- #1 Sticky Business
97% matchVery Positive94% of 7,732 reviews2023
Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.9%, Cozy 30%, Family Friendly 14.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Perfect for the creative shop management aspect of designing and selling your own goods.
- #2 Voice Love on Air
96% matchVery Positive87% of 554 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
A BL dating sim with elements of studio management and interactions with voice actors! Follow Aki, a newbie voice director who has to complete the recordings for several BL dramas, and interact with the charming voice actors. Come give voice to the language of love!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.2%, Dating Sim 31.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Simulation 6.7%, Casual 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a creative career path intertwined with romance and character-focused storytelling.
- #3 Potionomics
96% matchVery Positive90% of 7,413 reviews2022
Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Female Protagonist 16%, Crafting 15.8%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep shop management with character-driven dating elements and a charming art style.
- #4 Moonlight In Garland
95% matchVery Positive87% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Violet LeBeauxPub: Winters Group Estate
Windows · Mac
City life is calling, and you're gonna love it here!* Move to a new apartment in the bustling city. Make friends, find work, and decorate your new home - all while working with the community to improve your neighbourhood. Welcome to Garland! *Apartment quality may vary, loving it not guaranteed.
Why similar: Cozy 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Character Customization 13.1%, Dating Sim 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the cozy, slice-of-life atmosphere of urban living and personal expression.
- #5 Witchy Life Story
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,242 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: Cozy 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Character Customization 13.9%, Crafting 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes crafting and cozy, character-focused storytelling in a magical setting.
- #6 Coffee Talk
94% matchVery Positive95% of 12,615 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 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: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Crafting 13.8%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cozy, narrative-driven shop management experience centered on listening to customers.
- #7 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,763 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 31.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.4%, Memes 26.1%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Simulation 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep character interactions within a shop-management framework that feels personal and intimate.
- #8 Love, Ghostie
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 662 reviews2024
Dev: Janbeh Games, LLC
Windows · Mac
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom! Discover cute romances with a unique story between every pair of residents! How will love blossom in your manor?
Why similar: Cozy 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 22%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy management game centered on matchmaking and building relationships in a charming environment.
- #9 Arcade Spirits
91% matchVery Positive91% of 636 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 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: Otome 26.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Dating Sim 17%, Character Customization 12%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends arcade management with a strong dating sim narrative and diverse character options.
- #10 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 32,857 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Comedy 27.2%, RPG 21.9%, Female Protagonist 21%, Simulation 20.1%, Casual 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming management sim focused on running a food stall and building community relationships.
- #11 Backstage Pass
91% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 49.3% ★, Dating Sim 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Simulation 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An otome game that balances career progression with dating in a modern setting.
- #12 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,533 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: RPG 30.9%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Comedy 21.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive shop management game that balances economy with RPG elements.
- #13 Calico
88% matchVery Positive87% of 5,031 reviews2020
Dev: Peachy Keen GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.6%, Character Customization 18.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Family Friendly 10.4%, Simulation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features heavy customization and a cozy, animal-filled environment perfect for those who love decorating.
- #14 Unpacking
86% matchVery Positive93% of 40,941 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Family Friendly 14.8%, Simulation 13.4%, Casual 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the satisfying, cozy nature of organizing and decorating spaces through life's transitions.
- #15 Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,993 reviews2015
Dev: Magic Notion Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker is a hilarious dating simulator with a difference. Manage your own matchmaking agency with the guidance of your fabulous boss, drag queen diva Kitty Powers!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Memes 12.1%, Character Customization 8.4%, Simulation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, management-heavy dating simulator with unique character customization.
- #16 Spirited Heart Deluxe
89% 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 28.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Dating Sim 13%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation RPG that allows for diverse life paths and character growth through various activities.
- #17 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,792 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 25.3 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: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Otome 21.9% ★, Dating Sim 16%, Character Customization 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly customizable visual novel with a strong focus on personal growth and romance.
