The LGBTQ Zone

Games featuring LGBTQ characters, themes, relationships, creators, or community perspectives.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

SILENT HILL: Townfall - Players say: In 1996, Simon returns to fogbound St. Amelia, using stealth, scarce weapons, puzzles and a signal-tuning pocket TV to uncover its past. Players like: Foggy Town Atmosphere · Sound Design · Detailed Environments ·
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Returning to an island town to ‘put things right’, Simon Ordell descends into a world of tense evasion, explosive confrontations, and mind-bending puzzles that slowly surface the truth of St. Amelia.

In Falsus - Players say: Follow five high-school girls drawn into a government program through a visual novel, mouse-and-keyboard rhythm battles, and card puzzles. Players like: Music and song selection are frequently praised for their range and quality. · The unusual, challenging rhythm gameplay appeals to players who enjoy learning its keyboard-and-mouse controls. · Players praise the visual-novel presentation, voice work, characters, or story; opinions on the writing and pacing vary. ·
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In a world bound by truths: connect. In Falsus is a mesmerizing rhythm game tied to an intricate card system brought together through a layered narrative. Taking place in a near-future world, traverse an atmospheric soundscape through the eyes of 5 interconnected protagonists.

Dissolution of My Self - A prince who has lost his kingdom and everything else. His uncle and aide-de-camp, unable to leave him. In a cramped rented room abroad, click on objects and piece together a codependent relationship filled with brutality and endurance. Watch helplessness turn into violence, tenderness into torture.
lovebyte.exe - A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam
The World Well: Blood of Caro - The World Well: Blood of Caro is a cinematic dark fantasy visual novel where every choice reveals another piece of the truth. Join 4 and Noma as they journey through a vampire-ruled world filled with unforgettable characters, hidden secrets, and difficult decisions.
Lost & Found: A This Bed We Made Story - Players say: As stewardess Sophie Roy, tidy cabins, inspect passengers’ belongings, and investigate a series of thefts aboard a 1960s ship. Players like: Warm Emotional Story · Atmospheric Ship Setting · Cabin Snooping ·
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Lost & Found is a standalone, short story game taking place aboard a 1960s transatlantic ship. Play as Sophie Roy in her new job as a stewardess, and help solve a curious series of thefts in this narrative-driven mystery set after the events of This Bed We Made.

Dissolution of the Silent Union - The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.
Bookbinding – Dark Cozy Sim - A quiet bookshop. A magical past. A murder and Tarot cards that can twist fate itself. Craft beautiful covers, read between the lines of your customers’ lives, and decide which secrets deserve to stay hidden… including your own.

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Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice - Players say: Search a tropical archipelago for Faith in a comic point-and-click adventure built around conversations, item puzzles, and quests. Players like: Classic Inventory Puzzles · Larry-Style Humor · Tropical Island Setting ·
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No obstacle will keep me away from my beloved, my Faith, not even the wild and untamed islands of Kalau’a. Those lovely island ladies can only distract me for so long as my heart’s compass only points in one direction - Faith!

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Oct 23, 2020
85% 👍
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Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry - Players say: Out-of-time Larry explores the modern world, solves point-and-click puzzles, and dates through an app to get closer to Faith. Players like: Crude, Absurd Humor · Classic Larry Nostalgia · Colorful Hand-Drawn Art ·
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My new adventure takes me from the end of the ’80s directly into the 21st century and wow, how the world has changed! While my view of the world and women from way back in the 1980s collides with modern reality, I’m all set to date my way across the modern world!

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Nov 7, 2018
86% 👍
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Pesterquest - Players say: Play the MSPA Reader in 14 episodic visual novels, traveling between Earth and Alternia to reconnect with Homestuck characters. Players like: Character Development · Homestuck Callbacks · Absurd Humor ·
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Embark on a quest of epic importance in Pesterquest, a grimsical episodic visual novel adventure set in the darkly funny Homestuck / Hiveswap universe, created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie.

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Sep 4, 2019
90% 👍
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Hiveswap Friendsim - Players say: After crash-landing on Alternia, an unnamed survivor tries to make friends with its trolls in short, choice-driven visual-novel episodes. Players like: Darkly Funny Writing · Memorable Troll Characters · Alternian Worldbuilding ·
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You’ve crash landed on a dangerous alien planet with no food, medicine, or prospects, but you do know one thing—you are absolutely desperate for friendship.

Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered - Players say: As 16-year-old Chloe, navigate grief, choices, and a new bond with Rachel in this dialogue-led prequel to Life is Strange. Players like: Chloe-Rachel Relationship · Emotional Storytelling · Character Development ·
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Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.

Life is Strange Remastered - Players say: Photography student Max can rewind time; with her estranged friend Chloe, she investigates a classmate’s disappearance in Arcadia Bay. Players like: Emotional Story · Memorable Characters · Meaningful Choices ·
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Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.

Guilty Gear X2 #Reload - Players say: Choose a fighter in a world scarred by war and battle through fast 2D matches, combo challenges, survival runs, and story routes. Players like: Distinctive Fighters · Fast Combo Combat · Rock Soundtrack ·
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As humanity endeavored to better themselves, they created the biological marvel known as Gears. Originally intended as the next step of human evolution, they were instead fitted for war and turned against their own creators.

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Sep 5, 2014
87% 👍
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The Crush House - Players say: Produce a 1999 reality dating show: cast four houseguests, film for shifting audiences, and investigate the mansion after hours. Players like: Unusual Camera Role · Reality-TV Humor · Cast Chaos ·
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Film and produce 1999's hottest reality TV show: The Crush House! Select a crush-worthy cast, satisfy voracious audiences and keep the show on air to uncover the sinister secrets behind this darkly comic thirst-person shooter.

Lakeburg Legacies - Players say: Match villagers by personality, build families across generations, and put their skills to work as you grow a medieval settlement. Players like: Charming Character Art · Matchmaking Concept · Family Trees ·
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Take fate into your own hands in Lakeburg Legacies, a social-based village management sim where love is your favourite resource. Play matchmaker to create the most effective, and most loved up, couples and help your kingdom thrive. How long will it take you to crown a sovereign?

Eternights - Players say: Race an apocalypse’s deadlines by fighting through monster-filled dungeons, bonding with companions, and choosing how to spend each day. Players like: Likeable Characters · Emotional Story · Character Bonds ·
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Eternights is a dating action game where you try to make the most out of life during the apocalypse. Monday: Go on a date. Tuesday: Clear dungeon. Friday: Freak out! The clock is ticking!!

Tell Me Why - Players say: Reunited twins explore their Alaskan hometown, compare supernatural memories, solve storybook puzzles, and investigate their troubled past. Players like: Emotional Story · Twin Relationship · Alaskan Scenery ·
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Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

Boyfriend Dungeon - Players say: Fight through dungeons with weapons that become people, then build romantic or platonic bonds that make them stronger. Players like: Distinctive Weapon Dating · Charming Characters · Stylish Art and Music ·
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Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

HYPERBEAT - Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
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Oct 22, 2025
100% 👍
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Blobun - You are a blob bunny. Your goal? Touch every tile! Get your slime all over the place and overcome tricks and traps as you make your way through this casual puzzle game.
Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite - Players say: Trapped in a demon-ravaged school, Olive pursues a dog romance through branching choices that can lead to death or happiness. Players like: Cute-Creepy Art · Charming Characters · Dark Humor ·
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Olive is trapped in school in the midst of the apocalypse! With demons slaughtering every dog in sight there's only so many left to spend time with! Will their special someone be Brownie the snack-loving corgi, Sparky the sporty husky or Patches the dalmatian bookworm? You decide!

her tears were my light - Players say: As Time, rewind conversations and revisit moments to shape a branching romance with Space and respond to her loneliness. Players like: Time-Rewind Storytelling · Tender Cosmic Romance · Cute Character Art ·
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a love story between time and space

