Games Like Winning Hearts: Wrestling Otome

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+ 15.6%, Otome 14.6% ★, Romance 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dating Sim 9.4%

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: Otome 21.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Romance 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Dating Sim 9.8%

A cozy, heartwarming visual novel in which you take a familiar face (boy or girl) on a romantic spring festival date. Customize your player character (femme or masc) and play several low-stakes mini games!

Why similar: Otome 24.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Romance 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%, Dating Sim 8.9%

Heileen soon discovers a deck of tarot cards representative of the seven deadly sins and the seven heavenly virtues. The cards have the power to change both her dreams and her reality, and will help Heileen discover hidden things from her past, and what she wants to be. A saint, or a sinner?

Why similar: Otome 21.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Romance 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%

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: Otome 26.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.2%

A comedy-mystery otome (GxB) visual novel full of dad jokes, cringe puns, and an unexpected mystery! Come and join the pun!

Why similar: Otome 26.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Dating Sim 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%

Plastic Trick - an otome game inspired by mannequins An absurd, comedy game about plastic mannequins that have come to life and are fighting each other for your kiss, featuring a GxB/GxG romance!

Why similar: Otome 26.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Romance 11.9%, Dating Sim 9.4%, Visual Novel 9%

Discover secrets long forgotten, and nurture relationships waiting to bloom. In a game inspired by the lore of Dragon and Fae, make choices that can shape your story, relationships, and even personality. Will you be brave, kind, wise, charismatic? Only you know the answer to your fate.

Why similar: Otome 23.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Romance 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Dating Sim 8.9%

Create your ultimate muscle babe and punch, cuddle & smooch your way through the world's cutest wrestling promotion! Wrestling with Emotions: New Kid on the Block is the pro wrestler dating sim of your dreams, buzzing with pop punk magic, and bursting with heart, humor & hand-crafted charm!

Why similar: Wrestling 32.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Romance 8.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%, Visual Novel 6.6%

An otome game and romance visual novel. Step into the shoes of the necromancer, Raenelle. Meet a colorful cast of characters, fail to summon the spirits of the dead, unravel mysteries, and maybe — just maybe — fall in love.

Why similar: Otome 24.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Dating Sim 8.8%

Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

Why similar: Otome 21.6% ★, Dating Sim 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Romance 12%, Visual Novel 10.7%

The hapless, love-struck Ichika made a big mistake, and she might have ruined her friendship with Hana forever. With the help of her classmate Ayumi, can she work her own feelings out in time to show Hana how she really feels? A soft, comedic romance with big personalities and a tinge of melodrama.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Romance 11%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

Fling with a Tiefling is a short fantasy romance visual novel that follows you, an adventurer whose journey is about to come to an end. With tonight potentially being the last night with your treasured Tiefling companion Karrus, how will you spend it with him?

Why similar: Otome 24.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Romance 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%

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: Otome 17.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Romance 10.8%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%

Aeterna: Rubra Plena is a visual novel otome game about happy romance, and dealing with depression, anxiety, and trauma. You play a beautiful young noblewoman dealing with her current and past experiences while finding love.

Why similar: Otome 25.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Romance 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Dating Sim 8.6%

Date the small holiday town's cute local carpenter and help Noel rekindle her relationship with her family in this emotional Christmas themed otome visual novel!

Why similar: Otome 20.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Romance 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Dating Sim 10%

Trapped in a time loop as the Saintess of the Golden Bow, every choice matters and every death is a second chance. Use knowledge from past timelines to unlock new paths and strengthen bonds in this otome visual novel. Can you rewrite fate, or are you bound to relive despair forever?

Why similar: Otome 27.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Romance 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%

Run a beautiful bathhotel, uncover drama, and befriend (or romance) a fabulous cast in this Nordic fairytale-inspired visual novel!

Why similar: Otome 21.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Romance 13.1%, Dating Sim 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%

Create your protagonist and inherit a house in Caelmere, a coastal village where romance, mystery, and hidden mermaids are only the beginning. Investigate your uncle's death, meet 15 unique love interests, and choose whether to become a mermaid or something far more mysterious.

