Games Like Tri City Monsters

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: Dating Sim 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%

When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Romance 12.6%, Dark Humor 11%, Otome 11% ★

Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.

Why similar: Otome 20.5% ★, Dating Sim 12%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Romance 9.2%

Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)

Why similar: Dating Sim 13.6%, Dark Humor 13%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%

An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Romance 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Otome 10.3% ★

Set in the same universe as Monster College, this spin-off features a young vampire struggling with family problems, curses and atypical powers. Join him as he attends college and meets sexy new girls, each with their own peculiarities.

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, Romance 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%

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 21.4%, Otome 20.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Romance 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%

Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Otome 16.5% ★, Dating Sim 12%, Dark Humor 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it!

Why similar: Dating Sim 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Text-Based 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

Monstrous Love contains three adult short stories, focusing on women discovering their sexuality and freedom with gentle yet ferocious monsters. Be seduced by a world of love, sex, and claws in this sex-positive gaming experience!

Why similar: Otome 29.3% ★, Dating Sim 16.9%, Romance 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Hand-drawn 11.5%

Welcome to Murderer’s Island. Your companions: four dead-sexy Killers who, underneath their murderous exteriors, just want a little romance. Flirt your way into their hearts, uncovering dark twists along the way. Will you find true love, forge friendships… or get hacked to death?

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.

Why similar: Dating Sim 42.1%, LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 4%

Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.

Why similar: Dating Sim 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%

It's 1863 and you, the player, are traveling through the small western town of Summerfair. Meet up to 7 love interests and discover their deliciously dark pasts... as well as their current horrifying misdeeds.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18%, Text-Based 15.8%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 10%

Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Romance 18.2%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 5.2%

Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dating Sim 9.6%

A Visual Novel with a twist - improve skills, charm girls, and learn dangerous secrets... by any means necessary.

Why similar: Dating Sim 32.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Romance 16.4%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, LGBTQ+ 7.5%

Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.

Why similar: Otome 20.5% ★, Dark Humor 10.9%, Dating Sim 10.2%, Romance 9.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%

Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!

Why similar: Romance 17.8%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.1%

Spicy Ecchi Content + A Yaoi Fantasy Story + A Dash of Comedy = My Magical Demon Lover, a 'mature players' dating sim that puts the wannabe wizard Tristan with his choice of three hot demons.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Romance 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%

Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.3%, Romance 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Multiple Endings 7%

An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Romance 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%

Meet Lily, your succubus girlfriend who turns your world upside down in our gorgeous 18+ hand-drawn visual novel—fully animated & voiced! Every choice drags you deeper into steamy romance, intense seduction, & unforgettable, sizzling encounters. Will you lose your soul—or find your soulmate(s)?

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, Romance 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10%

Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Horror 9.8%, Romance 8.1%

Take on the role of a recruit (and stress-relief) joining the famous monster girl private military company: Manticore!

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 17%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Lore-Rich 9.5%

Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?

Why similar: Dark Humor 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Text-Based 10.3%

Hotel Tutwin is a visual novel designed for horror / romance lovers, but can also be quirky and cute. Each story line is quick and to-the-point, but there are many to discover. Prepare for inevitable deaths.

Why similar: Otome 20.6% ★, Dark Humor 11.3%, Romance 10.6%, Text-Based 8.5%, LGBTQ+ 8.1%

Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Simulation 7.6%

Descend under a mountain to the marketplace below, where everything has a price. Meet the four men who can each give you what you need, but beware: they have their own hidden motives and uses for you. OBSCURA is a dark fantasy romance VN that asks how far you'll go to get what you need.

Why similar: Otome 29.3% ★, Romance 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Visual Novel 10.5%

Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.

Why similar: Otome 20.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%

Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Romance 13.3%, Text-Based 7.1%

You’re a seasoned explorer on a mission with your expedition crew into the deep jungle. Find lost treasure, explore the ancient mysteries that surround the tribe and build your own harem in The Lust City!

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Dating Sim 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Dark Humor 8.3%

You've been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a Romantic Visual Novel featuring 6 romanceable vampires.

Why similar: Otome 25% ★, Dating Sim 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 6.5%

ARISEN is a narrative card game where you use your emotions to create your own story in a dark fantasy universe.

