- #1 Date Warp
97% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2014
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!
Why similar: Otome 19.2% ★, Visual Novel 18%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Romance 9.3%, Dating Sim 7.7%
- #2 Starlight Vega
96% matchVery Positive94% of 266 reviews2016
Dev: Razzart Visual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as Aria and romance the two sultry demon girls, Lyria and Scherza, or your best friend Melody in this yuri (girl x girl) visual novel where your choices will ultimately decide the fate of this spellbound girl.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Sexual Content 15.8%, Romance 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 7.3%
- #3 Amnesia™: Memories
96% matchVery Positive92% of 4,248 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Otome 34.6% ★, Visual Novel 19.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Dating Sim 9.5%, Romance 9.2%
- #4 Seduce Me the Otome
95% matchVery Positive87% of 2,179 reviews2015
Dev: Michaela Laws
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi.
Why similar: Otome 26.4% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Sexual Content 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #5 The House in Fata Morgana
94% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Romance 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Mystery 9.7%, LGBTQ+ 8.1%
- #6 Roomie Romance
94% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Will love blossom between you and your housemate, when you start a new job and have to live with her? The choices you make will determine the relationship you have in this love story between two women.
Why similar: Sexual Content 35.9%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, LGBTQ+ 7.1%, Anime 6.2%
- #7 7'scarlet
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 867 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Otome 28.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Romance 9.9%
- #8 Ascendant Hearts
92% matchVery Positive88% of 122 reviews2018
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A visual novel where you wake up in a strange new world before going on a real-life RPG adventure with three wacky party members.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Sexual Content 19.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Anime 10%, Casual 8.6%
- #9 SeaBed
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 997 reviews2017
Dev: PaleontologyPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Romance 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Anime 6%
- #10 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 713 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Female Protagonist 20%, Adventure 13.7%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 11%
- #11 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
89% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Otome 24.2% ★, Visual Novel 16.2%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Romance 10.2%
- #12 Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
90% matchVery Positive85% of 890 reviews2018
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Awakening in a mysterious mansion, her first, frantic thoughts are: 'Where am I? And more importantly, WHO am I?'
Why similar: Otome 48.8% ★, Visual Novel 20.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Romance 7.4%, Adventure 6.3%
- #13 Escape from the Princess
88% matchVery Positive89% of 230 reviews2018
Dev: Salamandra88Pub: 7DOTS
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rosetta dreams of becoming a magician, but she isn't cut out for it. Fate brings her together with a mysterious witch, who is pursued by the princess herself. The witch promises to make Rosetta a magician in return for her help. But Rose falls in love with a witch who is clearly hiding something.
Why similar: Sexual Content 24.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, LGBTQ+ 8.8%, Romance 8.2%
- #14 Roommates
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 231 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Join Max or Anne in Latin House for their first college year! They'll juggle classes, jobs, and social life with four dorm mates, potentially sparking some extracurricular fun. As Anne you can romance Max, Isabella, Dominic and Rakesh. As Max, romance Anne, Isabella, Sally and Rakesh.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Otome 15.4% ★, Dating Sim 11.4%, Sexual Content 9.8%, Romance 9%
- #15 Heart Cage
84% matchVery Positive97% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!
Why similar: Otome 29.3% ★, Visual Novel 14.2%, Sexual Content 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12%, Dating Sim 10.4%
- #16 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
87% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Romance 14.6%, Mystery 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #17 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
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 23.5% ★, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Romance 9.9%
- #18 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 20.3% ★, Visual Novel 15.2%, Sexual Content 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Dating Sim 9.4%
- #19 Faulty Apprentice
85% matchVery Positive82% of 190 reviews2019
Dev: AGL studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this world of magic, monsters, and mystery, the fate of Stars Reach Castle will be determined by you, the Faulty Apprentice! A story-rich visual novel/dating with Light Ecchi on the side. (Free 3 DLCs)
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Sexual Content 18.5%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Romance 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #20 Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons
84% matchVery Positive82% of 398 reviews2016
Dev: Aeon Dream Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
During your first year of university, immense magical powers are forced onto you, thus revealing the supernatural world hidden within ours. But you must learn to control your powers with the help of a partner or risk destroying everything around you. Will your new fate be one of tragedy or serendipity?
