- #1 Monster Luv Radio
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Romance 12.6%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
- #2 Arcadia Fallen II
96% matchVery Positive99% of 145 reviews2026
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this sequel to the award-winning roleplay visual novel, Arcadia Fallen, you play as a senior student at the Seven Winds Academy. Choose from three different magical disciplines, and let your choices shape the personality of your character as you navigate school life during a time of great change.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Comic Book 11.2%, Romance 9.8%
- #3 Arcadia Fallen
96% matchVery Positive95% of 547 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 13.8%, Dating Sim 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Comic Book 11.4%, Romance 10.7%
- #4 Heartbeats
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tsundoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
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+ 19.1%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Romance 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #5 Curtain Call
94% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Dramatis Personae GamesPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows · Mac
"Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Time Management 15.5%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Romance 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #6 Fame
94% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Tropical-Games Studio
Windows
You’ve been invited to an exclusive stay at the Beggars Hotel, a once-glamorous retreat where only the elite gather. But when the guests begin dying one by one, your dream getaway turns into a deadly game of survival. Who can you trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Comic Book 12.2%, Dating Sim 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
- #7 Paradise Inc
93% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Sinspirational Games
Windows
Sell your soul for happiness - and help others do the same. As the new demonic manager of a luxury high-rise, you'll use sex and diplomacy to uncover people's deepest desires and transform their bodies and minds - all while running a business! Text-based CYOA with over 1 million words of content.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Time Management 12.2%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Romance 11.2%
- #8 LongStory 2
92% matchMostly Negative33% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Bloom Digital Media
Windows · Mac
Are you ready for more LongStory drama? The next installment of this beloved series brings more dates, deeper friendships, trickier dilemmas, and some fascinating surprises!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Comic Book 15.1%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Romance 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #9 A Risen Heart
91% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Micah StoogenkePub: Chime Productions
Windows
Court your favorite characters in this enchanting new dating simulator! Pay attention and make good choices, then maybe you can walk away with the man or woman of your dreams. Good luck!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Comic Book 12.4%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Romance 11.8%
- #10 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,479 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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+ 22.7%, Romance 16.6%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Character Customization 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #11 Matchmaker Agency
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Niji GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Hot singles near your area and they're ready to date! Not with you, no. Find the perfect date for your clients and become the best matchmaker!
Why similar: Time Management 21.3%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Romance 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.7%
- #12 Dear Mom: My Letter to You
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Mangoku418
Windows · Mac
One year following a traumatic event, high schooler Ayame turns over a new leaf. Experience her journey to make amends with friends and family after her long absence in this heartwarming, narrative-driven role-playing game wrapped in a dating sim.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Romance 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #13 Arcadie: Second-Born
89% matchVery Positive95% of 389 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: LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Romance 13.1%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Character Customization 10.8%
- #14 Pretty Peculiar Lovers
88% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Ethereal Otter
Windows
Pretty Peculiar Lovers is a visual novel dating sim with a compelling twist, where your decisions impact which romance candidate you engage with, and what secrets you may uncover about them. Come prepared, these seemingly kind and welcoming individuals may not be how they appear.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Romance 14.9%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%
- #15 Little Goody Two Shoes
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,377 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Time Management 15.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #16 Distant Oceanic Getaway
85% matchMixed50% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Distant Oceanic Getaway— A visual novel for sapphics! Will you be able to find true love while sailing the seven seas?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Romance 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11%
- #17 Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel
86% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Y Press Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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+ 32.2%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Romance 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #18 Sex Girlfriend Simulator
86% matchMixed69% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Slippy Floor
Windows
Have you ever thought about being the perfect girlfriend? Now your dreams will come true!
Why similar: Time Management 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Comic Book 13.4%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
- #19 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Dating Sim 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Character Customization 11%
- #20 Untold Atlas: otome sim inspired by expedition adventures
84% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
An anime, choice-driven expedition visual novel where you bond and interact with fellow coworkers and three romance-able characters to unlock group chats & romantic scenarios in the story! Choose daily actions to experience branching routes based on your answer choices and relationships (GxB or GxG)
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Romance 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #21 Love's Time Cycle
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameFox
Windows
A grand sci-fi romance healing masterpiece. Overnight, the beautiful girl around you have falling in love with you. Just as you think you can sink into this sweet trap, the one you love suddenly bids you farewell. In this endless cycle, will you be able to reclaim the love you’ve lost?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Romance 16.7%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #22 Yearning: A Gay Story
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: bobcgamesPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yearning: A Gay Story (YAGS) is a realistic coming-out-focused character-driven slice-of-life visual novel where you play as a gay man starting his freshman year of college at a generic university somewhere in the midwestern United States.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Comic Book 13.9%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Romance 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
- #23 Bardic: Quest for Love
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Breadwork Games
Windows
Having just arrived in the great port city of Deepharbor, humble bards Edmond and Edna are suddenly tasked with running a Tavern. Recruit fellow adventuring heroes, manage your tavern, and possibly find romance? This is your Quest for Love!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Romance 13.3%, Character Customization 11.2%
- #24 OmOneko
79% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: TaleChaser
Windows · Mac · Linux
“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Comic Book 15.1%, Romance 14.7%, Immersive Sim 11.7%
- #25 Animal Cafe
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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+ 24.8%, Romance 16.5%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #26 Always The Same Blue Sky...