Purrfect Apawcalypse: Patches' Infurno - Patches is dragged to school for the first ever cat-and-dog school day! All he needs to do is get this damn collar off and wreck some havoc! Will he prove cats and dogs can get along, or will he make this the Purrfect Apawcalypse?
Purrfect Apawcalypse: Purrgatory Furever - One thousand zombies from the massacre of Hachiko High are crashing Olive's birthday party! Trapped in the Grimalkin Estate they'll have to unravel the mystery behind the zombies, all while making sure their friends are having the Purrfect Apawcalypse!
Serre - A visual novel about a girl and an alien drinking tea and falling in love!
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Apr 15, 2025
99% 👍
of 358
Pizza Game - Every boy have a secret. One of them is bones.
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Sep 6, 2019
99% 👍
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流光易逝的夏末 - Fleeting Summer's End - Fleeting Summer's End is a small game of ADV. It is in the remote countryside of Teoswa area, China, in August. Deng Ainyang, who was Born and grew up in the metropolis(Shenzhen), followed her parents back to Teoswa. In Teoswa, Ainyang met Deng Kangsui and developed an intimate relationship with her
Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow - White Wool & Snow is the second visual novel in the Misericorde series.
Arcadia Fallen II - 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.

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Our Life: Beginnings & Always - Players say: Grow from age eight to adulthood in a choice-driven visual novel, shaping your identity and bond with lonely neighbor Cove. Players like: Comforting Story · Character Customization · Cove's Growing Bond ·
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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.

Lil Gator Game - Players say: As a young gator, recruit island kids for a pretend adventure to win your sister’s attention, exploring and crafting tools. Players like: Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Story · Charming Characters and Writing · Relaxed, Low-Stakes Play ·
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Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!

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Dec 14, 2022
99% 👍
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Purrgatory - Players say: In a whimsical afterlife, explore purgatory, befriend its animal residents, and uncover their stories through dialogue and puzzles. Players like: Memorable Characters · Bittersweet Story · Cat-Pun Humor ·
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A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.

Dialtown: Phone Dating Sim - Players say: In a town of object-headed residents, pursue romance, explore Dialtown, and make choices across a surreal visual novel. Players like: Unpredictable Comedy · Memorable Characters · Surprising Story Depth ·
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If you've ever wanted to romantically pursue a phone, then hot DARN, do I have just the game for you.

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Feb 14, 2022
99% 👍
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Monster Prom 4: Monster Con - Players say: At a monster-filled convention, make choices, build a comic, and compete with friends to win a date with one of six monsters. Players like: Funny, Absurd Writing · Memorable Monster Cast · Fun With Friends ·
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Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)

Super Lesbian Animal RPG - Players say: Melody joins her girlfriend’s adventuring party as a healer, exploring dungeons and fighting monsters in a story-driven turn-based RPG. Players like: Character Writing · Queer Representation · Humor and Heart ·
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Melody has decided to become a healer in this classic-inspired turn-based RPG about love, anxiety, and fighting funny-looking monsters in dungeons.

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Dec 20, 2022
99% 👍
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Flowers -Le volume sur ete- - Players say: At a girls’ academy in summer, Erika investigates strange incidents and grows closer to a prickly new classmate through player choices. Players like: Erika–Chidori Romance · Expressive Character Writing · Beautiful Artwork ·
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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.

A Date with Death - Players say: When the Grim Reaper claims your soul, spend a week chatting, teasing, and making choices that could change your fate—or start a romance. Players like: Flustered Grim Reaper · Witty Chat Banter · Character Customization ·
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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.

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home - Players say: Solve number-clue grid puzzles to earn furniture, customize a pet rodent, and decorate its multi-room home. Players like: Flexible Puzzle Tools · Large Puzzle Collection · Rodent Customization ·
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In Squeakross: Home Squeak Home, solve and transform 800+ puzzles into furniture to decorate the perfect home for your rodent friend. Collect hundreds of decorations, accessories and stickers in this cozy game full of charm!

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Jun 7, 2025
98% 👍
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Sorry We're Closed - Players say: A London shop clerk cursed by an archdemon explores demon-haunted sites, exposes enemy weak points, and shapes relationships through choices. Players like: Distinctive Art Direction · Character-Driven Story · Memorable Boss Music ·
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Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.

Thrifty Business - Players say: Run a vintage thrift shop by unpacking mystery boxes, arranging secondhand finds, serving regulars, and expanding your store. Players like: Satisfying Shop Organizing · Cute Pixel Art · Relaxing Low-Stakes Play ·
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Run your very own thrift shop in this laid-back management sim! Sort through boxes to find hidden treasures and arrange nostalgic displays of clothes, antiques, toys & more. Befriend the regulars, help with their requests and expand your store into a hub for the local community!

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May 18, 2026
98% 👍
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