Games Like TELLURICENE

Invited by a stranger to join FOOL'S PARADISE, you'll seek a sense of community without conformity as you make choices that determine to the fate of the commune and all those within it. So, when confronted by division and derision, will you change the status quo or are you content to let it crumble?

Why similar: Otome 22.4% ★, Alternate History 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Point & Click 10.3%, Text-Based 10%

Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.

Why similar: Otome 22.8% ★, Dystopian 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Romance 11%, Visual Novel 10.3%

A Visual Novel game filled with romance, action, and intrigue. Create your Dragon Commander, befriend or romance the future King, and find the courage to save the Kingdom.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Romance 15.2%, Text-Based 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%

After dying, poisoned for unknown reasons, Isobel finds herself in the afterlife... and on a dangerous mission. Experience a truly unique visual novel full of character, mystery and heart as you point and click your way to unveiling the strange world of Purgatory's many secrets.

Why similar: Otome 28.5% ★, Romance 13.3%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Point & Click 11.8%, Visual Novel 11%

Astrid wakes up in Purgatory and has to make peace with her death. Only problem is... she doesn't remember anything! Point and click your way through adventure-based gameplay mixed with visual novel storytelling, and solve the mystery of our heroine's untimely demise.

Why similar: Otome 28% ★, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Romance 13.1%, Point & Click 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%

A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.

Why similar: Otome 25.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Text-Based 9.8%, Romance 9.8%, Visual Novel 9%

Under Heaven Or Hell is a Dark Romance Visual Novel where love, danger, and temptation intertwine. Step into Hell, and navigate a world of deadly intrigues, alluring devils and a mysterious angel. Each decision carries weight, shaping your fate, desire and the hearts bound to it.

Why similar: Otome 30.6% ★, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Emotional 7.9%

Discover secrets long forgotten, and nurture relationships waiting to bloom. In a game inspired by the lore of Dragon and Fae, make choices that can shape your story, relationships, and even personality. Will you be brave, kind, wise, charismatic? Only you know the answer to your fate.

Why similar: Otome 28.5% ★, Romance 12.3%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%

A cozy, heartwarming visual novel in which you take a familiar face (boy or girl) on a romantic spring festival date. Customize your player character (femme or masc) and play several low-stakes mini games!

Why similar: Otome 33.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Romance 16%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Text-Based 9.2%

Lu-ce., to which Ema belongs, is an eight-member idol unit that sells their well-rounded dance moves. Ema has now lost her goals and her motivation to perform in the entertainment industry, but her life changes drastically when she meets the popular idol group Un:Finish.

Why similar: Otome 40.4% ★, Romance 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 12.3%

Vampire's Kiss: Time Paradox – is a romantic anime novel about vampires and the distortion of time. Your choices will determine the fate of the heroine and her chosen one. Meet mysterious guys, uncover secrets, and find your unique ending!

Why similar: Otome 29% ★, Romance 13.4%, Text-Based 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Lore-Rich 9.2%

A romantic action-adventure visual novel based on Robin Hood lore. Play as Lady Marion and choose what kind of leader and lover you want to become. Join Robin's rowdy rebels in Sherwood or tackle the political pitfalls of the Sheriff's Nottingham. Fight for freedom and fall in love!

Why similar: Otome 30.9% ★, Alternate History 15.1%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 10%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%

You were meant to exorcise the ghost, not flirt with him! Choose your soulmate from ghost enthusiasts – dead or alive – and unravel the conspiracy lurking beneath the haunting in this exorcist dating sim.

Why similar: Otome 26.8% ★, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Lore-Rich 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%

In a dystopian world ruled by vampire lords, an opportunity arises. Participate in a deadly hunt for a chance at freedom... *if* you can outrun your hunters. Will you finally break your chains - or be dragged into the abyss?

Why similar: Otome 28.5% ★, Romance 13.3%, Dystopian 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%

A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam

Why similar: Otome 27.9% ★, Romance 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Text-Based 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%

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: Otome 30.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Romance 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%

Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.

Why similar: Otome 26.5% ★, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Romance 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%

Moondusk Masquerade - an otome romance game inspired by Cinderella, Bridgerton and Faeries - featuring a GxB/GxG romance!

Why similar: Otome 33.4% ★, Romance 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Text-Based 9.3%

Slay your lover, so that the god of Hatred may be reborn. Romance the invading soldier or the fearsome monster in this mythology-inspired visual novel set in ancient times. Will you return Hatred to your people, or will you be conquered and forgotten?

Why similar: Otome 27.4% ★, Alternate History 15.8%, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Lore-Rich 9.8%

The job I barely managed to get is in a dungeon filled with vampires? What would you do, if you had to work together with dangerous and mysterious vampires who hate humans? Experience the secret romance in interactive otome game with these ikemen vampires, in Blood Kiss!

