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  1. #1 Lost Connections
    97% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2023
    Dev: Amber Pearl
    Windows

    If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Emotional 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Text-Based 9.6%

  2. #2 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
    96% 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+ 34.4%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Romance 13.4%, Text-Based 6.3%

  3. #3 S-mail
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 200 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+ 19.9%, Typing 13%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Text-Based 11.2%

  4. #4 We should talk.
    96% matchMixed57% of 165 reviews2020
    Dev: Insatiable CyclePub: Whitethorn Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Text-Based 18.4%, Romance 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Emotional 10.4%

  5. #5 memories
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,525 reviews2023
    Dev: guiyyuPub: Spookulele Games
    Windows · Mac

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

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.6%, Romance 25.1%, Emotional 14.5%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Story Rich 6.8%

  6. #6 Asphyxia
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 277 reviews2015
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Romance 18.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%

  7. #7 slime feet
    92% matchVery Positive98% of 436 reviews2025
    Dev: Nadia Nova
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    slime feet is a linear visual novel, a love story for everyone who has ever had to love through a keyboard. slime feet is about the body horror of an inevitable drawn out death, and the lesbian slime feet cybersex that comes with it.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Romance 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Text-Based 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.9%

  8. #8 The Space in Between
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 124 reviews2021
    Dev: Emily Pitcher
    Windows · Mac

    What if you could create your own constellations? A love story about Asian American identity, mental health, and stargazing.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Dating Sim 23.6%, Romance 19.8%, Emotional 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

  9. #9 A Hint of Purple
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 121 reviews2023
    Dev: Empty Exhibit
    Windows

    A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Romance 18.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Emotional 12%

  10. #10 Seraphim Slum
    90% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
    Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Romance 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%

  11. #11 Backstage Pass
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
    Dev: sakevisual
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    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: Dating Sim 39.2%, Female Protagonist 30.6%, Romance 25.9%, Simulation 3.5%, Indie 0.6%

  12. #12 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,449 reviews2024
    Dev: TERNOX
    Windows

    Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 48.6%, Romance 37%, Emotional 9.4%, Simulation 3.2%, Adventure 0.7%

  13. #13 her tears were my light
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 820 reviews2022
    Dev: NomnomNami
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    a love story between time and space

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 46.8%, Romance 31.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Story Rich 5.8%, Simulation 2.5%

  14. #14 Guilt Free
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
    Dev: Lateral Games
    Windows · Mac

    Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.5%, Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Emotional 10.1%, Dating Sim 8.6%

  15. #15 a new life.
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,402 reviews2020
    Dev: Angela He
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.7%, Romance 26.3%, Emotional 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 2.1%

  16. #16 Millennium Whisper
    86% matchMixed67% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: Parable Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Millennium Whisper is a next-gen dating-sim set in 1999 at the fictional Escafeld College with an AI trained by real actors portraying the cast! Who will you confess your feelings to at the end of the millennium?

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21%, Typing 20.7%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Romance 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 8.8%

  17. #17 Pandemic Love
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2021
    Dev: Red Skald
    Windows

    A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 31.5%, Modern 16.5%, Romance 16.3%, Emotional 13.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%

  18. #18 My Desktop Sister
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2025
    Dev: Sibling InteractivePub: Okasan's Recipe
    Windows

    My Desktop Sister is a computer desktop companion. Experience the love and kindness from My Desktop Sister.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Romance 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%

  19. #19 Drinks With Abbey
    85% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2019
    Dev: Ramify Games
    Windows · Mac

    Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 37.8%, Dating Sim 21.8%, Romance 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Simulation 1.5%

  20. #20 Yixin
    83% matchMostly Positive76% of 129 reviews2025
    Dev: 神風教主 (Master Kamikaze)
    Windows

    The first love simulator, the real immersive real-life love game, the video novel type, the only pure love experience, takes you into the pure and beautiful love world that seems like dreams, and feels the emotion that has been buried in your heart for a long time.

    Why similar: Romance 24.2%, Dating Sim 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Emotional 14.1%, Word Game 11.5%

  21. #21 Every Letter
    82% matchVery Positive95% of 278 reviews2023
    Dev: Violet Fairy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Write letters with your typewriter on behalf of others in this cozy single-player game. Compose everything from simple hellos to theater scripts and love letters, express each client’s emotions, and find your own meaning to letter writing.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Typing 23.4%, Emotional 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 13.1%

  22. #22 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 774 reviews2025
    Dev: 番茄炖肉制作组Pub: Comma 49
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Romance 19.3%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Story Rich 6.5%

  23. #23 Love in the distance
    84% matchMixed66% of 335 reviews2021
    Dev: Level-Buster Studio
    Windows

    A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 38.1%, Word Game 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Indie 0.9%

  24. #24 Set Yourself on Fire
    79% matchVery Positive96% of 224 reviews2026
    Dev: Denhop
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Romance 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Emotional 8.4%

  25. #25 Arcadie: Second-Born
    80% matchVery Positive95% of 389 reviews2022
    Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
    Windows · Mac

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

    Why similar: Romance 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Dating Sim 16%, Text-Based 15.1%

  26. #26 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,201 reviews2025
    Dev: 土豆花制作组
    Windows

    Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".

