- #1 Winds of Change
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 592 reviews2019
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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+ 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Romance 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%
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 Positive88% of 12,656 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 22.3%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Medieval 12.9%, Story Rich 10.8%
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 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,761 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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+ 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, character-focused fantasy game that captures the same warm, conversational tone found in The Hayseed Knight.
- #4 BAD END THEATER
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative visual novel that excels at exploring multiple endings and the consequences of player choices.
- #5 Roadwarden
94% matchVery Positive94% of 5,150 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 22.1%, RPG 17.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
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: 4.5 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 28.7%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Funny 13.1%, RPG 12.1%, Comedy 8%
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 448 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+ 29.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.7%
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 9,748 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.5 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 26.2%, Medieval 23.7%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Story Rich 13.5%, 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 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,802 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.8 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+ 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex, choice-heavy narrative with deep relationship building and multiple endings that change based on your actions.
- #10 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
90% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, choice-driven visual novel with multiple endings and a focus on character-led storytelling.
- #11 Errant Kingdom
91% 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+ 31.3%, Visual Novel 20%, Romance 17.1%, Story Rich 9.5%, Fantasy 8.5%
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 7,162 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 32.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Medieval 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
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 Mice Tea
87% matchVery Positive98% of 331 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+ 21.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Romance 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, LGBTQ+ friendly visual novel that focuses on gentle, character-driven romance and storytelling.
- #14 The Pirate's Fate
89% matchVery Positive89% of 332 reviews2018
Dev: T.F. WrightPub: FoxWright Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 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 28.7%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 21%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, RPG 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 14,329 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+ 31.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Comedy 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Funny 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hilarious, choice-heavy visual novel that excels at character-driven comedy and dating-sim mechanics.
- #16 Cinders
88% matchVery Positive87% of 795 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 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Romance 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%
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 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
86% matchVery Positive89% of 82 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 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Medieval 14%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy interactive fiction game that emphasizes player agency and RPG-lite mechanics in a rich world.
- #18 Elsinore
84% matchVery Positive96% of 377 reviews2019
Dev: Golden Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.2 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 25.2%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Story Rich 17.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Indie 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.
- #19 Nocked! True Tales of Robin Hood
85% 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: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Romance 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive interactive fiction game that blends base-building and strategy with deep, choice-based narrative paths.
- #20 The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero
83% matchVery Positive95% of 148 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 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Romance 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed visual novel that balances humor with meaningful choices and character interactions.
- #21 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 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 12%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%
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.
- #22 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 18.7%, Comedy 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, RPG-lite visual novel that offers a simple, character-driven story in a fantasy setting.
- #23 Lair Land Story
81% matchVery Positive85% of 237 reviews2020
Dev: CIRCLE Ent.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Decide a mysterious girl's fate in this stunning visual novel raising sim!
Why similar: Medieval 17.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Fantasy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy visual novel that combines life-sim elements with a cute, character-driven narrative.
- #24 Casina: The Forgotten Comedy
80% 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 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 11%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Funny 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused visual novel that leans into its interactive fiction roots for a lighthearted experience.
- #25 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
79% 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+ 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Romance 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy visual novel that emphasizes dating-sim mechanics and complex, branching romance paths.
- #26 Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale
78% matchVery Positive87% of 102 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 35.8%, Medieval 28%, Fantasy 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused interactive fiction game that captures the atmosphere of a small, lived-in fantasy world.
- #27 Heileen 1: Sail Away
82% matchMixed55% of 136 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 18.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Romance 13.2%, Comedy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused visual novel that features a female protagonist and multiple paths based on player choices.
- #28 The Swordbearer - Season 1
78% matchVery Positive88% of 207 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 17.4%, Medieval 13.4%, Romance 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #29 Reverie Knights Tactics
79% matchMixed61% of 111 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 25.7%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, RPG 19.4%, Funny 12.6%, Fantasy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that features a strong narrative and character-driven choices within a fantasy world.
- #30 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 35%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Comedy 18.8%, Fantasy 13.2%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #31 taking my Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store
73% matchVery Positive99% of 351 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+ 29.6%, Romance 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Comedy 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #32 Quest Giver
76% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: DarZal Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an NPC who gives quests to heroes. Play through 7 scenarios in this humorous narrative adventure with management sim gameplay and a real sassy manager. Now get to work!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Funny 10.8%, Medieval 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #33 Mushroom Musume
73% matchVery Positive96% of 230 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+ 27.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Comedy 11.1%, Romance 9.9%
- #34 Heirs And Graces
77% matchVery Positive90% of 84 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+ 23.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Romance 11.1%, Comedy 8.1%
- #35 Ye Guild Clerk!
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,207 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 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Funny 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%
- #36 Henchman Story
74% matchVery Positive97% of 307 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 19.1%, Funny 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Comedy 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #37 OZMAFIA!!
