- #1 The House in Fata Morgana
80% matchVery Positive95% of 6,015 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Gothic 29% ★, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #2 Salthe
77% matchVery Positive86% of 211 reviews2020
Dev: SoireePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A dark, dramatic medieval visual novel. On a stage at the boundary between life and death, an actress struggles through her hardest performance—directed by a jester, she relives her past for the the prize of resurrection...
Why similar: Gothic 29.8% ★, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dark 12.4%
- #3 Cage of Etha
76% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows · Mac
A story-oriented visual novel set in historical France. Play as Emile, a lonesome boy whose past has caught up with him. Witness as the choices he makes continue on a downward spiral…
Why similar: Gothic 30.6% ★, Dark 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #4 破禁 Limbo Break
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Word Game 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #5 吃脚
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 星火燎猎
Windows
The mystery puzzle visual novel of the Republic of China - Grandma died, the coffin is placed in the funeral hall. My mother asked me to come to the vigil and repeatedly warned me not to open the coffin.
Why similar: RPG 23.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Mystery 18.3%, Drama 14.3%
- #6 Asphodelium
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
You killed him once before. Don't make the same mistake twice. A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you.
Why similar: Gothic 34.1% ★, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 7.8%
- #7 Forgive or Finalize
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Dark 20.2%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%
- #8 Misericorde: Volume One
71% matchVery Positive98% of 487 reviews2023
Dev: XEECEE
Windows · Linux
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Why similar: Gothic 28% ★, Mystery 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dark 13.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #9 你就是缘由
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 空亡月隈
Windows
Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Dark 20.5%, Visual Novel 13%, RPG 11%, Mystery 8.3%
- #10 BlackDog
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AliceMisaki
Windows
A dark themed pixel-art game of exploration, where you will have to find clues and solve puzzles to move forward in the story.
Why similar: Gothic 38.1% ★, Dark 22.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Psychological Horror 7.1%, Female Protagonist 4%
- #11 Carmilla : Crimson Moon
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fercaren Games
Windows
A dark yuri horror romance set in a crumbling Gothic castle. When the enigmatic Carmilla arrives, Laura is swept into a fever dream of obsession. Is this stranger the cure for her loneliness or a herald of corruption? And what caused the mysterious deaths of two girls in the nearby village?
Why similar: Gothic 30.8% ★, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Dark 10.7%
- #12 Canceled
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: None
Windows
Why similar: Gothic 19.7% ★, Dark 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 14.8%
- #13 RUNT
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grimtaste StudiosPub: DreadXP
Windows
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Gothic 29.1% ★, Dark 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #14 Pale Cachexia
70% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure.
Why similar: Gothic 45.2% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, Dark 18.6%, Drama 9.6%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #15 R.I.P. Tour
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Mystery 22.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #16 KARA
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IKARUS
Windows · Mac · Linux
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Dark 16.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Drama 8.8%
- #17 DEVIL'S LIMINAL
66% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Interlude
Windows
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona before college. Make choices to maintain a normal facade at work, romance an enigmatic new girl, and stop the occult plot to take Margo's life.
Why similar: Gothic 26.2% ★, Dark 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #18 77 Oleander Avenue
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Runa Liore WintersPub: Waxweal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Even if you bear no Grudge, your Grudge was surely born. Explore the abandoned house at 77 Oleander, search for your wallet, keys, and phone, and above all else... try not to forget again the next time she tells you to leave.
Why similar: Gothic 36.1% ★, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #19 Faro
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: matt!
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.
Why similar: Dark 26.5%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #20 Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qDrotPub: TERNOX
Windows
Endless world. Endless sky. Endless light. Will the shadows be cast upon all Children dwelling on the Treetops? Regardless, I spread my prosthetic wings, taking a leap of faith.
