60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Dark, Interactive Fiction, Story Rich.
Bind spirits. Weigh their pain. Each client arrives by appointment haunted, broken, or dangerous. In this gothic occult visual novel, you use protective accessories, read signs, and choose bindings that alter fate. Some seek redemption. Others hide darker truths. Your rituals may awaken the dead.
Night Shift: 1999
Balance work, vampirism and socialising as you explore Kings Cross, Sydney during the last year of the millennium. Keep a lid on your darkest desires and be rewarded with a deeper understanding of what it means to live again. Or don’t — no one will stop you. You’re a vampire, after all.
It Paints Me
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Balance work, vampirism and socialising as you explore Kings Cross, Sydney during the last year of the millennium. Keep a lid on your darkest desires and be rewarded with a deeper understanding of what it means to live again. Or don’t — no one will stop you. You’re a vampire, after all.
Why similar: Gothic 19% ★, Vampire 16.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Supernatural 8.6%
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 26.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Supernatural 10.8%, Dark 8.5%
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Adventure 15.4%, Dark 9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
Akari was a beloved streamer—until she died live on camera. Now, as a spirit, she’s still performing. You’ve been hired to speak with her, and uncover the truth behind the smile she never took off.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Gothic 13.5% ★, Casual 11.5%
You’re shipwrecked on a mysterious island of talking animals! You’ll need to make friends with the local critters if you hope to return home. This adventure includes branching conversations, memorable endings, and dark secrets...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Casual 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8%
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 20.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.1%, Vampire 15.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
“Neighboring Islands” – is an exciting graphic novel, key feature of which is an opportunity to take part in its events, directly influencing the development of the plot. Every decision of the player-reader can change the course of the narrative in one direction or another.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.8%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Casual 9.8%
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 22.7% ★, Vampire 19.1% ★, Visual Novel 12.5%, Supernatural 10.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Step into the dark and unforgiving world of vampires and have the course of your life changed forever. Experience a Rich Narrative Experience with gothic horror, distinct protagonists, interesting characters, and varied locations.
Why similar: Gothic 27.4% ★, Vampire 23.8% ★, Visual Novel 17.3%, Supernatural 8.2%, Dark 7.6%
It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Supernatural 16.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 8.4%
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Dark 11%, Casual 9.4%, Thriller 8.8%
A short novel about travelling by train. Become the one who (not)helps three girls to get to the final destination at the sea.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Thriller 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Supernatural 9.6%
Inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series, Final Frame is a murder mystery Visual Novel set in modern Japan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Adventure 20%, Casual 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Supernatural 8.6%
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Dark 7.9%, Thriller 7.8%
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Supernatural 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 12.1%
Pilot a biomechanical android through a derelict spacecraft consumed by alien corruption. Every scene, narrative, and horror is procedurally generated by AI. No two explorations are the same. Uncover what happened to the crew in this 16-bit sci-fi horror adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Casual 13.7%, Adventure 12.8%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Experience the mind of a man with schizophrenia in a surreal, single-room narrative. Manage his daily needs, maintain mental stability, and explore shifting memories in a calm, intense psychological journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 10.2%, Adventure 9.3%
Occultus: Daughter of Darkness is a noir-inspired visual novel detective story with supernatural elements.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Supernatural 11.3%, Dark 11.1%, Casual 9.3%
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 22.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dark 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9%
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Dark 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Adventure 7.6%
My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.
Why similar: Gothic 27.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Adventure 6.2%
On Love, On Monsters is a Frankenstein-inspired story with an emphasis on love in its many forms. Play as three characters with alternating POVs; the Doctor, The Priest, and The Exile. Bond with allies and enemies, avoid raising suspicion in the town of Blackmoore, and learn what it means to love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Gothic 23.5% ★, Visual Novel 18%, Adventure 16.1%, 2D 5.1%
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Adventure 16%, Casual 12.8%, Dark 8.2%
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Casual 14.1%, Dark 6.5%
She died, but no one ever asked her what really happened. Now she speaks—and you're the only one listening. What you say will decide whether she finally moves on… or disappears forever.
Why similar: Gothic 17.7% ★, Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Conversation 9.6%, Supernatural 8.7%
DARKROOM is a mystic novel. You wake up in complete darkness and you don’t know where you are or how you got there. Yet, there is someone else in this dark room.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Supernatural 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Casual 12.3%
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Gothic 24.1% ★, Visual Novel 16.9%, Dark 6.9%, Casual 6.3%
Navigate the claustrophobic corridors of a cargo ship and try to survive a night with man-eating tigers on the loose. Your choices will determine who lives and who dies.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Adventure 16.7%, Thriller 10.4%, Dark 10.1%
1996—Miami, FL. At the bottom of a downward spiral, Beth meets an inhuman stranger. Will she accept the new, dark gift he offers?
