- #1 A Date with Death
97% 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 28.7%, Otome 17.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Character Customization 5.1%
- #2 Bewitching Sinners
96% 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: Otome 20% ★, Dating Sim 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Comedy 8.5%
- #3 Witches x Warlocks
96% 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: Otome 18.4% ★, Dating Sim 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Cartoon 9.9%
- #4 Doomsday Paradise
95% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2023
Dev: Lemonade Flashbang
Windows
Can you get a date before the end of the world? Doomsday Paradise is a goofy, multiplayer dating sim about finding love before the apocalypse. With over 130 different endings and 12 different singles to woo- no two games will ever be the same.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.8%, LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Anime 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #5 Date Everything!
94% 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: Dating Sim 29.2%, LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Comedy 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #6 Lovingly Evil
94% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Lizard Hazard GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unleash your inner villain and head over to the Villain Conference, the one and only interdimensional business event for evildoers! Who knows, maybe you'll even find a partner - whether it's in crime or love…
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Comedy 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Character Customization 10.1%
- #7 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
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 18.5% ★, Dating Sim 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Demons 10.4%
- #8 A Pinch of Magic
92% 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: Otome 18.5% ★, Dating Sim 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Anime 9.3%
- #9 Find Love or Die Trying
91% 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 39.7%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Anime 15.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Comedy 9.2%
- #10 Heirs And Graces
91% 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: Dating Sim 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Comedy 10.2%, Otome 7.8% ★
- #11 The Divine Speaker
90% matchVery Positive96% of 437 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.6%, LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Demons 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 11.1%
- #12 Purrgatory
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,957 reviews2021
Dev: Niv
Windows
A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.9%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Cute 14.1%, Funny 13%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #13 Drops of Death
89% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dating Sim 23.1%, Otome 19.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 17%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 9%
- #14 BAD END THEATER
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Demons 14.4%, Cute 7.4%
- #15 Arcadia Fallen
86% matchVery Positive95% of 547 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 20.6% ★, Dating Sim 18.7%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%
- #16 SoulSet
88% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Otome 20% ★, Dating Sim 17.2%, Anime 8%, LGBTQ+ 7.7%
- #17 Arcade Spirits
86% 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: Dating Sim 22.4%, Otome 17.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Cute 8.7%
- #18 Go To Hell Must
84% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Easy S Studio
Windows
Want to decide where mortals go when they die? Welcome to hell! With one click, you can decide whether mortals should go to heaven or stay in hell.
Why similar: Dating Sim 54.2%, Funny 13%, Casual 11.6%, Cute 11.5%, Colorful 9.7%
- #19 Speed Dating for Ghosts
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 545 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 32.1%, LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Supernatural 18.5%, Casual 4.6%
- #20 Coming Out on Top
84% 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+ 56.3%, Dating Sim 23.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Multiple Endings 4.3%, Comedy 2.7%
- #21 start;again
83% matchVery Positive95% of 182 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Supernatural 13.8%, Dating Sim 13%, Anime 12.2%
- #22 ERROR143
81% 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: Dating Sim 21.3%, Otome 15.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Immersive Sim 9.5%
- #23 First Bite
82% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: First Bite Games
Windows · Mac
An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Otome 12.2% ★, Colorful 9.4%
- #24 Curtain Call
82% 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: Dating Sim 24.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #25 Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™
79% matchVery Positive90% of 6,618 reviews2022
Dev: PsyopPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome to Murderer’s Island. Your companions: four dead-sexy Killers who, underneath their murderous exteriors, just want a little romance. Flirt your way into their hearts, uncovering dark twists along the way. Will you find true love, forge friendships… or get hacked to death?
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Comedy 10.6%, Anime 10.2%
- #26 Graveyard Girls
80% matchVery Positive98% of 163 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 28.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Anime 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #27 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
77% 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+ 31.4%, Dating Sim 27.8%, Visual Novel 19%, Supernatural 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #28 The Demon Queen's Dire Dilemma
77% matchVery Positive100% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cute and comedic yuri visual novel about a demon queen who just can't catch a break.
Why similar: Cartoon 14.8%, Demons 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Anime 10.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%
- #29 Spread The Love
78% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: jamms
Windows · Mac
A silly dating sim where your flavor decides your fate. Customize your profile, flirt with six lovably unique characters, and try to survive your first date!
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Character Customization 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
- #30 UncleOffice:uncle Dating Simulator
79% 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+ 25.5%, Cartoon 20.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Anime 14.1%, Cute 8.7%
- #31 Love Craft
76% matchVery Positive99% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Toiu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join the Crafting Club, where the glue is strong and the feelings stronger! Craft chaos, flirt fearlessly, and make some very bad romantic decisions! Find your project partner in this elimination-based Dating Sim!
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Funny 9.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #32 Signed and Sealed With a Kiss
81% matchMixed67% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Raise" your own perfect boyfriend in this visual novel-stat raiser. Will you fall in love or will you say goodbye?
