- #1 The Test: Reality Check
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 646 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Dark Humor 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #2 Gobby McGobblenutz Presents: The Art of the Dad Joke: Chapter 1
96% matchVery Positive91% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Gobby McGobblenutz is just your run of the mill Goblin trying to make some friends in a dark, lonely world... Will you be his friend? Or will his cringe-inducing jokes push you too far over the edge? Come find out on The Art of the Dad Joke!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 13.7%, Tabletop 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%, Board Game 7.5%, LGBTQ+ 7.2%
- #3 Take Care Of It.
96% matchVery Positive99% of 72 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 26%, Horror 17%, RPG 16.5%, Simulation 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.4%
- #4 The Test: Reimagined
95% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reimagined is a masterful mix of Personality Test Psychology and Dark Tarot. Answer a series of fully-narrated questions to receive a personalized, unique ending based on your choices. Dive deep into your own psyche and join millions in a social experiment that you will NOT want to miss!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Simulation 12%
- #5 Saihate Station
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,519 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, JRPG 12.9%, Horror 9.3%
- #6 The Price Of Flesh
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,118 reviews2022
Dev: Gatobob
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #7 Trapped with Jester
92% matchVery Positive94% of 1,544 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark Humor 11.9%
- #8 Case 00: The Cannibal Boy
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 167 reviews2020
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows · Mac
Case 00: The Cannibal Boy is a half-hour visual novel partly based on a true story, written by a writer with a background in psychology. It is a psychological horror story with an urban legend theme.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.4%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #9 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
91% matchMixed66% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Horror 15.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark Humor 10.6%
- #10 It Paints Me
90% matchVery Positive97% of 261 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: Visual Novel 24.8%, Emotional 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%
- #11 Office Hours
89% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: PipoteamPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Sort forms, get to know your mysterious new collegues & unravel mysteries they're trying to cover up as you step in to replace the previous RH at this mysterious pharmaceutical company.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Dark Humor 20.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Horror 11.7%, Choices Matter 10%
- #12 Curse or Love
88% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Emotional 9.2%
- #13 Train of Afterlife
91% 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 43%, Simulation 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #14 DEVIL'S WAY
89% matchMixed43% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Rose Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror game that tests your wits, courage and dark sense of humor. Solve puzzles to survive in a world full of dark secrets, but beware - there could be something waiting around every corner!
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.3%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Immersive Sim 13%, Horror 9.1%
- #15 Free Will
86% matchVery Positive97% of 357 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: RPG 25.7%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Horror 16.3%, Emotional 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.3%
- #16 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,781 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Emotional 24.6%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Point & Click 23.8%, Horror 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%
- #17 The Window Box
87% matchVery Positive81% of 83 reviews2019
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows · Mac
Wander from room to room in this whimsical and dark visual novel as you follow five friends trapped during a freak storm. Listen while they have hard conversations and tough realizations as they confront the conflict in their lives. For what is a house but a box with windows?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 31.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Emotional 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dark Humor 10%
- #18 Blood Orange: Definitive Edition
84% matchVery Positive95% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Decent TreatmentPub: Semicolon
Windows
Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 16.4%
- #19 Without a Dawn
83% matchVery Positive93% of 800 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Psychological Horror 29%, Emotional 25.1%, Horror 16.3%
- #20 GAG
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Joshua Roland
Windows
An interactive psychological horror drama.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #21 Winion Virus
82% matchVery Positive95% of 1,036 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
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: Visual Novel 22.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 19.1%, Emotional 14.3%, Point & Click 13.7%
- #22 The Endless Empty
84% matchVery Positive96% of 311 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: RPG 27.4%, LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Funny 8.1%
- #23 The Confession
82% matchVery Positive95% of 1,016 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Ever wondered how much of a kinky pervert you are? Ever wanted to know what your fate entails for being such a kinky pervert? Answer a series of disgustingly hilarious, immoral questions to reveal ridiculous scenarios & unlock the answers you seek...
Why similar: Dark Humor 14.2%, Tabletop 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 10%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #24 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
81% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
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 36.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Horror 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%
- #25 Interrogation Simulator
81% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
- #26 Dig Night
79% matchVery Positive99% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: INUSHIT
Windows
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 36.1%, JRPG 23%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, RPG 12.5%, Exploration 8.9%
- #27 An Outcry
80% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: Quinn K.
