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  1. #1 Date Everything!
    97% matchVery Positive94% of 6,867 reviews2025
    Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Romance 15.8%, Sexual Content 14.4%, Visual Novel 7.3%

  2. #2 UncleNeighbor:uncle Dating Simulator
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 880 reviews2020
    Dev: GameUncle
    Windows · Mac

    You can play as a newcomer to the town starting a new life and date the 12 uncles

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.2%, Sexual Content 15.5%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Mature 11.7%, Romance 8.6%

  3. #3 Doomsday Paradise
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 244 reviews2023
    Dev: Lemonade Flashbang
    Windows

    Can you get a date before the end of the world? Doomsday Paradise is a goofy, multiplayer dating sim about finding love before the apocalypse. With over 130 different endings and 12 different singles to woo- no two games will ever be the same.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.8%, Dating Sim 26.4%, Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

  4. #4 (val)iant: or, val's guide to having a broken vag
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2023
    Dev: Cactus Studio
    Windows

    (val)iant is a single-player narrative game about pelvic pain. play as val, a nonbinary college student struggling with their relationship to their body, as well as their relationship with sex. this game is fundamentally about how we as a society learn (or don't learn) about sex.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Sexual Content 17.6%, Romance 12.8%, Cartoony 12.5%

  5. #5 Blush Blush
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 7,453 reviews2020
    Dev: Sad Panda Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 89.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    You are responsible somehow for a curse that befalls 12 unfortunate hawt dudes. Now you have to find them and break the curse with your love!!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.7%, Sexual Content 20.9%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Romance 9.7%, Mature 7.3%

  6. #6 UncleOffice:uncle Dating Simulator
    94% matchMixed62% of 94 reviews2025
    Dev: GameUncle
    Windows · Mac

    You can play as a newcomer, start a new life, and date 12 uncles

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Cartoon 18.6%, Casual 6.8%, 2D 5.4%

  7. #7 Arcade Spirits
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 622 reviews2019
    Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Dating Sim 20.5%, Romance 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mature 11.3%

  8. #8 Chardonnay Romancia
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 176 reviews2022
    Dev: リストランテ助六
    Windows

    A furry visual novel for adults

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40%, Sexual Content 17%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 8.9%

  9. #9 Mission: It's Complicated
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 230 reviews2020
    Dev: Schell Games
    Windows · Mac

    Mission: It’s Complicated is a narrative-based, visual novel where you match super-awesome superheroes to go on missions during the night and dates during the day. The more compatible the pair of superheroes are, the more likely that they will fall in love and save the world.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Dating Sim 21.5%, Romance 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Cartoon 5.4%

  10. #10 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
    Dev: Xso
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.1%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Romance 12%, Multiple Endings 4.5%

  11. #11 The Divine Speaker
    91% matchVery Positive96% of 436 reviews2022
    Dev: Two and a Half Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Sexual Content 8.6%

  12. #12 My New Memories
    90% matchVery Positive83% of 459 reviews2021
    Dev: Killer7
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Memories...One of the most important things in our lives. But what happens if you forget who you are? If you don't remember anything? Then you can only hope that the people that do know who you are help you out...This is your journey...On your way to finding new memories...

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Romance 15.8%, Mature 13.5%, Sexual Content 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%

  13. #13 Come Home
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 4,827 reviews2021
    Dev: R.J. Rhodes
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    An adult visual novel with 20 romanceable characters, each with their own individual, optional, storylines. Plenty of sex, laughs, and romance awaits you as you navigate the different relationships, while trying to solve the mystery of your missing father.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 35.6%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mature 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 8.8%

  14. #14 My Dangerous Life
    88% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2020
    Dev: HituzigumoPub: Giiku Games
    Windows

    Hinata has only just arrived in New York, but things are already going downhill. Then a handsome stranger offers his help, and suddenly Hinata finds himself in a shared apartment with three hot guys. A rollercoaster of emotions begins.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Romance 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Sexual Content 9%

  15. #15 Deep Sea Valentine
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2021
    Dev: KigyoDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore a colorful underwater world and help a pink dolphin find the perfect date for Valentine's day!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Romance 21.4%, Dating Sim 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Colorful 5.1%

  16. #16 England Exchange
    89% 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: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Romance 17.6%, Sexual Content 16.4%

  17. #17 Full Service
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 545 reviews2020
    Dev: Mazjojo ProductionsPub: Herculion
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as a workaholic young adult who finds romance in an unexpected place, an all-male massage parlor.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.8%, Sexual Content 19.8%, Mature 13.2%, Dating Sim 10.3%, Romance 6.8%

  18. #18 Hunky City
    84% matchVery Positive81% of 167 reviews2024
    Dev: Team R.P
    Windows

