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Games Like Romance is Dead

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Romance, Dating Sim, Visual Novel, LGBTQ+.

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A Grim Reaper's job is never done. So when your scythe suddenly breaks, you have to venture to the center of Limbo to forge a new one! Fortunately, you have the souls of some HOT GOTHS to accompany you. Solve puzzles, flirt with goth cuties, find lost treasures, and survive deadly hamster attacks!

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Kindly Krows
Genres: Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchMostly Negative29% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Bloom Digital Media
    Windows · Mac

    Are you ready for more LongStory drama? The next installment of this beloved series brings more dates, deeper friendships, trickier dilemmas, and some fascinating surprises!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Dating Sim 16%, Romance 14%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

  2. #2 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,335 reviews2020
    Dev: GB Patch Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    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: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Romance 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%

  3. #3 Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2021
    Dev: Y Press Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A slice-of-life visual novel with darker twists hiding within! Haru Amari wasn't looking for love, just a new beginning far from his past. Instead he finds himself in complicated relationships where he must decide between his needs and those of the men around him.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.5%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%

  4. #4 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 75 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+ 21.2%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Romance 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%

  5. #5 7 Days Of Rose
    94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: Cross Game Studio
    Windows · Linux

    What happens when the self-proclaimed "most boring guy ever" meets a girl who's anything but that? Why, rom-com mischief of course! Travel to a tropical island full of exotic locations, survive your lovey-dovey parents and romance the girl of your dreams! But what does she hide behind that smile?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Romance 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Relaxing 8%

  6. #6 AMAP
    94% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: KaimakiGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    AMAP is a queer and sexy visual novel/dating sim with lots of twists and turns. There are over 80 unlockable scenes, 7 unique love interests to explore, more than 20 different endings.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Dating Sim 20.1%, Romance 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%

  7. #7 Heart Flipper: A House Flipper Dating Sim
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frozen District
    Windows

    Heart Flipper: A House Flipper Dating Sim is a visual novel that lets you date characters from the beloved renovation simulator. Mend their hearts with your choices, help through relaxing minigames, and find love… or stay single forever!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 9.8%

  8. #8 Summer Days
    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2020
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows

    Briana has been craving some time off all summer and finally with her shoot wrapped for hiatus she can relax at her summer cottage on the lake. To really enjoy herself she even drags her female co-stars along for the ride.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 10.9%

  9. #9 Dear Mom: My Letter to You
    91% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Mangoku418
    Windows · Mac

    One year following a traumatic event, high schooler Ayame turns over a new leaf. Experience her journey to make amends with friends and family after her long absence in this heartwarming, narrative-driven role-playing game wrapped in a dating sim.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Romance 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%

  10. #10 The Office Type
    91% matchMostly Negative35% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Heavy Thought Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Add love to your resume! Date, befriend, or explore deeper moments with a wide variety of characters at once, and explore dozens of narratives in this office-themed comedy dating sim.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Dating Sim 20.6%, Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Funny 8.1%

  11. #11 Cryptid Coffeehouse
    90% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2022
    Dev: nyewks
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Everyone's heard of Mothman– the moth creature that haunts the outskirts of Point Pleasant, West Virginia– but no one's heard of it like this! In some random idyllic Midwestern town, you meet Artemis (aka Mothman) at your favorite coffee shop and begin an agonizingly slow burn romance with them.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Dating Sim 21.7%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Cute 5.8%

  12. #12 Wanting Wings
    89% matchVery Positive99% of 135 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+ 20.6%, Romance 14.5%, Dating Sim 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%

  13. #13 Heartbeats
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tsundoku
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Heartbeats is a visual novel about music, love, relationships, mental health, and more! Features: 4 love interests, choices that affect the story, original music, beautiful art, and multiple endings.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Dating Sim 19%, Romance 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%

  14. #14 Heartspell: Horizon Academy
    87% matchVery Positive96% of 107 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 18.6%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Funny 6.3%

