- #1 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 925 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Romance 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: This collection of short, atmospheric visual novels captures the same intimate, emotional, and LGBTQ-centric storytelling that makes Twofold special.
- #2 Please Be Happy
96% matchVery Positive99% of 376 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A comfy yuri VN about the foxgirl Miho and her quest to find the person who's most important to her. This emotional visual novel features two different heroines to choose from, and a story that will make you both laugh and cry!
Why similar: Wholesome 19.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Emotional 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Romance 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a heartwarming and cute narrative experience with meaningful choices that impact the protagonist's relationships.
- #3 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,335 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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+ 27.1%, Romance 20%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply personal and cozy life-simulation experience that perfectly mirrors the wholesome, character-focused romance found in Twofold.
- #4 Trouble Comes Twice
95% matchVery Positive87% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Foxglove Games
Windows
Play as twins Hazel and Jace in this wholesome romcom visual novel. After a silly bet is made, the protagonists must find a boyfriend or girlfriend before their twin beats them to it!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.4%, Romance 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the campus-based drama and dating-sim elements that drive the narrative conflict in Twofold.
- #5 Highway Blossoms
94% matchVery Positive94% of 2,684 reviews2016
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A yuri visual novel about Amber, a girl who's trying her best to be alone on the road, until she stumbles upon a young hitchhiker and the journal of a prospector from long ago. Fully voiced in English.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34%, Romance 20.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Anime 10.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers an emotional and beautifully written road-trip romance that excels in character development and LGBTQ themes.
- #6 Kindred Spirits on the Roof
94% 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: LGBTQ+ 41.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Romance 18.3%, Anime 9.5%, Cute 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a school environment, this visual novel focuses on the romantic connections between students with a similar emphasis on drama and growth.
- #7 First Snow
93% matchVery Positive95% of 668 reviews2020
Dev: Salty Salty StudiosPub: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Having moved away from her friends and family to attend community college, Allison Merlo is a fresh student struggling with the day to day challenges of life.
Why similar: Wholesome 22.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Cozy 16.8%, Romance 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual and indie-focused visual novel that offers a sweet, character-driven romance with a strong LGBTQ focus.
- #8 Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
92% matchVery Positive92% of 167 reviews2019
Dev: ParticlePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 243.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In this yuri visual novel featuring an all-star cast, you follow one main love triangle as they navigate their budding romance and the pursuit of their goals, unlocking new, heartwarming events to view from the perspectives of each cute girl in six other precious couples as well.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 10.1%, Anime 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is a lighthearted and cute visual novel that centers on the romantic lives of its female cast in a school setting.
- #9 Heart of the Woods
91% matchVery Positive95% of 955 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.2%, Romance 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Anime 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that balances emotional depth and supernatural elements with a strong focus on LGBTQ relationships.
- #10 one night, hot springs
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,091 reviews2018
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Emotional 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This short, cozy, and inclusive visual novel captures the quiet, introspective moments of life that fans of Twofold will appreciate.
- #11 ERROR143
90% matchVery Positive92% of 4,810 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This dating-sim features a playful yet emotional dynamic between characters that mirrors the tension and romance found in Twofold.
- #12 Until Then
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Drama 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Romance 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a school environment, this game uses emotional storytelling and pixel art to explore the complexities of growing up.
- #13 Blooming Nightshade
89% matchVery Positive83% of 224 reviews2019
Dev: Nightshade
Windows · Mac · Linux
After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the daily lives of her friends and classmates at Solana Academy, will she find the romance she seeks?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Romance 18.3%, Emotional 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Anime 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a compelling blend of romance and character-driven drama that fits well within the visual novel genre.
- #14 If Found...
88% matchVery Positive90% of 2,276 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 46.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Emotional 12.3%, Story Rich 7.9%, Stylized 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This deeply emotional and artistic visual novel explores themes of identity and belonging with a poignant, story-rich approach.
- #15 Young Hearts
86% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Sky SeekersPub: Evening Studio
Windows
‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…
Why similar: Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the colorful and atmospheric nature of youth, focusing on the social and romantic hurdles of the protagonist.
- #16 Clover Reset
86% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: vividX
Windows
"Hey, do you know the meaning of the four-leaf clover?" Set at "Shonan Saika Academy," a prestigious school in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture, this is a youthful story of girls wavering between friendship and love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Romance 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A charming dating-sim that features a female protagonist navigating complex social and romantic situations.
- #17 A Fold Apart
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: Lightning Rod Games
Windows
A puzzle game that explores the emotional rollercoaster of a long-distance relationship — in a world of folding paper! Flip, fold, unfold and rotate paper puzzles to help a couple navigate the complexities of living apart.
Why similar: Wholesome 36.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Romance 18.2%, Cute 7.5%, Drama 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome and puzzle-oriented experience that focuses on the emotional challenges of maintaining a relationship.
- #18 Arcadia Fallen
85% matchVery Positive94% of 508 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Romance 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines visual novel elements with dating-sim mechanics, allowing for deep character customization and relationship building.
- #19 Rivalhearts
84% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Spiritus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!