- #18 My Time at Sandrock
84% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, Crafting 19%, Character Customization 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: A robust life sim featuring crafting, building, and deep relationship-building mechanics.
- #19 Little Witch in the Woods
83% matchVery Positive89% of 13,210 reviews2025
Dev: SUNNY SIDE UP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.3%, Crafting 24.3%, RPG 16.2%, Simulation 15.8%, Casual 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines cozy crafting with exploration and character interaction in a whimsical world.
- #20 Nurse Love Addiction
85% matchVery Positive92% of 878 reviews2016
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 84.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow Asuka Osachi, a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at Teito Nursing School. Experience her story with her classmates as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Memes 16.2%, Cozy 14.5%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy visual novel with strong character-focused themes and emotional depth.
- #21 Amber's Magic Shop
86% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as the dark elf Amber in this dating sim with optional crafting gameplay. 3 otome (Bernard, Daniel, Lair), 1 yuri (Ruby) and 2 poly (Lynn, Cosmina) romance routes.
Why similar: Otome 29.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Crafting 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that incorporates shop management and character relationships in a fantasy world.
- #22 Bewitching Sinners
82% matchVery Positive95% of 536 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 30.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that blends romance with supernatural themes and character-driven choices.
- #23 A Little to the Left
81% matchVery Positive92% of 19,244 reviews2022
Dev: Max InfernoPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
Why similar: Cozy 42.9%, Hand-drawn 21.5%, Family Friendly 19.6%, Simulation 10.4%, Casual 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Appeals to the organizational and aesthetic side of room decoration and tidying.
- #24 BUNNY BOND
82% matchVery Positive92% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: Dee Odd Games
Windows
BUNNY BOND is a steamy visual novel where you can chat, flirt, and fall in love with 6 handsome guys! Enjoy fun interactions with the group, send DMs to whoever catches your eye, and collect all of the sexy pictures they send to you!
Why similar: Otome 36.5% ★, Dating Sim 15.9%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, interactive fiction game with otome elements and a lighthearted tone.
- #25 Lake
81% matchVery Positive87% of 5,919 reviews2021
Dev: GamiousPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
Why similar: Cozy 40.3%, LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Comedy 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, slice-of-life experience focused on community and personal pace.
- #26 Travellers Rest
79% matchVery Positive88% of 18,257 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 35.6%, Crafting 29.6%, RPG 20.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep management mechanics within a cozy, fantasy-themed tavern setting.
- #27 Whimel Academy
79% matchVery Positive86% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: Impossible Home
Windows
Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Character Customization 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Cozy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A life sim that balances time management with dating elements in a school setting.
- #28 Lovingly Evil
80% 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: Character Customization 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Memes 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Comedy 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic visual novel with a unique, character-focused premise and dating mechanics.
- #29 Can I Not Fall for Idols?
77% matchVery Positive77% of 552 reviews2026
Dev: Mikimaki
Windows
You’ve become the manager of a brand-new idol group—only to find yourself drowning in romance flags from the start! Love with idols is strictly forbidden. Can you survive this chaotic, no-love-allowed romcom—the first of its kind in the otome world!?
Why similar: Otome 52.1% ★, Dating Sim 19.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Female Protagonist 5.8%, Comedy 5.6%
- #30 Grow: Song of the Evertree
78% matchVery Positive81% of 2,572 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: Family Friendly 48.4%, Simulation 34.6%, Casual 17%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on world-building and nurturing a cozy environment through creative simulation.
- #31 Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
77% matchVery Positive98% of 144 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 32.7% ★, Dating Sim 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #32 Love Craft
74% matchVery Positive98% of 105 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+ 37.3%, Dating Sim 25.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Comedy 11.6%, Simulation 7.7%
- #33 A Pinch of Magic
76% matchVery Positive84% of 243 reviews2021
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Save your grandparent's failing café/magic shop from bankruptcy and possibly fall in love!
