- #1 Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
97% matchVery Positive86% of 3,128 reviews2014
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The week you spend in Japan will certainly be memorable!!! Get a taste of the foreign travel offered by printed guidebooks. Enjoy a tour around Japan from the comfort of your own home!
Why similar: Anime 42.1%, Visual Novel 35.4%, Dating Sim 7.6%, Nudity 3.7%, Romance 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the perfect companion to the seed game, focusing on the experience of traveling and living in Japan as a foreigner.
- #2 Japanese School Life
96% matchVery Positive83% of 327 reviews2016
Dev: code:jpPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcomed by the fluttering of cherry blossom, the main character, Brian, starts a new high school life in Japan. Brian soon starts to get along with two girls in the same class after they start to talk to him. With their help, Brian gradually learns Japanese culture and customs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Anime 40.8%, Cute 13%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the exact same premise of navigating daily life and social dynamics within a Japanese school setting.
- #3 If My Heart Had Wings
96% matchVery Positive92% of 4,609 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Anime 15.5%, Romance 15.3%, Cute 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A beloved school-life visual novel that captures the same focus on club activities and budding romance.
- #4 Kinkoi: Golden Time
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 821 reviews2022
Dev: Saga PlanetsPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 78.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Noble Private Academy, an institution that cultivates the wealthiest, most well-connected students in all of Japan! At this boarding school, one must be willing to accept all of its refined and dignified teachings or be met with strict opposition!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Romance 18.5%, Anime 17.7%, Nudity 10%, Cute 8%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-quality art and a charming school-based romantic comedy plot that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #5 Your Diary +
94% matchVery Positive85% of 335 reviews2018
Dev: CubePub: Hyper'sthene
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Your Diary + is a visual novel game that explores the seven ways humans experience happiness in the stories of its seven heroines. What does it mean to be useful to someone? To be loved? To trust someone with your heart? Rediscover the importance of these everyday joys.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Dating Sim 16%, Anime 14.9%, Romance 12.3%, Nudity 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a heartwarming and cute story that mirrors the lighthearted, slice-of-life tone of the seed game.
- #6 The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,530 reviews2018
Dev: SMILEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 227.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ren’s virginity is in danger as he is suddenly pushed into the school’s special girl's dormitory full of useless demons. Assigned as an assistant to watch over them, his happy and troublesome days as a teacher for these cute but incompetent demons has begun.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 12.9%, Romance 11.4%, Nudity 7%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, comedy-focused romance that captures the cute aesthetic of the seed game.
- #7 Highschool Romance
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 590 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Anime 19.1%, Nudity 14%, Romance 14%, Dating Sim 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: Directly explores the school-life dating sim genre with a focus on traditional romance tropes.
- #8 Sugar * Style
91% matchVery Positive96% of 247 reviews2021
Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Sugar * Style is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Smee, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. Be the perfect husband for your future wife and conquer her heart with your husband-powers!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Romance 18.3%, Anime 16.4%, Cute 10.2%, Sexual Content 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the daily lives and romantic developments of students in a shared living environment.
- #9 Momoiro Closet
92% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Momoiro Closet is a visual novel exploring the unlikely romance of an average joe and the student council president. Experience the otaku mecca of Akihabara firsthand as you court your anime-obsessed cosplayer schoolmate, through either a tender love story or a passionate tale of lust.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 17.1%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Romance 11.4%, Nudity 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual and cute visual novel that fits the aesthetic and tone of the seed game perfectly.
- #10 Sabbat of the Witch
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,370 reviews2018
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 295.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Anime 19.2%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Romance 9.9%, Hentai 6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines school life with supernatural elements and engaging romantic subplots that feel familiar to fans of the genre.
- #11 Sunrider Academy
90% matchVery Positive83% of 1,140 reviews2015
Dev: Love in SpacePub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are Kayto Shields, an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary adventure. Control Kayto's day to day life as well as his responsibilities as club manager in this stat management sim.