  15. #15 Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 167 reviews2019
    Dev: ParticlePub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 243.3 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+ 22%, Romance 15.2%, Dating Sim 14%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%

  16. #16 Where is my lady?
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Paradox White Cat
    Windows

    A vibrant fantasy visual novel with multiple endings and choices.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 21.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Romance 8.8%

  17. #17 Pretty Peculiar Lovers
    85% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Ethereal Otter
    Windows

    Pretty Peculiar Lovers is a visual novel dating sim with a compelling twist, where your decisions impact which romance candidate you engage with, and what secrets you may uncover about them. Come prepared, these seemingly kind and welcoming individuals may not be how they appear.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, Romance 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%

  18. #18 Scarecrows of Illyria
    86% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
    Windows · Linux

    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+ 19.3%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%

  19. #19 My Sweet Confession
    84% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2020
    Dev: Snowhaven Studios
    Windows · Mac

    The hapless, love-struck Ichika made a big mistake, and she might have ruined her friendship with Hana forever. With the help of her classmate Ayumi, can she work her own feelings out in time to show Hana how she really feels? A soft, comedic romance with big personalities and a tinge of melodrama.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Romance 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%

  20. #20 Furry Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date Cat Girls?
    84% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2019
    Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
    Windows · Linux

    It's Senior Year at Elsinore Academy. What's better than Senior Year? Well, Shakespeare characters that are the seniors, of course. What's even better than that? If they are Furries. It's Furry Shakespeare. You are welcome.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 8.4%, Conversation 6.8%

  21. #21 Animal Cafe
    83% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Luna has been working too hard, fortunately as she finishes up each night she manages to find her way to a hidden out of the way cafe, one where the gals all dress up like different animals. It could be a place for dreams to come true, or just for Luna to blow off some steam and relax each night.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%

  22. #22 Lovingly Evil
    82% 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: Romance 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Character Customization 7.9%

  23. #23 Heart Rates: Plus
    81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Absinthe and Mustard
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Heart Rates: Plus is a short college romance Adult Visual Novel with meaningful choices and a realistic-but-simple sex simulation.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 23.5%, Romance 18%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%

  24. #24 At Your Feet
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 40 reviews2021
    Dev: Winter Wolves
    Windows · Linux

    In this yuri dating sim, take on the role of Emma, a twenty year old college student of Mexican origin who has a secret: she has a foot fetish.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Romance 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%

  25. #25 POSSUM BOY!: The Ballad of Joey Virginia
    79% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Big Knife
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    How am I supposed to fit in at college when there aren't any other animal people but I'm a POSSUM BOY?! A rom-com visual novel about finding love... when you're the only animal person around!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.4%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Funny 5.4%

  26. #26 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
    81% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows

    Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 12.9%, Relaxing 7.3%

  27. #27 Personality Dating Sim
    80% matchMixed61% of 36 reviews2020
    Dev: Fickle Sickle
    Windows

    A dating simulator based on personality rather than gender or appearance.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Romance 17%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Funny 7.3%

  28. #28 Coffee Dates
    79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: James Olks
    Windows

    Coffee Dates is a fun and lighthearted visual novel about hanging out with your crazy co-workers and the comedic shenanigans that unfold. There's even a few bits of game play that aren't just reading. Isn't that cool!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Romance 9.3%, Casual 7%

  29. #29 MeetCute
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: emuemwPub: neonoptimism
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    ​Meet-cute (n) - An amusing or charming first encounter that leads to the development of a romantic relationship

    Why similar: Dating Sim 18.2%, Romance 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%

  30. #30 Love at first Bite
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Honey Bun Games
    Windows

    Swipe, Match, Savor, the game where romance meets dining decisions. Live the life of a vampire surviving through online dating. Swipe wisely, match with humans, avoid fellow vampires, and carefully navigate the dating app to secure your dinner.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Romance 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Puzzle 4.7%

