Games Like Scarlet Hunt

Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.

Why similar: Otome 17.1% ★, Visual Novel 9.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%, Romance 9.1%, Dystopian 7.4%

Lose your heart in this dark fairy-tale romance! Once upon a winter night, you enter the woods in search of a beast. But the hunter you find is so charming and sweet–is he truly the monster you seek?

Why similar: Otome 18.1% ★, Vampires 14.5% ★, Gothic 11% ★, Romance 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%

A dark yuri horror visual novel set in a crumbling Gothic castle. When the enigmatic Carmilla arrives, Laura is swept into a fever dream of obsession. Is this stranger the cure for her loneliness or a herald of corruption? And what caused the mysterious deaths of two girls in the nearby village?

Why similar: Vampires 13.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Romance 9.1%, Gothic 8.5% ★

Under Heaven Or Hell is a Dark Romance Visual Novel where love, danger, and temptation intertwine. Step into Hell and navigate a world of deadly intrigues, alluring devils and a mysterious angel. Each decision carries weight, shaping your fate, desire and the hearts bound to it.

Why similar: Otome 22.5% ★, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 10.4%, Emotional 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

A sci-fi otome game where your choices shape love — and the future of society.

Why similar: Otome 27.9% ★, Romance 11.8%, Psychological 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%

When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.

Why similar: Otome 17.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological 11%, Emotional 10.7%

Face the nightmares of your childhood and unveil the truth behind your summoning to the realm of Limbo. Fight your way back home with the help of seven deities sworn to be your protectors. Will love be the key to your freedom, or the first chapter of your downfall?

Why similar: Otome 25.4% ★, Romance 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 9%

Balance work, vampirism and socialising as you explore Kings Cross, Sydney during the last year of the millennium. Keep a lid on your darkest desires and be rewarded with a deeper understanding of what it means to live again. Or don’t — no one will stop you. You’re a vampire, after all.

Why similar: Vampires 21.4% ★, Romance 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Gothic 9.2% ★, Dark 8%

Kuri Rose was dead, until she wasn't. Now she stands in defiance to a world that is slowly disappearing in this apocalypse adventure visual novel.

Why similar: Psychological 12.3%, Romance 11.3%, Otome 11.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%

After awakening as a forbidden vampire spawn, you're thrown into a cruel world where survival is not guaranteed. Who will you choose as your ally - and will you survive, or betray them yourself? Find out in this horror romance visual novel!

Why similar: Otome 19.4% ★, Vampires 18.8% ★, Romance 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Dark 7.4%

In this hand-drawn romance mystery visual novel set in a quake post-apocalypse, play as Sky, an impostor scientist racing to recreate a cure only she knows existed. Weave or snap ever-shifting bonds with lovers, friends, and foes, each harbouring a deadly obsession that will end your own. Unless...

Why similar: Otome 19% ★, Romance 10.7%, Psychological 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%

A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.

Why similar: Otome 20.9% ★, Visual Novel 9.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.2%, Romance 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%

The story is about a young woman who has been forcibly taken by a demon to another world, crawling with various monsters: zombies, ghosts, vampires, fairies. Now she must coexist with them until she can return home.

Why similar: Otome 22.8% ★, Vampires 17.5% ★, Romance 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%

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 25.8% ★, Romance 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Thriller 10.5%, Dark 9.2%

A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.

Why similar: Vampires 17.4% ★, Psychological 10.9%, Gothic 9.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 9.3%, Romance 9.1%

Pursue a cursed romance with a possibly unhinged vampire under the eternal glow of the red moonlight...

Why similar: Otome 22.8% ★, Vampires 18.3% ★, Gothic 11.3% ★, Visual Novel 9.4%, Romance 7.9%

Your twin sister is missing. Under her name, you uncover a deadly system where 50 people compete for a Wish powerful enough to change anything. The price of entry is a piece of yourself, signed away in a contract. Survive. Find her. And try not to lose yourself to the people you meet along the way.

Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Romance 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

Year 2147: In a city where androids and vampires rule, you're caught in the crossfire. Searching for your lost twin, who will you trust - and what are you willing to sacrifice? Every choice decides your fate - for better or worse - within this dark visual novel with multiple endings.