Why similar: Anime 23.7%, Dating Sim 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Nudity 16.4%, Romance 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines school management with dating sim elements for a similar gameplay loop.
- #12 Sakura Swim Club
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,789 reviews2015
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 64.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In Sakura Swim Club, follow the story of Kaede, just your average guy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets two beautiful girls in the swim club. Things haven't gone well for the swim club lately, but with Kaede's help, that all changes.
Why similar: Anime 24%, Nudity 20%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Mature 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic anime-style visual novel set in a school environment with a focus on romantic progression.
- #13 Love Ribbon
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,898 reviews2017
Dev: Razzart Visual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Love Ribbon" is a yuri (girl x girl) visual novel about forbidden love between two sisters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Anime 20.1%, Romance 18%, Nudity 16.6%, Sexual Content 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sweet, school-based romance that focuses on character development and emotional connection.
- #14 Gaokao.Love.100Days
88% matchVery Positive90% of 8,191 reviews2015
Dev: 高考恋爱委员会Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.1%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Romance 12%, Anime 10.5%, Nudity 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A school-life simulation that captures the pressure and romance of student life in a unique way.
- #15 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,383 reviews2019
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 136.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Anime 22.7%, Dating Sim 16.4%, Romance 13.8%, Story Rich 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends school life with a unique sport, offering a compelling romantic narrative and high production values.
- #16 CLANNAD
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,460 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 105.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Anime 23.6%, Romance 17%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive school-life visual novel that captures the emotional depth of student relationships.
- #17 NEKO-NIN exHeart
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 984 reviews2017
Dev: WhirlpoolPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 99.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Japan. From time immemorial, there are those who possess superhuman abilities. These beings who looked like a cross between man and beast are called Demi-Humans. They acted as Ninja and served those in power.
Why similar: Anime 28.2%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Nudity 14.3%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Sexual Content 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, anime-style romance that focuses on lighthearted character dynamics and humor.
- #18 Games&Girls
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 271 reviews2017
Dev: Yume Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 145.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An episodic Visual Novel about a Gamer and his life with cute girls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Anime 36.9%, Sexual Content 12%, Nudity 7.5%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, anime-styled visual novel centered on romantic interactions and school-life themes.
- #19 Summer Meetings
84% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Mac · Linux
We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Anime 16.9%, Romance 9.9%, Nudity 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A slice-of-life visual novel that mirrors the casual, romantic tone of the seed game.
- #20 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,464 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Anime 16.6%, Romance 14.2%, Dating Sim 9.3%, Nudity 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A school-life romance that offers a unique narrative experience while maintaining the visual novel format.
- #21 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
84% matchVery Positive84% of 715 reviews2014
Dev: Spicy TailsPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.5%, Anime 36.5%, Story Rich 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A character-focused visual novel that captures the slice-of-life charm and narrative depth.
- #22 NinNinDays2
82% matchVery Positive91% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: iMelPub: qureate
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 606.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A life turned upside down after an encounter with two female ninja?! This romance adventure game is set in Akihabara, where you'll enjoy your new, slightly naughty roommate life with laughter, tears, and the friendship of two female ninja.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Anime 21.4%, Romance 10.7%, Sexual Content 8.6%, Hentai 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, anime-style romance that shares the lighthearted, character-focused nature of the seed game.
- #23 Club Life
83% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A reclusive student is forced into joining several clubs, can he make it through the year and will he gain any new friends along the way or even find love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Anime 26.3%, Nudity 22.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Sexual Content 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, school-life visual novel that emphasizes character interactions and club-based activities.
- #24 The Voluptuous DEMON QUEEN and our Shoebox Apartment Life
81% matchVery Positive89% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: ORCSOFTPub: Shiravune
Windows
Start your new life in a shoebox apartment with the sudden appearance of a big-breasted Demon Queen!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Nudity 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Sexual Content 9.6%, Cute 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the domestic, romantic side of life similar to the relationship-building in the seed game.
