with a turn-based combat system. You take the role of a young, new recruit that somehow gets assigned to the most well-known, and well-defended, human outpost in the whole galaxy: Planet Stronghold.

Why similar: Otome 22.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Romance 11.8%, RPG 9.9%

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+ 30.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Romance 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%

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: RPG 27.8%, LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Indie 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%

A romantic action-adventure visual novel based on Robin Hood lore. Play as Lady Marion and choose what kind of leader and lover you want to become. Join Robin's rowdy rebels in Sherwood or tackle the political pitfalls of the Sheriff's Nottingham. Fight for freedom and fall in love!

Why similar: Otome 31.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 13%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

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+ 39%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Romance 10.9%, RPG 5.9%

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 28.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 10.4%, RPG 8.5%

『Pathmaster』 is a free fantasy visual novel with multi endings and various heroines.

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, Casual 20.3%, Indie 13%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 7.7%

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: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Romance 14.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.5%

Spirited Heart is a fantasy life simulation game. Create your fantasy alter ego choosing between an apparently normal human, a cute elf and a wicked demoness. Run your life in a virtual fantasy world: choose a job from the 20 different ones available, raise your stats, and maybe even find romance!

Why similar: Otome 24.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, RPG 9.6%, Romance 9.6%

Choose fate. Choose story. The fate of the witches is in your hands.

Why similar: RPG 31.9%, Romance 28%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Casual 15.9%, Anime 3.8%

A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?

Why similar: Otome 23.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.6%

Diplomatic queen simulation + medieval fantasy romance. As the sole heiress to the late king, you must show that you have what it takes to rule the kingdom. Or perhaps you'd prefer to take one of your nobles as a consort?

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Romance 29.1%, Otome 19.6% ★, Anime 11.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%

A medieval fantasy visual novel with an otome twist. Rhea works as a nurse in a village hospital and lives a peaceful life - until one of her patients contracts a mysterious illness. Go on an exciting adventure, meet a varied cast, and see if true love conquers all!

Why similar: Otome 42.3% ★, Visual Novel 22.3%, Casual 18.9%, Indie 16.5%

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 28.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 18%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 10%, RPG 8.5%

memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.8%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Romance 15.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

Take on the role of Asumi, a new warrior for the people of Edo. As Asumi you must root out a rebel from within a prestigious samurai academy. Now the assassin must walk in the light for all to see.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Female Protagonist 18%, Anime 15.5%, RPG 15.3%, Indie 9.9%

Follow along with the adventures of Dulce as she finds new friends, new fun, and maybe even romance in the world of Dragon Connection, a hot new augmented reality mobile game.A, short, sweet free all-ages GxG visual novel featuring cute girls, friendship, and romance!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.3%, Visual Novel 25%, Casual 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Indie 9.1%

Choose a path to adventure! Will you sneak into the dragon's lair, or challenge the beast openly? Will you fight for vengeance or for glory? Will you be tempted by elven romance? Will you be buried underground forever? Relive classic 1980s fantasy in this remastered gamebook.

Why similar: Otome 35.3% ★, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 15.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.4%

During your first year of university, immense magical powers are forced onto you, thus revealing the supernatural world hidden within ours. But you must learn to control your powers with the help of a partner or risk destroying everything around you. Will your new fate be one of tragedy or serendipity?

Why similar: Otome 40.4% ★, Visual Novel 26.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Casual 6.6%, Romance 6.4%

An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.

Why similar: Otome 31.9% ★, Visual Novel 14.6%, Romance 12.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.2%

A totally free, short-but-sweet RPG with an unlikely hero. Journey across worlds as Xavienne to save her best friend, the beautiful Princess La.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.7%, RPG 20.3%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 10%

Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?

Why similar: Otome 30.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 20%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8%

Take a Hint! is a comic-style visual novel where you control Delfina and must convince your best friend Ailén that her boyfriend is not good for her. It won't be easy, and no one will leave until the truth comes out.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, RPG 19.2%, Romance 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

A Field of Flowers and Stars is a simple mouse or keyboard-based visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Romance 18.3%, RPG 12.3%, Anime 10.4%

Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, RPG 28%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Anime 8.7%, Story Rich 7.1%

Stagger through the First Lassallian War and find love amongst doomed youth. Because We're Here is an otome visual novel in an unforgiving WW1-inspired setting. Nothing to worry about - it'll all be over by Christmas.

Why similar: Otome 38.3% ★, Visual Novel 18.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Romance 10.5%, Anime 8.5%

It's a game for girls designed with a dramatic storyline with an emphasis on an intriguing plot. You can fall in love with the well-known heroes of the Warring States Period!

Why similar: Otome 62.8% ★, Visual Novel 20.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Anime 7.8%

A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.

Why similar: Otome 34.1% ★, Visual Novel 20.2%, Romance 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%

After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the daily lives of her friends and classmates at Solana Academy, will she find the romance she seeks?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Romance 17.1%, Female Protagonist 12%, Anime 8.4%

You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Visual Novel 23.9%, RPG 17.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Anime 9.8%

You are Robin Hood! Forge your destiny and fight to liberate Nottingham in this epic story-driven RPG blending interactive fiction, resource management, and base building set within a lushly-illustrated Sherwood Forest.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Romance 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%

"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 52.9%, Visual Novel 31.8%, Story Rich 8.3%, RPG 5.7%, Indie 1.3%

Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, RPG 19.2%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Anime 12.4%

Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Otome 21.8% ★, Romance 20.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, LGBTQ+ 8.7%