- #1 Empty Horizons
97% matchVery Positive86% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Following the sudden death of her father, Mireille Maiorano is sent to live with her uncle in France. Enter Lyon, a tactless, perverse Frenchman charged with escorting to Mireille to her new home. She hates him passionately, with everything she has... so why does he make her heart flutter?
Why similar: Otome 46.3% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Romance 12.6%, Indie 4%
- #2 Crossroad
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 141 reviews2018
Dev: kalanhowPub: TsunamiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Every granddaughter visits her grandmother for tea and something delicious to eat. Lumy is no different from millions of other girls. That is, except for one thing…
Why similar: Otome 45.1% ★, Visual Novel 18.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Romance 13.2%, Casual 5.2%
- #3 My Lady
96% matchVery Positive82% of 164 reviews2016
Dev: Michaela Laws
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.0 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You are Miss Bauxmont, the heiress to the Bauxmont estate. With your mother always away on business trips, you find yourself infatuated with your personal butler. For several years, you have vied for his attention, but to no avail. However, you are now 17 and your mother has plans for you involving a certain suitor who has come into town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Romance 27.5%, Casual 17.6%, Indie 15.4%
- #4 Uncharted Tides: Port Royal
94% matchVery Positive84% of 208 reviews2019
Dev: Cordelia GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead men tell no tales! And tales about an infamous ship - The Cursed Rose - probably cost renowned sailor Mason Owens his life. As his daughter you can do only one thing - find the damned ship and learn your father's fate.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 71.3%, Casual 28.7%
- #5 Heileen 1: Sail Away
95% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Embark with Heileen in a unforgettable voyage to the New World! Met with old friends, and make new ones. Find romance, avoid dangers and life your life to the fullest!
Why similar: Otome 41.3% ★, Visual Novel 18.7%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Romance 16%, Casual 4.1%
- #6 Let`s not stay friends
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 309 reviews2017
Dev: Violet FeaturePub: Vorobushek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Friendship is a wonderful thing… unless you are friends with a girl who has no idea you have feelings for her! Inske, a student of magical arts, is troubled by the upcoming outdoors exam, and can't even imagine that someone might want to use the test as an opportunity to get close to her.
Why similar: Otome 49.9% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Romance 10.9%, Casual 4.1%
- #7 My Vow to My Liege
91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,072 reviews2020
Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?
Why similar: Otome 46.3% ★, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Romance 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Casual 2.3%
- #8 These nights in Cairo
92% matchVery Positive92% of 280 reviews2017
Dev: Salamandra88Pub: 7DOTS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Otome visual novel. Margaret Dawson is girl dreaming to become full-fledged archaeologist. Together with her father she departs to the excavations of mysterious tomb in Egypt, but there she faces some oddities.
Why similar: Otome 48.6% ★, Visual Novel 17.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Romance 13.1%, Casual 3.5%
- #9 Blue Rose Reprise
93% matchMixed63% of 142 reviews2015
Dev: White Cat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lena is a Templar of the Blue Rose, her life dedicated to protecting her home and country. Pulled away from the front lines of the war, Lena finds herself trapped in a secluded, unknown village in the mountains. For the first time she will make her own decisions – and face the consequences.
Why similar: Otome 57.9% ★, Visual Novel 23.6%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Indie 5.5%
- #10 This World Unknown
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 92.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A medieval fantasy visual novel with an otome twist. Rhea works as a nurse in a village hospital and lives a peaceful life - until one of her patients contracts a mysterious illness. Go on an exciting adventure, meet a varied cast, and see if true love conquers all!
Why similar: Otome 56.6% ★, Visual Novel 22.3%, Indie 10.7%, Casual 10.4%
- #11 The Confines Of The Crown
90% matchVery Positive89% of 255 reviews2015
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Madeleine Valois is a prince's companion. It is her responsibility to keep him out of trouble - not to let him walk blindly into a political minefield, not to let him get arrested for a crime he didn't commit, and definitely not to let him fall in love with her...
Why similar: Otome 45.1% ★, Visual Novel 19.9%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Romance 11.8%, Indie 3.6%
- #12 How to Fool a Liar King
89% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Regina finds herself magically transported to the land of Eroolia, clueless about how to return home. She meets Juli and his companions who are in the middle of a journey to Laarz, a country of cat people. Will she find out how to get back home? Or will she fall in love before that happens?
