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Players assume Lucien's perspective, unraveling the truth behind his coma and amnesia, while cultivating a relationship with Hugh. Throughout the game, choices shape the narrative, leading to diverse storylines and multiple endings.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Lore-Rich 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%, Romance 8.1%

A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Romance 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Romance 9%

Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Emotional 12.4%, Romance 12%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

Who do you think of when you're about to win it all? Slipstream Daydreams is a y2k inspired retrofuturistic visual novel about antigravity racing and messy queer romance. Play as Orion, cheeky rising star driver, and make split second race choices that affect which of your romances you reminisce on.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Romance 13.4%, Emotional 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

A sapphic visual novel & dating sim. Manage your days aboard a liminal ship, navigating relationships both tense and tender. Fall in love, or bring your companions together. Join the crew, investigate your past, and find a way home.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Hand-drawn 7%

A point-and-click visual novel. You’re thrust into a mysterious dungeon, where your mission is to traverse it and find love amongst its inhabitants. Explore, survive and interact with characters.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%

A dark romantic comedy where every match brings you closer to love… or something far more dangerous. Meet monsters, go on dates, and shape your relationships through meaningful choices. But behind every perfect date lies a secret: You’re not looking for love. You’re trying to bring love back.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Romance 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choices Matter 10%

The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Hand-drawn 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%

A healing adventure game driven by random topics. In an abandoned garden, you find a broken conversation robot"AI". Talk deeply, help repair his body, uncover his past, and become lovers. Watch Ai grow from silent to gentle, and even accompany your work or study. Your choices shape his fate.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.6%, Romance 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Emotional 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%

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: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Dating Sim 17.2%, Romance 12.6%, Emotional 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%

A modern fantasy BL Visual Novel following a young mans journey into a hidden world of gods and magic to recover the past he's lost, and find his missing family. Alongside 3 attractive romance options, Myka Riley delves into the unknown.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Romance 15.5%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%

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: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Romance 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.

Why similar: Romance 13.2%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Lore-Rich 9.3%

《The Tears of the Garnet》is a kemono isekai school romance visual novel. As a Muye University freshman, you'll explore campus life and uncover world secrets through choice-driven storytelling.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, Emotional 7%

Draconite is a Furry-themed side-scrolling adventure game focused on exploration and storytelling. As a security team member of the Draconite Research Institute, you'll carry out security duties during the summit and gradually uncover the turbulent undercurrents hidden beneath the calm facade.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.3%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, RPG 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Story Rich 6.7%

Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.

Why similar: Romance 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Emotional 12.6%, Lore-Rich 11.9%

Everyone's heard of Mothman– the moth creature that haunts the outskirts of Point Pleasant, West Virginia– but no one's heard of it like this! In some random idyllic Midwestern town, you meet Artemis (aka Mothman) at your favorite coffee shop and begin an agonizingly slow burn romance with them.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Romance 15%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.3%

Atana is a female-led romance visual novel set in late 20th-century America, where you grow alongside your creator, Atana, as an AI.

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Romance 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%

"Object of Love" is a slice-of-life BL visual novel about the mysterious charm of faceless characters known as object-heads.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Dating Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

Choose your own story as you take over a beach resort, of course it's not all fun and games but at least the park is filled with an array of beautiful women to distract you. Your choices will determine the story and whether romance is in the air and how your beach visit will end.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Dating Sim 16.5%, 2.5D 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Romance 10.8%

You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?

Why similar: Dating Sim 15.9%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Romance 10.8%

This is a BL Dating Sim featuring multiple male protagonists. Six unique love interests, all fully voice-acted! Make choices at every step to uncover their hidden double lives. Zaize Yang, works at a tech company and gets caught up in a web of gangs and betrayal. What choices will he make?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

Blood Domination is a BL visual novel that allows players to follow five different couples, uncovering the secrets of their pasts and controlling their fates. Welcome to Éclair Gymnasium Academy, where vampires learn how to navigate the Dom/sub relationships that will define the rest of their lives.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.3%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7%

To Kill Eros is a drama-filled BL Visual Novel exploring the flavors of love and the depth between people who join hands — while also blaming Eros for everything, of course!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Dating Sim 19.5%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Emotional 8%

Adrian Heart is a reclusive composer dragged into the world of the entertainment industry by his famous sister to become the new personal assistant to one of the elite talents who calls the agency home. He is none to happy about it.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Romance 18.5%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%

Eleanor's Handmaid is a romantic and erotic slice-of-life visual novel about a young noblewoman and her handmaid who have just reached adulthood.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Romance 14.6%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%

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: LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Romance 12.8%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%

An autopsy of a queer relationship.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Exploration 9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Romance 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%

The kind Blacksmith is a Visual Horror Novel set in ficticious medieval Italy. In a land ravaged by war and sickness, you take on the roll of the Blacksmith - a lonely man that happens to take in a sick Knight of the invading forces. The Knight's fate is in your hands. To be kind is your choice.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Hand-drawn 16%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Emotional 9.6%

Welcome to MONSTER LUV RADIO, where you play a radio DJ giving dating advice to a host of supernatural creatures! Keep your ratings up by giving sound advice and following the rhythm of your DJ mix board, and make sure your boss doesn't shut down your show!