Why similar: Otome 27.6% ★, Romance 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Text-Based 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%

One day in midsummer, Iona got visited by her little sisters. The reunion is not an emotional one: the eldest brother, Riku, has stabbed their father. As she confronts her sisters, she realise that they remind her of Riku. This time, let's start a moral love.

Why similar: Otome 26.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Romance 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 12.2%

Working at Japan’s first hotel & casino, you stumble upon a black-market auction, and end up as one of the items for sale. “I’ll let you decide who buys you.” Five men place the winning bid, and now you’re completely at their mercy…

Why similar: Otome 47.1% ★, Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Story Rich 5.2%

In this otome isekai visual novel you're thrown into an arranged marriage with the cold Duke of the North. Explore political tension, shifting loyalties, and two routes: romance or rebellion. Support your husband or betray him like a true villainess and take control of your fate.

Why similar: Otome 34.9% ★, Romance 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 11.2%

Will you lead your marching band to victory as drum major? Explore band camp and attend rehearsal alongside an unforgettable cast of characters, where every choice matters. Find love or face tragedy in 7 routes with 35+ different endings in this colorful, musically-rich otome visual novel.

Why similar: Otome 32.8% ★, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Text-Based 8.2%

Step into a visual novel of rotten flowers. Play as a young woman in a world where the ability to lie is condemned, and seek shelter in the mysterious castle across the lake. Survive, little dove, in the rot infested halls, and be careful of who you choose to love — what you choose to lie about...

Why similar: Otome 16.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Dystopian 14.1%, Text-Based 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%

顔良し、頭良し、性格良し。 完全無欠のリア充女子が送るドタバタラブコメディ！（たぶん）

Why similar: Otome 40.9% ★, Romance 14.2%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%

Face the nightmares of your childhood and unveil the truth behind your summoning to the realm of Limbo. Fight your way back home with the help of seven deities sworn to be your protectors. Will love be the key to your freedom, or the first chapter of your downfall?

Why similar: Otome 35.2% ★, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Emotional 7.8%

A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.

Why similar: Otome 34.2% ★, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 10.7%, Romance 7.8%, LGBTQ+ 7.3%

When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.

Why similar: Otome 24.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Romance 11.3%, Emotional 9.8%

An otome game and romance visual novel. Step into the shoes of the necromancer, Raenelle. Meet a colorful cast of characters, fail to summon the spirits of the dead, unravel mysteries, and maybe — just maybe — fall in love.

Why similar: Otome 32.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Romance 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%

Follow the story from different points of view and make choices to decide your future on five different routes and discover the mystery behind this magical adventure as you find love with one of the appliances of your kitchen.

Why similar: Otome 35.6% ★, Romance 15.6%, Text-Based 11.7%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Visual Novel 11%

A trilogy of dark, horror romance visual novels about a girl who tries to break up with her (obsessive) boyfriend who really doesn't want to break up. He's hiding secrets, but you've got a few of your own. Unravel your shared pasts and try to make it out of this relationship (alive).

Why similar: Otome 37% ★, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%

Have you ever wanted to outsmart a demon?Experience that and more in Tell a Demon, a visual novel set in a 1920s style fantasy world. Choose love, confront loss, or wreak vengeance. Or some combination of each. Alter each protagonist's personality and ultimate fate.

Why similar: Otome 28.9% ★, Alternate History 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Romance 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

In this haunting visual novel, you become Salem - torn between forbidden love and regime loyalty. Make split-second decisions that transform his personality in a solarpunk dystopia. With multiple paths and endings, your choices define who Salem becomes in a world where being different is dangerous.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.6%, Dystopian 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Romance 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%

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: Otome 31.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Romance 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Text-Based 10.9%

Reborn as the Saintess of the Golden Bow in your favorite fantasy novel, rewrite fate in this otome visual novel. Forge bonds, evade death, and battle the Demon Queen, your choices shape the realm's destiny. Will you save the world or meet a tragic end?

Why similar: Otome 33.2% ★, Romance 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Text-Based 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%

An anime, choice-driven expedition visual novel where you bond and interact with fellow coworkers and three romance-able characters to unlock group chats & romantic scenarios in the story! Choose daily actions to experience branching routes based on your answer choices and relationships (GxB or GxG)

Why similar: Otome 16.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Romance 12%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Lore-Rich 11.2%

A horror-romance visual novel where your choices affect everything — and everyone. Keep your stalker in check and stay ahead of a killer who’s getting closer. Manipulate, protect, or dispose of your friends. Who can you trust when obsession and death are always watching?