Why similar: Otome 50.2% ★, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Romance 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Casual 6.6%
- #13 The Heiress of Sorcery
88% matchVery Positive88% of 131 reviews2020
Dev: Salamandra88Pub: 7DOTS
Windows · Linux
The young healer girl is accused of witchcraft after a strange disease outbreak in the town. Can the girl prove her innocence and find a real source of the epidemic? And who is this mysterious sorcerer who appeared at the same time with the disease?
Why similar: Otome 38.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Indie 9.6%
- #14 Never give up!
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: Salamandra88Pub: 7DOTS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Someone is killing half-bloods (half-elves, half-humans) in a small city. The protagonist, a young half-blood girl called Mia Silverlight, falls into a whirlpool of events.
Why similar: Otome 48.4% ★, Visual Novel 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Romance 9.6%, Casual 4.4%
- #15 A Little Lily Princess
86% matchVery Positive93% of 329 reviews2016
Dev: HanabiraPub: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Newly arrived at a boarding school in Victorian England, Sara Crewe uses her love of books and storytelling to build new relationships. But what happens to a fairy-tale princess when she loses everything?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Romance 23.7%, Otome 15.3% ★, Indie 3.5%
- #16 The Crimson Flower that Divides: Lunar Coupling
86% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
On a continent where the number of women has drastically decreased due to an incurable disease known as "The Rot." The heroine, Naala was welcomed into the royal family and began to feel at ease in her life as Auri's bride. However, ...
Why similar: Otome 50.7% ★, Romance 19.7%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%
- #17 True Lover's Knot
87% matchMixed42% of 122 reviews2015
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Set sail on the romantic adventure of the season! “True Lover’s Knot” follows the story of Emma, a London-based tech genius, as she and her best friend, Lucas, take to the high seas in a luxurious cruise that will change their lives forever!
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.2%, Female Protagonist 22.8%, Casual 8.4%, Indie 7.7%
- #18 Cardinal Cross
84% matchVery Positive94% of 184 reviews2018
Dev: LarkyLabs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
When small-time Raider Scavenger Lana Brice meets her mysterious client, her life takes a wrong turn in the worst way possible. Cardinal Cross cannot be stopped… But will Lana emerge as hero or villain?
Why similar: Otome 33.8% ★, Visual Novel 26.6%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Romance 6.5%, Indie 5.7%
- #19 Pyrite Heart
85% matchMixed67% of 283 reviews2014
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
When a feud with her brother gets too hot, Princess Ahri Remono, a young woman with a heart of fire, accepts a challenge that she cannot thrive in the world outside the Imperial Palace. In her first day in class, the boisterous princess finds a potential rival in the student body president.
Why similar: Otome 68.2% ★, Visual Novel 18.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Indie 2.7%
- #20 Sounds of Verity
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 220 reviews2018
Dev: Violet FeaturePub: Vorobushek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
There is unease in the demonic astral plain these days. The Nothern king is dead, and the prince is about to rise to the throne. But he is a strange silent lad. Human commoners (like me) have nothing to do with the local intrigue. Yet...somehow I am now in the very epicenter of this revolution?!
Why similar: Otome 43% ★, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Romance 14.9%, Casual 3.4%
- #21 Uncharted Ocean
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 593 reviews2019
Dev: HiRabbitgame
Windows
This is a world of oceans, islands and ships. Players will start their own journey from Faro, facing an impermanent ocean and awkward opponents, and gradually build a strong fleet with wisdom and luck. The chaotic seas and tempting treasures, under the guidance of the banner, work hard for survival!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #22 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,111 reviews2017
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Otome 52.1% ★, Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #23 Heileen 3: New Horizons
84% matchMixed63% of 89 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Traveling with pirate Morgan, Heileen seeks her lost friends, aiming to reunite. This is just the start, as the story unfolds with a fixed game time to secure a romantic or career ending. The Virtues/Sins system from the second game is incorporated, with each choice molding Heileen's character.
Why similar: Otome 44.8% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Romance 11.1%, Casual 3.7%
- #24 Once Upon an All Hallow's Eve
82% matchVery Positive82% of 197 reviews2017
Dev: RanPub: Visual Wordplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
What happens when a girl gets lost all alone in the woods and can only find the occupants of one mysterious mansion to help her?