76% matchVery Positive82% of 687 reviews2016
Dev: Poni-Pachet SYPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy a dramatic romance in this fairytale otome visual novel. Who will you decide to trust and fall in love with in this mysterious town where fairytales have become warring mafia famiglia? Explore this exciting world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #38 Funbag Fantasy
75% matchVery Positive96% of 194 reviews2019
Dev: WafflePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Enjoy a classic hero's journey in this fantasy visual novel where one man's profound love for bountiful bosoms leads him to get caught between several pendulous conspiracies against the crown and the nation. Rise up from unknown valleys and seize the hard peaks that will lead to your crowning glory!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Romance 11.4%, Medieval 11%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #39 Bard Harder!
74% matchVery Positive99% of 138 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+ 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Comedy 10.4%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #40 Faulty Apprentice
75% matchVery Positive81% of 190 reviews2019
Dev: AGL studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 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 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Romance 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #41 The Last Winter Knight
71% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Medieval 19.1%, Romance 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 9%
- #42 Make Merits in Another World
73% matchVery Positive95% of 59 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 19.7%, Medieval 19.1%, RPG 11.9%, Cartoon 11.8%, Comedy 10.6%
- #43 Cloud Meadow
72% matchVery Positive86% of 5,472 reviews2020
Dev: Team NimbusPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Equal parts farming simulator & turn-based RPG, Cloud Meadow lets you romance monsterfolk, cook tasty dishes, and explore uncharted lands!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 65.6%, RPG 10.2%, Romance 7.2%, Female Protagonist 5.8%, Fantasy 4.7%
- #44 MareQuest: An Interactive Tail
69% matchVery Positive98% of 409 reviews2023
Dev: ElectroKaplosion LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A terrible darkness threatens a world of overwhelmingly adorable mares. Can a new cute mare with amnesia save the world or will she lose more than her memories along the way?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%, RPG 10.8%, Funny 10.5%
- #45 HaremKingdom
71% matchVery Positive85% of 102 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 18.2%, Comedy 15.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Fantasy 9.6%
- #46 Sovereign Tower
65% matchVery Positive93% of 2,646 reviews2026
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Curve Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Medieval 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Romance 7.3%
- #47 CUCKOLD'S GYM
71% matchMixed61% of 300 reviews2024
Dev: GeoCuck Group
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unveil a tale brimming with secrets and hidden desires in "CUCKOLD'S GYM" – a visual novel where every choice you make shapes the outcome.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #48 A HERO AND A GARDEN
70% matchVery Positive95% of 80 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+ 39.3%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Fantasy 12.6%, 2D 2.3%
- #49 Arcadia Fallen
69% matchVery Positive95% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 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 20.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Romance 11.4%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #50 Otaku's Adventure
68% matchVery Positive95% of 9,089 reviews2019
Dev: Spacelight Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 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 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Romance 8.9%, RPG 8.5%
- #51 Hot & Steamy Knights
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 167 reviews2019
Dev: MielPub: Cherry Kiss Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 24.3%, Medieval 17.1%, Romance 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Fantasy 8.7%
- #52 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,000 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Medieval 17.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Funny 10.6%
- #53 Crown of Lust [18+] 👑
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 129 reviews2026
Dev: Taboo Tales 💘
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outsmart nobles, steal their gold, and seduce your way to freedom! Crown of Lust 👑 is a spicy 18+ visual novel where brains beat swords and every choice leads to new pleasures — or fresh trouble. Your dirty rise to glory starts now!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Medieval 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 9.5%
- #54 The Radiants
68% matchVery Positive85% of 87 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 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Romance 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #55 Made Marion
67% matchVery Positive92% of 60 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+ 17.6%, Medieval 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #56 Love Esquire - RPG/Dating Sim/Visual Novel
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,140 reviews2019
Dev: Yangyang Mobile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You usually play as the hero… but not this time! You're a lowly squire who's on an epic quest to get laid. Here's the catch: you've only got a few months left to find the girl of your dreams before you're shipped off to war. So git gud, get laid, and find man's greatest pleasure in Love Esquire!
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, RPG 25.3%, Romance 10.6%, Indie 4.8%, Comedy 4.6%
- #57 The Unlife of Gorlak
66% matchVery Positive100% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: LandsharkRAWR
Windows
Play as a Gorlak, a recently resurrected dragon in this raising sim JRPG adventure! Featuring deep combat and multiple endings. Become the dragon you want to be!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.4%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Funny 12.6%, RPG 11%, Romance 9.7%
- #58 Morningdew Farms: A Gay Farming Game
69% matchVery Positive82% of 143 reviews2019
Dev: Y Press Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sweet southern boy Cody always dreamed of living off the land. Now he's taken over his granddaddy's farm and can begin a wonderful new life in the village of Morningdew--a notorious Gayborhood! Loaded with interactive farming and sizzling gay romance!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Romance 14%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #59 The Crown of Leaves
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,241 reviews2018
Dev: LingrimmPub: The Broken Horn
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Funny 9.1%