Why similar: Otome 16.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Romance 10.3%, LGBTQ+ 10%

Slasher U is an 18+ character-driven RPG dating sim, set in the open-world campus of America’s Horniest Horror Movie University!

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%

A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!

Why similar: Otome 23.7% ★, Dating Sim 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 10.5%

This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.

Why similar: Otome 21.5% ★, Dark Humor 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Romance 11.5%

The acclaimed gay dating sim. Have a sweet, sexy, or bizarrely comedic adventure with the man of your choice!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.6%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Romance 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.6%, Choices Matter 6.4%

A NSFW tale of magic and love between man and monster with art by the famous bara artist Jouvru! Allen is trapped in a mansion with five magical beasts. Will he escape or claim his legacy as a wizard? Magic is real, the pull is strong, and he can't turn away from these gorgeous monsters.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Uncover the dark secrets of the secluded Carpathian village while engaging in passionate romance along the way in this interactive visual novel / adventure game hybrid with a gothic horror theme.

Why similar: Dating Sim 23.3%, Romance 20.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 8.5%

Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.

Why similar: Otome 25.7% ★, Dating Sim 12.6%, Romance 11.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%

Preform a series of scary rituals to win over an eldritch cutie and win a smooch!

Why similar: Dating Sim 55.1%, Horror 20.7%, Multiple Endings 16%, Simulation 4.8%, Casual 3.3%

Olive is trapped in school in the midst of the apocalypse! With demons slaughtering every dog in sight there's only so many left to spend time with! Will their special someone be Brownie the snack-loving corgi, Sparky the sporty husky or Patches the dalmatian bookworm? You decide!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%

“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 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 10.3%

Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34%, Romance 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

Love Sucks is an adult Visual Novel, in which monster-kind has secretly integrated with humanity. Two monster girls, a vampire and a succubus have chosen you to be their date this Halloween! But their motives go beyond just showing you a good time...

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Hand-drawn 12.5%

A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%

The protagonist of this story discovers that he is a werewolf. In his new life, he will meet beautiful women, each with their own fascinating peculiarities: demons, vampires, zombies, werewolves, gorgons...

Why similar: Romance 18.3%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%

A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?

Why similar: Otome 19.9% ★, Dating Sim 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%

A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Romance 12.1%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 10.8%

I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Romance 14.2%, Dating Sim 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%

Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Text-Based 19%, Choices Matter 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 7.7%

Topple the vampires from the streets below! Will you unite the homeless, the gangs, and the secret hunter societies to defy vampiric rule? An interactive novel set in the World of Darkness extended universe.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12.5%

Kaichu is a dating sim about kaiju! You play the role of Gigachu, a gigantic romantic looking for love. Meet 6 other eligible kaiju and visit 24 famous landmarks where Gigachu will answer challenging compatibility questions to decide the fate of your relationship.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.8%, Romance 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%

Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance is a dating sim about a teen girl who moves to a small secret community of cryptids. Romance a magical Fairy, a sensitive Sasquatch and a bold Velociraptor. A satirical 90's teen drama about trying to find love in your last year of high school.

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.5%, Otome 13% ★, Visual Novel 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Romance 11.9%

Hunt down a beheaded ghost to save your college club from losing funding! It'll be a piece of cake— wait, what do you mean he wants to marry you!? The Groom of Gallagher Mansion is spooky comedic romantic visual novel full of laughs and scares all around!

Why similar: Otome 22.8% ★, Dating Sim 13.3%, Dark Humor 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

You move to a new city to live with your "former" stepfather. Work, make friends, and explore the thrilling world of romance in this captivating game. Are you ready for the excitement? Let the journey begin!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.8%, Dating Sim 22.3%, Romance 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 8%

A unique dating sim adventure that gives you total freedom to romance five handsome guys in an open-world metropolis.

Why similar: Otome 35.3% ★, Dating Sim 21.2%, Romance 17.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

In a world where 0.003% of the global population possesses mutant powers, attending a college for superheroes could be the opportunity of a lifetime—will you seize it? Mutant College is an adult visual novel that will immerse you in unique, thrilling, and engaging erotic experiences!

Why similar: Romance 19.8%, Dating Sim 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%