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Looking for games like As We Know It? Here are top casual simulation recommendations with a romance and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Akash: Path of the Five, Backstage Pass or We Should Talk.

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  1. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    Akash: Path of the Five is a professionally-produced, fully voiced otome visual novel. Players will become Aurora, a member of a magical race of elementals. As the first elemental girl the village has seen in over 200 years, all eyes are on her fast-approaching coming of age ceremony. All is not as it seems, however, as tensions between Akash and a nearby human settlement threaten to erupt into a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akash: Path of the Five.

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  2. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 381 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backstage Pass.

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  3. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    58% User Score Based on 133 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 5 reviews

    Using a unique narrative choice mechanic, players craft sentences in response to the in-game characters in We should talk. Through this careful choice of words, players express themselves as they discuss ongoing problems about life and romance with their in-game partner over text messages, while also chatting with friends and strangers at their favorite local bar about what’s on their mind. The co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Should Talk.

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  4. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 741 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 5 reviews

    "Set in 20XX, Arcade Spirits follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred - after a turbulant work history you are granted employment at the Funplex, a popular arcade, home to a host of unique personalities and customers. Where will this new found employment take you? Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Spirits.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 2,362 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Growing Up.

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  7. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 1,830 reviews

    A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seduce Me the Otome.

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  8. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 438 reviews

    Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! A survival stats-raising Otome / BxB Dating Sim in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Alchemist.

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  9. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum is the latest story-driven RPG from Black Chicken Studios, inc., spinning tales of pulp adventure, exotic locations, occult horror, and romance that'll require well-honed skills. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum.

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  10. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    99% User Score Based on 711 reviews

    Raise the cutest daughter in all of the land in the ultimate parenting simulation!In Magical Princess, step into the shoes of a single, widowed father as he brings up his only beloved daughter from early childhood all the way to graduation at the magical academy. With her whole life ahead of her across a variety of different paths, how she grows up and matures is entirely your responsibility… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Princess.

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  11. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 474 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

    Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Synergia.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Cardinal Cross is a sci-fi cyberpunk themed otome visual novel game. The game features 80+ backgrounds, 50+ side characters, and 70+ CGs. Lana has 3 different personality choices, as well as 2 male and 1 female romance options, with multiple endings. Will Lana emerge as hero or villain? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cardinal Cross.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,794 reviews

    You are Avery Grey, the newest employee at a popular cat cafe called A Cat's Paw. The coffee's good and the staff is friendly (and kinda cute!) but mysterious. One day, you find a strange book in the basement, with letters you can't quite read... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hustle Cat.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 2,456 reviews

    ACE Academy is a slice-of-life, story-centric comedy game with elements of dating-sim; fully voiced and extensively interactive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ACE Academy.

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  15. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 544 reviews

    Witches x Warlocks is a cute and light-hearted Halloween Raising Sim Visual Novel; featuring a customizable protagonist and 4 love interests of different genders! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witches x Warlocks.

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  16. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 421 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Purrfect Date is a cross between a Visual Novel, a Dating Sim, and a dark British comedy. You, a human, will get to date cats and uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious Cat Island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purrfect Date.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,107 reviews

    A choice-driven, fantasy adventure visual novel featuring full voice-over and an intricate romance system! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crystalline.

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  18. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 311 reviews

    One day you're in your apartment, wallowing in self-pity, and the next thing you know you're being summoned to a land full of witches trying to kill you, with your doppelganger's unconscious body lying on the wooden floor. Can you find your way back home? Follow along Palmier as she/he has an identity crisis while exploring a whole new world filled with killer witches, magic, and four lonely tw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bewitching Sinners.

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  19. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 4,368 reviews

    You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the shadows. You won't be able to save everyone. You might not even be able to save yourself. Welcome home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow.

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  20. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 2,364 reviews

    Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always Sometimes Monsters.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 1,275 reviews

    "Wolf Tails" is a visual novel where you take care of two wolf-girls. There's Mirari, a kindhearted girl who is running away from her duties to her pack, and Fuyu, a brash and loud-mouthed girl who is wary of human culture and its "influences". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolf Tails.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 247 reviews

    Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart Fragment.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 230 reviews

    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 5 other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SoulSet.

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  25. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 1,095 reviews

    StoryYou’re entering your junior year of college. Your first two years went by quickly— You were an average college student, living an average college life. However, after almost getting hit by a car, you meet a mysterious woman who says you’ll die if you don’t find your soulmate soon! Now you have to juggle school, work, and your impending doom?! Fate works in mysterious ways. You bump into your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    A massive otome dating sim about a humorously jerky young lady and her mission to woo one of multiple uniquely, but equally, obnoxious guys. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XOXO Droplets.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    77% User Score Based on 97 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space. This science fiction thriller tells the tale of an intergenerational mission and its diverse crew, fighting against a deadly AI (and each other) for the chance to survive. Strategy, love interests and quantum mechanics await you. Your choices change the fate of everyone in Quantum Suicide. You play as a resea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Suicide.