Why similar: Otome 21.9% ★, Vampires 19.6% ★, Romance 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?

Why similar: Vampires 16.3% ★, Visual Novel 11.8%, Romance 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Gothic 10.2% ★

A romantic adventure where you have to kill your love interest to save the world. Explore a cursed colonial empire where the ones you love could turn against you, and decide who you become in the wake of loss.

Why similar: Otome 18.8% ★, Psychological 15%, Emotional 11.2%, Romance 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

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: Otome 21.6% ★, Psychological 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 8.9%

When a sarcastic bard is arrested and exiled to an abandoned castle, she expected to be at the mercy of a hungry, blood-thirsty vampire. She soon discovers that the vampire, Lucius, is not starving: he is gravely bored. She may just survive on borrowed time, one ballad each midnight.

Why similar: Vampires 29.5% ★, Otome 24.1% ★, Romance 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

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 20.3% ★, Vampires 18.4% ★, Romance 10.2%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Visual Novel 7.7%

Find yourself in the middle of the mystery of your business partner's death in this Victorian vampire otome visual novel.

Why similar: Otome 25.4% ★, Vampires 22.1% ★, Romance 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Survive as a young, lost vampire in 1950s Kowloon and navigate its dark depths, but beware; you're not the only thing that lurks within them. Grow as a vampire, using skills and vampiric abilities to overcome challenges, gain allies and manage your overwhelming thirst.

Why similar: Vampires 24.1% ★, Otome 21.3% ★, Visual Novel 12.5%, Romance 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

Madeleine Valois is a prince's companion. It is her responsibility to keep him out of trouble - not to let him walk blindly into a political minefield, not to let him get arrested for a crime he didn't commit, and definitely not to let him fall in love with her...

Why similar: Otome 28.7% ★, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Romance 10.3%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%

“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Emotional 15.1%, Psychological 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.

Why similar: Otome 22.5% ★, Romance 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Visual Novel 9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

Saved from a near-fatal accident by a demon, you must spend two weeks recovering in the Demon’s Realm. Surrounded by eight dangerous yet alluring demons, your choices will decide whether you return to the human world—or choose a future in theirs.

Why similar: Otome 32.3% ★, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

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 21.3% ★, Visual Novel 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Romance 11.7%, Thriller 9.3%

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: Psychological 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Romance 12.1%, Emotional 11.8%

To Find A Home is a supernatural romance visual novel where you can romance three different love interests: a witch, a vampire or a werewolf - each with customizable gender! As you find yourself in need of a home, you ask yourself: can you live in a haunted house with three hot strangers?

Why similar: Otome 21.6% ★, Vampires 16.4% ★, Romance 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%

The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where only two humans have survived: the protagonist and the hero. You will assume the role of the protagonist as she fights to survive alongside Harunashi Mika, the game's hero. Genre: Otome Game / Number of Endings: 17 (including bad endings).

Why similar: Otome 34.2% ★, Visual Novel 14.8%, Romance 10%, Emotional 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

A dark historical otome visual novel. Houston, Texas, 1925. A heroine from 2025 is reborn as the daughter of a murdered mafia boss and becomes “compensation” for the Devil’s Six gang. Six dangerous men, seven deadly sins, and a choice between Redemption and Fall.

Why similar: Otome 23.7% ★, Psychological 12.8%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Thriller 9%

A yuri visual novel about a vampiress and a monster hunter falling in love in Victorian England.

Why similar: Vampires 24.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 14.5%, Gothic 14.1% ★

Hearts in Orbit is a fantasy romance visual novel that follows two stars who fell in love and have reincarnated as humans. Will they remember their origins? Will they fall in love again? That's for you to decide.

Why similar: Otome 23.7% ★, Romance 18%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%

A FULLY ENGLISH-VOICED otome mystery visual novel set in a fog-shrouded coastal town. Work as a waitress at an exclusive supper club, romance four men hiding dangerous secrets, and uncover the truth buried beneath. Every choice you make shapes your path and where it ends.