  31. #31 Heart Agency
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cats on a Lilypad Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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+ 28.4%, Romance 21.3%, Dating Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Casual 5.5%

  32. #32 Help! I've Been Cursed With a Bubble Butt
    76% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: Kyle, Ceren & CJPub: Studio Terranova
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Take control of a bountifully cursed nonbinary protagonist as they navigate a world filled with peril and problems as they search for purpose and self-love. Make impactful choices and guide our cheeked up hero to save the world... and themselves.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Cute 7.5%

  33. #33 Bardic: Quest for Love
    77% matchMostly Positive80% of 28 reviews2024
    Dev: Breadwork Games
    Windows

    Having just arrived in the great port city of Deepharbor, humble bards Edmond and Edna are suddenly tasked with running a Tavern. Recruit fellow adventuring heroes, manage your tavern, and possibly find romance? This is your Quest for Love!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Romance 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%

  34. #34 A Marble's Muse
    76% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Kristi Jimenez
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fall in love with marbles and learn to believe in yourself again.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Dating Sim 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 11.9%

  35. #35 Three Days to Chicago
    75% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2023
    Dev: Chris SchroyerPub: Austin Ivansmith Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    One of them is visiting a friend in Chicago. The other wants to shake things up in New York City. It starts in San Francisco, but where this relationship goes is all up to you.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.8%, Romance 20.5%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Conversation 8.2%

  36. #36 LOVE BAKUDAN
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2021
    Dev: Noodletub Games
    Windows

    LOVE BAKUDAN is an 18+ yuri visual novel about Haruka Mishima, a young woman who inherits an erotic bookstore - and all of the drama, romance and daily life that comes with it. With six unique romance routes, erotic books to read and a special extra route, who will be the love bomb of your choice?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Dating Sim 22.8%, Romance 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Funny 4.1%

  37. #37 Letters From a Rainy Day -Oceans and Lace-
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 945 reviews2021
    Dev: Lily SpinelPub: HUBLOTS
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Luscious artwork brings the beautiful streets of Kamakura in June to life in this bittersweet sapphic story of a romance that begins with blackmail... This is a yuri adventure game based on the theme of love between girls at a lady's school in Kamakura, Japan.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.7%, Dating Sim 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%

  38. #38 Dog Days of Summer v5.1
    73% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Blackweb Games
    Windows · Mac

    Dog Days of Summer is a Lesbian Adult Visual Novel about a young girl named Vivian entering into the last summer before she graduates college.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Romance 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%

  39. #39 Arcade Spirits
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 622 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+ 19.9%, Dating Sim 18%, Romance 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%

  40. #40 Distant Oceanic Getaway
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
    Windows · Mac

    Distant Oceanic Getaway— A visual novel for sapphics! Will you be able to find true love while sailing the seven seas?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Romance 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 11%

  41. #41 Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 6,231 reviews2017
    Dev: Game Grumps
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 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+ 33.9%, Dating Sim 28%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 9%, Character Customization 4.4%

  42. #42 Clover Reset
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: vividX
    Windows

    "Hey, do you know the meaning of the four-leaf clover?" Set at "Shonan Saika Academy," a prestigious school in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture, this is a youthful story of girls wavering between friendship and love.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Dating Sim 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Romance 10.1%

  43. #43 Ikkarus and the Prince of Sin
    72% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2023
    Dev: Witz Games
    Windows

    A Yaoi slice-of-life about making drinks, meeting peculiar bartenders, and hunting cute monsters. Follow Ikkarus, a gallant legendary hero, and get ready to meet Damian, a gentle archer; Orakh, an orc war chief, and Zistran, the prince of the underworld.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Romance 11%, Visual Novel 10.5%

  44. #44 Tethered To You
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Stella Noctis Games
    Windows

    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: Romance 18.3%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Gothic 14.1%

  45. #45 A Sky Full of Stars 仰望夜空的星辰
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 983 reviews2017
    Dev: MoeNovel
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The starry sky spreads far and wide overhead... This story full of love, comedy, and excitement follows our protagonist and his stargazing friends as they grow together. "A Sky Full of Stars" is a coming-of-age astronomy tale by the same team who brought you "If My Heart Had Wings".

