Games Like The Witch and the Wish

Critical Attraction is a 2D side-scrolling otome simulation romance RPG visual novel. When the player’s older sister suddenly goes missing, they embark on a journey to find her. Along the way, they meet 4 companions with distinct personalities, grow through various life experiences.

Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Simulation 9.8%, RPG 8.1%

Crossing Death and Achieving the End

Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Simulation 14.2%, Dating Sim 13.2%, RPG 9.3%

在一天风平浪静的日子，一个名叫洛小米的少女突然闯入到了主角的生活当中，她自称从未来而来，并为了拯救未来已经死亡的男主 起初，男主还以为这是句玩笑话，可在通过自己的能力读心之后，才发现她似乎并没有说谎 这次我的好奇心作祟之下，他和这位神秘少女进行了同居，并开始了每天的工作日常

Why similar: Word Game 21.3%, Simulation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Dating Sim 17%, RPG 13.9%

“Day and Night” Step into a parallel story, play as a key character, and uncover the truth through live-action scenes and 3D investigations. Every choice triggers a butterfly effect leading to multiple endings.

Why similar: Word Game 20.8%, Simulation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Dating Sim 16.9%, RPG 12.7%

This is a text-based adventure horror & humor game. You are a restless college student who is lured into dangerous encounters with ghost women, murderers, and other supernatural beings through the enigmatic matchmaking site. You need to survive, making them blush, and let them fall in love with you.

Why similar: Word Game 28.7%, Simulation 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Dating Sim 21.5%, Indie 1.2%

A dark otome VN where you will walk a perilous tightrope between desire and morality. Will you melt the ice of your frozen husband, or fall into the gentle trap of the boy next door? Will you sink into a tangled, three-way descent, or break free from everything to claim your ultimate freedom?

Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Dating Sim 18.8%, RPG 14%, Visual Novel 7.7%

The 『Love Goal』is a multi-ending visual novel that explores the themes of romance and reality. Players will take on the role of a 30-year-old woman who has a partner, standing at a crossroads in life. Every choice she makes pulls at the threads of her emotions and daily life⋯⋯

Why similar: Simulation 24.4%, Dating Sim 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, RPG 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%

The world's first BCI romance game, breaking the line between human and virtual. The BCI is a bridge between two minds: no words, no controls. The flutters you can't voice, the hesitations you swallow, all drift to her — she senses you like no other. For the first time, someone feels the real you.

Why similar: Dating Sim 20%, Word Game 15.5%, RPG 13.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%

🍬 Summer Candy Adapted from Sweetheart Calculation, a Yuri interactive visual novel about "Day and Night Out of Sync." Two girls, living in different rhythms, exchange hearts through letters and fruit candies. A poignant summer tale of youth and hidden feelings. 📖 Credits Author: Li Jin / Catnip

Why similar: Word Game 21.7%, Simulation 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Dating Sim 15.5%, RPG 11.8%

集回合、养成、随机事件、Galgame、藏品、人生模拟、危机系统等玩法的一款2D视觉恋爱小说游戏。内含78个剧情事件、70个模拟玩法事件结局、24个藏品、3个IF线结局。

Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Simulation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Dating Sim 17.2%, RPG 12.2%

故事简介：女主（文昭雪）带领的搜查一队小队成员在一次案件中全员牺牲，重伤痊愈的你，四个月后重返警局，势必要找到杀害队员们的凶手——这此期间申请入队的3位新人，而他们三人似乎水火不相容，该如何加深他们的羁绊？此外又该怎么应对老朋友浪漫纯情混血男对你展开的温柔攻势、隔壁刑侦队的高级警官对你的默默关怀、以及未成年型男的猛烈追求？！ 4年下，2年上，6位不同性格不同身份背景的男主等你抉择~ 注意事项： 1.本作品为架空背景，如有雷同纯属虚构，与一切真实人物、事件、团体、组织均无联系。 2.本游戏内出场人物均已成年，含有暗示性描写和部分裸露cg，含有暴力血腥或犯罪描写，如您感到不适，请及时关闭游戏。

Why similar: Word Game 27.6%, Dating Sim 21.1%, Simulation 16.1%, RPG 13.9%, Visual Novel 8.3%

Set in the golden Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty. Chongwen Academy on White Deer Plain shelters more than scholars — it hides martial artists with secrets, exiled nobles, and nameless assassins. A historical visual novel woven with court intrigue and jianghu romance.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Word Game 14.8%, Simulation 13.4%, RPG 10.5%

In the visual novel "Eternity, Stars, and Everyday Life," you are Lin Xiaocou, an ordinary office worker whose life is turned upside down when two girls from another world unexpectedly move in. Amidst the light-hearted and joyful daily routines, can you discover a unique happiness for everyone?

