Games Like When Two Roses Collide

A honey-trapping, backstabbing, high-stakes story with a romantic heart, featuring problematic gays to suit a variety of bad tastes. Set in 1920s New York, this episodic visual novel follows an audacious conman juggling friends, enemies, and the most outrageous scam he’s ever tried to pull.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Historical 24%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 14.1%, Hand-drawn 7.9%

An adult visual novel about lesbian nuns.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Historical 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Medieval 10.8%, Romance 10.4%

A medieval fantasy BL Visual Novel in English and Spanish, Demo available

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Medieval 14.2%, Romance 11.7%, Hand-drawn 7%

A queer Victorian romance visual novel in which a gentleman running from the past and a poet hiding from the future collide through a lonely hearts ad. Suddenly, their lives can blossom—if you choose to change them.

Why similar: Historical 22.9%, LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Romance 12.1%, Hand-drawn 7.5%

A short visual novel depicting the struggles and romantic entanglements of a composer attempting to write lyrics for the first time in his life. It's a BL (Boys' Love) story.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.9%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Romance 15.5%, War 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.3%

A romantic fairy tale set in a fantasy medieval Rus'. Play as Ivan, a young bard with a gusli in hand, on a quest to win the love of the elusive Novgorod princess. Learn tunes, make choices!

Why similar: Historical 22.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Medieval 16.1%, Romance 14.6%, Hand-drawn 12.7%

Welcome to a small detective agency in old Seoul. Lady in Mystery is a Yuri mystery visual novel set in 18th-century Joseon. Choose one of four women to grow closest to Heesoo, the disguised detective. Your choices may lead to love, revenge, or darker paths than you imagined.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Historical 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Romance 12.2%, Hand-drawn 8.5%

Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!

Why similar: Historical 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Medieval 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Romance 12%

A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.

Why similar: Historical 25.4%, LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

Chasing Jack the Ripper! A BL/ Yaoi Visual Novel

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.8%, Historical 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.4%, Choices Matter 3.3%

ONIGASHIMA is a psychological horror visual novel with romantic tragedy, supernatural loop mechanics, and dual-layered narration. Play as a nameable protagonist and uncover the truth behind the Red Moon and the devouring of your villagers.

Why similar: Historical 34.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Medieval 8.2%

Having just arrived in the great port city of Deepharbor, humble bards Edmond and Edna are suddenly tasked with running a Tavern. Recruit fellow adventuring heroes, manage your tavern, and possibly find romance? This is your Quest for Love!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Medieval 13.6%, Romance 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.3%

Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!

Why similar: Historical 43.4%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

In the winter of 210 AD, the renowned genius strategist Zhōu Yú died of illness. Qiáo Qīng, his widowed concubine, reminisces on their bittersweet relationship while going through the belongs in their bedroom. The player's choices affect her sentiment, which in turn affects how the game ends.

Why similar: Historical 37%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Romance 16.5%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Multiple Endings 5.7%

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+ 39.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Romance 13.8%, Hand-drawn 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.7%

The first historical visual novel. 13th century - steppe, steel, and intrigue. Subedei and Jebe lead their armies westward, and it is up to you to decide: will history remain as written in the chronicles, or will you rewrite it anew?

Why similar: Historical 29%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Medieval 18.8%, Hand-drawn 8.1%, Multiple Endings 5.2%

A visual novel about first love, decisions, and the sweetness of a town where everyone knows each other. Join Haruto on his journey to discover what it truly means to love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.9%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Romance 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.6%, Multiple Endings 5.6%

A short BL Visual Novel about romance and pirates.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Historical 16.2%, Romance 16.1%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

A "man" is transformed into a woman by a vengeful witch and realizes she likes it better this way.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.1%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Romance 17.3%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, 2D 1.7%

As the summer heat fades, Suoh Shirahane is just one step away from unraveling the mystery of why her beloved Amitie partner left in the spring.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.9%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Romance 17.2%, Hand-drawn 7.8%, Multiple Endings 5.4%

White Wool & Snow is the second visual novel in the Misericorde series.