Why similar: Otome 35.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

A short and (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel about first love and longing.

Why similar: Otome 27.3% ★, Romance 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%

The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where only two humans have survived: the protagonist and the hero. You will assume the role of the protagonist as she fights to survive alongside Harunashi Mika, the game's hero. Genre: Otome Game / Number of Endings: 17 (including bad endings).

Why similar: Otome 41.4% ★, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Romance 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

The Heights are a gorgeous utopia. The Depths, a filthy industrial wasteland. Our heroine, raised in the Heights, has nothing but contempt for those below. Now an observation mission requires her to descend into that world, and the gears of fate have begun to turn.

Why similar: Otome 41.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 11.7%, Story Rich 6.6%

You could live with me.

Why similar: Otome 46.5% ★, Romance 18.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Story Rich 3.1%

Embark with Heileen in a unforgettable voyage to the New World! Met with old friends, and make new ones. Find romance, avoid dangers and life your life to the fullest!

Why similar: Otome 31.7% ★, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%

Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.

Why similar: Otome 27.3% ★, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%, Romance 9.2%

A popular light novel series in Japan with over 5 million copies sold, ' The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom ' (B's-LOG Bunko/KADOKAWA), is being turned into an otome game! Featuring many popular voice actors! Packed with beautiful illustrations!

Why similar: Otome 47.2% ★, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Romance 12.7%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

A Heartfelt Romance Set Amid the Skies and Seas of Ryukyu. Witness the stories of bittersweet love and men defying fate, set in Okinawa.

Why similar: Otome 31.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Romance 13.9%, Text-Based 10.1%

When everyone hides a deadly obsession, can you trust - or love - those who get close? Play as junior researcher Sky. Navigate romance, betrayal, and impossible choices across secret-filled Science City and post-apocalyptic lands. Recreate the lost medicine before your trust costs lives.

Why similar: Otome 22.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Romance 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%

"Your choices have always mattered, please don't forget that." - A creepy-cute otome visual novel where you follow a loyal group of friends' descent into anomalies, magical girls and more! ♡

Why similar: Otome 23% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Point & Click 11.7%, Romance 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%

Samuda Interval is a visual novel, slice-of-life, murder mystery & supernatural game. You play the daily life of Park Haewon or Park Sae-il, a college freshman attending classes, working part-time jobs, and meeting new people. Solving the serial kidnapping & murder case is your highest priority.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Romance 16.5%, Otome 14.6% ★, Point & Click 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%

A psychological/drama/romance visual novel about a sweet marriage that slowly rots into a nightmare. Over the course of seven days, try to navigate a rocky relationship with your husband and unravel the mysteries surrounding this man... who might not be the man you married.

Why similar: Otome 34% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Romance 9.9%

Heartbeats is a visual novel about music, love, relationships, mental health, and more! Features: 4 love interests, choices that affect the story, original music, beautiful art, and multiple endings.

Why similar: Romance 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%

She’s a princess beloved by ducks. He’s a notorious king of schemes. A romantic fragment from a 3000-year old EPIC, retold as an Otome visual novel… but with ducks somehow added to the mix.

Why similar: Otome 36.1% ★, Romance 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Text-Based 10.4%

The Revolution Came and Went, How do you Deal with the Aftermath? This life simulation / romance visual novel is set in a near futuristic city-state constantly threatened by invasion. Can you and your roommates carve a better future?

Why similar: Alternate History 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Point & Click 13.5%, Romance 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%

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 37.2% ★, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

Otome game. A story made to heal both the reader and writer's heart.

Why similar: Otome 40.3% ★, Romance 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 9.4%, Lore-Rich 9.1%

Aeterna: Rubra Plena is a visual novel otome game about happy romance, and dealing with depression, anxiety, and trauma. You play a beautiful young noblewoman dealing with her current and past experiences while finding love.

Why similar: Otome 32.8% ★, Romance 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%

Drama! Crisis! And four charming or adorable Taiwanese Yaoguai(supernatural beings) love interests! Over 150 choices lead you through a romantic adventure—who will you choose? Or... will you choose them all?

Why similar: Otome 31.8% ★, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Romance 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%

A delightful, delicious, devilish erotic visual novel.

Why similar: Otome 46.6% ★, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%

A visual novel with an overwhelming scenario volume equivalent to three light novels! The love-hate drama between a new female guard, a prisoner, and a senior guard is finally complete!

Why similar: Otome 34.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Dark Nights - Reflections is a horror/romance visual novel featuring 2 new branching storylines.

Why similar: Otome 46.7% ★, Visual Novel 18.7%, Romance 17.4%, Text-Based 16.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%