    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+ 49.6%, Dating Sim 20.6%, Sexual Content 14.6%, Romance 12.3%, Adventure 1.7%

  19. #19 Roommates
    86% matchMostly Positive71% of 231 reviews2014
    Dev: Winter Wolves
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Join Max or Anne in Latin House for their first college year! They'll juggle classes, jobs, and social life with four dorm mates, potentially sparking some extracurricular fun. As Anne you can romance Max, Isabella, Dominic and Rakesh. As Max, romance Anne, Isabella, Sally and Rakesh.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mature 12%

  20. #20 Tender: Creature Comforts
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 106 reviews2021
    Dev: Kenny Sun
    Windows · Mac

    Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Cartoon 14.1%, Romance 10.4%

  21. #21 Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 186 reviews2022
    Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is the follow-up to 2019's Arcade Spirits, a visual novel of love and pixels, in which you seek friendship and romance while working in an arcade. Now the tables are turned, as you seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Romance 20.2%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Casual 3.7%

  22. #22 Fetish Locator Week One
    82% matchVery Positive84% of 2,499 reviews2020
    Dev: ViNovella Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Play as a young college student exploring love, lust, and sexual fetishes with the hottest women in town. Score points in the Fetish Locator app, which has taken the campus by storm. Make choices and decide the fate of the story in Fetish Locator!

    Why similar: Sexual Content 29.8%, Dating Sim 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 7.3%

  23. #23 My wife's cheating on me!
    81% matchMostly Positive71% of 215 reviews2025
    Dev: CuckTale games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This provocative visual novel offers a seductive blend of drama and eroticism, as you delve into the secrets of this couple’s relationship.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Mature 16.6%, Sexual Content 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%

  24. #24 Heirs And Graces
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2016
    Dev: Winter Wolves
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as Marcel and determine whether or not he has the skills to become Lord Sandor's heir and whether or not he forms a romantic attachment to one of four potential love interests: an ex-gladiator turned gardener, a perfectionist butler, the local doctor, or a mischievous elven Lord.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.2%, Dating Sim 18.3%, Romance 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

  25. #25 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2025
    Dev: Nullblade Studios
    Windows

    Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.7%, Dating Sim 24.9%, Romance 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 5.1%

  26. #26 ERROR143
    78% 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+ 28.9%, Dating Sim 26%, Romance 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Multiple Endings 6%

  27. #27 Backstage Pass
    81% 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: Visual Novel 37.6%, Dating Sim 36.4%, Romance 21.8%, Indie 4.2%

  28. #28 Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
    80% 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+ 26.2%, Romance 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Text-Based 10.2%

  29. #29 Love Shore
    79% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: Perfect Garbage
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Cinematic 29.8%, Text-Based 24.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Colorful 10%

  30. #30 Voice Love on Air
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 523 reviews2024
    Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
    Windows

    A BL dating sim with elements of studio management and interactions with voice actors! Follow Aki, a newbie voice director who has to complete the recordings for several BL dramas, and interact with the charming voice actors. Come give voice to the language of love!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.2%, Dating Sim 22.5%, Romance 18%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 6%

  31. #31 Dating Life: Miley X Emily
    79% matchMostly Positive72% of 58 reviews2019
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows

    Play as Miley as she goes on her first date in years, but her partner might not be who she expected in this Yuri/Lesbian Visual Novel story.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.2%, Mature 23.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Casual 8.3%

  32. #32 Like an Angel
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 244 reviews2022
    Dev: OTERAS
    Windows · Mac

    "Like an Angel" is a boy love game for adults, it has simulation and interactive fiction elements. It has more than 7 endings and plenty of CG for the player to explore.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Sexual Content 16.2%, Romance 15.5%, Mature 4.3%

  33. #33 Trouble Comes Twice
    75% 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%, Dating Sim 21.2%, Romance 20.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

  34. #34 Bliss Valley
    74% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Amusement Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    While running errands, you'll meet three cute furry characters that you can potentially date, romance, and eventually seduce. This game contains explicit sexual content.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Sexual Content 14.2%, Romance 13.2%, Cartoony 11.3%

  35. #35 Yearning: A Gay Story
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 86 reviews2021
    Dev: bobcgamesPub: Project Ensō
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Yearning: A Gay Story (YAGS) is a realistic coming-out-focused character-driven slice-of-life visual novel where you play as a gay man starting his freshman year of college at a generic university somewhere in the midwestern United States.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Modern 13.1%, Romance 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%

  36. #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+ 35.4%, Dating Sim 19.8%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 5.3%

  37. #37 Find Love or Die Trying
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
    Dev: Sunseeker Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    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 27.3%, Romance 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Mature 11.4%