Why similar: Historical 32%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Medieval 17.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Story Rich 5.3%

Jackie Shields wakes up to find everything in her world a little different than she remembers it. Trapped between her own dimension and a parallel one, she soon realizes that nothing can remain unchanged in her life. Especially not herself...because the other dimension has a Jackie of its own!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.8%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Romance 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

A cute little romantic story about rescue and love. Once upon a cat named Simon, decided to skip classes to wander. Before he knew it, he got lost in the deep forest – chased by an unknown predator. Will he be able to get out by his own means?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Romance 15.7%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

Take the throne and save your Kingdom by reviving ancient magic that's been lost to your family for generations.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.9%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Romance 15.9%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7%

Doki Doki Ragnarok is a viking visual novel in which you pillage and date villages around the world. It takes place in a ridiculous world where viking raids are like going on a date - with the village!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Historical 20.5%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Hand-drawn 12.3%

“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.2%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Hand-drawn 16%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%

Know your neighbors. Find the truth. Betray them. Experience the nightmare of the Salem Witch Trials in this horror story based on true events.

Why similar: Historical 34.3%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Romance 14.1%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

Summer has arrived early to Saint Angraecum Academy, and with it comes change. Follow the story of Erika in the second game in the Flowers series.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.8%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Romance 16.2%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7%

A short lesbian / yuri visual novel set in England. Our heroine, Toma Andrews, meets a ghost girl wearing an old-fashioned nightgown in a graveyard who calls herself Emmeline. Just who is she, and how did she die?

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Historical 19.8%, Romance 13.4%, Story Rich 4.6%

Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.

Why similar: Historical 21.7%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Romance 11.1%

A fantasy-romance visual novel featuring a not-quite-human cast, shown with animated sprites and painted backgrounds.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Medieval 13.4%, Romance 10.6%

The Night at Barrington's is a BL mystery visual novel set in Victorian England. When servant Ethan is named the unexpected heir, he becomes entangled with the noble Barrington family's two sons—and uncovers the secrets hidden within the estate.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.7%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Romance 17.3%, Story Rich 5.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.8%

A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.5%, Visual Novel 21%, Romance 13.9%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Choices Matter 7%

Portrait of a Cornish Woman is a Victorian Romance Visual Novel of Manners, capturing the subtle, yet powerful emotions of two women as they fight for their place in each other's lives while living under a veil of discretion.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Historical 28.7%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Romance 12.5%, Story Rich 6.4%

it's a beloved NomnomNami classic! the witch boy romance of all time! you could be playing starry flowers and crying over the love these two feel for each other... i've certainly cried... there's really nothing else to be said, you just have to play it.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Romance 21.4%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Story Rich 2.7%

Take a deep dive into Danya’s and Brahve’s heat and romance in The Symbiant Re:Union. The events take place after two Endings of The Symbiant’s main game.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.1%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Romance 14.9%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%

Play Jane Austen's classic satirical romance as a visual novel. You're young, new to Bath, and ready for adventure. Choose your gender, choose your path, and discover the secrets of Northanger Abbey.

Why similar: Historical 27.1%, LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Romance 10.2%, Hand-drawn 5%

A singleplayer, story game where you can make decisions and read your way through history.

Why similar: Historical 23.4%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Romance 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.2%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Romance 18.3%, Multiple Endings 5%, Choices Matter 4.2%

A Visual Novel game filled with romance, action, and intrigue. Create your Dragon Commander, befriend or romance the future King, and find the courage to save the Kingdom.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Romance 15.7%, Medieval 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%

"The Town of Nie Iromusubi", a fan-disc of the strange and eerie otherworldly BL fantasy "The Town of Nie." Weaving together extraordinary colors.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.9%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Romance 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

A BL Bara Romantic Comedy Visual Novel

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.4%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Romance 14.1%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

A boys' love / yaoi visual novel set in 19th century Japan. Join Haru, an aloof young man forced to crossdress by his mother from childhood, and Kishou, a cheerful thief brought up in poverty, as they travel across the country to break an age-old curse.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.4%, Historical 25.7%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Romance 12.9%, Story Rich 2.9%

A cute romance visual novel with four heroines set in an all-girls’ boarding school in France in 1896 featuring a crossdressing male protagonist.