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2015
Dev: NeoNight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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+ 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Romance 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.7%
- #27 United by Love's Heart
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Capky Games
Windows
Help Katsune find the Love's Heart while meeting countless girls at our lesbian university!
Why similar: Time Management 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
- #28 Indecent Desires
80% matchMixed64% of 165 reviews2022
Dev: Vilelab
Windows · Mac · Linux
“Indecent Desires” is a very adult +18 intrigue/drama interactive game in the mould of something like the TV-series “Dallas” or “Dynasty”, with a bit of “Beverly Hills 902010” thrown into the mix (“Indecent Desires” really does feel and look like the naughty +18 lewd version of those TV-series).
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Romance 11.2%
- #29 The Tears of the Garnet
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FSTGAME
Windows · Linux
《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+ 29.8%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Choices Matter 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Lore-Rich 7.9%
- #30 Dickie A Cumming: The Prequel (Part I)
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Julian Henley
Windows
Anti-woke pornographic visual novel where your choices matter! This animated 'choose your own adventure' uses animation, audio effects, visuals, voice and text. Scenes present up to four choices, each opening a unique branch. This is how visual novel meets open-world like never before seen!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Comic Book 14.3%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Romance 12.8%
- #31 Winning Love by Daylight [Ep 1 Demo]
78% matchVery Positive88% of 138 reviews2021
Dev: Cutlass Boardgames
Windows
Winning Love by Daylight is a Visual Novel that puts you directly amongst the action as a High School student who slowly uncovers the secret that several of their classmates are actually magical girl super heroes!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Romance 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Comic Book 13%
- #32 A Marble's Muse
75% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Kristi Jimenez
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fall in love with marbles and learn to believe in yourself again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Romance 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #33 When Life Gives You Lemons
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
From hookups to deep connections, your heart's desires bloom in this romantic tale. Life may be messy, but love makes it extraordinary.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Choices Matter 20%, RPG 13.8%, Romance 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%
- #34 Foul Play - Yuri Visual Novel
76% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Bandit Visual Games
Windows
Foul Play tells the story of a young, bright-eyed detective who is determined to succeed. Her world quickly turns upside down after she is tasked with catching a sexy, mercurial assassin. In the end, she'll need to determine how pure her conscience really is. After all, justice is subjective.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Romance 10.5%
- #35 My Sweet Confession
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac
The hapless, love-struck Ichika made a big mistake, and she might have ruined her friendship with Hana forever. With the help of her classmate Ayumi, can she work her own feelings out in time to show Hana how she really feels? A soft, comedic romance with big personalities and a tinge of melodrama.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Dating Sim 16.6%, Romance 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #36 Threads of You: Beyond the Bay
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lavendeer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
1 broken down car, 2 weeks in a hidden seaside town, and 7 men waiting to sweep you off your feet. Will you follow the threads of destiny in Brine Bay?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Romance 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11.2%
- #37 Zip Up
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
As a stylist working for Hollywood's biggest celebrities, dress up your troublesome clients for their showbiz events and somehow manage a romance with a celebrity in this story-driven dress up game inspired by reality TV & Hollywood culture
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Romance 11.7%, Immersive Sim 9.5%
- #38 MeetCute
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: emuemwPub: neonoptimism
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet-cute (n) - An amusing or charming first encounter that leads to the development of a romantic relationship
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Comic Book 17.4%, Dating Sim 16%, Romance 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%
- #39 Heart Rates: Plus
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Absinthe and Mustard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heart Rates: Plus is a short college romance Adult Visual Novel with meaningful choices and a realistic-but-simple sex simulation.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.7%, Romance 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Character Customization 11.3%
- #40 Love at first Bite
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Honey Bun Games
Windows
Swipe, Match, Savor, the game where romance meets dining decisions. Live the life of a vampire surviving through online dating. Swipe wisely, match with humans, avoid fellow vampires, and carefully navigate the dating app to secure your dinner.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Romance 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #41 Arcade Spirits
73% matchVery Positive91% of 627 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Romance 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Character Customization 10.7%
- #42 Scarecrows of Illyria
73% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Sole survivor of a terrible incident, you find yourself in the company of new friends and new conflict on the island of Illyria.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Dating Sim 17.2%, Romance 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #43 A Date with Death
