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[ Note: This was previously published in June 2023 as By Your Side: A Queerplatonic Short Story. This new edition has 14k additional words and tweaked older content including the addition of Noah's POV ] “Emma has an unbreakable bond with her roommates and lifelong best friends, yet struggles to create a romantic connection that comes even close to their friendship. That’s why Emma accepts her st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pillow Forts and Hurricanes.

Five stories. Four relationships. One place where they all met.A collection of short stories centered around the Monster Mixer, a place where creatures of all kinds gather to meet in search of intimacy.In this anthology you’ll find diverse monsters, diverse queer identities and diverse body types, for a short but spicy entertainment. CONTENT WARNINGS Monster Mixer contains explicit sexual co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Mixer Volume One.

Donlan Men's Athletic Academy: Before the Line is a BL visual novel set in a private MMA academy, where young adult fighters are preparing to enter the professional circuit. You play as Xu Yanchuan, a disciplined and restrained student who believes every movement should have a clear purpose. After entering Donlan Men's Athletic Academy, he meets Jiang Ye—a sharp, unpredictable fighter who always … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Donlan Men's Athletic Academy: Before the Line.

After a year of bad dates, failed job applications, and dating apps that seem to attract only the worst kind of men, you've nearly given up on finding the love story you've always written about. One drunken night, you decide to write the man of your dreams into your notebook, every detail of him crafted to your desires. The next day, he becomes a reality. As you fall for the impossibly perfe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Affictionate.

No hidden maps. No secret words written among the dotted specks of white. His fingers itched to touch the paint and peel it away to whatever lie beneath—to whatever felt both so horribly familiar yet strange. With about half the keys in Noa’s possession and a horrible discovery that several members of a project to emulate lost magic through a device, it’s looking far more likely that t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vault (Seraphine's Chosen Book #2).

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

81% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Out of the Blue is relatively simple, you wake up in a maze and you need to find your way out. You fight enemies, explore the map, collect items and manage your resources (such as bullets, water, grass, and tea). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OUT OF THE BLUE.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 149 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

"Feed me, or I'll reap your soul!"And with those ridiculous words, my whole life was turned upside down. Sakuraba Rie, aged nine, is a cynical and grumpy girl who cares little for her fellow classmates, and does not have a single friend.That is, until a self-proclaimed demon from the deepest, darkest pits of Hell suddenly appears in Rie's kitchen and steals a tray of cookies.What will happen betwe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strawberry Vinegar.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pirate's Fate.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

82% User Score Based on 215 reviews

Fight for the future—your own, and the world’s! Your fate is yours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Soul Stone War.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

73% User Score Based on 250 reviews

In a small inn located in the snowy Japanese mountains, an unlikely relationship blossoms between a once-popular poet and the daughter of the inn's proprietress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Days of Snow.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

100% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Elves' secrets run as deep as their grudges, and Sable is caught right in the middle of an old, escalating fued between a family of powerful elves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sable's Grimoire: Man And Elf.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 222 reviews

Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Community College Hero: Trial by Fire.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

79% User Score Based on 151 reviews

Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VERSUS: The Lost Ones.

The protagonist, Fan Tong, majored in law in college, but even after a year of graduation, he still couldn't find a job. He wanted to work at his mentor's law firm, but was asked to lose weight and then cross-dress as a test?! The weight loss journey was anything but smooth... Eventually, Fan Tong completely lost confidence. Fortunately, an accident led him to meet a cute and sunny girl named [Bag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bagel Love Story.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Short driving game about pleasuring a gay car and bringing it to climax. Manual transmission as activist autoerotica. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stick Shift.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

86% User Score Based on 22 reviews

A sweet slice of life boys love / yaoi visual novel set in the English countryside about a couple of young men who bond over mutual bereavement. Also, one of the main characters is over 1000 years old. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Fair Spirits.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 92 reviews

Taking over a beach resort sounded like a great idea, until you arrived and found it was filled with bad decisions of the past, all of which you will need to overcome to make it a success. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beach Girls.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