Why similar: Historical 24.7%, LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Romance 13.8%, Multiple Endings 6.4%

A poet ponders queer life and love after his happily ever after.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Historical 18%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 14%, Hand-drawn 11.4%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.7%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Romance 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%

Did I really save this pretty boy ten years ago...? A fresh summer youth BL visual novel about memory, promises, and mutual salvation. [clear cherry ice.] Get closer to Jiwon and Chaehyun, and see whether your bond becomes friendship—or something more.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.8%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Romance 17.6%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

Step into a small town society of the 1820s in this historically accurate visual novel, filled with drama, dresses and danger.

Why similar: Historical 31.7%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Romance 15.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Choices Matter 6.9%

Adrian Heart is a reclusive composer dragged into the world of the entertainment industry by his famous sister to become the new personal assistant to one of the elite talents who calls the agency home. He is none to happy about it.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.3%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Romance 19.2%, Story Rich 4.8%, Multiple Endings 3.7%

You've been invited! Follow your classmates in this Visual Novel as they show you around the VR MMORP everyone's been talking about! The only problem? Nina may not be able to handle how attractive her party is!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Medieval 18.4%, Romance 15.2%, Multiple Endings 5.8%

The kind Blacksmith is a Visual Horror Novel set in ficticious medieval Italy. In a land ravaged by war and sickness, you take on the roll of the Blacksmith - a lonely man that happens to take in a sick Knight of the invading forces. The Knight's fate is in your hands. To be kind is your choice.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.1%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Hand-drawn 21.2%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

Ankora the Love Demon only has a month to prove she can make it on her own! Can she settle down and find love?!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.5%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Romance 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 4.1%

《染上你的颜色》是由屿临个人制作发行的一部百合向视觉小说。游戏通过沈眠眠的视角展开，与另一位少女林舒桐因画画而相遇。这是一个关于模仿、嫉妒与错位之爱的故事。当仰慕变成执念，当爱意沦为占有，两个少女在互相吞噬中渐渐染上了彼此的颜色。

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.7%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Romance 17.6%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Indie 1.2%

A dark romantic comedy where every match brings you closer to love… or something far more dangerous. Meet monsters, go on dates, and shape your relationships through meaningful choices. But behind every perfect date lies a secret: You’re not looking for love. You’re trying to bring love back.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Romance 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.4%

Symbiotic Love is a coming-of-age Yuri Visual Novel set in an All Girls' High School. What has fate in store for love so perfect, so symbiotic, that they could only live, and perish together?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.6%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Romance 18.1%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Choices Matter 5.2%

Explore a FUTA fantasy world of romance, lust, monsters, and devotion, where your choices shape who Elifael becomes. As she steps beyond House El’Naar, new lovers, rivals, and forbidden paths await. Will she hold onto love, embrace corruption, or lose herself to the Goddess?

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Medieval 10.8%, Romance 8.9%

Set against real historical backdrop, this work unfolds bloody political intrigues. navigating between the tyrant’s tyranny and relatives’ conspiracies. Every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate and witnesses the darkest court legends of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Why similar: Historical 42.8%, Visual Novel 32.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 7.7%, 2D 5.7%

Set in 1920s Prohibition-era America, this romantic comedy follows Detective Richter and his adventures as he attempts to unravel Cleveland's liquor industry.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 57.8%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Romance 14.3%, Indie 1.6%, Casual 1.4%

How am I supposed to fit in at college when there aren't any other animal people but I'm a POSSUM BOY?! A rom-com visual novel about finding love... when you're the only animal person around!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.3%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Romance 16.8%, Multiple Endings 6.9%, Choices Matter 5.2%

A sapphic visual novel & dating sim. Manage your days aboard a liminal ship, navigating relationships both tense and tender. Fall in love, or bring your companions together. Join the crew, investigate your past, and find a way home.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.8%, Visual Novel 23%, Romance 16.9%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Story Rich 3.6%