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Sifting Thyme - an otome game inspired by culinary shows
Games like Sifting Thyme - an otome game inspired by culinary shows

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Games like Sifting Thyme - an otome game inspired by culinary shows

A cozy single-player otome visual novel set in a culinary academy, featuring multiple romance routes and foodie charm, with a median reviewer playtime around 12 hours.

Whimel Academy
A cozy magic school life-sim that balances studying, jobs, and romance, with grindy stat progression and a short, replayable run.
2025-10-24
- Fantasy

Indie

Side view

Simulator

Text

Role-playing (RPG)

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Trouble Comes Twice

A wholesome romcom visual novel about twins betting on who can find love first, with eight romance routes and roughly 13 hours of play.

2023-07-14

Comedy
Adventure
Indie
Drama
Romance
Visual Novel

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Love Spell: Written In The Stars - a magical romantic-comedy otome

A light-hearted romantic-comedy otome with a magical spell book, a charismatic protagonist, and roughly 12 hours of choice-driven routes.

2020-07-24

Comedy
Indie
Simulator
Text
Drama
Romance
Visual Novel

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Fujiwara Bittersweet

A single-player, free-to-play otome visual novel with a female protagonist, blending heartwarming slice-of-life and comedy with bittersweet twists across branching relationship routes.

2021-01-16

Indie
Text
Drama
Romance
Visual Novel

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Arcadia Fallen II

Arcadia Fallen II is a single-player roleplay visual novel at a magical academy, where choice-driven personality shaping and three magical disciplines unfold an emotional school-life story over roughly 14-16 hours.

2026-04-09

Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Simulator
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Romance
Visual Novel

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Band Camp Boyfriend

A compact, colorful otome visual novel about a female drum major navigating romance and tragedy at band camp, with branching routes and very positive reviews.

2023-05-11

First person
Comedy
Side view
Simulator
Text
Romance
Music
Visual Novel

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Emberfate: Tempest of Elements

A chatroom-based visual novel about guild leadership and romance, featuring an immersive story and a roughly 14-hour playtime.

2023-01-26

First person
Indie
Simulator
Text
Romance
Visual Novel
Auditory

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A Pinch of Magic

A cozy free-to-play otome dating sim about saving your grandparents' café/magic shop from bankruptcy, with romance options and a short, lighthearted story.

2021-04-16

Fantasy
Indie
Text
Romance
Visual Novel

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Kemono Teatime

A cozy 11-12 hour adventure/simulation where you blend teas in a cafe and uncover a deeper, emotional story in the animal-eared world of Melodius.

2025-09-03

Adventure
Simulator

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Love, Ghostie

A cozy matchmaking sim where you play a ghost helping manor residents fall in love through gifts and dates in a compact, wholesome story experience.

2024-08-14

Comedy
Indie
Side view
Simulator
Romance
Visual Novel

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Kitchen Sync: Aloha!

A cozy cooking RPG set in Hawaii about running a family restaurant, forming relationships, and savoring a heartwarming story with some repetitive moments.

2025-04-07

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Visual Novel

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The Chef's Shift

A fast-paced typing-based restaurant management game with a surprisingly emotional story and about ten hours of playtime.

2025-03-31

Comedy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Educational
Drama