Love is in the air! If you’re unsure what romance you want to delve into next, we’ll go through some of the Best Otome Games On Itch.io to help you decide.
You can check out a variety of otome games on Itch.io. Instead of romance, do you dare enter the realm of horror? To get you started, we have a Best Horror Games On Itch.io feature that gets updated weekly.
Best Otome Games On Itch.io
I’ll update this feature weekly so you can stay up to date with what the best are!
LyteLove
Remember the days of Myspace? or even using MSM to message? If you want to relive that nostalgia of the early 2000s internet, LyteLove is for you! Set in around the 2010s, relive your teens by making friends (or more than friends) in this cosy and sweet otome.
There are 4 love interests, 1 masculine and 3 masculine – as well as multiple platonic and romantic endings. Each character has specific interests and hobbies you can talk about. Not to mention, a lovely and cute art style! I know I’ll be going for Jaiden…
Going Live!
Meet Zilas, a part time pop star streamer… and your bias! He’s humble, dedicated to becoming more popular, and easily embarrassed. You’re his secret lover… and an even more popular than he is.
To help him gain popularity, you create a stan account about him under a different identity. You infiltrate his fandom to make sure they keep good opinions on him, as well as try to recruit more fans. There are 3 endings and an original soundtrack. Do you have what it takes to make him more popular?
Sweetest Valentine
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and there is only one day left. Play as a girl called Aimi (you can change the name) as you search for a date. However, your only choice is either one of your childhood friends, or your crush who doesn’t feel the same way.
Alongside the (somewhat tough) decision of choosing a Valentine, there has been a rise in mysterious disappearances in your hometown. Nobody knows if they have been kidnapped or killed… they simply vanish. You need to make sure you aren’t the next victim.
Knee Deep!
Your assassin roommate, childhood best friend, and project partner are obsessed with you. So much so, they have admitted to being willing to kill for you. One day, an app starts broadcasting your friends’ crush on you and you can’t help but feel stuck with who to romance.
Knee Deep has three vastly different love interests, 2 endings, and choosable pronouns for the main character. For those who enjoy an obsessive, clingy, yandere love interest this is the game for you!
Under Your Skin
A prototype Volcaloid program called Veiss becomes yours, and you’re excited to compose music using his voice. However, the music begins to change as the lyrics become dirty and filled with declarations of desire. You soon find out that Veiss is a virus and hacking your computer.
Worst (or best of all… depends how you look at it), he wants you all to himself. He’s rude, snarky, and annoying. But perhaps he has a soft spot for you? The more you two talk, the more you two get on. Just… don’t call him a virus, that will really set him off.
Blooming Panic
Depressed because of your corporate job, you start getting into a fantasy web novel to take your mind off of things. You find a link to a server to join the fandom and meet others. Everyone is welcoming and kind, but 4 of the members take a particular fancy to you.
There are 8 endings and 8 epilogues. It also features a music channel. PII restrictions, server arguments, and video calls – making the game feel more personal and realistic.
Assignment Due: Project Blue
This is for those who hate doing shared projects with someone! One day, you are assigned to a week long online project. Your partner is the shy, reserved, and quite boy in your class. However, as time goes on and you start to complete the project, feelings start to blossom.
Asher starts revealing a side of himself that no one has ever seen before. With a good and bad ending, as well as a customisable name and gender neutral story, perhaps Assignment Due: Project Blue will make you want to take on more shared projects in the future?
Saint Spell’s Love Guide to the Magical Student’s Spellbook
Saint Spell is filled with magical and whimsy. It is your first week of school, and there are 29 students for you to meet. This school isn’t like a regular school, though. Instead, you can practice casting spells, mixing potions, and even brew a love potion to give to someone. Will you fall in love naturally, or perhaps you may need to give them a slight push and make a potion they’ll never forget.
KLEIN
The year is 20XX, and AI technology has taken over. Two years ago, you met KLEIN, your virtual AI boyfriend. Whenever you were having a hard time or needed comfort, he was there to help. However, as time goes on, you start to question if his feelings are genuine, or if it is just a cleverly coded response.
KLEIN features multiple endings, different choices that impact the outcome, as well as 2 love interests and a customisable main character.
TOUCHSTARVED
You are born with a curse. When touching a human, your hands twist their mind. In hopes of finding a cure, you make your way to the shadowy city of Eridia, where you come across 5 strangers. They can either offer you salvation, or damnation.
Each character has a route, with multiple endings. Every decision you make matters, so it is up to you to save yourself! Touchstarved is perfect for fans of dark fantasy and romance, as it combines it with horror elements too.
Killer Chat!
A reporter by day, and an aspiring writer by night. You’ve been online searching for questions to help you write, such as how to kill and bury someone, and how to hide from the law. However, one day you get a message from Error! Unknown! Inviting you to join a server.
Turns out, the server is filled with serial killers. Your only option is to pretend to be one of them too, as if they discover you, they will either kick you out the server or even worse… kill you. As you get to know them, you realise they are kind and… hot. It’s your choice to live your happily ever after, or end up on the news as the next murder.
Online Obsession
Who knows who you can meet on the internet! Online Obsession is all about your online friend who you get to meet in real life. Good, right? Perhaps not. Adisorn is your online friend, and he has been your internet friend for 8 months. He’s recently moved to your city, and you can finally meet in real life to strengthen your friendship, or perhaps something more.
Players can fully customize their character, including pronouns, personality, skin colour, and hair texture, length, and colour. There are mini-games available to play alongside the main story, which has multiple endings. Don’t let the cute artstyle fool you, as Online Obsession has elements of horror and includes mature content.
A Date with Death
Fancy a date with death? Developed by Two and a Half Studios, you are simply a normal person. However, one day, a program appears on your computer with someone who claims to be the Grim Reaper. He tells you he’s coming for your soul, and it’s up to you to save it.
One of my all-time favourite anime characters, William T. Spears, is a grim reaper… so I was sold straight away! Apart from a unique take on Otome games, players can also customize their character, decorate their room, and have a pet.
Under the Thorns
Clara’s new job is working in a manor as a maid. But rumor has it that her new employer has previously dismissed 13 maids before her without reasoning. Were they truly fired, or did something happen to them? Under the Thorns blends romance, mystery, and suspense. Will Clara be the first maid to ever make it out?
Fate’s Masquerade
Your goal in life is to find the lost history of your noble lineage. Your first step? Entering a royal palace. You soon learn that things are not as they seem and that secrets and danger lurk around every corner. There are two princes who can come to your aid. One is warm, charming, and kind. While the cold, aloof, and distant type.
Although they both seem like your prince charming, you start to question whether their fronts are merely a façade and if they are part of the danger and secrets that corrupt this palace.
Trapped with Jester
Alongside Grim Reapers, I seem to also have a thing for clowns and jesters. If you’re scared of them, this might not be for you… or maybe it will help you overcome your fear! One day, you wake up with a headache and your memory a mess. You open your eyes and see an unfamiliar face and an unrecognizable voice. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Prescription:LOVE
You wake up in the hospital with a young and handsome doctor watching over you… but you have no idea how you got here, and no one can figure out what caused your condition. Worry not, as this doctor is here to nurse you back to health!… so you think.
With no memories of anything, your care is in his hands. He can either help you recover them or make sure you never will. For fans of the Yandere type, this one is for you!
