- #1 Where are you, Cinderella?
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Text-Based 11%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Dating Sim 9.8%
- #2 Hedgehog's Dilemma
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neo Vulgate Cycle
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story of love, connections, and separation, a story about philosophy and science. Marharyta and Mykhailo try to figure out their relationships - and cannot help but fall in love over and over again.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Text-Based 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #3 Yonder World: Interview with the Void
96% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Fluttering Abyss
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Visual Novel 9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #4 Tequila Moonrise
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Swan Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A bartending sci-fi adventure where choices matter. Serve drinks and manage a dysfunctional bar on the moon, all while balancing personal relationships, space politics and your own need to rediscover your purpose. Play a role in the fate of Moon Village.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #5 Lone Bird in the Tree
94% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Aosolagame
Windows · Mac
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an adventure game with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Text-Based 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%
- #6 Yuika My Bestie
94% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #7 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
93% matchVery Positive100% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Text-Based 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 10%
- #8 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,364 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 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+ 30.9%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #9 Cooking Companions 2: Dread Weight
91% matchVery Positive87% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #10 Truth Scrapper
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: insertdisc5
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #11 Dating and Dragons - A Love Quest
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twisted Twenty Studio
Windows
Dating & Dragons – A Love Quest is a narrative RPG dating sim packed with every fantasy trope you love. Sneak out with the thief, wreak havoc with the warrior, or flirt with the bard. Explore branching adventures with multiple endings and hidden secrets. Roll those dice and watch out for dragons!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Dating Sim 21.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #12 The Lattice Grimoire
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Sat-Yuga Studios
Windows · Mac
The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #13 Will Die Alone
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Text-Based 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #14 Silverblood
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tidehead Studios
Windows
Years after leaving her family to join the Sisters of the Whiterock Coven, Edith is anxious to finally return home. But first she has to pass her Trial of Ascension, a harrowing task bestowed by her patron deity. Together, Edith and her bully must complete the trial, no matter the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
- #15 Bonds of Flame and Fate
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rivars Studio
Windows
A Boys' Love / Yaoi Visual Novel that follows protagonist who finds himself stuck in the plot of a book he hated…as the character he really couldn’t stand. When Ben dies and wakes as bratty Prince Athelstan, he is thrust into a world of political intrigue, ancient magic, and dangerous desires.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #16 Emberbound
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluffore Studio
Windows · Mac
EMBERBOUND is a furry visual novel about returning home, reuniting with old friends, and promises left unfinished. Back in his hometown to handle matters concerning his family’s old house, Yunxi faces the regrets and feelings that never truly faded.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Simulation 8.2%
- #17 落幕之前 Before the Fall
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 继续演制作组
Windows
1990s, Hong Kong. Rookie playwright Keung Siu-ping finally stages her debut, but this windfall has a price: an estranged friend, a childhood idol, an enigmatic musician, and a broken family. Who is your muse? Who is your ruin? When the curtain falls, will you be the only one left on stage?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Dating Sim 15%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #18 What Happened Here?
85% matchPositive91% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Muna Games Studio
Windows · Mac
What Happened Here is a short adventure horror game: around 30-45 minutes, exploring the classic horror trope of being locked inside a house and exploring it in order to go out.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Text-Based 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #19 MAHOU SHOJO REVENGE!
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lunatic Wolf Games
Windows
MAHOU SHOJO REVENGE! is a visual novel where you follow an ex-magical girl on a quest of revenge against her former squad mates that betrayed her.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #20 Death that blooms into a flower
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BloomingFate
Windows
A story about love, death, and the universe, told through tarot cards.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #21 Abyssal Frontier
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: WondercatStudios
Windows
You just wanted to finish your cargo run. The universe had other plans, Abyssal Frontier is a choice-driven cosmic horror visual novel with light RPG elements, time loop mechanics, and dating sim suggestions.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%
- #22 Pet
82% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #23 Love is in the Airship
82% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Yuri Kissaten
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this wacky yuri dating sim, come aboard a magical airship cruise and experience romance, hijinks, and a crazy story with over 15 endings! Lots of choices and lots of really cute girls to date.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Dating Sim 18%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #24 飞花剑
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 双色巷道
Windows · Mac
A yuri martial arts story set in a fictional setting. Players take on the role of a knight roaming the martial arts world, where you'll encounter exciting duels and encounters with diverse characters, all waiting for your exploration.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.8%, Dating Sim 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #25 Hotwife Ashley
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: respirit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter a seductive visual novel where love meets temptation. Explore hotwife, cuckolding, corruption, NTS and optional NTR paths.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #26 Always The Same Blue Sky...
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 247 reviews2015
Dev: NeoNight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 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+ 16.6%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #27 My Sweet Confession
81% 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: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #28 I Can Never Love Another
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Love Every Soul Studio
Windows · Mac
A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #29 Graveyard Girls
78% matchVery Positive98% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #30 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
77% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #31 Deadly Obsession
75% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Oni Okami Studios
Windows
A psychological horror visual novel where you’re kidnapped by an obsessed captor—your choices determine whether you escape or fall into his twisted love.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #32 Monster Luv Radio
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac
Welcome to MONSTER LUV RADIO, where you play a radio DJ giving dating advice to a host of supernatural creatures! Keep your ratings up by giving sound advice and following the rhythm of your DJ mix board, and make sure your boss doesn't shut down your show!