- #25 Nurse Love Addiction
80% matchVery Positive92% of 864 reviews2016
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 85.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow Asuka Osachi, a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at Teito Nursing School. Experience her story with her classmates as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood.
Why similar: Anime 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Romance 12%, Nudity 11.5%
- #26 Sounds of Her Love
79% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2017
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any...
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Anime 24.9%, Romance 19.2%, Nudity 11.3%, Dating Sim 10.1%
- #27 NYO-NIN-JIMA -My New Life in Charge of a Tropical Island-
78% matchVery Positive89% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: PacoPaco SoftPub: Shiravune
Windows
Japanese romance-adventure VN from hit developer PacoPaco Soft! Stepping ashore a remote southern island, the protagonist’s battered spirits are soothed by the lovely Kowakame family that takes him in. However, many more unexpected surprises await him on the island...
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.9%, Anime 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 13.8%, Cute 7.4%
- #28 Highschool Possession
81% matchMixed68% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 24%
A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Anime 25.3%, Nudity 19.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Sexual Content 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A school-themed visual novel with a focus on character-driven storytelling and anime aesthetics.
- #29 Tokyo Hotel
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Naughty Neko
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young man’s erotic journey through Tokyo’s hidden pleasures
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Nudity 18.5%, Sexual Content 14.5%, Mature 12.1%
- #30 Beach Bounce
79% matchMixed67% of 354 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A slice of life visual novel game in three parts following Tomoyo during his summer visiting a long lost relative. A fun tongue in cheek story with multiple branches, several relationships and various alternate endings for you to enjoy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Anime 26.1%, Nudity 24.8%, Mature 11.4%, Adventure 3.8%
- #31 Japan Trip
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 319 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Asia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Prepare to be swept away by the enchanting allure of Tokyo's nightlife, where neon lights illuminate the path to unexpected encounters and unforgettable experiences.
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.6%, Visual Novel 23%, Romance 19.2%, Sexual Content 8.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #32 Malus Code
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 103 reviews2016
Dev: M2 Co.,LTDPub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Malus Code is the story of a graduate student studying abroad at a Japanese university, and the three people he meets in the laboratory there. In this unfamiliar environment, can you earn their friendship? For those who don't want a lonely, sad life.
Why similar: Anime 43%, Visual Novel 41%, Adventure 9.3%, Cute 6.8%
- #33 Anime City
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Shoujo City Developer
Windows · Mac
Anime City is a Japanese high school simulator, focused on anime culture and aesthetics. Study, join school clubs, and make friends.
Why similar: Anime 23.3%, Dating Sim 22.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Romance 16.3%, Cute 9.3%
- #34 Ascendant Hearts
76% matchVery Positive88% of 122 reviews2018
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A visual novel where you wake up in a strange new world before going on a real-life RPG adventure with three wacky party members.