Why similar: Romance 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Drama 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a competitive yet romantic narrative that aligns with the club-rivalry themes found in Twofold.
- #20 memories
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 reviews2023
Dev: guiyyuPub: Spookulele Games
Windows · Mac
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Romance 13.7%, Wholesome 13.2% ★, Emotional 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that emphasizes the importance of choices in shaping the romantic path of the protagonist.
- #21 Fragile Feelings
82% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sweet, slow burn yuri / lesbian visual novel about an anxious young teacher being swept off her feet by the cool, competent school nurse.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Romance 13.3%, Emotional 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Drama 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a casual and anime-inspired visual novel experience that highlights the emotional vulnerability of its characters.
- #22 Tomai
83% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2020
Dev: DarkChibiShadow
Windows · Linux
With just 15 days of summer left, will Tomai pursue romance or responsibility?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Romance 11.3%, Emotional 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, simulation-heavy visual novel that emphasizes character interaction and LGBTQ romance.
- #23 Paper Kite: Threads of Longing
80% matchVery Positive96% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: 依露琳(武汉)品牌管理有限公司Pub: 北京黎羽科技有限公司
Windows
After the grueling college entrance exams in June, Shen Luoying and Chen Yanqing—newly confessed lovers—are forced to attend universities in separate cities (Beijing and Jiangcheng) due to parental expectations and academic score......
Why similar: Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Emotional 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Drama 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction title offers a unique narrative experience that focuses on the longing and emotional connections between characters.
- #24 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
84% 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: Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Emotional 9.1%, Drama 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A staple of the visual novel genre that provides a cute, story-rich romance experience with a school-based setting.
- #25 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
81% matchVery Positive86% of 149 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 12.5%, Emotional 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Drama 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%
Why You'll Like It: A drama-heavy visual novel that explores emotional themes and romance within a school-like setting.
- #26 Sisterly Bliss ~Don't Let Mom Find Out~
78% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: eyephonPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Romance 11.4%, Emotional 8.7%, Anime 7.8%
- #27 千面 Melancholy Love
78% matchVery Positive95% of 2,209 reviews2020
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 69.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
《千面》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,讲述了在前作时间线十年之后,聆花女子学院中的“优等生”与“不良少女”间的甜蜜纠葛。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.7%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Romance 9.1%, Anime 8.6%, Casual 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the emotional weight of relationships and offers multiple endings based on player choices.
- #28 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
79% matchVery Positive96% of 189 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 286.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.
Why similar: Emotional 14.6%, Romance 14.2%, Drama 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This classic visual novel is renowned for its emotional storytelling and deep, character-driven drama.
- #29 Loser Named Hana
75% matchVery Positive95% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: Repurpose Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Loser Named Hana is a friendship-building visual novel. You respond to an ad advertising $100 a week to be the lonely college student, Hana, friend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Emotional 11.8%, Drama 11.1%, Anime 9.6%
- #30 Reviver
76% matchVery Positive92% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
Why similar: Cozy 25.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Romance 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #31 AIdol: Artificial Intelligence Idol
81% matchMixed68% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: MysteryCorgi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A young high school student goes on an adventure to save her favorite virtual idol, Aiko, from malfunctioning, and gets help from the most unexpected of places.
Why similar: Wholesome 25% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9%, Text-Based 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that blends sci-fi elements with a character-focused narrative about friendship and growth.
- #32 Kare wa Kanojo
79% matchVery Positive83% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: JMF Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
One boy, three girls, what could possibly happen? Summer of Heisei period 9 (1997), you play as a young boy who just moved to a small village near Osaka. You will meet three girls in this new school. One of them keeps a really deep secret… What secret? Well, if you can decode the title, you’ll guess it…
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Romance 13.6%, Emotional 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Drama 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game explores themes of identity and romance through a classic visual novel format with a focus on LGBTQ characters.
- #33 Andromeda Six
75% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Wanderlust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Romance 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #34 2ECONDS TO STΔRLIVHT: Forever My Diamond
77% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2020
Dev: SKY HOUR WORKSPub: Anarch Entertainment
Windows
As graduation looms, true feelings begin to surface. Will Grace find the courage to overcome her shyness and bare her heart to Sera, or will her handsome rival Akira get to her first? A free VN about being really gay for your best friend. Part of the NOISZ series, and prequel to NOISZ STΔRLIVHT.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Romance 15.3%, Cute 7.1%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #35 Melancholy Love
77% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Romance 13.7%, Emotional 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Drama 9.4%
- #36 Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel
76% 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+ 29.5%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #37 Life After Magic
74% matchVery Positive98% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Team StarlightPub: Chirashi Games
Windows · Linux
Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #38 Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
74% matchVery Positive98% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Wind Chimes Games Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive MMORPG-simulation chatroom based romance / otome visual novel. You are the leader of a raiding guild in the world's hottest MMORPG, Emberfate. Will you lead your guild to success in the newest raid — and perhaps find love along the way among your guildmates?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Romance 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #39 HARMONIC REFLECTIONS
73% matchVery Positive91% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
A boy who can no longer hear the piano, living in the shadow of his gifted younger brother; a karate girl who is more than a friend but not yet a lover; and a girl with future memories. As past and future entwine, where will this triangle lead in this fleeting, bittersweet summer love story?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Emotional 20.8%, Romance 14.2%, Text-Based 11.6%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #40 I Wani Hug that Gator!