Why similar: Otome 34.2% ★, Visual Novel 31.3%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Romance 5.7%, Casual 3.6%
- #21 The Radiants
82% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Otome 24.6% ★, Visual Novel 16.9%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Romance 10.5%
- #22 Lost in Secular Love
82% matchVery Positive87% of 522 reviews2016
Dev: YETU GAME
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 25.6% ★, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Dating Sim 11%, Romance 10.2%
- #23 Heart Fragment
81% matchVery Positive92% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Otome 23.2% ★, Visual Novel 18.5%, Romance 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Dating Sim 8.4%
- #24 Drops of Death
80% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 18.7% ★, Visual Novel 18%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Romance 9.1%, LGBTQ+ 7.4%
- #25 Enamored Risks
81% matchVery Positive86% of 204 reviews2020
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
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 23.3% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Dating Sim 11%, Romance 10%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #26 X-note
83% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Why similar: Otome 26.8% ★, Visual Novel 26.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 6.1%, Romance 4.4%
- #27 Heart of the Woods
78% matchVery Positive95% of 964 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 75.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Sexual Content 12.5%, Romance 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%
- #28 Demonheart
79% matchVery Positive91% of 756 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Otome 24.9% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Romance 10.5%
- #29 Pub Encounter
79% matchVery Positive82% of 306 reviews2016
Dev: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
"Pub Encounter" is a romance game where you can fall in love with one of several middle-aged men.
Why similar: Otome 45.8% ★, Visual Novel 20.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Dating Sim 8.6%, Adventure 7.7%
- #30 Kindred Spirits on the Roof
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,469 reviews2016
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 61.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
During lunch one day, Toomi Yuna meets two "Kindred Spirits" on the roof of her school. When they insist she help them nurture young love, Yuna finds herself playing "yuri cupid" to six unique and adorable couples. Can she remain aloof or will the promise of a "yuritopia" reach her too?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Romance 12.5%, Sexual Content 11.2%
- #31 Dark Nights
76% matchVery Positive92% of 412 reviews2022
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Otome 26.4% ★, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Dating Sim 8.9%
- #32 Soul Mates
74% matchVery Positive99% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You’re trapped inside a haunted house, stalked by angry ghosts. To survive, you’ll have to run, hide, strategize, give gifts, chat, flirt… Wait, what kind of game is this? Oh right, it’s a point-and-click survival horror dating sim!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.3%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Romance 16%, Adventure 10.8%, Anime 8.8%
- #33 Hustle Cat
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,312 reviews2016
Dev: Date Nighto
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are Avery Grey, the newest employee at a popular cat cafe called A Cat's Paw. The coffee's good and the staff is friendly (and kinda cute!) but mysterious. One day, you find a strange book in the basement, with letters you can't quite read...
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Otome 22% ★, Dating Sim 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%, Romance 8.8%
- #34 Arcadia Fallen
75% matchVery Positive95% of 547 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
Why similar: Otome 26.6% ★, Visual Novel 19.1%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Romance 10.7%
- #35 Asphyxia
77% 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: Visual Novel 22.3%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Romance 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%, Dating Sim 8.9%
- #36 Dread Weight
74% matchVery Positive87% of 178 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: Visual Novel 21.9%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #37 My Vow to My Liege
73% matchVery Positive92% of 4,086 reviews2020
Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?
Why similar: Otome 32.3% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Romance 14.3%, Anime 3.4%
- #38 Elisa: the Innkeeper
75% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Romance 12.6%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #39 Yurikago
73% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: 喘葉の森
Windows
This is a game where you can escape if you do something "Yuri."
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Sexual Content 13.9%, Casual 9%, Romance 7.1%
- #40 dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~
77% matchMixed39% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~ is a romance mystery visual novel with romancable guys. Different with the usual dating sims, the main purpose of the game is to find out the truth hidden in the past.