Windows
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, JRPG 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%
- #28 The Case of the Serialized Killer
79% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Alexis Royce
Windows · Mac
Delve into a devilishly delightful world of mysticism and mystery as Harold Ludicael, the disgraced demonologist. After the untimely demise of a famous illustrator, you’re tasked with solving their murder in this point-and-click visual novel.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.6%, LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #29 Unemployment Simulator 2018
78% matchVery Positive85% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
Windows · Linux
Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 35.3%, Dark Humor 18.6%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Simulation 8%
- #30 Office After Hours
76% matchVery Positive95% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: gameandcode
Windows
Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Funny 9.1%
- #31 Departed Away
77% matchVery Positive90% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #32 DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: TWISTED-DOCTOR
Windows · Mac
DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE is the first part of a dialogue-based, story-driven psychological horror game made in RPG Maker MZ.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Emotional 16.7%, RPG 11.2%
- #33 Death Drive
75% matchVery Positive97% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: LunaticMoon
Windows
Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Dark Humor 16%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #34 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
75% matchVery Positive99% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Dark Humor 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #35 Partum Artifex
76% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: DalaKoala Games
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.
Why similar: Horror 46.1%, Psychological Horror 39.8%, Exploration 14.1%
- #36 Glassy Stare
73% matchVery Positive91% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 75.7%, Psychological Horror 24.3%
- #37 Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator
78% matchMixed61% of 471 reviews2017
Dev: Bae TeamPub: Bossa Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
As Cat Island’s newest arrival, it’s not long before you realise something’s seriously amiss, or should we say… amorous! A blend of mystery, intrigue and wickedly black humour, will you discover your Purrfect Date before it’s too late? Remember, curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Multiple Endings 13%, Simulation 12.9%, RPG 12.3%
- #38 Magical Massage
73% matchVery Positive96% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Pop Elephant StudioPub: Cyberisle
Windows
Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21%, JRPG 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
- #39 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
74% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Tabletop 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #40 Kill or Love
74% 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: Psychological Horror 37%, Visual Novel 36.8%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #41 BAD END THEATER
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,804 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%
- #42 Killer Chat! - Original Edition
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,408 reviews2025
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Dark Humor 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #43 Pink Noise
71% matchVery Positive87% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Horror 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.4%
- #44 SIMULACRA
73% matchVery Positive90% of 4,658 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #45 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
69% matchVery Positive93% of 21,072 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 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 35.7%, Psychological Horror 29%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, RPG 4.3%
- #46 Fledgling Manor
71% matchVery Positive99% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: In Secret Places
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Horror 9.2%
- #47 The Horror at Highrook
70% matchVery Positive90% of 464 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Board Game 43%, Horror 30.1%, RPG 15.4%, Simulation 11.5%
- #48 A House Inside Me
70% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl HorrorPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Multiple Endings 19%, Emotional 13.8%, Simulation 9.1%
- #49 The House in Fata Morgana
71% matchVery Positive95% of 6,401 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: LGBTQ+ 23%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #50 Laugh Track
69% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Fiction Factory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're now the lead writer for Juno's World, a perfectly normal sitcom in which nothing strange or horrible happens, ever! Choose your scripts, decide what characters to build relationships with, and keep those audience ratings high -- or get cancelled in more ways than one! Welcome to Must See TV.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 31.3%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 10%
- #51 A Chamber of Stars
68% matchVery Positive99% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows · Mac
The rise and fall of a rock n' roll star.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 42.6%, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Emotional 15%, Exploration 6.9%
- #52 My Sweet! Housemate
67% matchVery Positive98% of 386 reviews2024
Dev: sourmilk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Faced with the cruel and harsh reality of homelessness, you seek out affordable housing in your area. Luckily, it seems you've found the perfect rental, but something is very off about your landlord...
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Horror 10.2%, RPG 8.9%
- #53 Dinner with an Owl
69% matchVery Positive95% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
Windows
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 45.2%, Dark Humor 23.5%, Point & Click 16%, Horror 15.3%
- #54 Vampire Therapist
67% matchVery Positive94% of 963 reviews2024
Dev: Little Bat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #55 Hydrangea
67% matchVery Positive93% of 136 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.3%
- #56 Neve
65% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
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: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #57 the static speaks my name
68% matchVery Positive82% of 5,768 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.1%, Horror 34%, RPG 9.8%, Exploration 2.1%
- #58 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
67% matchVery Positive86% of 256 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: Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Horror 15%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #59 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,564 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Tabletop 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%