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  28. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    Sable's Grimoire is a visual novel / dating sim featuring monster girls in a magic academy setting. Play as Sable, an aspiring magic researcher, as he get sucked into the daily lives and troubles of his demi-human classmates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sable's Grimoire.

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  29. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 196 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Best Friend Forever is the world’s first simulation game to combine pet care and dating (just not necessarily at the same time). Train, pat and play with your very own dog to form a bond that will last the ages. With your four-legged companion by your side, meet, woo and cherish the many cuties of Rainbow Bay’s thriving singles scene. Pet the dogs - then the owners. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Best Friend Forever.

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  30. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 1,132 reviews

    City of Broken Dreamers is a mature adults only cyberpunk visual novel. In the game you will find a choice based visually erotic and exciting adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City of Broken Dreamers: Book One.

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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,620 reviews

    When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Letter.

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  32. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    95% User Score Based on 414 reviews

    An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a sweet, funny, slice-of-life romantic visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart. Experience a budding friendship - and a blossoming romance - as you open up, make choices, and explore multiple endings. The world may seem bitter … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabin Fever.

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  33. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 5,594 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yes, Your Grace.

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  34. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 340 reviews

    Play as Aria and romance the two sultry demon girls, Lyria and Scherza, or your best friend Melody in this yuri (girl x girl) visual novel where your choices will ultimately decide the fate of this spellbound girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight Vega.

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  35. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 846 reviews

    【About the play video release of "Nightshade"】 You are allowed to do so if you share the movie free of charge below the rules. *All Visual novels are not permitted. *Only Prologue and Chapter1 and Chapter2 are permitted. *If it is for business purposes, you cannot do so unfortunately. Thank you very much for your interest in our games. 【Over view】 A romance visual novel game made in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightshade/百花百狼.

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  36. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 602 reviews

    Seduce Me 2: The Demon War is the sequel to the popular free-to-play otome game, Seduce Me the Otome. It follows the story of Mika Anderson as she is suddenly thrown into the Abyssal Plains right before she is about to be married to one of the five Incubi Brothers featured in the first game. What's even worse is that she is thrown there in the middle of a Rebellion against the Evil Demon Lord and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seduce Me 2: The Demon War.

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  37. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 6,475 reviews

    Date Everything! brings an exciting new twist on the dating simulator genre. Your BFA in customer service unfortunately goes to waste as you lose your job to AI. But... a mysterious stranger sends a gift - magical glasses called 'Dateviators' - which make your house come alive and dateable! Each dateable object will open up, have their own stories and potentially become your lovers, friends, o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Date Everything!.

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  38. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    98% User Score Based on 1,494 reviews

    "As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atri: My Dear Moments.

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  39. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    95% User Score Based on 454 reviews

    When The Night Comes is an episodic fantasy otome game with supernatural elements. You are a Hunter, and you've been called to the quiet town of Lunaris to assist the local Enforcers with an investigation into a series of increasingly unsettling murders. Immerse yourself in the world of Witches, Vampires, Demons and Lycan's as you slowly unravel the mystery that lies deep within the roots of the t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When The Night Comes.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    91% User Score Based on 515 reviews

    Upon answering a mysterious phone call, you awaken in an unfamiliar place filled with new faces… Through intricate relationships and thoughtful introspection, will you be able to unravel the reason you are here? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel Wings.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    Time keeps slip, slip, slipping away...You're trapped in a mansion with five guys, one of whom has a gun.There's a giant countdown ticking down. At the end of this story, someone will die.Will it be you? Or can you escape... the DATE WARP?Use a steady hand to connect the wires and put the pieces together to solve the mystery of the mansion before it's too late. Your choices will turn the story tow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Date Warp.

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  43. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 608 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Roui, a resilient city dandy, a decipherer, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure AND must return to his gypsy homeland: Latori. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crown of Leaves.

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  44. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 5,833 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 9 reviews

    Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hatoful Boyfriend.

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  45. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 832 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 6 reviews

    Cinders is a mature take on a classic fairytale with a heavy emphasis on player choices and role playing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cinders.

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  46. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    The Kingdom of Novus has been thrown into disarray, and It's up to you to decide if you’ll help to bring peace, or if you’ll stoke the fires of chaos. Enter a high fantasy world steeped in political intrigue; where magic touches the land and blood turns the wheels unseen. Dishonor & betrayal. Hope & despair. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Errant Kingdom.

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  47. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 712 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highschool Romance.

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  48. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    92% User Score Based on 1,161 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 6 reviews

    Listen to stories of boasting glory and utter failure. Gather rumors, turn them into quests, and send the next adventurer on a journey that may change their life forever. Play the tavern owner, serve your drinks, and save the day! And while you’re at it why not uncover truths about a looming evil? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tavern Talk.

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  49. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    Fantasy Visual Novel / Dating Sim that combines enchanting artwork, engaging story and fun mini-games into an unforgettable adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faulty Apprentice.

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  50. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Shore.

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