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Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!

Reviews: Very Positive — 86% — of 206 reviews
Released: 2025-10-24
Developer: Impossible Home
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    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: Dating Sim 29.8%, LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Romance 14%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Visual Novel 7.6%

  57. #57 Kurage Life
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 598 reviews2025
    Dev: TAIL-AKIPub: Mango Party
    Windows

    Experience a love story full of ups and downs together with an introverted, plain-looking cutie working part-time at your ramen shop.♥

    Why similar: Time Management 23.7%, Life Sim 19%, Dating Sim 17.3%, Management 11.6%, Romance 11.3%

  58. #58 Ithya: Magic Studies
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,840 reviews2025
    Dev: BlueTurtle
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 17.3 hrsMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Ithya: Magic Study is a cozy background app combined with productivity tools. Customize your room and relax with lofi or fantasy playlists in beautiful, hand-drawn environments. Perfect for a focused or creative session in a magical world.

    Why similar: Life Sim 29.7%, Hand-drawn 25.2%, Character Customization 23.4%, Magic 9.5%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

  59. #59 Sensei! I Like You So Much!
    63% matchVery Positive88% of 1,423 reviews2025
    Dev: LaoO Studio (Shanghai Ou Ou Xi Network Technology Co. LTD)Pub: Erabit
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    "Sensei! I Like You So Much!" is a fandom business simulation game. You will play as a fanfic author, create & release your fanzine, join comicons, gather followers, and become a legend with your fellow fans around! You can buy goods of your pairing, build itabags, and decorate your room as well!

    Why similar: Character Customization 22.6%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Simulation 9.9%

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