Why similar: Word Game 23.3%, Dating Sim 18%, Simulation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, RPG 11.7%

"What do I look like?" On my way home from overtime, a dark figure suddenly appeared before me.

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.4%, Word Game 20.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%

《琴覆天下》是一部甜撩恋爱向作品，但是仔细看会发现其实是推理解密向。

Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Simulation 12.7%, RPG 8.4%

"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Word Game 32%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Simulation 20.1%, RPG 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%

This is the daily love life between "me" and the minotaur girl.

Why similar: Word Game 24.6%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%

Immersed in the turbulent "Tohoku" underworld epic of the 1980s, "Northeast Past" is a real-life interactive video game that combines hardcore underworld survival rules with multi-branching narratives, taking you to experience the underworld and get involved in the bloody fate of gang disputes.

Why similar: Word Game 20.2%, Simulation 19.5%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, RPG 12.5%

The game "I'm Not Being Bullied by Girls" is a role-playing romantic adventure game. In the game, players will experience the stories and interactions between several girls from the first person perspective of the male protagonist, promote the development of the plot, and explore the city map.

Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Simulation 11.4%, RPG 9.6%

《Phoenix in Flames: A Fateful Misdressing》 is a historical text adventure. Step into the shoes of a Jinwu Guard during the Tang Dynasty’s Shenlong Era. Deeply entangled in the coups following Empress Wu Zetian’s reign, your choices will steer the empire and forge your own unique destiny.

Why similar: Word Game 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Dating Sim 19.1%, RPG 13.7%, Visual Novel 8%

午夜叩响大门的奇怪玩偶熊，班上突然出现的神秘转校生，随着两位陌生的少女闯入你的世界，你平静的生活有了翻天覆地的变化。但没有任何关于她们记忆的你却发现，你好像对她们总是有莫名的熟悉感。经历这一切的你能否能平衡时间的天平，勘破真相，找到你心中的答案呢?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Word Game 22%, Dating Sim 18.2%, RPG 12.1%, Simulation 10.4%

Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".

Why similar: Word Game 23.4%, Dating Sim 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, RPG 12.3%, Visual Novel 8.4%

《瑶光》是一款大学校园题材的恋爱视觉小说。在绩点决定未来的大一生活中，作为有些内向的学霸——周缘，你将会在多重结局中见证只属于青春的成长与遗憾。在关键的时刻做出选择，点亮那道名为“瑶光”的星辰。

Why similar: Simulation 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Dating Sim 20.5%, RPG 15.2%, Visual Novel 9%

Sunlit remedy is a visual novelYou will meet a girl who belongs only to you, and through your long days together, you will find courage, companionship, and love—slowly stepping out of your room to embrace the bright sunlight outside. Come and date the girl who is most dear to you!

Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Dating Sim 22.5%, RPG 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%

This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.

Why similar: Word Game 26.8%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Simulation 14.7%, RPG 9.7%

First Time Mom is a female-oriented simulation game that includes career development and raising a daughter. Players will progress from being an online writer to a director, accompany their daughter until she turns 18, and enjoy sweet interactions with her husband.

Why similar: Simulation 23.4%, Word Game 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, RPG 17.2%, Visual Novel 7%

Love Investigation! is a visual novel Game(Galgame). The "Heavenly Destiny Academy" is a re-education prison established by the Heavenly Council. You're a teacher, Received an order - among these girls,There's a thief! Find out who is behind this, and fall in love with her!

Why similar: Word Game 29.8%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Simulation 13%, Visual Novel 10%

The story will be accompanied by three heroines, and everyone will find their own love in this real and imaginary world. Is it the dark-skinned school girl who is available, the cold and mysterious girl, or the afterimage that I have been unable to reach in my memory?

Why similar: Word Game 28.8%, Dating Sim 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, RPG 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%

I failed the entrance exam and was transferred to a women's college. And the school had to assign me to be the international student's study partner? Ladies, can you please go away, I just want to study hard. This visual novel game focuses on college life, with a fun plot and full of fan service...

Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Dating Sim 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Simulation 15.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%

A cute idle-style shota desktop pet is here! The first female-oriented shota desktop companion on the market.

Why similar: Word Game 30.2%, Dating Sim 18%, RPG 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Emotional 7.9%

Unemployed fathers pick up the pieces to make their daughters happy, earn money, work hard, and find a new life or a second chance!

Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Dating Sim 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, RPG 9.1%, Emotional 8%

The theme of "the gaming industry", a Galgame centered on romantic plots and nurturing gameplay.

Why similar: Word Game 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Dating Sim 16%, Simulation 15.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%

Xenoria, a city run entirely by AI Trust, occupation, romance, everything in life is pre-determined by "Empathy Score" which reveals a person's personality. Cocoro will unravel the secret of this city, and pursue the truth about herself. An indulging love suspense.

Why similar: Word Game 23.6%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%

A sci-fi otome AVG game where players will take on the role of the "Spark" of a new world, encounter 6 male protagonists, and unlock different endings through puzzles and choices. Uncover the mystery behind your parents' death and discover the truth of the world.

Why similar: Word Game 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%, RPG 8%

游戏玩家李念一在探索一款新游戏《变态乐园》时，发现这款游戏的界面跟他家里一模一样，而且，通过游戏，他发现自己家里居然有一个地下室，而地下室里，除了面具、铁链、各种奇怪的工具之外，还有一个笼子，而笼子里，囚禁着一个姑娘……

Why similar: Word Game 31.7%, Simulation 23%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, RPG 16.9%, Visual Novel 8.6%

This is a realistic, high-freedom text-based romance simulation game with life simulation elements.You will experience a real, touching yet heartbreaking, ridiculous yet addictive blind date adventure, encounter more than a dozen blind dates with distinct personalities.

Why similar: Word Game 28.2%, Dating Sim 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, RPG 9.6%, Visual Novel 6.1%

A role-playing game that you will collaborate with your junior sisters and challenge them to compete in esports games, helping them win the final championship.

Why similar: Word Game 25%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Simulation 15.4%, RPG 10.8%

“涧底群松难见日，衰世文章不值钱。”这款古风恋爱文字冒险游戏，在晚唐历史的基础上进行了戏剧化改编。你将扮演李商隐这位才华横溢却命运多舛的贫寒少年，在恶劣的世道挣扎求存，在寒门与豪门的斗争中进行艰难抉择，一路上也会有红颜知己相伴。本作对于角色的塑造复杂立体，而非分出绝对的正邪。

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.5%, Word Game 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Simulation 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%

You are "GUI", you have come to a city of eternal night, to find your soul to dream of "Yi Yi".

Why similar: Word Game 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Dating Sim 15%, Romance 14.3%, RPG 8.5%

不和我推恋爱就会死？！

Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%, RPG 8.3%

To save the dying GALGAME industry! The producer decided to stand up! In the parallel world of Tokyo, we run game companies to spend our daily life together, and develop GALGAME's Simulation Game with eight beautiful girls.

Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Simulation 13.4%, RPG 9.2%

Rokuyo, a Chinese calendar system legendarily created by Zhuge Liang, marks daily fortune. Those with Rokuyo powers can wield special abilities. Yet every gift from fate has a hidden price. What happens when a divination boy meets a mysterious girl?

Why similar: Word Game 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Dating Sim 18.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Romance 7.6%

This is a AVG with love as the theme. No matter how old you grow, every summer when cicadas sing, you can still remenber of your childhood dreams, childhood friends with whom you share memories, and those pure and shining love like crystal.

Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Dating Sim 20.8%, RPG 14.9%, Visual Novel 9%

《冬日树下的回忆》是由制作人xwu创立的社团「午后零时」推出的首部免费原创视觉小说，并由其旗下小组『MagicaLuv』运营。 我的梦想是成为一名教师或者医生，在学业结束后我收到了来自医院的第一份工作实习邮件。在这所医院里我将担任实习治疗师（sensei）的工作，而我负责的是一位叫“言叶”的女孩……

Why similar: Word Game 29%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 9.8%, RPG 8.6%

This spring, your campus life is quietly changing. You start to ponder what the relationships between you all really mean. The throbbing of youth, the intimate bonds, and the hidden feelings are intertwined, waiting for your choices.

