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Her Love, Like Poison

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.

What works

  • Deep, emotionally resonant story
  • Atmospheric art and haunting music
  • Unique dark fantasy and horror themes
  • Relatable and well-written protagonist
  • Compact length suitable for focused play

Things to keep in mind

  • No player agency or choices
  • Slow pacing and repetitive internal monologues
  • Linear narrative with no branching
  • Some players find protagonist frustrating
  • Lack of interactivity beyond reading

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

Less violent

Games that feels like Her Love, Like Poison but with less combat and destruction

  • Juniper's Knot

  • Dreamlike Love with Seira

  • SnowNight

  • Snowdome

  • Starlight of Aeons

  • Lingering Fragrance

More autonomous

Games that feels like Her Love, Like Poison but with more freedom over how you play

  • Kill or Love

  • Dream Ending

  • Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi

  • Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project

  • Arches

  • The Song of Saya

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Sweetest Monster

  • Lynne

  • The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns

  • It gets so lonely here

  • Asphyxia

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Her Love, Like Poison: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Progression.

Last update: 21/08/2026