
Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Romance, Casual, Dating Sim.

Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love.

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Plenty of Fish in the Sea
Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Futuristic 10.1%
Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 9.2%
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: Dating Sim 24.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Futuristic 11.2%, Romance 9.8%
"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: Dating Sim 32%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%, Cute 6.4%
Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is the follow-up to 2019's Arcade Spirits, a visual novel of love and pixels, in which you seek friendship and romance while working in an arcade. Now the tables are turned, as you seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
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: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 11.4%, Simulation 7.1%
Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Simulation 12.7%, RPG 7.5%, Romance 7.2%
"Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you!
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 8.1%
I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Romance 11%, Cute 5.2%
An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Romance 13.1%, Simulation 6.8%
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing personalities and challenges. Make choices that affect your relationships, and their destinies.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 14%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Romance 9.5%
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom! Discover cute romances with a unique story between every pair of residents! How will love blossom in your manor?
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Romance 9.7%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.9%, LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Romance 11%, Simulation 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%
A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.3%, Visual Novel 21%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Simulation 8.3%
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: Dating Sim 22.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Romance 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11%
You can play as a newcomer, start a new life, and date 12 uncles
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Cartoon 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Simulation 10.2%
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: Visual Novel 30.4%, Romance 19.7%, Cute 12.7%, 2D 8.7%, LGBTQ+ 7.4%
ValiDate is a romantic visual novel about 13 adults in Jercy City navigating new relationships and the harsh realities that come alongside them.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Cartoon 14.1%, Romance 10.4%
A coming-of-age romance simulation that follows the raw, relatable journey of a real loser.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Romance 10.3%, Cartoony 8.2%
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Cartoony 13.2%, Simulation 10.4%, Cute 8.4%
Take a deep dive into Danya’s and Brahve’s heat and romance in The Symbiant Re:Union. The events take place after two Endings of The Symbiant’s main game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Romance 11.6%, Aliens 10.7%, Space 8.3%
In LongStory you can be and date who you choose. Play as the gender of your choice and date the cutie you like best! LongStory is is based on real stories - things that have happened, if not to us, to people we know and love. We hope it is funny, sad, perplexing and wonderful… Just like life.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Simulation 10.8%, RPG 9.8%
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: Dating Sim 28.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, RPG 13.4%, Romance 12%, Casual 8.6%
A dating sim where you jump into the shoes of the modern Millennial to find yourself and love in a time when true romance seems fleeting.
Why similar: Simulation 60%, Casual 40%
A silly dating sim where your flavor decides your fate. Customize your profile, flirt with six lovably unique characters, and try to survive your first date!
Why similar: Dating Sim 40.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Simulation 11%, Casual 9.6%, Romance 9.1%
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 29.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Cartoony 12.7%
A visual novel about a girl and an alien drinking tea and falling in love!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.9%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Romance 22.3%, Cute 10.1%, Casual 5.2%
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: Dating Sim 31.1%, LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Romance 11.6%, Simulation 7.5%
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: Dating Sim 24%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 11%, Cute 6.9%
Pat the dogs... and then their owners. Step into the world of Rainbow Bay in Best Friend Forever, a dating sim-meets-dog care sim where you pat, pamper and train your pup while you search for your own forever friend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.5%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 10.9%, Cute 8.2%
Witches x Warlocks is a cute and light-hearted Halloween Raising Sim; featuring a customizable protagonist and 4 love interests of different genders!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.7%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Cartoon 13.5%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Cute 8.1%, Romance 7.2%
Join the Crafting Club, where the glue is strong and the feelings stronger! Craft chaos, flirt fearlessly, and make some very bad romantic decisions! Find your project partner in this elimination-based Dating Sim!
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Cartoony 9.9%, Romance 9.3%
Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire to create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Ensure the success of the colony as you make friends and pursue romance with a diverse cast of characters.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Simulation 22.2%, RPG 19.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Casual 13%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Cartoony 9.9%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Visual Novel 23.5%, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Simulation 10.6%, Casual 6.4%
BUNNY BOND is a steamy visual novel where you can chat, flirt, and fall in love with 6 handsome guys! Enjoy fun interactions with the group, send DMs to whoever catches your eye, and collect all of the sexy pictures they send to you!
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Cartoon 15%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Romance 6.7%
Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance is a dating sim about a teen girl who moves to a small secret community of cryptids. Romance a magical Fairy, a sensitive Sasquatch and a bold Velociraptor. A satirical 90's teen drama about trying to find love in your last year of high school.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Romance 9.5%, Simulation 5.5%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Romance 13%, Cute 8.7%, RPG 8.2%
A sweet, slow burn yuri / lesbian visual novel about an anxious young teacher being swept off her feet by the cool, competent school nurse.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.4%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Romance 16%, Cute 11.3%, Simulation 9.9%
A Field of Flowers and Stars is a simple mouse or keyboard-based visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 19%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Romance 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Visual Novel 23.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Romance 7.7%
In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Futuristic 12.1%, Romance 11.6%
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: Dating Sim 24.9%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Romance 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.9%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Romance 19.3%, Choices Matter 4.7%, Cute 4.6%
Can you get a date before the end of the world? Doomsday Paradise is a goofy, multiplayer dating sim about finding love before the apocalypse. With over 130 different endings and 12 different singles to woo- no two games will ever be the same.
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.9%, LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Romance 9.2%, RPG 7.4%
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Casual 33.4%, Choices Matter 30.9%, Simulation 24.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
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 28.3%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Simulation 20%, Casual 12%, Romance 9.6%
a love story between time and space
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Visual Novel 23%, Romance 14.7%, Simulation 12%, Cute 8.2%
"Dog Licking Simulator" is a relaxing and casual love-making game. Players need to interact with their goddess in the game, and often give the goddess various cosmetics, luxury goods, takeaways, milk tea, etc. to increase themselves Feelings with the goddess.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Cartoon 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, RPG 8.6%
A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl. Enjoy a tender relationship with Kanade and witness how love blossoms into a song that saves the world.
Why similar: Aliens 33.2%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Cute 13.6%, Casual 11.6%, Futuristic 6.9%
Meet cute and fluffy catgirl sisters from space in this lighthearted romance Visual Novel intertwined with comedy, a bit of drama, science-fiction and fantasy!
Why similar: Dating Sim 29%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Romance 16.8%, Cute 11.5%, Casual 6.9%
Are you tired of fighting? Lovers of Aether is the game for you! This is a wholesome animal dating simulator set in the world of Rivals of Aether.
Why similar: Dating Sim 49.9%, Visual Novel 23%, Simulation 6.8%, Casual 6.7%, Cute 6.1%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 9.5%, Cute 7.5%
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Romance 9.1%
This game is a male-oriented visual novel that features text, illustration, and voice.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Simulation 13.5%, Romance 11.4%, Futuristic 10.3%
Share your thoughts and discover those shared by others, in Fireside Feelings. Gather around the welcoming warmth of the campfire and take part in conversations between real people separated in space and time. Sometimes, we all need a good talk under the stars.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.8%, Hand-drawn 26.5%, Cute 16.9%, 2D 10.3%, Casual 10%
Date your cute femboy roommate! You are Li Fei, on your very first day of university, you bump into a peerless beauty at the stadium. Later, back in your dorm, you find out that this peerless beauty is actually your roommate…and he is a boy, a fluffy little femboy!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, Visual Novel 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Romance 10.3%, RPG 8.2%
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: Dating Sim 29%, LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Romance 12.2%, 2D 4.5%