Games Like Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Anime 9.8%, Horror 8.4%, Psychological 7.8%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Cult Classic 12.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Anime 9.2%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological 15.6%, Cult Classic 14.4% ★, Mystery 12.3%, Anime 10.6%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Anime 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 9.9%

Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Cult Classic 17.7% ★, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 6.6%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Anime 12.9%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Cult Classic 16.8% ★, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 6.9%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Anime 14.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10%

From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Psychological 7.8%

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Mystery 14%, Anime 12.8%, Gore 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological 20.8%, Anime 14.3%, Violent 7.3%, Gore 6.1%

The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Psychological 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 7.6%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Horror 13%, Anime 11%

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Anime 15.7%, Horror 12.5%, Violent 9.2%, Gore 8.5%

Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 16.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Anime 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Horror 9.2%

This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Mystery 15.5%, Violent 13.2%, Anime 12.4%

"This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?” CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...?

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Cult Classic 23.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Anime 13.9%, Story Rich 7.3%

Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Anime 9.2%

Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 12.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Violent 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%

A tale of the planet's final love story told using the full force of minori's critically acclaimed illustrative style, engaging musical compositions, and the highly talented staff that has led fans coming back for more every single time!

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Anime 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Cute 3.8%

Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Mystery 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Mystery 20.3%, Horror 12.4%, Anime 11.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Gore 10.6%, Cult Classic 9.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

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: Psychological 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Anime 8.9%

YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Anime 13.2%, Psychological 7%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%

You play as Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster. Kyousuke knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. Referred to as God by his classmates, he often enjoys listening to Bach and "working" part time for his stepfather.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Anime 15.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Story Rich 10.2%

"A Requiem for Innocence" is a companion to the visual novel "The House in Fata Morgana." It tells the tale of a young man dragged down by his ambitions and a girl both worshiped as a saint and maligned as a witch. For them, there is no happily ever after.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Violent 12%, Gore 10.5%, Anime 9.5%

Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?

Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Mystery 16.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Anime 10.1%

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Anime 16.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Anime 16.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Anime 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Violent 12.1%, Story Rich 9.5%

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: Visual Novel 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Anime 10.3%, Dark 9%

A world of shadows. A world of light. In the world of light where no shadows exist lived a boy - Meito Tanabe. One day, he met a girl who possessed a shadow - Shimon. She brings him to her world - a place filled with shadows.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Horror 15.8%, Violent 15.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Anime 11.4%

This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".

Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Anime 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Story Rich 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Anime 17.3%, Violent 13%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.1%

fault - milestone two side:above is a Cinematic Visual Novel that takes place right after the events of milestone one. Please note that this novel is a direct sequel to fault - milestone one and contains massive spoilers of the first story. Play through of the first title is highly advised.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Anime 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 1.5%

Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Anime 21.9%, Mystery 20.9%, Horror 12%, Adventure 5.6%

Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Anime 18.9%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 6.1%

"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.3%, Anime 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 3.5%

It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Mystery 16.1%, Anime 15.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Horror 12.1%

Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Anime 14.3%, Story Rich 9.6%

From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Classic 5.6% ★

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Anime 15.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Cute 8.2%, Mystery 5.9%

In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Anime 32.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 7.2%, Adventure 5.1%

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Horror 17.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Anime 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Anime 17.3%, Story Rich 12.7%, Psychological 5.7%

Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Anime 24.1%, Mystery 22.2%, Horror 10.2%, Adventure 5.1%

Delve further into the world of CLANNAD and experience the stories beyond the original visual novel adventure. Known as CLANNAD Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de in Japan, This Steam version features high resolution assets and is translated into English for the very first time.

Why similar: Visual Novel 52.1%, Anime 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Cute 5.6%

fault is a series of Science Fantasy Cinematic Novels using a unique 3D Camera system for a visually immersive reading experience. Follow Selphine, the bubbly Princess and her sharp-witted Royal Guardian, Ritona, on their journey of a lifetime back to their homeland of Rughzenhaide.

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Anime 28.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Story Rich 7.6%, Adventure 1.9%

Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 10.6%

Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Anime 18.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Mystery 6.4%

Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Anime 18%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 6.9%

Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.

Why similar: Cult Classic 32.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Dark 9.5%

Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Psychological 19.8%, Anime 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Anime 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Gore 9%

SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Anime 20.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%

In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Mystery 16.9%, Violent 16%, Story Rich 6.7%

A couple of days before the summer holiday starts... Kanzaki Shuuichi receives a "cursed Blu-ray disc" from one of his friends and is possessed by a female ghost which, when exorcised, leaves behind the physical form of the female specter.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Anime 17.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.3%

Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44%, Anime 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 4%