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Text-Based 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #33 Animal Cafe
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 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+ 23.5%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #34 Honeydew
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows
Discover your destiny in Honeydew, an enchanting adult visual novel of self-discovery and romance, unraveling the secrets of a diverse and captivating world. With lush art, branching narrative, full narration, and a player-driven story, embark on an adventure where every choice defines your path.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Dating Sim 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #35 Telvoikai
76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #36 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
73% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Text-Based 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #37 Dear Mom: My Letter to You
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 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 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #38 Tales From The Under-Realm: After Midnight
75% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
- #39 Bitter Silver
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lookout Drive Games
Windows
You are an intergalactic bounty hunter leading a team of bickering misfits as you track down targets with your words and your weapons to find your missing mom. Make every choice count in this reactive, visual novel love letter to Cowboy Bebop.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #40 My Douchey Boss Has a Gentle Twin Brother?! - BL Visual Novel
73% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kyle's new boss, Vincent, is mischievous and eccentric. One day, Kyle bumps into his boss after work and is surprised when his superior acts kind. Later, he finds out he'd actually met his boss' twin brother, Vernon. The brothers are estranged, but what happens when they fall for the same person?
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Simulation 10.2%
- #41 A Week Before Autumn
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper
Windows
Pine Hill is a quiet Midwestern college town. Quiet enough that nobody seemed to hear Ginny Nicholson die. Alone with the thoughts in your head, now you just want to know one thing: why?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #42 异馆十二月
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Qiyue Studio
Windows
Manage a mysterious house by day and explore a cursed town by night. Build bonds with three heroines, uncover clues through AI-driven conversations, survive deadly visits and battles, and seek the truth behind the December cycle before it claims everyone again.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #43 The Divine Speaker
71% matchVery Positive96% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #44 Negligee: Girls Night
72% 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+ 22.6%, Dating Sim 20.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #45 Heartbeat House: Hong Kong
69% matchVery Positive98% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
Heartbeat House: Hong Kong is a dating reality visual novel. Live with eight participants in a shared villa and make romantic choices. Your decisions are remembered, and relationships will change. If the screen flickers or something feels off—please relax and keep dating. The show is still ongoing.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #46 Over The Phone
72% matchVery Positive84% of 101 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 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #47 The Afterlife Cafe
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
Windows · Linux
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #48 Three Days to Chicago
70% matchPositive100% of 34 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+ 30.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 13%
- #49 Petting Lover
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xlllidaPub: SpicyTea LLC
Windows · Mac
Step into a vibrant otome story where your choices shape relationships with a dog senior, rabbit professor, and cat office worker. Navigate romance, mystery, and emotional growth as your decisions determine how each bond unfolds.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #50 Spellbound : The Magic Within
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Wyrdren Games
Windows
Spellbound: The Magic Within is a branching narrative, multiple ending visual novel. Jump into a world of Magic, Witchcraft and Mystery as a magician in training. Interact with a host of unusual characters. Choose from multiple schools of magic, bond with your tutor, and maybe even save the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #51 Distant Oceanic Getaway
68% matchMixed52% of 21 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+ 20.2%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #52 Miss Sasami is Losing Her Mind!
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A light-hearted lesbian romance between a tired office lady and a gyaru foxgirl. Make choices as Sasami and pursue a relationship with the cheerful Mirai, or risk ruining it.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #53 Drinks With Abbey
70% 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: Dating Sim 21.9%, Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #54 Sweet Home
66% matchVery Positive95% of 10,150 reviews2025
Dev: 开心茶房Pub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.9%, Dating Sim 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #55 Fried chicken wings cause love fires
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: MokaPub: Dreamtopia
Windows · Mac · Linux
- Cannibalism X superpowers X Suspense X Original worldview - "Fried Chicken Wings Cause a Love Fire" is a BL mystery comedy long visual novel. It uses the first-person perspective with a fixed protagonist, Aris; contains elements of horror and sexual innuendo.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Dating Sim 18%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%
- #56 Seraphim Slum
67% matchVery Positive96% of 167 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+ 19.5%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #57 BowlTown碗镇
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: StoneWall
Windows
欢迎来到碗镇。这是一则虚构的现实故事,讲述了少数群体的困境和自救。碗镇的居民几乎都是是兽人,如果你仔细观察会发现,他们在历史和现实中都有自己的名字,他们的故事也似曾相识。你是偶然逃到碗镇的兽人厨师,在碗镇流动设宴款待居民,在食物与交谈之中,完成自我和居民的治愈。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Dating Sim 12%, RPG 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #58 The Club
66% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: TheMistressMatrix
Windows
The Club is a fetish visual novel with a number of puzzles. You can play the game as either a trainee mistress or a trainee maid, each of whom visit The Club and become immersed in the wonderful world of fetishism that they find there. All characters are dressed in latex, PVC or leather.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.1%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #59 Zugzwang
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%, RPG 8.9%
- #60 Halloween in Hollywood
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Hollyrood Game Studios
Windows
Halloween in Hollywood is a romantic comedy Yuri Visual Novel and Dating sim. Play as witty writer Martina Alvarez as she manoeuvres her way around epic events on Halloween night as she rubs shoulders with Los Angeles elite to do what she can to get her screenplay produced.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Dating Sim 15%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%