Why similar: Otome 44.6% ★, Visual Novel 35.2%, Adventure 5.4%, Anime 5.1%, Casual 5.1%
- #41 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
68% 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: Visual Novel 21.8%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Dating Sim 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Romance 9.7%
- #42 Lover's Enigma
70% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Otome 24.1% ★, Visual Novel 17.8%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Romance 11.3%
- #43 Yumeutsutsu Re:Master
72% matchVery Positive89% of 358 reviews2019
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Yumeutsutsu Re:Master is a girls-love adventure game set in a small game studio.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Sexual Content 12.5%, Dating Sim 8.4%
- #44 The Confines Of The Crown
73% matchVery Positive89% of 256 reviews2015
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 23.2% ★, Visual Novel 19.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Romance 7.4%, Multiple Endings 5.1%
- #45 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
72% matchVery Positive82% of 125 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Mystery 14%, Casual 11.9%, Indie 11.3%
- #46 start;again
69% matchVery Positive95% of 182 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Romance 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Dating Sim 8.5%
- #47 Lady in Mystery
70% matchVery Positive94% of 163 reviews2021
Dev: nolsoft
Windows
Welcome to a small detective agency in old Seoul. Lady in Mystery is a Yuri mystery visual novel set in 18th-century Joseon. Choose one of four women to grow closest to Heesoo, the disguised detective. Your choices may lead to love, revenge, or darker paths than you imagined.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Romance 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%
- #48 Momoiro Closet
71% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Momoiro Closet is a visual novel exploring the unlikely romance of an average joe and the student council president. Experience the otaku mecca of Akihabara firsthand as you court your anime-obsessed cosplayer schoolmate, through either a tender love story or a passionate tale of lust.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Sexual Content 14.2%, Dating Sim 12%, Romance 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #49 Solstice
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: Otome 20.9% ★, Visual Novel 18.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Romance 9.9%, LGBTQ+ 7.4%
- #50 Katagiri-san is very cold
67% matchVery Positive91% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: プラスカゼットPub: Hanabi Games
Windows
You wake up in a dimly lit room, with your classmate Katagiri-san in front of you. Why are you here? Who could've done it? Why is she here? Maybe there is a way to get out of this place... Try to find your way out in this short escape room RPG with hints of horror, comedy, and a bit of spice!
Why similar: Sexual Content 22%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #51 The Wilting Amaranth
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: Reine WorksPub: Top Hat Curios & Oddities
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Wilting Amaranth is a short yuri (GxG) romance visual novel based very loosely on a familiar fairy tale. It features 2 character routes, 13 endings, and 3 to 5 hours of gameplay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Sexual Content 15.7%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Romance 9.8%
- #52 Pinewood Island
70% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
Windows · Mac
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 25.3% ★, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Dating Sim 10.3%, Romance 10.1%
- #53 Crimson Spires
69% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.
Why similar: Otome 28.2% ★, Visual Novel 22.7%, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 16.4%, Romance 12.5%
- #54 Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn
68% matchMixed69% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Celestial Novel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn is a visual novel game set in an enigmatic city rife with mystery and lust. Navigate the intertwining paths of fate and desire, unearth the haunting secrets of Vaulinhorn, and revel in the thrill of its sensual encounters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Sexual Content 19.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Romance 11.5%, Dating Sim 10.7%
- #55 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
65% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Otome 32.3% ★, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Mystery 7.4%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #56 C14 Dating
69% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
C-14 Dating is an otome dating sim that combines archaeology, friendships and love.
Why similar: Otome 27% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Female Protagonist 12%, Romance 7.5%
- #57 Nanairo Reincarnation
67% matchVery Positive96% of 165 reviews2019
Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join spirit detective Kagami Makoto and his demon familiars as they hunt down the wandering ghosts disrupting the peace of his small town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Romance 16.3%, Sexual Content 10.9%, Anime 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #58 Chasing Sunsets
63% matchVery Positive93% of 1,076 reviews2024
Dev: Stone Fox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
When your mother remarries, her new husband's fiery daughter enters your life. After forming an initial strong connection, misunderstanding pushes you apart. Years later, reunited by tragedy and conspiracy, the two of you must choose a path to follow: Will you be rivals, friends, or lovers?
Why similar: Sexual Content 26.6%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Romance 12.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #59 Sounds of Verity
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 222 reviews2018
Dev: Violet FeaturePub: Vorobushek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
There is unease in the demonic astral plain these days. The Nothern king is dead, and the prince is about to rise to the throne. But he is a strange silent lad. Human commoners (like me) have nothing to do with the local intrigue. Yet...somehow I am now in the very epicenter of this revolution?!
Why similar: Otome 26.7% ★, Visual Novel 21.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Romance 11.8%, Sexual Content 9.4%
- #60 Sensual Haunting
67% matchMixed63% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Lesson of Passion
Windows
Play as a ghost and influence women in the house in order to get sexual pleasures from them and achieve your goals by manipulating both the environment as well as their mind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Sexual Content 16.7%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Romance 11.7%, Mystery 11.1%