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,486 reviews2024
Dev: Cavemanon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Romance 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #41 Wanting Wings
73% matchVery Positive99% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: BaseSonPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wanting Wings is a cute and romantic, yuri visual novel about three girls living together and falling in love over the course of their daily lives. Your choices determine which two will ultimately pair together.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #42 Futamata Ren'ai: Two Times the Trouble
71% matchVery Positive89% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: ASa ProjectPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Koga Nao never knew his life would take a wild turn when a night out at a college drinking party would result in a messy relationship with Toiro Kirame. Now forced to date her, his life only gets more complicated when his longtime crush, Nobuta Yua, decides to confess to him!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Anime 25.1%, Cute 17.3%, Romance 12%, 2D 10%
- #43 Black Lily's Tale
72% matchVery Positive87% of 478 reviews2023
Dev: 1000-REKA
Windows
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Emotional 12%, Story Rich 7.8%, Anime 7.2%
- #44 Dreambound
71% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Emotional 12.9%, Romance 12.7%, Drama 12%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #45 Katawa Shoujo
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,256 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Romance 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Emotional 11.7%, Text-Based 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #46 Love Craft
69% matchVery Positive99% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Toiu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join the Crafting Club, where the glue is strong and the feelings stronger! Craft chaos, flirt fearlessly, and make some very bad romantic decisions! Find your project partner in this elimination-based Dating Sim!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Romance 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Emotional 9.4%
- #47 Trinoline All Ages Version
73% matchVery Positive89% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Emotional 13.4%, Romance 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Drama 11.3%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #48 Watamari Part1 - A Match Made in Heaven
71% matchVery Positive88% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: Kuro Irodoru YomijiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Hikari is a female spy who joins an all girls school as a student to discover its secrets… when she suddenly receives the Mark of Virgo, and timeslips 1 year in the past?! By the developers of Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto comes this new yuri title filled with intrigue and drama.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.4%, Romance 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Anime 9.1%, Drama 9%
- #49 UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~
69% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2023
Dev: LYCORISPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is a story about finding love to overwrite the feelings for the one they held dearest. A girls love visual novel about summer, love and adolescence.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Drama 11.1%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #50 Bunkered with Femboy
68% matchVery Positive91% of 281 reviews2025
Dev: Pink Twilight
Windows · Mac · Linux
A “routine” earthquake drill locks you underground with Riley, a shy femboy graphic-designer. Cook, flirt, and gently unlock his guarded heart as the two of you plan what life might look like when the door finally opens.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 12.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #51 Goodbye Volcano High
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,797 reviews2023
Dev: KO_OP
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.
Why similar: Wholesome 20.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Emotional 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #52 DUET
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 594 reviews2025
Dev: Dolos Studio
Windows
DUET illustrates the Hifuu Club's first encounter. It is a wordless, narrative-driven experience about connection and small moments in life. Step into the subtle yet fateful daily interactions that intertwine Renko and Merry's lives.
Why similar: Romance 23%, Emotional 14.9%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Stylized 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #53 //TODO: today
70% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Boys Laugh +
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about figuring out life with the help of an AI. //TODO: today is a pastel colored slice-of-life story that let's you freely choose your pronouns and romantic preferences!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.5%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Cute 8.8%, Colorful 5.2%
- #54 Friendsim 2
70% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Studio June
Windows · Mac
In this episodic visual novel, follow the adventures of MSPA Reader as they return to Alternia once more to save their friends... and realize that nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #55 Asphyxia
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 273 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Drama 10.3%, Emotional 8.7%
- #56 Only You
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 576 reviews2026
Dev: 忘雪社Pub: WindField Games
Windows · Linux
"Problem Child" me, Class Heartthrob her—two lines that should never cross collided through a series of coincidences, shattering my monochrome world. Crave her eyes on me alone, crave her world with me alone. The once-pure admiration begins to twist...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Romance 15.4%, Cute 7.2%, Drama 6.4%
- #57 Sister's Curriculum
66% matchVery Positive98% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: WAZAZAK
Windows
The Story of Tutoring Top 1% Repeat Students Sisters
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Romance 14.4%, Drama 11.5%, Anime 9.9%
- #58 Hoping this Finds You Well
67% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Alexis Royce
Windows · Mac
An experiment in letter writing, meant to evoke the distinctly sweet homoeroticism of Victorian and Edwardian literature. Follow the correspondence of two professors, in the months before one of them makes a decision he'll never be able to take back.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, Drama 11.2%
- #59 Primal Hearts
66% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: MarmaladePub: Shiravune
Windows
After moving into a new town hoping for a new life, Kazuma finds himself the swing vote between two deadlocked factions representing tradition and innovation. Nicknamed “Triple Seven,” can he still live easy and find romance under his new status as a much-contested lucky guy?
Why similar: Romance 21.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Anime 9.3%
- #60 start;again
66% matchVery Positive95% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Drama 10%, Multiple Endings 8%