Why similar: Otome 58.2% ★, Visual Novel 21.9%, Female Protagonist 19.9%
- #25 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
81% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.2%, Female Protagonist 31.4%, Indie 11%, Casual 9.5%
- #26 Murder on the Marine Express
80% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.2%, Female Protagonist 43.4%, Casual 5.7%, Indie 2.7%
- #27 Return to Mysterious Island
79% matchVery Positive84% of 456 reviews2014
Dev: Kheops StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 66.1%, Casual 33.9%
- #28 The Mermaid of Zennor
78% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Female Protagonist 39.2%, Casual 10.3%, Indie 6.8%
- #29 Rising Angels: Reborn
79% matchVery Positive81% of 588 reviews2014
Dev: IDHAS StudiosPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Despite determination and skill, Natalie Puccile, a Special Investigations and Tactics officer, has spent her career watching over a listening post in the middle of deep space. After the orders that she has always dreamed of arrive, she finds herself in charge of a small destroyer and tasked with discovering the fate of a missing...
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.2%, Female Protagonist 24%, Romance 7.4%, Indie 6.5%, Casual 5.9%
- #30 Rose of Winter
78% matchVery Positive91% of 221 reviews2016
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rose of Winter is a charming visual novel with adventure, romance, and heartbreak. Choose one of four princes to take on your adventure, and make decisions to unlock multiple endings.
Why similar: Otome 48% ★, Visual Novel 19.3%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Romance 10.1%, Casual 6.1%
- #31 The Dawning Letters -Sunrise-
75% matchVery Positive96% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: 戏幻言制作组
Windows · Mac
In 1927, Lu Yanhe, a daughter of a royal family of the Qing dynasty decided, to run away from home. Under the changing times and the subtle influence of new thoughts, she began to seek possibilities beyond her destiny......
Why similar: Otome 47.9% ★, Visual Novel 18.1%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Romance 13.8%, Casual 2.7%
- #32 Changeling
77% matchVery Positive93% of 167 reviews2019
Dev: Steamberry Studio
Windows · Mac
A dark, fantastical romantic comedy that focuses not just on falling in love, but rediscovering your past and the dangers of a supernatural world - where what's at stake is not just your heart, but also your life.
Why similar: Otome 51.9% ★, Female Protagonist 17%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 8.6%, Casual 4.7%
- #33 Castaway of the Ardusta Sea
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: baron sengiaPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Going on another solo adventure, Aisha sets off by ship. Unfortunately, a sudden storm and the incursion of a giant sea monster hinders her path. Through the turmoil, she is thrown overboard and wakes up on an unknown island. Aisha must find her way home and survive the pirates and monsters that lurk both above ground and in the deep.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #34 7'scarlet
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 854 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Otome 50.9% ★, Visual Novel 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Romance 14.7%, Casual 2.3%
- #35 Cinderella Phenomenon: Evermore
75% matchVery Positive96% of 217 reviews2021
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
What happens after Happily Ever After…?
Why similar: Otome 48.5% ★, Visual Novel 20.2%, Romance 19%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Casual 3.5%
- #36 Florence
73% matchVery Positive93% of 15,716 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Romance 32.8%, Female Protagonist 25%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Casual 10.7%, Indie 10.2%
- #37 Enamored Risks
74% matchVery Positive86% of 204 reviews2020
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Upon finding a mysterious social media account, Alex sets out to find the origins of the photos and meets three urban explorers, each of them unearthing something new and unfamiliar in her heart.
Why similar: Otome 46.6% ★, Visual Novel 17.6%, Romance 16.4%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Casual 4%
- #38 The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero
73% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A sweet winter themed Otome Visual Novel about a princess of a tower who just wants a hero. … Except she ends up with a tone-deaf bard for a roommate, a sassy demon for a butler and no hero. Still stuck in a tower though.
Why similar: Otome 50.4% ★, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 15.4%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Casual 2.1%
- #39 Elisa: the Innkeeper
76% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Female Protagonist 30.5%, Romance 29.4%, Indie 3.5%, Casual 3.1%
- #40 and Roger
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,109 reviews2025
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad?
Why similar: Romance 33.5%, Visual Novel 33.1%, Female Protagonist 28.5%, Casual 4.9%
- #41 The Falconers: Moonlight
74% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Bionic PenguinPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Falconers: Moonlight is a supernatural thriller visual novel set in the 19th Century West Coast of New Zealand. Falconer, Cassandra Winter, is on her first solo mission. Can she save the people of Moonlight from their plight? Or will she disappear into the mist like so many others before her?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 41%, Visual Novel 40.3%, Casual 9.7%, Indie 9.1%
- #42 Cinders
72% matchVery Positive87% of 787 reviews2014
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.