    Why similar: Dating Sim 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Word Game 15.2%, Romance 11.7%, Emotional 9.1%

  27. #27 Over The Phone
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 95 reviews2021
    Dev: Ramify Games
    Windows · Mac

    A short talking sim with choices. Get to know Harper over a handful of voice-acted calls and text chats.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 27.3%, Romance 23.9%, Dialogue Heavy 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Simulation 1.6%

  28. #28 Arcade Spirits
    81% 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: LGBTQ+ 31%, Dating Sim 24.7%, Romance 23.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Story Rich 7.8%

  29. #29 S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 2,548 reviews2025
    Dev: U0U GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    This is a modern adventure of young adults seeking love and meaning. Return to 2011's Castor Yard, tap on your keyboard, and make those letters dance: Use your online persona to make meaningful decisions for your clients and yourself.

    Why similar: Typing 41.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Word Game 15%, Story Rich 12.6%, Simulation 2.8%

  30. #30 Text Your Life
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: Pizza Writers
    Windows

    Who did you kiss that night? Text Your Life is a mobile phone chat simulator that lets you put yourself in the shoes of our protagonist, a female university student with a group of eccentric friends and a love life that has suddenly turned somewhat... complicated.

    Why similar: Romance 21.4%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Story Rich 6.3%

  31. #31 Black Lily's Tale
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 485 reviews2023
    Dev: 1000-REKA
    Windows

    Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.6%, Typing 25.5%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Emotional 8.1%, Story Rich 6.5%

  32. #32 Under Maintenance
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 131 reviews2023
    Dev: Hearty Soup Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An everyday dramedy otome game that asks the tough question: When a game about love goes down for maintenance, can the game of love begin?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.3%, Romance 29.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Simulation 6.2%, Story Rich 5.1%

  33. #33 No Longer Home
    79% matchMixed63% of 432 reviews2021
    Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Minimalist 12.2%, Emotional 10%

  34. #34 Only You
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 746 reviews2026
    Dev: 忘雪社Pub: WindField Games
    Windows · Linux

    "Problem Child" me, Class Heartthrob her—two lines that should never cross collided through a series of coincidences, shattering my monochrome world. Crave her eyes on me alone, crave her world with me alone. The once-pure admiration begins to twist...

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Word Game 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%

  35. #35 My Wifey
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 61 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+ 38%, Dating Sim 26.3%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Emotional 7.7%, Simulation 4.5%

  36. #36 LoveChoice
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 36,143 reviews2021
    Dev: Akaba Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    "What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.

    Why similar: Romance 41.5%, Dating Sim 36.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Simulation 1.5%

  37. #37 Lingua Fleur: Lily
    75% matchVery Positive97% of 229 reviews2019
    Dev: Narrator
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    'Lingua Fleur: Lily' is focused on friendship, love, troubles, efforts, and confusions between girls. Made with illustrations, animations, and original music, this story tells of the protagonist Yuyi Wu's secret, one very different from an 'ordinary' girl. Told in a gentle and ordinary style.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Female Protagonist 14%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Romance 11.4%

  38. #38 Zero-Sum Heart
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 237 reviews2024
    Dev: Citreat Studio
    Windows · Mac

    "I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. ——————————————————————————Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?

    Why similar: Romance 22.3%, LGBTQ+ 19%, Female Protagonist 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Emotional 12.9%

  39. #39 Mercury Elopement Syndrome
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2026
    Dev: RenkaPub: Renka LH 1
    Windows

    Short visual novel. A 24-hour romance at its worst; a 24-hour escape at its sweetest.

    Why similar: Romance 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Text-Based 18.4%, Word Game 15.1%

  40. #40 non-binary
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 296 reviews2022
    Dev: owof games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 13.6%, Emotional 12.8%, Minimalist 6%

  41. #41 恋爱吗?我家猫会后空翻
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% 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: Romance 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Dating Sim 21.1%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%

  42. #42 Sugar,sugar,sugarcoat
    71% matchVery Positive97% of 181 reviews2024
    Dev: pankuzufactory
    Windows · Mac

    "Sugar,sugar,sugarcoat" is a dating simulation game set in a school. Interact with the girls and gain their love. You must then offer that love to the devil you love.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 43%, Text-Based 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Simulation 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.1%

  43. #43 Unforgettable You
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
    Dev: NanningsGames
    Windows · Linux

    Unforgettable You is a contemplating platformer game about love.

