Games Like Midnight Syndrome

A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Anime 9.9%, Drama 9.2%, Dark 8.3%

A visual novel with more than 50 illustrations to color the story. Summer" has suddenly disappeared from a certain town. A boy returns to the town where the seasons have stopped, and is reunited with his former friends. What awaits him after he overcomes the cost of his wish?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Faith 11.1% ★, Anime 9.5%, Drama 9%

What you thought would be eight boring days in a remote island will become your worst nightmares. Is the place haunted? Is someone else out there to get us? Is there another motive they brought us here? Depends on you and your mates to survive in this mysterious place.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Point & Click 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Drama 9.5%, Anime 9%

In New Meaning you play as Luke Wilson, or do you? Luke is a struggling teenager trying to shed some light upon a dark lonely world, will you help him or will you aid his departure into depression? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Visual Novel 19%, Horror 9.7%, Drama 8.6%, Anime 8.1%

An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monar Station, a short psychological horror visual novel. Navigate an extreme situation, make value-defining choices... Discover what lingers after the train moves on...

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Horror 11.6%, Point & Click 11%, Psychological Horror 7.3%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Horror 11.4%, Point & Click 9.9%, Dark 8.9%

A Japanese horror novel adventure set in Japan in 1999. Confront the mysterious events and anatomize the paranormal!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Faith 16.4% ★, Point & Click 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Anime 8.5%

A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Drama 8%

Mayuhara City, Tokyo. The wounds of the mass suicide event of Mayuhara Academy from eight years ago have finally begun to heal. The rumors of the “Mayuhara Curse” are still whispered amongst the students.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Horror 13%, Mystery 10.1%, Drama 9.1%

Next of Kin is an emotional story about Thomas's endeavors to find his lost wife, Martha. Solve puzzles, find clues, and uncover the truth of Martha's disappearance.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Drama 11.1%, Emotional 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Relive the four days of destiny...

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Point & Click 16.8%, Anime 10.7%, Drama 10.1%

A horror visual novel with light adventure elements, about a group of office workers grinding through an intense all-nighter. Just do your job and.... don’t ask about Ito… nothing happened to him... everything is fine.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Point & Click 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Horror 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

This visual novel is about love, friendship, scientific curiosity, and the mysteries of wormholes, offering an emotional and exciting experience. Players face unique characters and choices that shape the story and relationships.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Anime 12.1%, Drama 11.4%, Dark 11.3%

死後、白黒の世界に迷い込んだ「ぼく」は生前の記憶を取り戻す"旅"に出る。主人公の葬式から始まる、切なくて温かい成長譚。

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Visual Novel 21%, Adventure 11%, Anime 10%, Drama 9.7%

is a story-driven adventure about a young woman who loses her balance in life after a major event and begins searching for her path again. Explore her daily moments, talk with people, and follow her journey toward finding answers.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Point & Click 18.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Drama 10%

After a brief wander, at the end of a corridor, you encounter a girl curled up by a door, you can tell that her style is far from ordinary. Perhaps she knows more than you do… Or maybe she’s the reason you’re here. Will she help you? Or maybe you will help her?

Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Horror 11%, Adventure 9.2%, Dark 8.3%

This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Horror 18.2%, Point & Click 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Adventure 8.3%

After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Point & Click 17.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Anime 8.7%

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Horror 13.4%, Anime 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

"Island of Ruin" is a puzzle novel game where you collect memory cores hidden across the island and uncover the truth behind a tragedy of the past. When the horrors that befell the boys and girls and the island’s strange phenomena are revealed, what final choice will you make?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Drama 10.7%, Horror 10.1%, Emotional 8.7%

A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Drama 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Anime 8.5%

Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Horror 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 9.2%

2人の少年が別々に迷い込んだ遺跡。 互いの声と知識を頼りに、迷宮から抜け出そう！ 2人専用アドベンチャーゲーム『ソウエンノイセキ』。

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Point & Click 18.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Anime 9.5%, Exploration 9.5%

A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Horror 12%, Cute 9.6%, Anime 9.1%

Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?

Why similar: Point & Click 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Drama 11.3%, Horror 11%

少女の絶命まであと30分…。 『絶体絶命少女』は、"冷たい方程式"や"トロッコ問題"をオマージュした短編SFビジュアルノベルです。 母親に会うため宇宙船に密航した少女か、宇宙事故に遭い救助を待つ遭難者たちか、あなたは命の選択を迫られます。 救う命を選び、少女の運命を見届けましょう。

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Visual Novel 21%, Drama 11%, Adventure 10.8%, Anime 10.3%

“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Anime 14.7%, Drama 13%, Dark 11.5%, Cute 10.1%

In this adventure game, play as a young boy, Boku, who accidentally releases vengeful spirits from a local shrine. To fix his mistake, he must collect the ancient treasures to repair the seal. But the freed Youkai have their own plans for him and won’t make it easy. Can he resist their deadly lure?

