Games Like 7Days Origins

Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.

Why similar: Supernatural 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An exceptional visual novel that emphasizes meaningful choices and branching paths within a dark, supernatural setting.

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: Psychological 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Comic Book 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Point & Click 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the closest thematic match, featuring a high-stakes death game where characters must vote on who lives and who dies.

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Horror 11.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping supernatural mystery that utilizes a unique visual novel interface and branching narrative structure.

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 23.3%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: This collection features intense death-game scenarios and complex branching narratives that reward careful decision-making.

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 23.7%, Horror 20.1%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a branching narrative where your choices directly impact the survival and relationships of the cast.

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Dark Comedy 21.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Point & Click 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential death-game visual novel that combines mystery-solving with high-tension character interactions.

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Psychological 15%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that captures a similar dark, surreal atmosphere with multiple endings based on player choices.

A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused visual novel where social dynamics and difficult choices determine the fate of trapped characters.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Horror 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed point-and-click game that emphasizes mystery and careful observation in a tense environment.

Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

Why similar: Comic Book 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game where every choice matters in a post-apocalyptic world, focusing on character survival.

A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.

Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Story Rich 19.8%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of branching narratives where the actions of multiple characters intersect to create a complex, multi-layered story.

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Story Rich 17.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Point & Click 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological mystery that blends visual novel elements with surreal investigation sequences and branching paths.

A survival journey through a harsh world without rules or judgement. Only your choices matters in the face of moral dilemmas. Manage your party, food & equipment in this non-linear narrative survival sim with 34 possible endings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Survival 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-adventure game where your choices significantly impact the narrative and the well-being of your party.

Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Psychological 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 12%, Hand-drawn 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar thematic premise of limited time and high-stakes decision-making in a visual novel format.

A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Horror 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy horror visual novel that shares a similar tone and interactive fiction structure.

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: Psychological 28.8%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Story Rich 14.2%, Simulation 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A social deduction game that uses a time-loop mechanic to explore character relationships and survival in a sci-fi setting.

Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Horror 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure with a distinct, dark art style that mirrors the surreal tone of 7Days Origins.

An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological visual novel that forces players to make difficult moral choices in a survival-horror setting.

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 20%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and story-rich visual novel that explores themes of tragedy and redemption.

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 30.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror visual novel that focuses on survival and the grim consequences of player decisions.

Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 9.8%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed visual novel that provides a branching story and an immersive, dark atmosphere.

As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?

Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.7%, Point & Click 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Psychological 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click psychological horror game that focuses on lore and narrative-driven decision-making.

In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...

Why similar: Comic Book 34.5%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG-visual novel hybrid that offers deep world-building and meaningful player agency.

A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Supernatural 16.8%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that utilizes multiple endings and branching choices to drive its narrative.

Unlucky Seven will take you on a space walk and tell you a story about love, hate, and craving for human flesh.

Why similar: Choices Matter 28.4%, Story Rich 21%, Horror 20.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Psychological Horror 8%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich indie game that incorporates branching choices and character-driven drama.

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.

Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Dark 12.8%

399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Point & Click 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Point & Click 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused visual novel that uses pixel art to deliver a dark and engaging interactive story.

"Date Z" - a captivating mix of high school drama, romance, and mystery. As a transfer student, your challenge is to navigate relationships and secure a date by Friday to survive a deadly virus outbreak. Unravel the hidden secrets. Every choice you make counts.

Why similar: Comic Book 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Hand-drawn 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy visual novel where choices and relationship management are central to the outcome.

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 42.8%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Story Rich 16.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A complex visual novel with a branching narrative system that forces players to navigate high-stakes survival situations.

Can you survive a zombie apocalypse? Day Zero is a text-based survival game where choices determine fate and ethical and moral decisions matter. Every choice shapes the story. Are you ready to test your limits in a zombie apocalypse?

Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Choices Matter 16%, Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Survival 11.6%

With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%

"Peaceful days full of curses" A heartwarming horror game about exploring in a mysterious company housing and living with a ghost for 7 days

Why similar: Dark Comedy 65.6%, Horror 17%, Multiple Endings 11%, Dark 6.5%

DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.

Why similar: Comic Book 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Horror 9.8%

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 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%

Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.

Why similar: Psychological 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Point & Click 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Horror 14.5%

A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 14.7%, Comic Book 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%

UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%

The day has finally come. The day that will determine on whether or not you'll be accepted as a reporter in hololive. And not just any reporter, but the exclusive reporter for Kureiji Ollie! What goes down on in the life of the zombie idol? Find out what it'll be like to spend Days with Ollie!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 11.4%

In this narrative-based simulation game, you play as the Son of God. Your mission: Decide, bless or condemn city residents. Uncover the person's story through their items and secrets before making decisions. Your choices alter the city's destiny, and impact your revelation on Judgment Day.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.4%, Point & Click 15%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%

Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%

Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Psychological 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Simulation 9%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 10%

Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.3%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Story Rich 14.8%, Survival 12.2%, Adventure 9.8%

You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

Why similar: Supernatural 24.5%, Point & Click 21.2%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 10.8%

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

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.7%, Point & Click 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%

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 20%, Psychological 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%

The Day Of Survival Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world where every decision is crucial. "The Day Of Survival" is a thrilling survival game that challenges players to explore a harsh, unforgiving landscape filled with zombies and enemy soldiers.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Dark 23%, Survival 22.7%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Adventure 14.1%

After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.7%, Story Rich 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Point & Click 12.3%, Comic Book 9.2%

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

To know a language, know the world, and finally know you.

Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%

《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Horror 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

Z-End is a multiple choice narrative game. During the zombie apocalypse, you'll encounter the mysterious Faye while searching for new members.What secrets is she hiding? Will she join you? Will you be able to overcome the danger of this world?

Why similar: Adventure 100%

A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose Your Own Adventure gameplay, squad-level management, exploration, scavenging, and difficult moral choices. A modern-day tribute to The Oregon Trail.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Survival 12.1%, Point & Click 11.4%

You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.

Why similar: Choices Matter 43.8%, Story Rich 26%, Adventure 19.1%, Simulation 11.1%

All of us are not dead. Our school has been infested with zombies, and we are still alive. Every day, our hopes of escaping this school become less and less likely. Follow us as we try to survive and escape our zombie-filled school. A visual novel based on the popular webcomic.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Story Rich 21.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Survival 10.5%