Why similar: Otome 44.9% ★, Visual Novel 19.9%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Romance 15.7%, Indie 1.7%
- #43 Unavailed
70% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: CoffeeSnail
Windows
What was once a very promising future, Mia's life has taken a turn for the worse. Now living alone, supported by money from her parents, any aspirations she once had are but a fleeting memory.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.1%, Female Protagonist 48.9%
- #44 Mermaid Mission: Titanic
72% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Arglefumph
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Play as a mermaid, who has been sent to the human world to discover why they're building a giant ship called the Titanic.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #45 Ballads at Midnight
69% matchVery Positive94% of 458 reviews2022
Dev: SynstoriaPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%
When a sarcastic bard is arrested and exiled to an abandoned castle, she expected to be at the mercy of a hungry, blood-thirsty vampire. She soon discovers that the vampire, Lucius, is not starving: he is gravely bored. She may just survive on borrowed time, one ballad each midnight.
Why similar: Otome 50.2% ★, Romance 17%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%
- #46 London Detective Mysteria
71% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Karin EntertainmentPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The evening is as ordinary as they come for London, England as the curtains close on the 19th century. Mist hangs thick, beclouding the radiance of the moon and modest glow of gas lamps. Upon the resounding chime of Big Ben, a new tale of love and adventure like no other begins!
Why similar: Otome 68.5% ★, Visual Novel 22.1%, Casual 9.4%
- #47 Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome
71% matchVery Positive82% of 364 reviews2017
Dev: kalmia8Pub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
When two handsome young men spot the perfect girl to be their first model and help make a name for themselves, they're determined to go for broke and make her shine—but first they'll have to get her out of her house! Can these two really give such an anti-social recluse the makeover she needs to be a star?
Why similar: Otome 63.2% ★, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 6.9%
- #48 dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~
73% matchMixed39% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~ is a romance mystery visual novel with romancable guys. Different with the usual dating sims, the main purpose of the game is to find out the truth hidden in the past.
Why similar: Otome 64% ★, Visual Novel 27%, Casual 4.7%, Indie 4.3%
- #49 Room of Depression
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 800 reviews2023
Dev: FirePillar2Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.2%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Romance 22.9%, Casual 12.6%, Indie 1.6%
- #50 Typical
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: kalanhowPub: TsunamiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
A single declaration of love changes everything! Will Amaterasu be able to maintain her friendships, or lose them forever? Will cherished memories sour, or will she find the strength and resolve to overcome her troubles?
Why similar: Otome 45.7% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Romance 13.1%, Indie 5.1%
- #51 Steam Prison
69% matchVery Positive84% of 428 reviews2019
Dev: HuneXPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
There are two kinds of people: the rulers and the ruled. The Heights are a gorgeous utopia. The Depths, a filthy industrial wasteland. Our heroine, raised in the Heights, has nothing but contempt for those below.
Why similar: Otome 62.9% ★, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Romance 10%
- #52 SoulSet
70% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Otome 33.9% ★, Visual Novel 25.3%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Romance 12.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #53 UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~
66% 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: Visual Novel 37.9%, Romance 30.9%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Casual 6.2%
- #54 Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle
71% matchMixed62% of 177 reviews2014
Dev: WizarBoxPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A place where pirates roamed the seas looking for treasure, and where one innocent 8 year old girl grew up to become the most famous Pirate of the Caribbean! From an early age, Morgane Castillo was a confident and feisty girl, playing with her friends and getting into scraps on Bounty Island.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 73%, Casual 27%
- #55 Backstage Pass
69% matchVery Positive86% of 278 reviews2016
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!
Why similar: Otome 52.9% ★, Visual Novel 20.1%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Romance 9%, Indie 2.6%
- #56 Deep Beyond
65% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Avix Games
Windows
Deep Beyond Is a first-person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #57 She is Mermaid
68% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: COSEN
Windows
Tired of your normal city life? Maybe it's instinct, maybe it's science, but nature is calling Hiroto back to his rural hometown! Little does he know that his childhood friend has somehow gotten herself turned into a... mermaid!?
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.4%, Indie 37.6%
- #58 Sailing Era
64% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,902 reviews2023
Dev: GY GamesPub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Every voyage is a journey of "Sailing & Beyond" in Sailing Era! Navigate your fleet and sail for fun; run a business; have a romantic encounter in the tavern; capture pirates amid intense battle; explore inland for treasure... Experience foreign culture, make novel discoveries, and sail away!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #59 Perfect Tides: Station to Station
62% matchVery Positive99% of 169 reviews2026
Dev: Three Bees
Windows · Mac
A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.
Why similar: Romance 36.4%, Female Protagonist 32.8%, Visual Novel 30.8%
- #60 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
67% matchVery Positive83% of 779 reviews2014
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 62.4%, Casual 31.3%, Indie 6.2%