Why similar: Otome 27.6% ★, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Thriller 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%

Symbiotic Love is a coming-of-age Yuri Visual Novel set in an All Girls' High School. What has fate in store for love so perfect, so symbiotic, that they could only live, and perish together?

Why similar: Romance 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Emotional 8.7%

Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.

Why similar: Otome 22.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Visual Novel 9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Amare Inversus is a psychological thriller about a surgeon deeply obsessed with her patient. Love, lust, and obsession will begin to blur, leaving the audience with an unforgettable visual novel.

Why similar: Otome 23.2% ★, Psychological 14.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Dark 12.4%, Thriller 11.6%

A trilogy of dark, horror romance visual novels about a girl who tries to break up with her (obsessive) boyfriend who really doesn't want to break up. He's hiding secrets, but you've got a few of your own. Unravel your shared pasts and try to make it out of this relationship (alive).

Why similar: Otome 30.5% ★, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Thriller 6.6%

If you crossed a vampire, would you protect humanity or embrace the blood? Guide Mark Delaware's choices in this visual novel as he navigates this dangerous world.

Why similar: Vampires 25.8% ★, Visual Novel 12.2%, Gothic 10.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Emotional 8.3%

A cryptic message takes the young vampire to Tenebrae nightclub, where seven incarnations of deadly sins will stand in her way. Now she has to survive among intrigues and solve the mystery of her mother's disappearance. Which circle will you choose, Beatrice?

Why similar: Vampires 37.4% ★, Otome 22.2% ★, Romance 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

A delightful, delicious, devilish erotic visual novel.

Why similar: Otome 37.7% ★, Visual Novel 14%, Romance 13.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7%

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 24.6% ★, Romance 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%

In a place where summer rain falls, some memories refuse to stay buried⸺ Nine students are trapped inside a school. A psychological thriller begins as the sound of rain entangles their past.

Why similar: Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Otome 13.2% ★, Thriller 11%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

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 28.7% ★, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Female Protagonist 8.4%

Low Effort Romance is an otome visual novel about two tired adults who accidentally fall for each other between quarterly reports. Can you juggle deadlines, nosy coworkers, group projects, and a romance that keeps almost happening on company property?

Why similar: Otome 30.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Romance 10.6%, Emotional 7.9%

Power, control, and corruption shape every decision. After one impulsive mistake, Laura becomes entangled with a man who can erase problems — but every choice pulls her deeper.

Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dark 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Thriller 10.2%

A romantic visual novel set in an enigmatic counseling center under the moonlight. As a Finder, listen to the stories of charming characters, heal their hearts, and uncover hidden secrets. Your choices will determine your destiny and love. Will you find your true connection amidst the nightmares?

Why similar: Otome 15.9% ★, Psychological 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%

Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?

Why similar: Psychological 15.4%, Romance 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dark 10.2%

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: Otome 28.6% ★, Romance 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Dark 9.3%

The main character, a mermaid, is caught up for a crime she didn't commit. She ends up in a small box garden where a certain race of people is quarantined.

Why similar: Otome 32% ★, Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11%

A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.

Why similar: Otome 26.3% ★, Visual Novel 19.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Dark 8.8%

A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?

Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Thriller 10%

TOUCHSTARVED is a dark romance visual novel where your choices determine whether the story ends with gothic romance or blood-curdling horror. Explore an enigmatic city and find a cure for your curse by entrusting your fate to 5 love interests, each uniquely monstrous in their own way.

Why similar: Otome 28.2% ★, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.

Why similar: Psychological 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Romance 10.5%, Thriller 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%

High Elo Girls is a Visual Novel set in the esports scene where you play as the latest recruit for a new all-girls team. Can you help your squad achieve their true potential, or will you only squander your own?

Why similar: Otome 19.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Romance 11.6%, Emotional 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

A dark fantasy otome visual novel that follows a writer whose characters come to life. Join Eva as she fights against forces of Darkness, flirts with a fiery man, and wrestles with her inner darkness.

Why similar: Otome 28.4% ★, Romance 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

A visual novel of modern-day fantasy, bonds, and a mystery that brings misery to the children born with a strange power.

Why similar: Otome 28.7% ★, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Emotional 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%