Why similar: Horror 16.1%, Anime 16.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Dark 12.6%, Mystery 12.2%

Why not enjoy the diner? The moon is as full as it'll ever be, and there's even a drink fountain.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Point & Click 20.5%, Drama 11.8%, Adventure 10.2%

A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 2. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Point & Click 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 11.7%, Cute 7.9%

Trapped in a strange underground world, every choice shapes the story, leading to multiple endings that together reveal the full narrative. Explore, face tense horror moments, and uncover secrets in this unique experiment.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9.8%, Anime 9.6%

INSPECTION REPORT is a horror / point & click game focused on exploration and dialogue. Fulfill your duties as a building inspector and uncover the secrets of an abandoned property in total dark using only a flashlight.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Horror 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

A short visual novel presented with pixel art and cute animations. Chasing after a rabbit, Alice found herself in a land of talking plants. Now, it's time to go on a tiny little adventure.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Point & Click 14.8%, Horror 10.8%, Anime 8.8%

"They mean everything to me. Please, make them whole again." An interactive visual novel puzzle game. By fixing the broken android, you may uncover the truth about your client's past.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Point & Click 18%, Adventure 10.3%, Anime 9.4%

Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Horror 14.1%, Point & Click 13.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Fantasy Point & Click Horror Drama: A burst of light - a crystal devours your little brother's life force. Desperate to save him, you seek the truth of magic’s birth, while a dread mage closes in to tear the crystal from your hands - and with it, all hope.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Drama 12.1%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%

みんなで過ごすことができる最後の夏。 『この夏を忘れない思い出にしよう。』 だれかが言ったその言葉から始まる、茹だるように暑い、鮮明な夏の日。 大丈夫。きっと忘れない。 たとえ、目に見えるものが偽物だとしても。

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Anime 12.3%, Drama 10.9%, Adventure 10.7%

Iris Odyssey is a text-based adventure game. In the heart of Shibuya, an orphaned girl searching for her family and a magical crime investigator are brought together by fate. Their journey will challenge them and spark a battle against unimaginable forces. A modern fantasy adventure begins.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Drama 12.8%, Anime 11.3%, Cute 8.8%

Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Point & Click 15.8%, Horror 12.7%, Anime 10.1%, Mystery 9.3%

A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Horror 14.2%, Point & Click 13.4%, Anime 12.1%

This is the last work of a certain game creator who mysteriously disappeared. The cross reality ADV, known for its shocking conclusion, is coming back after 24 years.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 12%, Emotional 11.1%

Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Horror 16%, Mystery 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%

1999. The protagonist, a boy named Akira, finds himself lost in the TOKOYO Building—an indoor amusement park filled with secrets and eerie rumors. There, he begins living and working alongside its peculiar staff, but... Did you know? People disappear in the TOKOYO Building.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Point & Click 18.1%, Horror 11.1%, Adventure 9.6%

"In the Phoenix Kingdom, there is a man known as the Corpse Killer." Thwart a necromancer's scheme in this dark fantasy visual novel.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Drama 9.8%, Anime 9%, Dark 8.3%

He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Horror 13.5%, Anime 9.2%, Cute 8.2%

Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double is an immersive adventure game where you investigate urban legends in a modern city.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.4%

Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Point & Click 14.9%, Horror 12%, Dark 9.6%

Wanna join our nightmarish dream?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10%, Emotional 9.4%

The bagman is an authentic retro 16-bit horror point and click/survival horror that layers in stealth, commandable NPCS, and gratuitous slasher gore! Time and events continually tick forward, and any of your friends can die. Many paths to follow, multiple endings. Will you survive?

Why similar: Faith 25.1% ★, Point & Click 16.2%, Horror 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Retro 8.9%

A turn-based RPG and adventure game. Travel around the world and face various stories.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Point & Click 20%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 9.6%, Exploration 9%

Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Horror 13.7%, Point & Click 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8%

Become a righteous hacker detective who solves people's problems... and hack the requested PC by solving riddles! Analyze the PC by hacking! And... solve the source of your client's problems in the PC! This game is a puzzle solving adventure. You can hack by solving riddles.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Drama 11.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Adventure 10.2%

Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Horror 27.3%, Point & Click 11.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Dark 6.9%

A supernatural horror visual novel game where your choices decide if you and your friends see the light of day again or not. Use your sleuthing skills with point and click mechanics to battle horrifying creatures of the night that haunt an abandoned school building and earn your title of "Exorcist"!

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Anime 15.7%, Horror 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Dark 9.5%

Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Horror 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Cute 7.6%

When Ryunosuke Kokuto lands a professorial role at an exclusive academy, his hopes for his new charges prove more ambitious than most! In this characteristically crispy dark comedy VN from Liquid, navigate an unlikely career filled with breakneck twists through the lofty halls of St. Martius.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Drama 14.2%, Dark 13.7%, Anime 11.3%

It appears every time I find "true happiness" on the night of the Galaxy Express... This is a visual novel game that helps you discover the brilliance of life.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 9.5%, Drama 8.9%, Dark 8%

Labyrinth of Crystal Princess is a “escape the labyrinth by detecting the unseen” horror adventure.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Horror 11.5%, Emotional 11.4%, Top-Down 8.3%

In the summer of third year of high school, the movie club which he belongs in crisis of survival! Have make movie until Cultural festival, if don’t make impress the audience, movie club will be forced to abolish. The cast of the movie is what a girl! Will he be able to keep the movie club alive ?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Horror 13.1%, Cute 10.9%

Play as man-made boy, Adam, in this emotional adventure. Explore the city at night in search of the fragments of his heart!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Point & Click 25.2%, Emotional 12.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Visual Novel 10%