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,836 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.5%, LGBTQ+ 24.4%, Romance 15.1%, Character Customization 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.6%
- #44 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
73% matchVery Positive86% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Lore-Rich 10.5%
- #45 Eleanor's Handmaid
71% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Arcus Plume
Windows · Linux
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+ 24.3%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Romance 16.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #46 Lust Trip 💕
70% matchVery Positive80% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Love Seekers
Windows
The day of your planned road trip has finally arrived, and you are almost ready to drive off. Suddenly, an unexpected person joins your trip, so now you have to travel with her.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18%, Romance 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #47 Furry Nights
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aldor
Windows
Are you winning son?!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.9%, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Romance 17.7%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Time Management 13.5%
- #48 Island of Hearts
69% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Titan Digital MediaPub: 4Divinity
Windows · Mac
After a rough breakup, you do what any reasonable person would: escape to a remote tropical island full of beautiful strangers. There, you’ll meet many captivating women, each with her own charm, secrets, and questionable taste in men. Your choices decide who you love, lose, or accidentally ghost.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Romance 13.8%, Immersive Sim 12.5%
- #49 Alaris
68% matchPositive100% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Crescence Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover secrets long forgotten, and nurture relationships waiting to bloom. In a game inspired by the lore of Dragon and Fae, make choices that can shape your story, relationships, and even personality. Will you be brave, kind, wise, charismatic? Only you know the answer to your fate.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Romance 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #50 ARISEN - Chronicles of Var'Nagal
71% matchVery Positive83% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Maratus
Windows
ARISEN is a narrative card game where you use your emotions to create your own story in a dark fantasy universe.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Romance 12.7%, Comic Book 11.7%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #51 Heatwave: Sam's Stay
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CodyFord
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into Sam’s shoes and guide him through a summer of self-discovery, complicated relationships, and unexpected desires that will change everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Romance 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Immersive Sim 10.2%
- #52 命运观测:选择性缄默
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 猫术师CAT-S
Windows
Fate Observation: Selective Muteness is an interactive narrative game exploring the complex relationships (love?) between adult men.There are no black-and-white answers here.Make your choice, then walk the path.Uncover the truth that belongs to you across 15 divergent world lines.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, RPG 12%, Lore-Rich 11.4%
- #53 Romance is Dead
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kindly Krows
Windows · Mac
A Grim Reaper's job is never done. So when your scythe suddenly breaks, you have to venture to the center of Limbo to forge a new one! Fortunately, you have the souls of some HOT GOTHS to accompany you. Solve puzzles, flirt with goth cuties, find lost treasures, and survive deadly hamster attacks!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Romance 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Character Customization 6.4%
- #54 A Date with Death 2: REMNANTS
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Train, chat, and flirt your way through the Underworld in this romantic story-driven chat simulator. Create your own Grim Reaper, connect with your team through text and video calls, and decide who you are when the past no longer defines you in a sequel to A Date with Death!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Romance 13.3%, Character Customization 12.1%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #55 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,285 reviews2022
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Comic Book 11.4%, Romance 10.9%
- #56 summer haze/glory days
65% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: Yam Harvest Games
Windows · Linux
Go on a cross-country tour with your band in pursuit of fame, success, and happiness in this drama visual novel set during the summer of 2007.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Comic Book 14%, Character Customization 13.6%, Choices Matter 11%
- #57 Warp Speed and Witchcraft: Disastrous Dating Sim
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applepiesleth
Windows
David is a Witch Boy, Henry is a Boy from the Future— and it's their first anniversary! Discover hilariously disastrous situations full of magic and mayhem as David attempts to create the perfect date in this minigame-filled Visual Novel!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Romance 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Comic Book 13.4%
- #58 Tales From The Under-Realm: After Midnight
68% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #59 Pact Between Us
64% matchVery Positive86% of 300 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Pact between us" is a FMV. After the loss parents, you and your younger sister become siblings who only have each other. You must tenderly care for her daily life.What kind of woman will your sister grow into? Every arrangement you implement during her upbringing carries profound weight.
Why similar: Time Management 19.4%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Romance 11%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.7%