Why similar: Dark 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #21 It Paints Me
65% matchVery Positive97% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 38.3% ★, Visual Novel 16%, Dark 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #22 Blackmail Directive
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 青梅不输天降工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Mystery 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Word Game 14%, Drama 11%
- #23 Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves
64% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Dulkha315Pub: WhiteLodgeGames
Windows
Mugen Takebara doesn't remember much of his childhood. Returning to Inonaki wasn't his choice. Welcomed by his cousin, Sora, the two quickly reconnect… but something is wrong. With her. Or with you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Mystery 20.7%, Dark 8.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #24 ストレイ・メモリア
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ルピナスパレット
Windows
A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Mystery 28.3%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #25 Argumentum ad culpam
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Tagetes Team
Windows · Linux
Argumentum ad culpam is a gothic visual novel about the world of eternal agony. A capricious dance of principles and death. Take part in twisted battles of wits, where morality is only a tool for survival, and decide what future that world will have.
Why similar: Gothic 34.6% ★, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #26 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
65% matchVery Positive89% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Drama 12.2%, Mystery 12.2%
- #27 永生镇/Everliving Town
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid Void Studio
Windows
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Gothic 29.3% ★, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Dark 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #28 5omeday
62% matchVery Positive91% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: Indigo IngotsPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Gothic 36.8% ★, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #29 DR3AMy
65% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: ph0ton
Windows · Mac
"Players, please break the chains of Amy's nightmares with DR3AMy!" Break free from nightmares with the lovely DR3AMy android and Amy. This game contains visual and auditory horror elements. It is not recommended for the elderly or those with a weak heart.
Why similar: Dark 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #30 The Paracelsian Project
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Dark 17%, Mystery 16%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #31 Magical Girl Witch Trials
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,369 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Gothic 23.6% ★, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #32 Mandemon
64% matchVery Positive87% of 368 reviews2023
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —
Why similar: Gothic 23.6% ★, Mystery 15.2%, Word Game 15%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Drama 9.7%
- #33 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Gothic 30.4% ★, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #34 Wished on guilt
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manul Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Aristocrat Evan Alford receives a mysterious invitation to the fair and comes to a small village on the outskirts of the country. The village seems strange and painfully familiar, but Evan has never been here. In addition, other guests of the fair are not as simple as it seems.
Why similar: Gothic 28.3% ★, Dark 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Drama 9.4%
- #35 Drăculești
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fine Feathered Fiends
Windows
A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?
Why similar: Gothic 30.4% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 11.1%, Mystery 10.4%
- #36 No Recollection
63% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Mystery 20%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Dark 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #37 Do you have SALT?
62% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Sin and SunPub: BRXKENVN
Windows
A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?
Why similar: Dark 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #38 Atelier of Oblivion
63% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 혜패 HYEPÆ
Windows
An atelier in the forest. The Artist’s brush halts before an empty frame, leaving the portrait unfinished. Lost souls arrive with memories of tragedy. Render the cruel truth, or shield their eyes with an eternal lie. A Gothic Mystery granting rest to the dead.
Why similar: Gothic 38.8% ★, Mystery 17.7%, Dark 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Drama 5.7%
- #39 Safe House
63% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: HuangZeXin
Windows
Safe House tells the story of a zombie virus sweeping the world, turning most humans into irrational monsters. The male protagonist Xin and the family of other safe houses will find the truth buried and a way to survive under the threat of zombie and other survivor forces
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Word Game 19.6%, Mystery 17.3%, RPG 17.2%, Drama 9.1%
- #40 局外人局内人outsiders&insiders
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 物因乐
Windows
"Outsiders&Insiders" is a suspenseful and romantic visual novel for women, featuring three characters you can pursue. You will take on the role of a noble lady in this game, and in the midst of a complex mystery, uncover the secret of your lost memory...
Why similar: RPG 22.8%, Mystery 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Word Game 15.6%, Female Protagonist 15.1%
- #41 Echomnesia
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SasDeRiderPub: podval01
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the mysterious sci-fi visual novel "Echomnesia", two brilliant scientists - Morpheus and Crona, experiment with a suspicious Cube, but something goes wrong.