Why similar: Otome 31% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Character Customization 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #34 Love in the Glen
78% matchMixed63% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
“Love in the Glen” is a romantic otome visual novel/dating sim with a fun and charming match 3 minigame. Follow in the steps of Zoe Richardson, an interior designer living and working in Los Angeles’ exclusive and stylish Westside, as she explores the true meaning of love, commitment and passion and how it exists on so many different...
Why similar: Otome 46.8% ★, Visual Novel 15%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic otome experience with simulation elements and a focus on romantic storytelling.
- #35 LOVE SHOP Simulator 💕🛒
75% matchMixed59% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: OneHand GamesPub: Taboo Tales 💘
Windows
Run your own love shop in this quirky first-person simulator! Stock 30+ products, set up displays, hire staff, and serve customers to earn tips. Unlock new items through a spin system and grow your fun, chaotic business into the hottest spot in town. 😏
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.8%, Immersive Sim 34.7%, Simulation 13.4%, Casual 5.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #36 College Craze
75% matchVery Positive86% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Pretty Ink
Windows · Mac · Linux
College Craze is a female gaze adult dating and life simulation game. Find endless sexy possibilities for your own college experience at Sugardale U with your custom female MC, the branching story structure, and +25 love interests. No fade-to-black scenes here, so enroll today!
Why similar: Otome 32.5% ★, Dating Sim 16.8%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Character Customization 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
- #37 Spread The Love
73% matchVery Positive88% of 97 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 33.7%, Character Customization 23.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Simulation 7.9%
- #38 lovebyte.exe
71% matchVery Positive96% of 323 reviews2026
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam
Why similar: Otome 38.9% ★, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Comedy 10%
- #39 Arcadia Fallen II
71% matchVery Positive99% of 203 reviews2026
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Character Customization 10.2%
- #40 INtLOVErt Game Club
72% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: じょせふPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows · Mac
A lot of unique Japanese nerds appear one after another! Let's enjoy the exciting daily life with him, a member of the nerds circle who is interested in you!
Why similar: Otome 39.8% ★, Dating Sim 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
- #41 Signed and Sealed With a Kiss
76% 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 30.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Character Customization 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #42 Witches x Warlocks
73% matchVery Positive90% of 658 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 33.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 20%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Comedy 7.6%
- #43 Kitty Powers' Love Life
74% matchVery Positive88% of 240 reviews2018
Dev: Magic Notion Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From the creators of ‘Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker’, ‘Kitty Powers' Love Life’ is a brand new take on the community/relationship sim genre, with a very British twist. Build and run your very own village for newly matched couples, under the watchful eye of your boss, outrageous drag queen Kitty Powers!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.7%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Comedy 12.4%, Memes 12.1%, Simulation 8.7%
- #44 AV Director Life!
70% matchVery Positive85% of 708 reviews2025
Dev: TeamKRAMAPub: Mango Party
Windows
AV production simulation game you can freely film, edit, and sell your creations! Work with charming heroines to produce top-tier masterpieces, boost your reputation, and grow your sales. Striving to pay off your debts, take on the fiery challenge of reaching the top of the industry as a director!
Why similar: Dating Sim 41.2%, Simulation 26.8%, Immersive Sim 22.6%, Casual 7%, Indie 2.3%
- #45 ERROR143
71% matchVery Positive92% of 5,376 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: Otome 28.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Dating Sim 16%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #46 UncleOffice:uncle Dating Simulator
72% matchMixed63% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: GameUncle
Windows · Mac
You can play as a newcomer, start a new life, and date 12 uncles
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, RPG 11.3%, Simulation 9.7%
- #47 Salty Hounds
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 326 reviews2023
Dev: Topping Palette
Windows
Run a bodyguard agency and fall for five intriguing men through calls, texts, and dates in this open-world romance RPG. Set your own schedule in a pixel-art metropolis where every day brings new encounters!
