- #1 Winds of Change
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 583 reviews2019
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Romance 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a rich, branching fantasy story with strong LGBTQ+ themes and deep character development similar to The Hayseed Knight.
- #2 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
96% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Medieval 12.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, choice-driven medieval narrative where every decision significantly impacts your character's life and the world around them.
- #3 BAD END THEATER
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative visual novel that excels at exploring multiple endings and the consequences of player choices.
- #4 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,682 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, character-focused fantasy game that captures the same warm, conversational tone found in The Hayseed Knight.
- #5 Roadwarden
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, RPG 18.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An illustrated text-based RPG that captures the feeling of exploring a medieval world through meaningful choices and character interactions.
- #6 Who Needs a Hero?
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,470 reviews2021
Dev: Henrique Faitta ChitolinaPub: Baby Stone Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A stick and a dream: that's all you need in an RPG. Make choices that shape your destiny, build relationships, face epic monsters, and choose between being a feared villain or a legend.
Why similar: Medieval 30%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Funny 13.9%, RPG 12.7%, Comedy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous, text-based medieval RPG that focuses on the absurdity of the hero's journey through player-driven choices.
- #7 The Divine Speaker
93% matchVery Positive96% of 436 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+ 25.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Narration 10.6%, Romance 10%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy visual novel with strong LGBTQ+ themes and a focus on character relationships and adventure.
- #8 Pentiment
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,036 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, Medieval 22.9%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy historical game that prioritizes player choice and consequence within a beautifully realized medieval setting.
- #9 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
91% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Funny 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, choice-driven visual novel with multiple endings and a focus on character-led storytelling.
- #10 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,518 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex, choice-heavy narrative with deep relationship building and multiple endings that change based on your actions.
- #11 Errant Kingdom
90% matchMixed67% of 158 reviews2023
Dev: Lunaris Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Kingdom of Novus has been thrown into disarray and It's up to you to decide if you’ll help to bring peace, or if you’ll stoke the fires of chaos. Pick a side, and meet your match.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.2%, Visual Novel 21%, Romance 16.3%, Story Rich 10%, Fantasy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that offers deep romance options and branching paths in a fantasy setting.
- #12 Long Live The Queen
89% matchVery Positive95% of 7,115 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Medieval 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, choice-driven visual novel that forces you to manage stats and relationships to survive a dangerous fantasy kingdom.
- #13 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
89% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Narration 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Medieval 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy interactive fiction game that emphasizes player agency and RPG-lite mechanics in a rich world.
- #14 The Pirate's Fate
88% matchVery Positive90% of 329 reviews2018
Dev: T.F. WrightPub: FoxWright Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Visual Novel 21.6%, RPG 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy visual novel that features a unique adventure and multiple paths based on player decisions.
- #15 Monster Prom
86% matchVery Positive93% of 14,244 reviews2018
Dev: Beautiful GlitchPub: Xelu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Comedy 12.9%, Funny 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hilarious, choice-heavy visual novel that excels at character-driven comedy and dating-sim mechanics.
- #16 Cinders
87% matchVery Positive87% of 787 reviews2014
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Romance 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, story-rich visual novel that focuses on player choice and multiple endings within a dark fantasy fairy tale.
- #17 Mice Tea
85% matchVery Positive98% of 312 reviews2023
Dev: Cinnamon Switch LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mice Tea is a visual novel full of transformation, sex, and steamy, hot beverages. Take the role of twentysomething bookstore clerk Margaret de Campos as she finds a box of magical tea with transformative powers that turns the lives of her and her friends into an unforgettable, erotic adventure.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, LGBTQ+ friendly visual novel that focuses on gentle, character-driven romance and storytelling.
- #18 Nocked! True Tales of Robin Hood
86% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2019
Dev: Andrew G. Schneider
Windows · Mac
You are Robin Hood! Forge your destiny and fight to liberate Nottingham in this epic story-driven RPG blending interactive fiction, resource management, and base building set within a lushly-illustrated Sherwood Forest.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive interactive fiction game that blends base-building and strategy with deep, choice-based narrative paths.
- #19 Elsinore
84% matchVery Positive96% of 356 reviews2019
Dev: Golden Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.5%, Simulation 18%, Story Rich 14.8%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A time-looping narrative adventure that allows players to change the outcome of a classic tragedy through careful choices.