    Why similar: Story Rich 80.6%, 2D 7.6%, Singleplayer 6.7%, Adventure 2.9%, Indie 2.2%

  44. #44 Fragments of Him
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 147 reviews2016
    Dev: Sassybot
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Romance 18%, Emotional 11%, Story Rich 8.2%

  45. #45 Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
    71% 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: Dating Sim 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Romance 15.3%, Text-Based 11.4%

  46. #46 7 Days to End with You
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 3,265 reviews2022
    Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    To know a language, know the world, and finally know you.

    Why similar: Typing 18.6%, Romance 17.3%, Text-Based 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%

  47. #47 Cibele
    76% matchMixed51% of 1,274 reviews2015
    Dev: Star Maid GamesPub: N/A
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Cibele is a game about love, sex, and the internet. You play as a 19 year old girl who has become close with a young man she met in an online game. Her relationship with him heats up, becoming more and more intimate with each phone call and private chat.

    Why similar: Romance 25.3%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Story Rich 7.5%

  48. #48 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 284 reviews2022
    Dev: 유진게임즈
    Windows

    A simulation of an outcast romance!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 44.6%, Romance 27.2%, Emotional 16.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Simulation 3.8%

  49. #49 Sisterly Bliss ~Don't Let Mom Find Out~
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: eyephonPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.5%, Romance 17.5%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Emotional 8.3%

  50. #50 Fujiwara Bittersweet
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 415 reviews2021
    Dev: MagicBenchVN
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Girl protag heartwarming slice of life with bittersweet twists!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Text-Based 20.7%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Romance 15.5%, Dating Sim 13%

  51. #51 A Story Beside
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 308 reviews2022
    Dev: Wayward Prophet
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story.

    Why similar: Romance 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Emotional 12.7%

  52. #52 bygone snow
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 86 reviews2025
    Dev: Creatalsoftware Games
    Windows

    When the world ends, who will you spend your final hours with? A visual novel for the GBA.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42%, Emotional 19.1%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Minimalist 9.6%

  53. #53 Graveyard Girls
    68% 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: LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Text-Based 11.2%, Romance 10.7%

  54. #54 Fling with a Tiefling
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2024
    Dev: Kristi Jimenez
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fling with a Tiefling is a short fantasy romance visual novel that follows you, an adventurer whose journey is about to come to an end. With tonight potentially being the last night with your treasured Tiefling companion Karrus, how will you spend it with him?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Romance 19.9%, Dating Sim 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Emotional 12%

  55. #55 Superstorm Melon Date
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2021
    Dev: A. Hagen
    Windows · Mac

    It's date night in the dystopian future. You're going out with Mel, a half-melon person with psychic powers. They seem a little weird, but at least they're cute. Choose where to go, what to do, and what to say in this highly interactive, romance visual novel.

    Why similar: Romance 30.6%, Dialogue Heavy 24.9%, Dating Sim 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Simulation 1.7%

  56. #56 Emily is Away
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 32,252 reviews2015
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Romance 19.3%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Story Rich 14.7%, Text-Based 14.4%

  57. #57 Snowkissed Romance
    66% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: LovelyInc LLC
    Windows · Mac

    It's 1994 in the mountains of Northern Japan - Are you ready to fall in love? Snowkissed Romance weaves addictive stat-building, day planning, and mini-games with captivating storytelling and plenty of ’90s shoujo charm.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 34.2%, Romance 32.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Simulation 2.2%

  58. #58 In Search Of You
    68% matchMixed69% of 184 reviews2024
    Dev: Celestial Star Studios
    Windows

    This game is to rekindle the exhilarating sensation of youthful passion—to perfectly capture the essence of romantic endeavors, making the experience of falling in love both sweet and meaningful, and to inspire players with the beauty of love within the nightlife entertainment industry.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 32.9%, Romance 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Story Rich 6%, Emotional 4.4%

  59. #59 Don't Make Love
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 487 reviews2017
    Dev: Maggese
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    Assume the role of a praying mantis in a relationship dilemma. Torn between their mutual love and the instinct to have sex – which could lead to the male mantis’s death – the couple is on the verge of making a decision. Type anything you want in response to your partner during this life-changing conversation.

    Why similar: Romance 22.1%, Text-Based 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%

  60. #60 Fields of Asphodel
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Text-Based 26.4%, Romance 23.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%, Story Rich 6.9%

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