Why similar: Otome 37.6% ★, Dating Sim 16%, Cozy 15.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #48 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,478 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.3 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+ 39.5%, Dating Sim 20.1%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, RPG 3.8%
- #49 恋爱吗？我家猫会后空翻
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,655 reviews2025
Dev: 光循花火工作室
Windows
Play as the protagonist – a university student with a "superpowered romance system" who attracts six captivating women. Your choices will shape relationships through a branching storyline, allowing you to choose between loyal love or multiple endings. Experience a transformative romantic journey.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.5%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, RPG 8.6%
- #50 Artificial Fashionista
70% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fashion police, open up! Collect clothes, put together fashionable outfits, and impress your captors — for a chance to regain access to the outside world!
Why similar: Character Customization 29.8%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Simulation 9.7%
- #51 My Wifey
69% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Hellim Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
End your loneliness at the computer! Bring your desktop to life with My Desktop Waifu. Chat offline, monitor your system performance (CPU/RAM), keep your notes, and strengthen your bond as you pat her head. Plus, you can even upload your own character!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.3%, Dating Sim 23.6%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Simulation 15.3%, Character Customization 8.5%
- #52 Thrifty Business
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,381 reviews2026
Dev: Spellgarden Games
Windows · Mac
Run your very own thrift shop in this laid-back management sim! Sort through boxes to find hidden treasures and arrange nostalgic displays of clothes, antiques, toys & more. Befriend the regulars, help with their requests and expand your store into a hub for the local community!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.3%, Cozy 33.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Family Friendly 10.1%, Casual 6.2%
- #53 I've Fallen For You!
67% matchVery Positive88% of 788 reviews2024
Dev: LOVE MOOD STUDIO LIMITED
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Eight women simultaneously appear in your life, offering you unconditional love and support! Will you choose to uphold your beliefs and become a good man, or give in to human temptations and become a bad man?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.5%, Immersive Sim 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, RPG 8.9%
- #54 Band Camp Boyfriend
68% matchVery Positive97% of 123 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: Otome 40% ★, Dating Sim 17.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Comedy 9.3%
- #55 S-mail
66% matchVery Positive90% of 305 reviews2026
Dev: S-mail制作组Pub: OFF LAB
Windows · Mac
After the death of your lover May, you suddenly receive a new email: she is back, in the form of AI "M". The lover who "lives" in the mailbox, who is strong and eternal, always online, and always loves you. You just need to send letters to her: your choices will affect her and the story.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Memes 14.6%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #56 Vtuber Simulator : Vtuber模擬器
69% matchVery Positive86% of 451 reviews2021
Dev: 阿煙
Windows
Customize your own character, streaming, training, and become a famous Vtuber!
Why similar: Memes 23.3%, RPG 19.4%, Simulation 17.4%, Comedy 13.3%, Otome 12.1% ★
- #57 Shop Simulator: Waifu Pillows
67% matchVery Positive90% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Konnichiwa Shop-owner-kun! Become a hero of the weeb/otaku community in a cute Japanese suburb with your very own waifu pillow shop! Stock your shelves with exciting dakimakura designs, expand your store, and make a fortune in Shop Simulator: Waifu Pillows!
Why similar: Moddable 52.3%, Immersive Sim 22.8%, Simulation 11%, First-Person 10.7%, Casual 3.2%
- #58 I Wanna Be A Game Dev!
66% matchVery Positive95% of 237 reviews2024
Dev: Lyko Studio
Windows · Mac
Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.8%, Visual Novel 23.7%, RPG 13.9%, Comedy 13.2%, First-Person 11.4%
- #59 I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator
66% matchVery Positive92% of 12,683 reviews2019
Dev: PsyopPub: KFC
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the most delicious dating simulator ever created. Do you have what it takes to be the business partner of and win the heart of the most famous chicken salesman of all time? Play to find out! Go ahead, Colonel Sanders is waiting.
Why similar: Dating Sim 50.1%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Family Friendly 7.5%, Simulation 6.8%, LGBTQ+ 5.4%
- #60 Lost in Secular Love
69% matchVery Positive87% of 545 reviews2016
Dev: YETU GAME
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A Otome game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion.
Why similar: Otome 39% ★, Dating Sim 15.4%, Female Protagonist 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.1%