Why similar: Dark 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Mystery 18%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #42 Alice's Warped Wonderland:REcollection
64% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Nightmare Studio
Windows
Return as Alice and embark on her adventure to find the truth...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Mystery 15.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #43 艾尔蒂的晚宴 ALTY'S DINNER
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZEM泽狼
Windows
A rose love game with a thriller and suspense theme. You sensed that your adoptive father was elegant yet strangely sinister. Later, you are invited to Stellan Manor, where you meet various guests with murderous intentions... They all seem to know you.
Why similar: Gothic 27.8% ★, Word Game 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Dark 10.1%
- #44 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
60% matchVery Positive95% of 57,762 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Dark 15.3%, Word Game 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #45 Vox in Tenebris
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demolissage Games
Windows
Explore a sealed crypt to reveal its sacred secrets as an archivist priest. Use your faith against the looming horrors. Banish them and make your path before your lantern goes out, or you will lose your way... and your mind.
Why similar: Gothic 56.5% ★, Dark 19.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 2.8%
- #46 Yuki「清醒梦」
60% matchVery Positive99% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: visualmemoryunit_
Windows
Explore an abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. Uncover the mystery of your best friend’s disappearance. Dodge bullets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Mystery 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #47 蛆虫的幸福:腐甲病
61% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 君羊
Windows
This work is a side-story AVG of Worms' Happiness. You can read the text by clicking the left mouse button, scrolling the mouse wheel, pressing the spacebar, or other such methods. One afternoon, you will start this short half-day story as the head of the volleyball club.
Why similar: Word Game 21.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, RPG 19.5%, Drama 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #48 Rituals in the Dark
63% matchVery Positive85% of 192 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
Why similar: Gothic 31.1% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Dark 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Mystery 11.3%
- #49 致恶灵的你(To You, the Evil Spirit)
61% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 黑兔
Windows
Together with Ashari, we set out to hunt the ruthless Chainsaw Wraith— peril lurks at every corner, hidden currents stir beneath the surface, and a quiet tension of desire begins to bloom. An unknown adventure is about to unfold.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Word Game 15.8%, RPG 9.7%
- #50 Matchmaking for Ghosts
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adoraboo StudiosPub: Okasan’s Recipe
Windows
Matchmaking for Ghosts is an atmospheric visual novel with horror elements and themes of love and loss, built around a unique multi-protagonist system that lets players experience the afterlife through the eyes of every ghost. Match ghosts together for love, or for chaos. The choice is yours.
Why similar: Gothic 43.4% ★, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dark 14.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Anime 4.7%
- #51 Letter from Heart Antique Shop
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ふたつきPub: VNka
Windows
A visual novel about a girl who finds herself in a mysterious antique store where letters with screaming human hearts appear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13%, Drama 12.7%
- #52 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
59% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Gothic 27.7% ★, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dark 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #53 • Dread Chess ✣
59% matchMostly Positive78% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: • NullTalePub: • NullTale Scape
Windows
✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...
Why similar: Gothic 30.4% ★, Dark 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #54 Night Loops
61% matchVery Positive88% of 155 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Dark 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #55 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
60% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Dark 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #56 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 162.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Gothic 29.3% ★, Dark 14.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 11%
- #57 筮灵 SHILING
60% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Mystery 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Word Game 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #58 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
61% matchVery Positive86% of 250 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Dark 16%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, RPG 8.1%
- #59 Deliver Us From Evil (DUFE)
61% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Galen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Romance supernatural bachelors and investigate humanity’s dark wishes!
Why similar: Gothic 33.2% ★, Dark 14.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 11.2%, Drama 7.9%
- #60 Insanity Within
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Derek LarsonPub: D Rock Games LLC
Windows
A psychological-horror puzzle game where after 16 years in prison for a murder you don't remember, you're back at your family's manor as schizophrenia distorts your reality. Manage, or harness, your mental hallucinations to uncover the truth. Will it vindicate you? Or confirm your darkest fears...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Dark 19%, Mystery 18.6%, Gothic 14.3% ★, Story Rich 8.9%