- #20 The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero
82% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A sweet winter themed Otome Visual Novel about a princess of a tower who just wants a hero. … Except she ends up with a tone-deaf bard for a roommate, a sassy demon for a butler and no hero. Still stuck in a tower though.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Romance 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed visual novel that balances humor with meaningful choices and character interactions.
- #21 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
83% 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: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Romance 10%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy visual novel that emphasizes dating-sim mechanics and complex, branching romance paths.
- #22 Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale
79% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Medieval 30.9%, Fantasy 10.8%, Story Rich 9.3%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused interactive fiction game that captures the atmosphere of a small, lived-in fantasy world.
- #23 By Moonlight
81% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: SugarHyped
Windows · Mac
~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Funny 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, RPG-lite visual novel that offers a simple, character-driven story in a fantasy setting.
- #24 Elisa: the Innkeeper
82% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Romance 11%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, interactive fiction game that focuses on the daily life and relationships of an innkeeper in a fantasy world.
- #25 Lair Land Story
80% matchVery Positive86% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: CIRCLE Ent.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Decide a mysterious girl's fate in this stunning visual novel raising sim!
Why similar: Medieval 17%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Romance 11.2%, Drama 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy visual novel that combines life-sim elements with a cute, character-driven narrative.
- #26 Mushroom Musume
76% matchVery Positive97% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: Mortally Moonstruck Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Raise a mushroom from a spore into a fine young woman, then discover the twists and turns her life may take in this creepy-cute fairytale life simulation game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, RPG 9.7%, Comedy 9.6%
- #27 Casina: The Forgotten Comedy
79% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows
Want a good laugh? Well, in 184 BC Plautus wrote a play you will not easily forget! "Casina: the Forgotten Comedy" is a modern adaptation of his ancient work of literature, brought to you as a fully voiced and animated Visual Novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Narration 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Romance 8.8%, Funny 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused visual novel that leans into its interactive fiction roots for a lighthearted experience.
- #28 An Adventurer's Gallantry
77% matchVery Positive90% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Zetsubou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disgraced knight-in-training Oren gets a second chance at life as an adventurer in this fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Comedy 15.2%, Fantasy 10.7%, Simulation 9.8%
- #29 Heileen 1: Sail Away
81% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Visual Novel 18.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Romance 12.1%, Comedy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused visual novel that features a female protagonist and multiple paths based on player choices.
- #30 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,335 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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+ 26.4%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Romance 13.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #31 The Swordbearer - Season 1
76% matchVery Positive91% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: CaramelCowboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take on the role of a young adventurer who recently inherited a sword. Your journey starts after you apply to the Knights Guild at the capital. Meet loveable characters as you explore this world that awaits you. Face the darkness that surfaces and uncover the evil plot as your story progresses.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Medieval 13.9%, Romance 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #32 Arcadie: Second-Born
75% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2022
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Medieval 11.5%, Romance 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #33 taking my Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store
73% matchVery Positive99% of 293 reviews2025
Dev: ForeverFuture Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A beautiful Dark Knightess from another world enlisted me in her quest to slay a rogue wizard, and now we're dating! But what if she finds out I have no idea who the Gray Wizard is?!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.4%, Romance 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Comedy 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #34 Reverie Knights Tactics
78% matchMixed59% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: 40 Giants EntertainmentPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reverie Knights Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG with strategic battles in isometric grids where every decision can alter the story. Travel through a hand-drawn fantasy world and lead your heroes in a story-rich adventure, visual novel style!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, RPG 21%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Funny 13.9%, Fantasy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that features a strong narrative and character-driven choices within a fantasy world.
- #35 Heirs And Graces
78% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2016
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
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+ 23.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Romance 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #36 Faulty Apprentice
77% matchVery Positive81% of 189 reviews2019
Dev: AGL studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Romance 13.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #37 Arcadia Fallen
74% matchVery Positive94% of 508 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 10.1%, Funny 6.5%
- #38 Ye Guild Clerk!
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,828 reviews2025
Dev: Devclerk
Windows
The local Adventurer's Guild is hiring!... Not for adventurers, but for guild clerks! You play an important role in handing out quests, gold, and equipment as your actions shape the stories of these animal adventurers for better, or for worse..!