Why similar: Otome 22.1% ★, Dating Sim 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Anime 9.8%
- #33 Yuri Dating Agency
76% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Cute 9.4%
- #34 Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 883 reviews2021
Dev: Denny TruongPub: 90% Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Olive is trapped in school in the midst of the apocalypse! With demons slaughtering every dog in sight there's only so many left to spend time with! Will their special someone be Brownie the snack-loving corgi, Sparky the sporty husky or Patches the dalmatian bookworm? You decide!
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, Demons 17%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Supernatural 11.7%
- #35 //TODO: today
75% 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+ 25.6%, Dating Sim 20.4%, Visual Novel 20%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Cute 8.5%
- #36 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
73% matchVery Positive95% of 1,287 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.6%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Anime 17.4%, Comedy 10.5%, Cute 7.1%
- #37 The Groom of Gallagher Mansion
73% matchVery Positive100% of 225 reviews2023
Dev: SnaccPop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt down a beheaded ghost to save your college club from losing funding! It'll be a piece of cake— wait, what do you mean he wants to marry you!? The Groom of Gallagher Mansion is spooky comedic romantic visual novel full of laughs and scares all around!
Why similar: Otome 20.8% ★, Dating Sim 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Comedy 10.9%, Cartoon 10.5%
- #38 Always Remember Me
78% matchMixed61% of 271 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.
Why similar: Otome 23.7% ★, Dating Sim 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #39 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,285 reviews2022
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Comedy 15.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #40 Demonheart
74% matchVery Positive91% of 756 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Otome 22.9% ★, Dating Sim 18.2%, Demons 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 13%
- #41 Blush Blush
72% 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+ 35.3%, Dating Sim 31%, Otome 13.4% ★, Anime 8.5%, Visual Novel 5.5%
- #42 Heaven Will Be Mine
73% matchVery Positive92% of 766 reviews2018
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
HEAVEN WILL BE MINE is a visual novel about making terrible life decisions in the midst of a hot-blooded battle between giant robots. Select one of three terribly behaved girls to fight and/or make out with each other in their struggle for the fate of space.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45.7%, Visual Novel 33%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Anime 6.6%
- #43 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
71% matchMixed69% of 166 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 37.8%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 15.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Comedy 9%
- #44 Monster Prom
70% matchVery Positive93% of 14,278 reviews2018
Dev: Beautiful GlitchPub: Xelu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.4%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Comedy 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Demons 7.8%
- #45 From Madness with Love
69% matchVery Positive91% of 501 reviews2023
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: Otome 19.4% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Comedy 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #46 Heartspell: Horizon Academy
67% matchVery Positive97% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Dire Kitten Games
Windows
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing personalities and challenges. Make choices that affect your relationships, and their destinies.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.4%, Visual Novel 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Cute 9.1%, Funny 9.1%
- #47 Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
71% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: ParticlePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 243.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In this yuri visual novel featuring an all-star cast, you follow one main love triangle as they navigate their budding romance and the pursuit of their goals, unlocking new, heartwarming events to view from the perspectives of each cute girl in six other precious couples as well.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Dating Sim 16%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Anime 12.5%, Comedy 9.1%
- #48 Doodle Date
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 339 reviews2018
Dev: Nicholas Lives
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Character Customization 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #49 Dreambound
68% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Anime 15.5%, Lore-Rich 13.6%
- #50 Spirited Heart Deluxe
74% matchMixed46% of 90 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 21.7% ★, Dating Sim 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 11%
- #51 Please Be Happy
67% matchVery Positive99% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A comfy yuri VN about the foxgirl Miho and her quest to find the person who's most important to her. This emotional visual novel features two different heroines to choose from, and a story that will make you both laugh and cry!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Dating Sim 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Multiple Endings 11%, Anime 10.7%
- #52 Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
68% matchVery Positive98% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Wind Chimes Games Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.9% ★, Dating Sim 19.8%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 10%
- #53 Wanting Wings
67% 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+ 16.4%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Anime 12%, Comedy 10.4%
- #54 Pinewood Island
70% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
Windows · Mac
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 30.4% ★, Dating Sim 22.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #55 Afterparty
69% matchMixed68% of 952 reviews2020
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Why similar: Supernatural 34.3%, Comedy 25.8%, Multiple Endings 16%, Colorful 12.4%, Fantasy 11.5%
- #56 ELECTROBASIS
66% matchVery Positive94% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Room Games
Windows
ELECTROBASIS is a 3d dialogue-driven game, sprinkled with platforming and puzzle quests. Meet a cast of heavenly hosts that come with a MYRIAD of issues, and help to fix (most of) them! The casino yearns for a savior - she awaits a restoration.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.8%, Immersive Sim 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Character Customization 8%
- #57 Pixel Puzzle Makeout League
69% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Rude GhostPub: Skymap Games
Windows · Mac
Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Comedy 12.2%, Otome 8.6% ★
- #58 Hotel Tutwin
70% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Roxiano Creations
Windows · Mac
Hotel Tutwin is a visual novel designed for horror / romance lovers, but can also be quirky and cute. Each story line is quick and to-the-point, but there are many to discover. Prepare for inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Otome 21.9% ★, Demons 17.8%, Dating Sim 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #59 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
68% matchVery Positive86% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Dating Sim 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Lore-Rich 11.6%
- #60 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,479 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Otome 14.8% ★, Character Customization 9%