    Why similar: Dating Sim 19.1%, Romance 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Relaxing 7.4%

  46. #46 Date Everything!
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 6,867 reviews2025
    Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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+ 28.9%, Dating Sim 24.6%, Romance 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Visual Novel 7.7%

  47. #47 Winter Wonderland
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows

    The winter holidays are here but when Alexa finds herself alone after her family is stuck when travelling to Paradise Cove, she is forced to go out and try and find some friends in town to spend the holiday with... But something seems strange.. is the day repeating itself?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 10.4%

  48. #48 My Nemesis and Hero - Slice of Life Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2022
    Dev: ChaniMK
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Join Kai in his daily life as he fails to realize that the two guys he's known since childhood have huge crushes on him. One is his best friend, and the other is his rival. So they can't possibly have romantic feelings for him... right?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Dating Sim 24.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Romance 13.4%, Funny 7.7%

  49. #49 Cafe of Roses
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A lowkey, low stakes yuri story about a young woman and a mysterious maid. Who is the engimatic Magdalena, and is there more to her than meets the eye?

    Why similar: Gothic 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 11.1%, Cute 7.9%

  50. #50 Rectifier: In Bloom
    67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Meant to Bee Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as an angel, date, and explore the world of Aelyria with the embodiment of the 7 deadly sins!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 27.9%, LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Romance 15.1%, Cute 4.6%

  51. #51 Always The Same Blue Sky...
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 241 reviews2015
    Dev: NeoNight
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Romance 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%

  52. #52 Life After Magic
    68% matchVery Positive98% of 264 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+ 27.3%, Dating Sim 21.8%, Romance 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Cute 7.2%

  53. #53 Best Friend Forever
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 220 reviews2020
    Dev: StarcoltPub: Alliance
    Windows · Mac

    Pat the dogs... and then their owners. Step into the world of Rainbow Bay in Best Friend Forever, a dating sim-meets-dog care sim where you pat, pamper and train your pup while you search for your own forever friend.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Funny 7%

  54. #54 University Love Affair
    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: AshenFox Stories
    Windows

    University life is always interesting. It is full of romance, dreams and plans for the future. Derek Winters is a university student. Difficulties appeared on his way, having passed which he will be able to find harmony, love and everything he wants. His fate is in your hands. YOU can help him or...

    Why similar: Dating Sim 22.9%, Romance 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Cute 7.2%

  55. #55 A Date with Death
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,259 reviews2023
    Dev: Two and a Half Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 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 31.1%, LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Romance 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Character Customization 5%

  56. #56 Negligee: Girls Night
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This is a fun, tongue in cheek story of lustful urges and workplace romance. As two women go on a night out together to reaffirm their friendship as they start to work together once more.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.4%, Dating Sim 22.9%, Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Cute 7.2%

  57. #57 My Insect Girl Can't Be This Cute
    67% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: IFOnly
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Warm soft skin, contrasted with hard chitin. It isn't something you've thought of until one day where your curiosity forced an encounter with an actual insect girl! Will you be able to help her integrate into society? Or will there be someone who stands in your way..?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 18.9%, Romance 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Relaxing 7.4%

  58. #58 Negligee: Spring Clean
    68% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows

    The girls of the Lingerie shop are back and they are in for their toughest day of the year, a mega sale event! How will the girls handle things, you get to decide not only how the sale goes but who you will control in this adult yuri/lesbian themed multi-routed visual novel game.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Dating Sim 18%, Romance 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%

  59. #59 LongStory
    68% 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+ 32.2%, Dating Sim 23.6%, Romance 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Casual 4.7%

  60. #60 Love Craft
    64% matchVery Positive99% of 89 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: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Dating Sim 17.3%, Romance 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%

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