72% User Score Based on 207 reviews

Sometimes Always Monsters is a narrative roleplaying life simulator filled with choices. You play a recently married author who joins a cross-country bus tour to promote your next upcoming novel. Along the way, you hear about vicious rumours claiming you're a total fraud. As you journey through five unique cities, meet fans and critics alike, and make friends with your fellow busmates, it'll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sometimes Always Monsters.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

95% User Score Based on 42 reviews

A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To Be With You.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, graphics

93% User Score Based on 65 reviews

7 years ago, your best friend Leo Williams mysteriously disappeared, and no one had the slightest clue where he went. Seven years after this incident, Leo was declared dead since no one could find him. And now you are in possession of his belongings. But something about his stuff seems off... Something says he's still out there. And many more too. Broken Through is a full length psychologica… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Through.

A story-driven romance visual novel where your choices shape relationships, uncover secrets, and lead to multiple endings with your childhood friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Magical girl Childhood friend lives Next Door.

Urban Fantasy/Magical Realism ~ Omnibus ~ Blurb: Enter a world where angels walk among us…      Their light casting long shadows on a world rife with danger, mystery, and sacrifice. In this exclusive omnibus, experience the beginning of the Kalista Chronicles. Kalista, the Daughter of the Devil and Born Angel of Light, Truth, and Justice, must face a fate that is forged by darkness, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Devil's Daughter, Omnibus.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Trans positive adult only visual novel that follows two best friends as they begin life at university. Play as either friend and watch the deep story unfold. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Best Friends.

You are a child of the illustrious House Phoenix. A beacon and a reminder of all the strength and pride that your house possesses. But running through your blood is a vile curse, one that will not only see the end of you but spell the end of your family and line. Ripped from the life you knew and with an uncertain future looming ahead, you must decide for yourself how strong you are and who truly … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Throne of Ashes.

    The letter comes at the peak of summer, interrupting the calm tedium of your everyday life with news of loss and sending you on a journey that will challenge everything you know about yourself and those closest to you.      You are called back to Withe, the small town in the middle of a dense northeastern forest where you spent your summers as a child. Waiting for you is a grief-laden inher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Birthright.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

87% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Koga Nao never knew his life would take a wild turn when a night out at a college drinking party would result in a messy relationship with Toiro Kirame. Now forced to date her, his life only gets more complicated when his longtime crush, Nobuta Yua, decides to confess to him! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Futamata Renai: Two Times the Trouble.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Kenta Nakajima is an ordinary college student, a calm and quiet person who doesn’t stand out in class but has one close friend: Ayaka Minami. Ayaka’s personality is much like his own. Just like him, she is calm and shy – and she shares his hobby playing video games. Thanks to their shared hobby, the two grow ever closer together. Kenta is even able to change classes and be with Ayaka during coll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shy Girl's Makeover.

Tales of Wocdes: The Silver Protector  Tales of Wocdes: The Silver Protector is a high fantasy interactive fiction made in Twine. During the story, your protagonist will change from a helpless child to a Silver Protector, an elite warrior and protector. In time, you may wield powerful magic, or be a master of the blade.   The game is in early development. All content is subject to change. There… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Wocdes: The Silver Protector.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

98% User Score Based on 166 reviews

My Protogen Engineer tells the story of Marwen, a Protogen mercenary who almost died on his last mission. Gladly, his teammates brought him to the only person who could save him - Xena. Being a very talented engineer, Xena saved Marwen's brain and transplanted it into a functional mechanical body. Now he has to adapt to his new life and find a new purpose, a new meaning to his life. But at least h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Protogen Engineer ⚙️.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Wish on shooting stars while you enjoy a weekend getaway at the beach! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight Shores.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

96% User Score Based on 186 reviews

Step into the shoes of a medieval mercenary in a world not like our own! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Golden Rose: Book One.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

66% User Score Based on 119 reviews

A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highschool Possession.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

99% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Critic Score 45%Based on 2 reviews

Mitsuki, an aimless young man studying to take his university entrance exams, falls for a young single mother who lives in his apartment complex. A relationship develops between these mismatched social outcasts, and then... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Language Of Love.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

'Lingua Fleur: Lily' is focused on friendship, love, troubles, efforts, and confusions between girls. Made with illustrations, animations, and original music, this story tells of the protagonist Yuyi Wu's secret, one very different from an 'ordinary' girl. Told in a gentle and ordinary style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lingua Fleur: Lily.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

