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Games Like A Work of Art

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Visual Novel, Horror.

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A dark, witty, psychological thriller in the horror genre, A Work of Art presents a 1-2 hour story-driven experience with Visual Novel features and RPG elements. Follow a colorful cast of quirky characters through a twisted tale of beauty and darkness; All to the sound of a Dark Original soundtrack.

Reviews: Very Positive — 95% — of 345 reviews
Released: 2024-10-14
Developer: Randumb Studios
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 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%, Dark Humor 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%

  2. #2 Gobby McGobblenutz Presents: The Art of the Dad Joke: Chapter 1
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 166 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 13.8%, Tabletop 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%, Board Game 7.5%, LGBTQ+ 7.2%

  3. #3 The Test: Reimagined
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 110 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 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Simulation 12%

  4. #4 Saihate Station
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,177 reviews2025
    Dev: びぶ/viv
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, JRPG 13.3%, Horror 9.2%

  5. #5 The Price Of Flesh
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,072 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 17.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11%

  6. #6 Trapped with Jester
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,481 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 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark Humor 11.9%

  7. #7 Case 00: The Cannibal Boy
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 164 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 28.6%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

  8. #8 It Paints Me
    92% matchVery Positive97% of 224 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 24.6%, Emotional 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%

  9. #9 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
    91% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Horror 15.8%, Point & Click 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark Humor 10.6%

  10. #10 Blood Orange: Definitive Edition
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 222 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+ 23.6%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Choices Matter 19%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Multiple Endings 16.5%

  11. #11 DEVIL'S WAY
    90% matchMixed43% of 233 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 23.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Immersive Sim 13%, Horror 8.9%

  12. #12 Free Will
    88% matchVery Positive97% of 323 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 25.4%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Horror 16.1%, Emotional 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.4%

  13. #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 42.7%, Simulation 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Choices Matter 9.4%

  14. #14 The Endless Empty
    89% matchVery Positive96% of 297 reviews2018
    Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
    Windows

    A surreal post-life adventure

    Why similar: RPG 27.1%, LGBTQ+ 27%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Funny 8%

  15. #15 Vampire Therapist
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 902 reviews2024
    Dev: Little Bat Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 28.5%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark Humor 11.7%

  16. #16 Winion Virus
    84% matchVery Positive95% of 967 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 20.9%, Horror 18.9%, Emotional 14.5%, Point & Click 13.9%

  17. #17 The Window Box
    87% matchVery Positive80% of 82 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 31.7%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Emotional 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dark Humor 9.9%

  18. #18 Without a Dawn
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 679 reviews2025
    Dev: Jesse Makkonen
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Emotional 25.5%, Horror 16.2%

  19. #19 An Outcry
    85% matchVery Positive93% of 120 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 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, JRPG 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%

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    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2020
    Dev: Joshua Roland
    Windows

    An interactive psychological horror drama.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 37.2%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%

  21. #21 Death Drive
    82% matchVery Positive97% of 91 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 12.6%, Choices Matter 10%

  22. #22 The Confession
    84% matchOverwhelmingly 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 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%

  23. #23 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    82% matchVery Positive97% of 79 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 37.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Horror 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%

  24. #24 Office After Hours
    81% matchVery Positive95% of 143 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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Funny 9%

  25. #25 The Case of the Serialized Killer
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 78 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 32.7%, LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

  26. #26 Dig Night
    79% matchVery Positive99% of 95 reviews2024
    Dev: INUSHIT
    Windows

    A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 36.3%, JRPG 22.7%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, RPG 12.4%, Exploration 8.9%

  27. #27 Unemployment Simulator 2018
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2026
    Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
    Windows

    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 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Simulation 8.1%

  28. #28 DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE
    80% matchMostly Positive80% of 169 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+ 21.7%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Emotional 16.9%, RPG 11.1%

  29. #29 Departed Away
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 546 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 27%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%

  30. #30 Magical Massage
    76% matchVery Positive99% of 96 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 21.1%, JRPG 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%

  31. #31 Interrogation Simulator
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 60 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 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13%

  32. #32 Partum Artifex
    77% 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 45.9%, Psychological Horror 40%, Exploration 14.1%

  33. #33 SIMULACRA
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 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 13.7%, Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%

  34. #34 Fledgling Manor
    75% matchVery Positive99% of 161 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 30.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Horror 9.1%

  35. #35 Pink Noise
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 107 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 20.4%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.4%

  36. #36 Killer Chat! - Original Edition
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 913 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 20.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Dark Humor 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%

  37. #37 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
    75% matchVery Positive98% of 99 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 10.7%, Tabletop 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

  38. #38 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
    74% matchVery Positive99% of 76 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 16.4%, Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%

  39. #39 Glassy Stare
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 70 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 75.5%, Psychological Horror 24.5%

  40. #40 BAD END THEATER
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
    Dev: NomnomNami
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Choices Matter 15.6%

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    69% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
    Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 36.4%, Psychological Horror 30.7%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%

  42. #42 The Horror at Highrook
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 451 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 29.9%, RPG 15.3%, Simulation 11.7%

  43. #43 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 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 27.5%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Point & Click 26%, Horror 20.3%

  44. #44 The House in Fata Morgana
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
    Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 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: LGBTQ+ 23%, Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Horror 12.4%

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    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,295 reviews2022
    Dev: MAHOUMAIDENPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Psychological Horror 34.4%, Emotional 23.4%, Funny 5.8%

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    76% matchMixed60% of 470 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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%

  47. #47 Ib
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
    Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 15%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%

  48. #48 Kill or Love
    71% 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 37.1%, Visual Novel 36.6%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 7%, Choices Matter 6%

  49. #49 Folie Fatale
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
    Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%

  50. #50 Dinner with an Owl
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 853 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 45.4%, Dark Humor 23.5%, Point & Click 16%, Horror 15.2%

  51. #51 My Sweet! Housemate
    68% matchVery Positive98% of 334 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 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Horror 10.2%, RPG 8.8%

  52. #52 Illusion Carnival
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,466 reviews2024
    Dev: KiZ
    Windows · Mac

    A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.4%, JRPG 26.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, RPG 12.8%, Exploration 10%

  53. #53 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,554 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 12.9%, Tabletop 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%

  54. #54 A Chamber of Stars
    67% matchVery Positive99% of 137 reviews2025
    Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
    Windows · Mac

    The rise and fall of a rock n' roll star.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 42.7%, LGBTQ+ 20%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Emotional 15.1%, Exploration 6.9%

  55. #55 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 252 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 21.2%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Horror 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%

  56. #56 the static speaks my name
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 5,722 reviews2015
    Dev: the whale husband
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 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 54.3%, Horror 33.7%, RPG 9.9%, Exploration 2.1%

  57. #57 WORLD OF HORROR
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
    Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 26.2%, Roguelike 19.1%, Point & Click 17.3%, RPG 10.9%

  58. #58 Hydrangea
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 123 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 25%, LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.2%

  59. #59 FAKEBOOK
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 732 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Dark Humor 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Horror 12.5%

  60. #60 Room No. 9
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 508 reviews2020
    Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
    Windows

    You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of these two...

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.4%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 3.6%

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