Why similar: Anime 25.6%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Nudity 11.7%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Romance 9.3%
- #35 Divine Slice of Life
77% matchMixed68% of 301 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take on the role of Aaki, a seemingly normal if somewhat self conscious young man, whose life is turned upside down after a casual stroll through the local park. Now he has to deal with two mischievous demi-gods who insist he must marry one of them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Anime 31.3%, Nudity 20.4%, Adventure 8%, Sexual Content 4.3%
- #36 Tayutama 2-you're the only one-
74% matchVery Positive95% of 2,435 reviews2016
Dev: Lump of SugarPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 139.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Introduction In the mountain town far away the ashihara chou，a BRAND-NEW story about the coexistence of “humans”and “ tayutai“ is about to start. To be with you this is the only oath and my everything
Why similar: Anime 25%, Dating Sim 23.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Nudity 10.6%, Sexual Content 7.3%
- #37 Sex Dorm🔞
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Play and Cum 💦
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sex Dorm🔞 – A visual novel where you play as a student from Japan who moves to the U.S. to experience college life. Explore new cultures, build relationships, work part-time, and dive into your hidden desires in the world of university life.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Romance 12.9%, Nudity 11.3%, Modern 8%
- #38 Treasure of a Blizzard
74% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2016
Dev: Flaming Firefly
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"Treasure of blizzard" is a fantasy themed visual novel inspiring with beautiful arts and interesting game characters. The fate of the protagonist completely depends on your choice. Probably your character may meet his partner in life; however he may also meet the end of his life.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Anime 14%, Nudity 10.9%, Romance 8.6%
- #39 Adult Education
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: AE Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Adult Education is a steamy visual novel set in an adult evening school, where a sultry teacher develops an intimate interest in her female students.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Nudity 13.9%, Romance 12.2%, Mature 8.8%
- #40 Teaching Assistant Life
71% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: AFTERTIME.INCPub: NBOXGAMES.INC
Windows
is a story about the passionate teaching life of the main character (player), who is a college assistant. Be a player and enjoy the sweet and sexy relationship with the first heroine of the series, Han Seung-ah!
Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Nudity 11.9%, Romance 11.3%, Hentai 7.6%
- #41 Love Language Japanese
73% matchVery Positive81% of 172 reviews2019
Dev: Papurika.moePub: Initiative Media
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Enter your first year at Koto Gakuen and discover Japanese language through easy to learn lessons and compelling mini games. Meet new friends and unveil their story and maybe find love through your adventures.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Anime 23.2%, Nudity 17.9%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Education 8.9%
- #42 Obedient Women
73% matchMixed69% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: INTERHEARTPub: ARTLINK
Windows
This is the main game for accessing each heroine's story in Obedient Women.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Anime 11.3%, Nudity 10.5%, Romance 9.2%
- #43 Kyoto Colorful Days
73% matchVery Positive85% of 175 reviews2016
Dev: InterOne Inc.Pub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Kyoto Colorful Days" is a Visual Novel, set in the sightseeing hotspot of Kyoto.This visual novel is populated by various different characters and the story can be enjoyed like a TV drama. Fully voiced in Japanese (the Kyoto dialect)
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.9%, Anime 33.8%, Cute 10.6%, Adventure 9.7%
- #44 The Fruit of Grisaia
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,095 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 127.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 20.3%, Nudity 10.8%, Romance 10%, Dating Sim 9.8%
- #45 Some Some Convenience Store
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,104 reviews2020
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A game about starting a relationship while working part-time at a convenience store
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Anime 14.7%, Mature 8.8%, Nudity 6.7%
- #46 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
70% matchVery Positive90% of 234 reviews2015
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This romantic visual novel has you joining a financially struggling all-girls' private school as one student's example case for gender integration. The two of you try to prove that going co-ed could save the school, while the story explores themes of traditions, change, family, and relationships.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18%, Anime 18%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Cute 7%
- #47 Yukikoi Melt
70% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
"Yukikoi Melt" is a visual novel about a young man's life in the Winter Country. Miharu, a winter hater, and the girls of the Winter Club find their lives intertwined when he moves to snowy Yubane. Can their warmth melt his heart?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Anime 20%, Romance 16.6%, Nudity 10.5%, Cute 8.2%
- #48 Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!