Why similar: Medieval 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Funny 13.4%, Choices Matter 13%
- #39 The Radiants
73% matchVery Positive86% of 85 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Romance 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #40 Henchman Story
73% matchVery Positive97% of 297 reviews2021
Dev: Silken Sail Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Funny 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Comedy 10.7%
- #41 Knights College
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,192 reviews2021
Dev: KAIJYU-09
Windows
KnightsCollege is a kemono visual novel set in the Knight College, where elite knight candidates live. In this game, every choice is presented as a card, and the protagonist lives in the dormitory while collecting cards.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.7%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%, Drama 3.9%
- #42 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
71% matchVery Positive95% of 967 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Medieval 16.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Funny 10.4%
- #43 Of Frost and Flowers
72% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Elseth GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
An otome-fantasy visual novel. Play as Alto, a fearless knight, and enter a world of magic and myths with secrets waiting for you to unveil.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Romance 12.2%, Narration 11%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #44 Made Marion
72% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Velvet Cupcake Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Medieval 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #45 LongStory
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 104 reviews2017
Dev: Bloom Digital Media
Windows · Mac
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: LGBTQ+ 34.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Romance 12.5%, RPG 9.4%, Funny 6.9%
- #46 A HERO AND A GARDEN
71% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.9%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Fantasy 10.2%, Simulation 6.9%
- #47 Make Merits in Another World
70% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: 创可贴Studio
Windows
You are forced to become the savior of the world, and go to another world to kill the devil! But at the beginning of your reincarnation in this other world, you turned out to be just a piece of grass...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Medieval 21.7%, RPG 13.5%, Funny 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #48 My Vow to My Liege
69% matchVery Positive92% of 4,072 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: Visual Novel 28.9%, Romance 24.6%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, RPG 11.6%, LGBTQ+ 8%
- #49 My Slow Life with the Princess Knight and Her Devoted Handmaiden
68% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: WafflePub: Shiravune
Windows
Garland used to be a formidable adventurer... But then he was betrayed and left for dead. Now he has a reputation as the Dragon Survivor and no one left in the world he can rely on. When he brings two beautiful servants into his life to tend his wounds, will he learn to open his heart again?
Why similar: Medieval 25.4%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Romance 17.4%, Fantasy 9%, Colorful 8.2%
- #50 HaremKingdom
70% matchVery Positive85% of 98 reviews2021
Dev: SmeePub: Shiravune
Windows
HaremKingdom is a pure-love comedy in another world! Amidst magical hijinks and five adoring brides, what kind of harem will you choose to build?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Romance 16.5%, Comedy 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #51 Lovely Lady RPG
65% matchVery Positive100% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: DAS POPPY UND MIA KUNSTKOLLEKTIV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, RPG 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #52 We Are OFK
67% matchVery Positive92% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: OFK
Windows · Mac
Start a virtual indie band in this behind-the-music comedy. Date, dance, skate, and run for your life across 5 episodes and interactive music videos, in a heartfelt story of what you risk to chase your dreams. All episodes out now!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 11.1%, Funny 10%
- #53 Otaku's Adventure
66% matchVery Positive95% of 8,860 reviews2019
Dev: Spacelight Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.
Why similar: Funny 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, RPG 9%, Romance 8.4%
- #54 Bard Harder!
67% matchVery Positive98% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: Shark and Pelican Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Comedy 9.8%, Funny 6.8%
- #55 Demonheart
68% matchVery Positive91% of 752 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.0 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: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Romance 10.1%
- #56 Jester / King
67% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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+ 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 11%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #57 Hot & Steamy Knights
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 158 reviews2019
Dev: MielPub: Cherry Kiss Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Our hero's quest to grow his harem appears to be thwarted after his ship is sunk and he washes up on a mysterious island with nothing but his "sword" to keep him safe. Luckily for him he soon encounters mature & beautiful knights who make perfect candidates to spend some hot and steamy nights with!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Medieval 15.6%, Romance 12.8%, Narration 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #58 Road to Empress I
61% matchVery Positive87% of 11,428 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Choices Matter 18.1%, RPG 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%