Why similar: Otome 17.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Romance 11.3%, Dating Sim 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam

Why similar: Otome 21.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Romance 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Dating Sim 8.7%

1 broken down car, 2 weeks in a hidden seaside town, and 7 men waiting to sweep you off your feet. Will you follow the threads of destiny in Brine Bay?

Why similar: Otome 19.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Romance 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9%

Charlotte, has been dumped by her long term girlfriend Mikka. Fortunately her sexy friend Sophie insists on taking her out to try and cheer her up. But Sophie is quite a wildcat so who knows where such a date could lead in this yuri/lesbian themed visual novel with multiple routes and endings.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Dating Sim 10.9%, Romance 10.7%

High Elo Girls is a Visual Novel set in the esports scene where you play as the latest recruit for a new all-girls team. Can you help your squad achieve their true potential, or will you only squander your own?

Why similar: Otome 18.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Romance 10.2%, Dating Sim 7.2%

After successfully leading her friends through a one-shot TTRPG campaign, part-time barista and full-time gamer Flora now faces a new challenge… How can she possibly muster up the courage to tell her DM that she likes him?!

Why similar: Otome 25.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Romance 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.8%

A romantic visual novel based on the works of Jane Austen.

Why similar: Otome 17.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Romance 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%

An erotic visual novel about heartbreak, self-discovery, and curious turns of fate- Lena and Ian are two very different people who find themselves in a very similar moment in their lives.

Why similar: Otome 18.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Dating Sim 9.9%

Imperial Grace is a visual novel about romance, medieval intrigue, and political strategy. Will you rule with your head, or your heart?

Why similar: Otome 24.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Romance 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.3%

In Ashes is a medieval fantasy adventure where you must balance heroism and survival with rest, burn out, and trust. In this choice-driven visual novel, you must build a hero who can overcome the weight of their legacy. When faced with a choice, what kind of hero will you be?

Why similar: Otome 23.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Romance 10%, Visual Novel 9.6%

As a stylist working for Hollywood's biggest celebrities, dress up your troublesome clients for their showbiz events and somehow manage a romance with a celebrity in this story-driven dress up game inspired by reality TV & Hollywood culture

Why similar: Otome 23.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Romance 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Visual Novel 9%

Doki Doki House is a Dating Sim that takes place in beautiful Australia, on the Gold Coast. In this game you play as the heroine, which suddenly becomes the temporary owner of a guest house. Fall in love with these characters and experience the interesting story of your very own guest house!

Why similar: Otome 28.3% ★, Romance 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Female Protagonist 5.7%

The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.

Why similar: Otome 26.9% ★, Romance 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Visual Novel 10%

When an alien boy named Enoch lands on your balcony one fateful Sunday evening, your life is changed forever. Can you keep your alien roommate a secret from the world?

Why similar: Otome 21.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Dating Sim 9.4%, Romance 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%

Sarah’s an aspiring actress and finally got her big break! Productions come with their challenges and romances, but Sarah never thought her big break would bring a ghost! Will this supernatural hiccup ruin everything Sarah's worked for? Help her solve the mysteries, and she may also find love!

Why similar: Otome 24.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Dating Sim 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Romance 10.8%

Follow the story from different points of view and make choices to decide your future on five different routes and discover the mystery behind this magical adventure as you find love with one of the appliances of your kitchen.

Why similar: Otome 28.1% ★, Romance 12.9%, Dating Sim 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.

Why similar: Otome 23.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Dating Sim 9.9%, Romance 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%

Luna has been working too hard, fortunately as she finishes up each night she manages to find her way to a hidden out of the way cafe, one where the gals all dress up like different animals. It could be a place for dreams to come true, or just for Luna to blow off some steam and relax each night.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Romance 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dating Sim 10%

You're a witch who has just been evicted. Your only option for tonight? A haunted house full of fellow supernaturals. Find love and friendship in this supernatural amare VN with found family feels, 3 love interests and multiple endings.

Why similar: Otome 20.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Romance 9.3%

Start your new life as a teacher! You worked hard to get here, but nothing prepared you for a lounge full of charming single teachers. Each has secrets, and your choices can change everything. Will you find love in this school romance?