  38. #38 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,339 reviews2024
    Dev: 汉谟拉比炒面Pub:
    Windows · Mac

    A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Dating Sim 23.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Romance 8.7%

  39. #39 KamiYaba: Destiny on a Dicey Deadline
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 377 reviews2022
    Dev: HULOTTEPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 59.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    “If you don't tie the knot with the person of your dreams within the next year, you'll be in big trouble.” So forewarns Urara, the self-proclaimed Goddess of Matchmaking... kicking off a rowdy rom-com adventure!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 39.9%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Multiple Endings 17%, Colorful 9.5%, 2D 2.7%

  40. #40 Courtin' Cowboys
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: Mrfishess
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 14.7%, Cartoon 14.5%

  41. #41 Days In Palis
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 152 reviews2025
    Dev: PassionPlayStudioPub: Playmeow
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Days in Palis is an immersive visual novel set in the fictional metropolis of "Palis." Players will experience passionate love stories and complex relationships centered around three female protagonists. By unlocking the plot, you'll gain a deeper understanding of their inner worlds.

    Why similar: Mature 18.2%, Sexual Content 16.8%, Romance 16.8%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%

  42. #42 Pixel Puzzle Makeout League
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2020
    Dev: Rude GhostPub: Skymap Games
    Windows · Mac

    Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Dating Sim 22.4%, Romance 19%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  43. #43 Flix and Chill 2: Millennials
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2017
    Dev: Jason LovettPub: K Bros Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    A dating sim where you jump into the shoes of the modern Millennial to find yourself and love in a time when true romance seems fleeting.

    Why similar: Casual 60.1%, Indie 39.9%

  44. #44 VIDEOVERSE
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 235 reviews2023
    Dev: Kinmoku
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, LGBTQ+ 29.7%, Romance 19.6%, Indie 6.4%, Adventure 6.4%

  45. #45 Boyfriend Dungeon
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 2,624 reviews2021
    Dev: Kitfox Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.4%, Dating Sim 31.8%, Romance 26.8%

  46. #46 Actual Roommates!
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: HanakoX Games
    Windows · Linux

    An Adult Visual Novel about a young lesbian, her horny roommates and an overcomplicated corporate conspiracy.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.8%, Sexual Content 23.4%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Romance 14%, Adventure 1.7%

  47. #47 Summer Meetings
    72% 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 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Sexual Content 17%, Romance 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10%

  48. #48 Synthetic Lover
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2022
    Dev: HeartCoreDev
    Windows

    In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Romance 17%, Mature 15.9%, Sexual Content 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%

  49. #49 Five Dates
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 2,798 reviews2020
    Dev: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 31.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Sexual Content 16%, Romance 13.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  50. #50 Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
    69% 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: Dating Sim 25.4%, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 14.6%, Text-Based 9.4%

  51. #51 Love Delivery
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,571 reviews2022
    Dev: Cometsoft Inc.Pub: Smilegate
    Windows

    A coming-of-age romance simulation that follows the raw, relatable journey of a real loser.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 23%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 12.6%, Sexual Content 11.5%

  52. #52 Tri City Monsters
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio Peaches
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Romance 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 13.7%

  53. #53 S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,490 reviews2025
    Dev: U0U GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    This is a modern adventure of young adults seeking love and meaning. Return to 2011's Castor Yard, tap on your keyboard, and make those letters dance: Use your online persona to make meaningful decisions for your clients and yourself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48.7%, Multiple Endings 22.3%, Casual 8.5%, 2D 8.4%, Indie 6.7%

  54. #54 My Vow to My Liege
    67% 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: Romance 35.4%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Mature 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 7.8%, Text-Based 7.4%

  55. #55 //TODO: today
    68% 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+ 37.5%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Casual 5.1%

  56. #56 Highschool Romance
    70% 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: Mature 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Romance 17.3%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Sexual Content 11.8%

  57. #57 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,518 reviews2022
    Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.2%, Dating Sim 30.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Indie 1.6%

  58. #58 Something To Do With Love
    70% matchMixed60% of 97 reviews2019
    Dev: Bune DuggyPub: Clam Dog Games
    Windows

    Something To Do With Love is a romantic, slice of life adventure game about being a bachelor in the small city of Garden Grove. The characters are animal people.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 34.9%, Dating Sim 27%, Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Adventure 10.1%

  59. #59 Repurpose
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2023
    Dev: Repurpose Studios
    Windows · Mac

    You and several others have passed away. You have three options: either take the trials to earn your place in Heaven, live it up in Hell, or remain lost in Limbo for the rest of eternity. Repurpose is an LGBT+ positive dating sim about death, love, and finding your purpose.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 25.2%, LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Cartoon 17%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

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