Why similar: Gothic 23.5% ★, Vampire 20.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Supernatural 9.9%, Dark 9.4%
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 30.9% ★, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Supernatural 11.1%, Casual 8.6%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Why similar: Vampire 32% ★, Visual Novel 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Dark 7.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%
Explore a haunted mansion gallery filled with 3D animated art - and ghosts - to unlock a full-length illustrated audiobook
Why similar: Gothic 28.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Supernatural 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Dark 10.1%
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Supernatural 14.5%, Conversation 12.5%, Casual 8%
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Thriller 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Conversation 8.8%
Summer, 1954. A perfect vacation awaits three best friends, playing games, making crazy plans, and running from bullies... Until they meet the vampire. What really happened that summer at Varney Lake?
Why similar: Vampire 23.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Supernatural 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Adventure 10.1%
Horror vs. Heartfelt: You decide, when you play a teen sneaking out to hold a seance for your lost twin sister on the anniversary of her death. Lovingly handmade, this atmospheric short visual novel can be meditative or delightfully chaotic depending on how you play.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Supernatural 13%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Thriller 8.6%
Haunt your murderer /slash/ ex-boyfriend and discover the truth behind his actions in a visual novel about finding peace when all you want is vengeance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Narration 6.3%, 2D 6.1%
In a house that won’t let you leave, a shadowed story unfolds through music, animation, choice, and passive progression. Follow branching paths between songs and uncover new scenes in a music-driven visual novel.
Why similar: Gothic 21.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Vampire 15.6% ★, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
A visual novel about a man who discovers the existence of another dimension hidden in dreams. Explore and learn the rules of a new reality, meet fellow dreamwalkers and solve the mystery of a disaster in the past. Make decisions, build relationships and strive to reach the best ending!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.9%, Visual Novel 28%, Supernatural 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Atmospheric 8%
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Supernatural 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Choices Matter 7.2%
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 24%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 7.2%
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: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Adventure 16.4%, Thriller 9.6%, Dark 8.1%
While filming a documentary on analog horror, something goes horribly wrong. A cursed VHS tape. Lost cultists. Salvation. Are you brave enough to follow the tape’s sinister commands? Face analog nightmares and decide your fate in this horror visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8.2%
A first-person Gothic fiction set in interwar Cornwall, where players rewrite the story as they go. The patriarch of a once-respected house is dead, survived only by his late sister's children. Left to them are his worldly and unworldly belongings, and the fate of their family.
Why similar: Gothic 35.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Dark 15.1%, Choices Matter 8%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Supernatural 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 10.3%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Casual 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%
DARKROOM: Ray of Light is a sequel of DARKROOM. You managed to figure out where you are, and now you have to find out what to do next. Do you want to know the end of Timmy’s story?
Why similar: Adventure 18.3%, Supernatural 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Casual 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
Natural - Beyond Nature - is a Mystery, Drama, Supernatural Visual Novel. Follow the story of Olea in a chance encounter with two residents of a quiet island, Flori and Llima. Can Olea save them from their cruel yet inevitable fate?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Casual 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Supernatural 11.3%
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Gothic 16% ★, Dark 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, seduction, and forbidden supernatural gifts. Your second life begins tonight...
Why similar: Vampire 22.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Supernatural 12.9%, Dark 8%
欢迎来到11号小镇，在这个诡异的小镇里，您是一位新来的画家。为了完成镇上居民们的绘画委托，您需要收集对话中的关键词，将关键词提炼成绘画素材组合到画布上。面对居民们奇怪的委托，您能顺利完成作画并融入镇子，证明自己是“正常”的吗？
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.1%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Casual 19.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, 2D 6.4%
Autumn 1881 - deep in the Thuringian forests lies the village of Rabenfels. From here a new epidemic spread over the whole country. You are a young doctor sent by the Imperial Office of Disease to investigate the origin of this mysterious disease.
Why similar: Gothic 40.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Narration 11.9%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 4.4%
"A very short psychological horror Visual novel. My first ever game made for a gamejam."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Casual 10.9%, Thriller 7.3%
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 28.6% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Supernatural 17.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Psychological Horror 5.6%
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Supernatural 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Casual 10.1%
"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 23.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Thriller 11.1%, Dark 10.7%
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Thriller 9.8%, Conversation 6.6%
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Thriller 13%, Supernatural 11%, Dark 10.7%
A short interactive dark fantasy story in which you meet an egomaniacal empress and must try to survive the encounter through the choices you make.
Why similar: Gothic 26.5% ★, Visual Novel 20.3%, Vampire 15.5% ★, Casual 14.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
: A text-based horror adventure. Make choices during a fateful night of fishing. With over 20 endings, any decision can trigger unspeakable terror. Can you evade danger and break the deadly curse?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Supernatural 14.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Casual 9.4%