Why similar: Otome 28% ★, Romance 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Dating Sim 10.3%

Spend 4 days with 2 boy failures in this otome visual novel. Will you choose Julian, the lost tourist with golden retriever energy, or Riku, the quietly intense guy in a bear suit, to steal your heart in this short & sweet romance?

Why similar: Otome 34.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Romance 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.7%

Will you lead your marching band to victory as drum major? Explore band camp and attend rehearsal alongside an unforgettable cast of characters, where every choice matters. Find love or face tragedy in 7 routes with 35+ different endings in this colorful, musically-rich otome visual novel.

Why similar: Otome 27.4% ★, Romance 11.2%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Comedy 7.9%

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: Otome 17.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Romance 11.5%, Dating Sim 10%

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 24.9% ★, Romance 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%

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 27.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Romance 12.7%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%

After a classmate’s murder, you and five love interests must decide—will your final year of high school be a search for the truth or a story of love?

Why similar: Otome 17.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Dating Sim 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%

Drama! Crisis! And four charming or adorable Taiwanese Yaoguai(supernatural beings) love interests! Over 150 choices lead you through a romantic adventure—who will you choose? Or... will you choose them all?

Why similar: Otome 25.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Romance 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%

Princess Rosavel is on a deep space mission but can’t quite remember her purpose. Can she recollect her memories and find out why she went on such a dangerous journey?

Why similar: Otome 23.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Romance 10.7%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%

The girls of the Lingerie shop are back and they are in for their toughest day of the year, a mega sale event! How will the girls handle things, you get to decide not only how the sale goes but who you will control in this adult yuri/lesbian themed multi-routed visual novel game.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Romance 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Dating Sim 9.8%

Welcome to Dream & Sugar, a wholesome visual novel exploring relationships, love, and the transition to adulthood. Navigate relationships with unique dialogue and branching endings in this cozy LGBTQ+ friendly otome game!

Why similar: Otome 21.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Romance 11.1%, Dating Sim 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%

Face the nightmares of your childhood and unveil the truth behind your summoning to the realm of Limbo. Fight your way back home with the help of seven deities sworn to be your protectors. Will love be the key to your freedom, or the first chapter of your downfall?

Why similar: Otome 28.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Romance 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Dating Sim 10%

Every day we meet people who can change the trajectory of our whole life. In the sleepy town of Edgewood, how will your life change after meeting one unique Arcane family?

Why similar: Otome 23.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 11.2%

You were meant to exorcise the ghost, not flirt with him! Choose your soulmate from ghost enthusiasts – dead or alive – and unravel the conspiracy lurking beneath the haunting in this exorcist dating sim.

Why similar: Otome 22.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Romance 11.7%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%

Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.

Why similar: Otome 26% ★, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 10.7%, Dating Sim 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%

Infinite Stars is a visual novel filled with romance, mystery & roleplaying elements where you choose how the adventure unfolds. Establish your character & personality through the hundreds of choices presented in this interactive fiction inspired by stories like Dune, The Expanse & Mass Effect.

Why similar: Otome 23.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Romance 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%

In finding love for the Parasite 5, will Cupid find love herself?

Why similar: Otome 31.5% ★, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%

In this sequel to the award-winning roleplay visual novel, Arcadia Fallen, you play as a senior student at the Seven Winds Academy. Choose from three different magical disciplines, and let your choices shape the personality of your character as you navigate school life during a time of great change.

Why similar: Otome 23.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Romance 9.8%, Dating Sim 9.5%

Fall in love with marbles and learn to believe in yourself again.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Romance 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%

Choose your own story as you take over a beach resort, of course it's not all fun and games but at least the park is filled with an array of beautiful women to distract you. Your choices will determine the story and whether romance is in the air and how your beach visit will end.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%

You're leading an ordinary life in sunny California when suddenly you get kidnapped by LA's most wanted gang! Thrown into the extravagant life of these stylish but dangerous gangsters, you must choose one of them to watch over you.... but who can you trust?

Why similar: Otome 23.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dating Sim 12.2%

Turnbuckle Hearts is a visual novel set in the world of professional wrestling. Forge friendships, find romance, and fight for your future as your choices shape the story.

Why similar: Wrestling 59.2% ★, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Comedy 7.1%, Choices Matter 6%

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: Otome 24.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Romance 10.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Dating Sim 9.7%