Why similar: Dating Sim 15%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Romance 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

Distant Oceanic Getaway— A visual novel for sapphics! Will you be able to find true love while sailing the seven seas?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Romance 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

This is a BL-themed FMV game where players will control the protagonist "Xiaoshu" make choices for him, and experience four completely different love stories. Will they lead to a sweet ending or end in regret? Every choice you make will determine the protagonist's ultimate romantic destination.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Romance 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%

You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Romance 12%, Visual Novel 9.2%

From the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After, comes a slice-of-life adventure set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. Step into the shoes of Rama, a young musician struggling to move on with life after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Romance 10.1%, Emotional 9.7%

"Lover Interface" is a BL visual novel crafted by a solo developer. Through the eyes of Ethan Syu, players navigate the experience of acquiring the Lover Interface, shaping relationships with main characters. Choices made throughout the story lead to multiple possible endings.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%

Five friends go on a well deserved vacation. When they're offered a luxurious stay at Paradise Island, they have no idea what’s awaiting them! Drawn into a battle against mysterious creatures, our heroes unlock their magical potential - and the road to each other's hearts!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Romance 13.5%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Visual Novel 8.8%

After immediately being caught in your mission to kill a corrupted king, you must earn the trust of the king's court and spare yourself from execution. However, the longer you stay, the clearer it becomes there is something much darker is lurking in the castle - and latching onto your own mind.

Why similar: Romance 17.7%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%

Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.8%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Multiple Endings 6.4%

A queer Victorian romance visual novel in which a gentleman running from the past and a poet hiding from the future collide through a lonely hearts ad. Suddenly, their lives can blossom—if you choose to change them.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Romance 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.6%

Heartbeat House: Hong Kong is a dating reality visual novel. Live with eight participants in a shared villa and make romantic choices. Your decisions are remembered, and relationships will change. If the screen flickers or something feels off—please relax and keep dating. The show is still ongoing.

Why similar: Dating Sim 14.4%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Romance 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Multiple Endings 10%

Luna has been working too hard, fortunately as she finishes up each night she manages to find her way to a hidden out of the way cafe, one where the gals all dress up like different animals. It could be a place for dreams to come true, or just for Luna to blow off some steam and relax each night.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Romance 15.7%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.

Why similar: Dating Sim 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Romance 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%

A slice-of-life visual novel with darker twists hiding within! Haru Amari wasn't looking for love, just a new beginning far from his past. Instead he finds himself in complicated relationships where he must decide between his needs and those of the men around him.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.2%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Choices Matter 8%

It's 2040, and you have successfully transferred your consciousness into the internet... Now what? Maybe date some Vtubers? Things get complicated the deeper you dive. This isn't your parent's internet, that is for sure!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Romance 11.3%, 2.5D 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%

Fine Work: Act 1 is a charming fantasy fiction with dreamy characters, interwoven storylines, and breathtaking rhythmic gameplay. Meet your clientele, shape artifacts from their memories, and explore the city of Gleamhold in this unique Visual Novel X Rhythm Game fusion.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Romance 13.8%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.8%

A cute romance visual novel with four heroines set in an all-girls’ boarding school in France in 1896 featuring a crossdressing male protagonist.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Dating Sim 17%, Romance 13.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Dating Sim 17.2%, Romance 14.8%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

This is a fun, tongue in cheek story of lustful urges and workplace romance. As two women go on a night out together to reaffirm their friendship as they start to work together once more.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

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: LGBTQ+ 27.8%, Dating Sim 21.4%, Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Play through this loved-filled adventure. Find friends, lovers, or enemies at every turn. Some “friends” are not as they seem. Danger lurks here! Unravel the mystery and find love before time runs out in 8 Days of School.

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.4%, Romance 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%

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: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Emotional 15.3%, Dating Sim 13%, Romance 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%

Dullpain is a side-scrolling, interaction, and storytelling game. Playing as Jingwen, a young boss of a long-established repair shop, you need to repair not only everyday items, also memories. You can enjoy dull-pain and breathtaking stories in different time and space and redefine the end of story.

Why similar: Emotional 13.5%, Romance 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

A multi-route, solarpunk yuri visual novel about intergalactic sightseeing and reconnecting (plus maybe falling in love) with old friends. Three routes to choose!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Romance 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%

How am I supposed to fit in at college when there aren't any other animal people but I'm a POSSUM BOY?! A rom-com visual novel about finding love... when you're the only animal person around!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Dating Sim 17%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Step into a FUTA world where power is forged through passion. Guide Elifael El'Naar through the dangers of the Baptism, that she may prove herself to Goddess and Matron. Will she win over the affection and respect of her kin, or fall into disgrace and ruin? Your choices shape her fate.

Why similar: Dating Sim 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Emotional 9.7%

A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Emotional 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Visual Novel 10%

The ultimate 18+ yuri visual novel! Romance seven beautiful ladies, work at the weirdest love hotel in Japan, and live your best life in Akiyama's red-light district!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Romance 16.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9%

A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Romance 14.1%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10%