60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, LGBTQ+, Story Rich.
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?
Dreambound
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
The Divine Speaker
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Romance 12%, Drama 11.8%, Mystery 10.6%
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Romance 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Drama 8%, Dating Sim 7.4%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Romance 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Dating Sim 8.6%
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 12%, Mystery 10.3%, Dating Sim 9.7%
Hinata has only just arrived in New York, but things are already going downhill. Then a handsome stranger offers his help, and suddenly Hinata finds himself in a shared apartment with three hot guys. A rollercoaster of emotions begins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Romance 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Anime 11.2%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Romance 14.1%, Anime 9%, Choices Matter 6.7%
A slice-of-life visual novel with darker twists hiding within! Haru Amari wasn't looking for love, just a new beginning far from his past. Instead he finds himself in complicated relationships where he must decide between his needs and those of the men around him.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.5%, Romance 14%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Anime 8.8%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 13%, Dating Sim 11%, Narration 7.2%
NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Drama 12.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Anime 10.3%
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Dating Sim 16%, Romance 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Supernatural 5.8%
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 55.2%, Visual Novel 22%, Anime 7.3%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
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: Time Travel 19.9% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Mystery 10%
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: Visual Novel 26.5%, Romance 22.5%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Anime 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
《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: Romance 36.3%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Anime 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 8.7%, Text-Based 6.1%
You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Romance 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Drama 8.6%
Play as Marcel and determine whether or not he has the skills to become Lord Sandor's heir and whether or not he forms a romantic attachment to one of four potential love interests: an ex-gladiator turned gardener, a perfectionist butler, the local doctor, or a mischievous elven Lord.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Comedy 9%, Dating Sim 8.5%
The first sequel to the Boys Love visual novel Paradise. Play through the continuation of the original game's good endings, and unlock flashbacks to the first Paradise from new perspectives. Contains new CGs, characters, and lots of romance!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Romance 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Drama 9.8%
Band emergency! This was supposed to be Hannah’s day off, but now she’s been roped into managing The Replay Boys, an up-and-coming boy band. Make choices to stoke multi-timeline romances, keep the band from killing each other, and fight a resurrected ’80s pop star ghost. Can you manage?
Why similar: Time Travel 14.3% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Romance 12%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
You and several others have passed away. You have three options: either take the trials to earn your place in Heaven, live it up in Hell, or remain lost in Limbo for the rest of eternity. Repurpose is an LGBT+ positive dating sim about death, love, and finding your purpose.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Supernatural 12.3%, Drama 11.7%, Dating Sim 11.4%
Akira’s life has been defined by violence, but that won’t be enough to save him when he’s forced to play a deadly game. Will the bonds you forge in this stunning visual novel lead to his salvation, or to his ruin?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 60.3%, Visual Novel 24%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 4.8%
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+ 36.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Romance 10.6%, Choices Matter 5.9%
timeloop depression station ✦ In Stars and Time's prototype-thingy-thing
Why similar: Time Travel 28% ★, LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Narration 10.7%, Text-Based 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
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+ 26.1%, Romance 14.4%, Drama 12.4%, Dating Sim 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Time Travel 16.9% ★, Visual Novel 10.7%, Romance 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Mystery 8.9%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Anime 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Drama 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Romance 12.5%, Mystery 10.5%
a love story between time and space
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Time Travel 22.6% ★, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Beyond Eden is a Boy's love visual novel set in the Victorian era, centering on the themes of love-hate and revenge. As protagonist Alex, the player may proceed to destroy an aristocratic family while pursuing complex relationships with 6 different male characters. Does the fall await beyond Eden?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 61.2%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Dating Sim 7%, Anime 6.5%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Drama 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%
The Symbiant is a BL / Yaoi / Gay visual novel about two men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.8%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Anime 7.2%
A live-action romance adventure with high-definition images from a first-person perspective. A love drama begins with a friend, a childhood friend, a junior from high school, a senior at a part-time job, an influencer you like, and a student you saved from a delinquent...
Why similar: Time Travel 23.1% ★, Romance 19.1%, Dating Sim 15%, Drama 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Narration 14.9%, Anime 11.4%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Romance 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Anime 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Drama 11.4%
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: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Romance 16%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 12%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Anime 15.5%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Romance 11.9%, Drama 10.7%
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Romance 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Text-Based 9%
The acclaimed gay dating sim. Have a sweet, sexy, or bizarrely comedic adventure with the man of your choice!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 62.8%, Dating Sim 9.2%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Romance 7.1%, Choices Matter 5.8%
Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Romance 16.5%, Anime 12.8%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Mystery 23.4%, Anime 18.8%, Text-Based 18.2%, Story Rich 12.8%
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: Romance 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Drama 11.5%, Choices Matter 11%
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+ 26.2%, Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%
One night, Leslie finds himself at a small town train station, completely lost in the memories of his past. As he explores his past, he makes friends, but... Who are they really? Who is lying and who is telling the truth? And is it true that everyone in our world is entitled to a second chance?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Romance 21.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Mystery 8.9%
One boy, three girls, what could possibly happen? Summer of Heisei period 9 (1997), you play as a young boy who just moved to a small village near Osaka. You will meet three girls in this new school. One of them keeps a really deep secret… What secret? Well, if you can decode the title, you’ll guess it…
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Drama 11.4%, Anime 10.3%
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Time Travel 23.4% ★, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Anime 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
A “routine” earthquake drill locks you underground with Riley, a shy femboy graphic-designer. Cook, flirt, and gently unlock his guarded heart as the two of you plan what life might look like when the door finally opens.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Romance 14%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Dating Sim 8.7%, Text-Based 7.5%
A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Romance 12.5%, Anime 10.1%, Dating Sim 9%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Drama 10%, Text-Based 10%
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: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 15.7%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
Upon finding a mysterious social media account, Alex sets out to find the origins of the photos and meets three urban explorers, each of them unearthing something new and unfamiliar in her heart.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%
A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Supernatural 11.2%, Romance 10.5%, Dating Sim 10.4%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Romance 9.4%
TOKYO CHRONOS is the VR game that has multiple-choice decision points as well as more than one ending. The game takes place in Shibuya, Tokyo, which has only eight people, including you, the protagonist, Kyosuke Sakurai. Why are they there?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Anime 10.8%, Drama 10.6%
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: Visual Novel 36.2%, Anime 20.5%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Romance 18.8%, Simulation 5.2%
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.4%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Anime 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%, Story Rich 5.1%
An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.4%, Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
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: Visual Novel 18.7%, Romance 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Dating Sim 9.5%, Anime 9.4%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Drama 16.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Anime 9.2%
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Romance 18.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