Why similar: Word Game 27%, Dating Sim 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, RPG 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%

A domineering CEO-like older sister who’s gentle only to her sister, a childhood friend who became her doctor, and a cheerful girl only she can see… Who was Chu Hebai before losing her memories, and how did she become entangled with them? A melancholic yuri AVG about regret and unspoken love.

Why similar: Word Game 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Emotional 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%

The Night She Disappeared in the Fireworks is a short visual novel set in a small Chinese city and centered on esports. You play as Liu Lan, a high school esports player, as he faces three life-changing matches and, together with two heroines, witnesses a fate rewritten by fireworks.

Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Dating Sim 20%, RPG 13.7%, Visual Novel 7.7%

"MC not romancing LIs" is a short visual novel. The story follows Tong Ren, the game's MC, who can see her "affection levels" with each of her "targets." But as an anime fangirl, she just wants to ship, not date! Faced with their advances... will she hold her ground, or fall into a romance?

Why similar: Word Game 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Visual Novel 8.7%, RPG 8.4%

《College Diaries》 is a simulation game set against the backdrop of college life. Players take on the role of a college freshman, shaping their college career by choosing different majors, joining various clubs, participating in campus activities.

Why similar: Word Game 23.3%, Dating Sim 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 8.4%, RPG 8%

It is a female-perspective romance visual novel, in which you will play a marriage fraudster who is trapped between three different men, and it's up to you to decide whether you want to put your interests first or fall in love.

Why similar: Word Game 22.4%, Dating Sim 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, RPG 13%, Visual Novel 10.6%

A gender-reversed ancient-style AVG of the grotesque.​​When sheholds the brush, shewields the sword, and sheshatters the chains—how will familiar legends be rewritten?Step into a world where ​demons roam free yet women steer fate, and pen ​their own legend

Why similar: Word Game 22.4%, Dating Sim 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, RPG 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.4%

Shannxi Love Story is a visual novel-style game set against the backdrop of university life in Shaanxi, infused with local cultural flavors. Discover Chinese culture through a brand-new lens, explore the youthful spirit of Xi'an, and discover the myriad possibilities life has to offer.

Why similar: Word Game 28.4%, Dating Sim 27.6%, RPG 15.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Simulation 7.6%

I gave up my original physics major after graduating from college in 2025 to engage in game development. Although I have experience, I lack funds and face other challenges, but we will not give up easily.This game is a text-based game, a galgame.

Why similar: Word Game 23%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Simulation 14%, Dating Sim 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%

（本作根据真实事件改编）你是一名刚毕业的程序员阿宅，入职第一天就被二次元女同事七海强势搭讪，这位爱捉弄你的可爱坏女人，用各种甜蜜伎俩猛攻你的心房！游戏拥有29个HappyEnd，从嘴硬到心动，你能扛过几轮攻势？宅男与同事的恋爱日常，就这样开始啦！

Why similar: Word Game 29.6%, Dating Sim 23.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, RPG 10%

Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.

Why similar: Word Game 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Dating Sim 15.9%, RPG 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%

One day, our troubled protagonist accidentally wandered into the neighbor's room, overwhelmed by his worries. With the caring support of a gentle older sister figure, he opened up about his troubles Specifically, the difficulty he was having sex with his girlfriend…

Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Simulation 23.2%, Dating Sim 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Romance 4.9%

A queer romantic comedy visual novel about knights, dragons, and online dating.

Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Dating Sim 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 4.8%

大学毕业正在苦于找工作的平凡男生时寻，在奔波中遇到了一位穿着战术服的少女陈枫实。 陈枫实声称自己是末日时期的搜救人员，目的就是拯救世界上最后的幸存者。 时寻望着周围熙熙攘攘的街道，陈枫实望着周围残破的废墟，同时发觉了对方已经疯了的事实。两人抱着对对方的同情，开启了独属于他们的故事。

Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Simulation 8%

Magical girl idols are here! Get ready for the performance of a lifetime from the idol group Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square! Gao~!

Why similar: Word Game 28.5%, Dating Sim 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Simulation 15.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%

This is a visual novel game featuring toxic wave of electricity with a gameplay duration of 5-10 minutes. You will spend some bedtime moments with your “best friend” that can be either enjoyable or less pleasant. Will you take the medicine?

Why similar: Word Game 37%, Simulation 20%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, RPG 14%, Visual Novel 8.6%