- #1 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
97% matchVery Positive94% of 55,246 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Anime 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Cute 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same obsessive, dark, and high-stakes relationship dynamic found in 5omeday.
- #2 BAD END THEATER
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at exploring multiple tragic endings through a meta-narrative lens that rewards experimentation.
- #3 Doki Doki Literature Club!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Anime 15.7%, Cute 11%, Gore 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive experience for players who enjoy cute anime aesthetics that slowly unravel into deep psychological horror.
- #4 MiSide
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 138,400 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.4%, Cute 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cute simulation game that hides a sinister, reality-bending horror experience beneath its surface.
- #5 Sentimental Death Loop
95% matchMixed65% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: qureate
Windows
Just as you begin to settle in for a fun day at your best friend's house, something changes in her and she kills you. And not just once—she ends your life time and time and time again.Your goal is to escape from this endless loop of despair.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Anime 14.7%, Cute 13.7%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that utilizes time-loop mechanics to build tension and explore dark themes.
- #6 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
93% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 23.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Anime 10.5%, Psychological 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that mirrors the dark, anime-styled aesthetic and branching narrative structure.
- #7 7 days with Death
94% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Narrator
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
On Christmas Eve, a strange girl breaks into your home claiming to be the bringer of death.；This unbelievable prophesy is then followed by many strange omens...he must make a choice...
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Anime 17.2%, Sexual Content 15%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core premise of a time-limited interaction with a supernatural entity where your choices dictate the outcome.
- #8 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Psychological 17%, Anime 10%, Story Rich 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and brief psychological exploration that mirrors the intimate, unsettling tone of 5omeday.
- #9 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
92% matchVery Positive92% of 2,538 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 173.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Psychological 9.6%, Anime 8.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, deeply psychological visual novel that challenges the player's perception of reality.
- #10 this morning I decided to die
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Anime 17.6%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Violent 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Explores heavy psychological themes through a visual novel format with a distinct anime art style.
- #11 outside the door
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Psychological 15.1%, Anime 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that excels at building atmosphere through its limited, claustrophobic setting.
- #12 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Psychological 17.3%, Anime 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-stakes moral dilemmas and a death game scenario where every character's life is on the line.
- #13 BAD END
90% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 20.6%, Anime 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror visual novel that focuses on the inevitability of tragic outcomes.
- #14 Crimson Gray
89% matchVery Positive96% of 444 reviews2017
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Psychological 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the dark, obsessive side of romance with significant psychological horror elements.
- #15 AI2U: With You 'Til The End
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,678 reviews2025
Dev: AlterStaff Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake up in the home of a cute girl who's eager to keep you by her side! Engage with thematic stories, puzzles, and yandere AI NPCs who'll go to any lengths to protect you—even if it means contradicting themselves. Bask in sweet meet-cutes, or brace for chaos if you dare to escape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Anime 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological tension of interacting with an artificial intelligence in a high-stakes environment.
- #16 Your amazing T-Gotchi!
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 727 reviews2020
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A cute game where you care about a green anime girl!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, pixelated simulation that forces the player to manage a relationship under stressful, horror-filled conditions.
- #17 Memory Girl +
85% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Cute 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a cute, 2D aesthetic to mask a deeper, more unsettling psychological narrative.
- #18 Quantum Suicide
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Anime 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes visual novel where every decision could lead to a permanent, fatal conclusion.
- #19 Escape from Yandere
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,136 reviews2026
Dev: VorhGames
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Yandera has locked you in your house and is asking for a declaration of love. You can stay with her or try to escape. Explore the house, but be careful, Yandera can kill you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.2%, Anime 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Cute 14.6%, Simulation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Blends life-sim elements with horror to create a tense, character-driven experience.
- #20 Decollate Decoration
82% matchVery Positive93% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
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 41.7%, Cute 18.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that utilizes visual novel mechanics to deliver a short, impactful experience.
- #21 DEAD LAMB WALKING
83% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Cute 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a cute, 2D aesthetic with interactive fiction elements to create a unique narrative experience.
- #22 Kill or Love
84% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Anime 18.8%, Multiple Endings 5.3%, Sexual Content 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that leans into the romance-horror subgenre with multiple endings.
- #23 Magical Girl Witch Trials
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,109 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 32.0 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 25.5%, Gothic 18.6% ★, Cute 11.8%, Anime 7%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #24 My Therapy
82% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Anime 13.3%, Simulation 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based visual novel that explores psychological themes through a series of branching paths.
- #25 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Psychological 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal and deeply personal psychological journey of its predecessor.