68% matchVery Positive96% of 210 reviews2021
Dev: Minato SoftPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Follow Yamato and his friends as they navigate the friendships, rivalries, and martial arts of Kawakami Academy.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24%, Visual Novel 22%, Anime 21.1%, Modern 6.9%, Comedy 6.4%
- #49 Kindred Spirits on the Roof
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,454 reviews2016
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 61.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
During lunch one day, Toomi Yuna meets two "Kindred Spirits" on the roof of her school. When they insist she help them nurture young love, Yuna finds herself playing "yuri cupid" to six unique and adorable couples. Can she remain aloof or will the promise of a "yuritopia" reach her too?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Anime 17.9%, Romance 15.8%, Nudity 14.3%, Mature 7.1%
- #50 England Exchange
71% matchMixed52% of 126 reviews2017
Dev: HanabiraPub: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An International Affair! Play as a (male or female) American college student spending a semester abroad in London. Build a new future by living, studying, working, and dating in England. Both straight and same-sex romances are available, but not all loves may have a happy ending...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Dating Sim 22.7%, Romance 16.1%, Anime 15.7%, Nudity 11.1%
- #51 FRESHMAN
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 319 reviews2026
Dev: Sweet gamers group
Windows · Mac · Linux
FRESHMAN — an adult, choice-based visual novel that celebrates the best parts of life. Step into the shoes of a college freshman and experience all the pleasures of student life.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.9%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Nudity 13.9%, Sexual Content 13.2%, Mature 9.8%
- #52 Love n Life: Happy Student
65% matchVery Positive85% of 693 reviews2025
Dev: Reborn Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Love n Life: Happy Student, a unique dating sim, incorporates inventory management for the first time. As a top-scoring third-year student, you are chosen to join the most prestigious college, where you’ll meet gorgeous ladies. Discover intriguing personalities and the school’s mysteries.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.1%, Anime 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 12.6%, Nudity 10.4%
- #53 Sex Campus Story 🔞
69% matchMixed56% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: Octo Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Embark on an exciting adventure as the main character in "Sex Campus Story," a visually stunning adult visual novel. You play the role of an ordinary student from an ordinary family, living a mundane life.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 11.2%, Nudity 10.1%, Modern 7.7%
- #54 Long and Hard... Summer!
67% matchVery Positive81% of 238 reviews2022
Dev: Inlet Pipe Productions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Girls, exams and the struggle to pay the rent. Experience the life of a student who failed his first semester of Game Design Course in our Dating Sim - "Long and Hard... Summer!". Constantly choose between studying, work and love as you try to make it through the season.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.1%, Anime 16.8%, Romance 14.6%, Nudity 11.3%, Hentai 8.4%
- #55 Superbunny's adventure
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: DDUCK KONG
Windows
A daily adventure with the mysterious Superbunny and Bunny Girl Usagi-san.
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.7%, Visual Novel 22%, Anime 18.7%, Nudity 7.9%, Sexual Content 7.7%
- #56 OPPAI Ero App Academy Bigger, Better, Electric Boobaloo!
66% matchVery Positive90% of 289 reviews2023
Dev: MilkfactoryPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
OPPAI Ero App Academy: Bigger, Better, Electric Boobaloo is a VISUAL NOVEL set in Toaru Academy, an all-girls academy where a bigger bust indicates higher exp! Shimojo Kazuma is the first male student at the school. Will he be able to win the hearts of these buxom beauties?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Dating Sim 16.4%, Anime 15.9%, Nudity 14.4%, Sexual Content 8.1%
- #57 Our Lovely Escape
69% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.6%, Anime 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 13.5%, Nudity 11.1%
- #58 Wild Romance
70% matchMixed57% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: NornPub: Sticky Rice Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unhappy with his life in Tokyo, Kazuma returns to his hometown in the Japanese countryside where he reconnects with four classmates. When the girls accidentally reveal that they are not mere humans, a journey of discovery and constant flirtation begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Anime 27.4%, Romance 16.1%, Nudity 9.8%, Sexual Content 7.6%
- #59 Taiwan Love Story⁵
64% matchVery Positive85% of 953 reviews2024
Dev: 快樂怪物Pub: LewdLoco
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
"Taiwan Love Story ⁵" is a romantic interactive novel. To write a thesis on love, you meet girls from different parts of Taiwan. As you conduct your academic research, you gradually become captivated by them, leading to a series of sweet, bittersweet, and complex romantic encounters.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 18.4%, Hentai 8.8%, Romance 8.7%