87% User Score Based on 92 reviews

In an effort to "grow" magic in beings born without the ability to use it, a college for magic users in the town of Vanaheim enrolls a human student from Midgard. In this open world visual novel, players must form connections to the people they meet during their adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Familiar Travels: Volume One.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

94% User Score Based on 281 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

Explore an abstract World of Clocks in this short First Person Platformer game. Can be completed in 10 Minutes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A long Time.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

78% User Score Based on 91 reviews

The complete original soundtrack for Club Life, created by Sam L. Jones.Tracklist Regular - Act 1 Regular - Act 2 Regular - Act 3 Regular - Act 4 Regular - Act 5 Swimming Club Newspaper Club Tennis Club Prom Time Romantic Theme Sexy Music Rejection If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Club Life.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 7 reviews

101 Ways To Die is a physics-based puzzler with a twist - it's full of dark humor and cartoon gore. As the assistant of an eccentric scientist, Professor Splatunfuder, it's your job to help him in restoring a damaged Recipe book named 101 Ways To Die. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 101 Ways to Die.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 66 reviews

"Secrets of Me" is a game where, after getting plastic surgery, you can stalk a hot guy to get him to fall in love with you! If you're tired of typical otome games, then this one's for you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of Me.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Mamiya is a captivating, dark visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAMIYA.

Chapter 1 is now available! STORY Hibridya is a fantasy, romance and slice-of-life visual novel that tells the story of Alice, a 17-year-old girl who lives her life normally until a mysterious event suddenly takes her to an unknown place. A place where magical beings exist, beings she admires and only sees in stories. This is the world of hybrids: Hibridya. A world that has a strong connectio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hibridya.

■ StoryKoishi had long looked away from the emotional weight quietly building inside him. The game begins two weeks after he finally breaks down — mentally and physically. Over the course of 60 days, he writes in his diary, rests, meets people, and chooses what he can manage that day. Through the small rhythms of daily life, he slowly begins to understand the part of himself he had been negle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plodding Recovery.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

97% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Eruption Imminent is an Adult Visual Novel that lets you steer the tumultuous journey of a young futanari as she begins finding her place in life. Discover sapphic romance, sexual adventures, intriguing new friends and foes, long-kept secrets, and budding mysteries in this thrilling erotic story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eruption Imminent - Season 1.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Altered Bloodlines.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

85% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Climb out of your tomb to avenge your own death in this haunted fantasy epic! Defy dragons, duel the dead, and face the nightmare at the bottom of the sea! It's an interactive epic fantasy novel, without graphics or sound effects, fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Specters of the Deep.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

86% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Experience university life, love, and strife! Starting university with a major heartache, Noah miraculously meets a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, and junior-year goth all in one day. He soon finds pursuing the love story he wants won't be easy, especially when his cute best friend decides to interfere!Key Features: Every scene is individually drawn! All shown characters are fully voiced!… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rivalhearts.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

87% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Check out our new game: About the GameLust Trip is a romantic visual novel about a guy who got bored about most of the stuff in his life.STORY Lust Trip is a story about a guy who got bored about most of the stuff in his life. Despite being young, our hero already has his own house, car, a wonderful carrier and everything he dreamed of several years ago. However, achieving his goals didn’t bring… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lust Trip.

Can you imagine staking your very soul just to find love? It's a proposition that most people would find unthinkable. However, our dear friend Michi, driven by sheer desperation, found himself making a fateful decision. In a moment of weakness, he struck a deal with a cunning demon, offering his soul in exchange for the fulfillment of his deepest desires. But as the saying goes, "beware the D… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Speak of the Devil I: A Deathly Proposition.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 88 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

What if you could create your own constellations? A love story about Asian American identity, mental health, and stargazing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Space in Between.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

44% User Score Based on 18 reviews

The job offers a six-figure salary, pensions, and competitive benefits. Its description? You’ll run a teahouse on Mount Qingcheng in Sichuan, China. The job description didn’t mention reincarnation, gods, spirits, or the end of the universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Teahouse of the Gods.