- #26 GNOSIA
80% matchVery Positive94% of 4,865 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Psychological 15.6%, Anime 14.8%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: A time-looping social deduction game that builds complex, often tragic relationships with its cast.
- #27 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,381 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 38%, Psychological 20.5%, Anime 18%, Story Rich 11.2%, Cute 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic example of deceptive cuteness hiding a brutal and deep psychological horror mystery.
- #28 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,999 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 81.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Anime 11.6%, Cute 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #29 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
78% matchVery Positive87% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #30 The House in Fata Morgana
79% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 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 30.8% ★, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Anime 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, emotional, and psychological masterpiece that focuses on the weight of past choices.
- #31 Yet Another Killing Game
77% matchVery Positive98% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Anime 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #32 Find Love or Die Trying
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #33 Landmine Princess
75% matchVery Positive95% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Jeistar
Windows
Meet Mina! She's a landmine girl! That means she's cute on the outside, but dangerous on the inside! But maybe she's the kind of danger you've always been looking for. This is a rogue fast-love dating sim. And the only sim that teaches you to be nice to girls. Or else.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Cute 11.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #34 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,772 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Choices Matter 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Story Rich 9%
- #35 Kill The Dragon
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Wallace Lovecraft
Windows
A unique choices matter adventure with horrific deaths and wonderful choices!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Multiple Endings 22.2%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Cute 14.2%, Gore 6.5%
- #36 Stella of The End
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,991 reviews2023
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Anime 14%, Cute 9.1%, Gore 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #37 Some Some Convenience Store
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,105 reviews2020
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A game about starting a relationship while working part-time at a convenience store
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Anime 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Cute 11%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #38 Folie Fatale
73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Anime 9.3%
- #39 Trainee Death Simulator
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,964 reviews2024
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: Gothic 33.1% ★, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Cute 8.6%
- #40 The Final Prize is Soup
71% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Anime 11.8%, Psychological 11%
- #41 Do Animals Dream?
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Black Vein Productions
Windows · Mac
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: Visual Novel 22.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Cute 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #42 Robot Daycare
72% matchVery Positive87% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about raising a cute robot child, which may or may not go horribly wrong. Your choices decide the outcome.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Psychological 18.7%, Anime 15.6%, Cute 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #43 Our Lovely Escape
74% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Anime 13.7%, Cute 10.4%, Simulation 9.4%
- #44 Train of Afterlife
76% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Anime 11.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Psychological 7.3%
- #45 Dread Weight
70% matchVery Positive87% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Anime 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #46 Woman's Prison
72% matchMixed70% of 538 reviews2021
Dev: Secret GardenPub: Playmeow
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
One day you were dispatched to a women's prison to take charge of the lives of the female prisoners and explore the inner secrets of those girls. There are six girls to be explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Sexual Content 12.6%, Cute 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #47 Hydrangea
69% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Psychological 13.2%, Anime 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #48 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,652 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.7%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Anime 15.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Indie 2.5%
- #49 My Furry Dragon 🐾
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Dirty Fox Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Oh no, the kingdom is preparing for war, and the princess has been captured by the Terrifying Dragon. Now you must travel through the Dreadful Forest to find the princess and fight the evil dragon. But what if the Dragon is not evil at all?..
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Story Rich 16.6%, Sexual Content 13.8%, Cute 13.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #50 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator
69% matchVery Positive97% of 253 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You're gonna get yourself killed out here... There's monsters, bandits, and much, much worse roaming these lands... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Psychological 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #51 Take Care Of It.
67% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Zealli
Windows
Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Simulation 16.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Gore 9.1%
- #52 Syutyaku Gakuen
68% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Anime 10.9%, Cute 10.4%
- #53 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn
71% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2018
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Anime 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #54 クラブ・スーサイド
68% matchVery Positive97% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: MORPATHPub: Celtia
Windows · Mac
私は、自殺を考えている。クラブ・スーサイドへようこそ。自殺を考える少年達に寄り添う、奇妙な一週間。命を思考するノベルアドベンチャー。
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Psychological Horror 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Anime 12.9%, Gore 9.9%
- #55 Suhoshin
69% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Anime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #56 Kara no Shojo
70% matchVery Positive92% of 449 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 161.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Anime 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #57 OneShot
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 62,700 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Story Rich 20.6%, Cute 18.7%, Multiple Endings 16%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #58 Ib
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Cute 11.3%
- #59 DRAPLINE
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,644 reviews2025
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
"DRAPLINE" is a roguelite training game where you raise a dragon girl who eats anything and train her to become the strongest in one year. Feed her a variety of things to increase her abilities, combine various skills to build your own strategy, and defeat the impending catastrophe!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 24.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Cute 13%, Anime 11.5%
