
A dark visual novel blending psychological horror, surreal storytelling, and chatroom-inspired UI. Navigate intrusive thoughts, branching choices, and dissect a fractured mind in a twisted search for connection and meaning.
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A dark visual novel blending psychological horror, surreal storytelling, and chatroom-inspired UI. Navigate intrusive thoughts, branching choices, and dissect a fractured mind in a twisted search for connection and meaning.

Mayday Trials
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...

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A story about growing up online and dealing with IRL updates. A look back at the past 2 decades of gaming that will make you think about the good, the bad, and the ones left behind.
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Philosophical 18.1%, Psychological 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
A story about growing up online and dealing with IRL updates. A look back at the past 2 decades of gaming that will make you think about the good, the bad, and the ones left behind.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.8%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Psychedelic 12.4%, Philosophical 12.1%, Satire 11.8% ★
Intellica thanks you for volunteering in this short text-based Research Study. Pay attention to the participants answers, and classify them as either Human or Artificial. Join us in shaping the future of technology. Remember, think happy!
Why similar: Philosophical 15.5%, Dark Comedy 15%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Dark Humor 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
Waking up at night, the main character realizes that he cannot move. A terrible sense of panic gradually overtakes his mind, and the imagination begins to paint frightening pictures.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.1%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Psychological 9.8%, Abstract 8.4%
"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who tell herself this, forever. Maybe you can try to help her ?
Why similar: Philosophical 20.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
It's a winter night. You are coming home by train. You have to change trains at a small train station in the middle of the forest.It's not the first time you've traveled this route. But now you feel like something is different.As if something was watching you.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.3%, Psychedelic 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Point & Click 10.2%
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Philosophical 17.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Abstract 8.9%
IN CELL is a kinetic visual novel (linear, no choices) about the epidemic of sexless, nationless, and friendless men. Gender dynamics are currently not functional, sustainable, or beneficial to either men or women. IN CELL is uncensored conversation between the sexes.
Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Dark Comedy 14.7%, America 12.4% ★, Abstract 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Abstract 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Psychological 11.4%, Text-Based 11%, Philosophical 10%
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.2%, Abstract 13.2%, Psychological 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
Abulia is an Type-write battle RPG and Visual Novel adventure based on the mind of a special girl that is trying to find herself in the world and struggling to understand our complex world.
Why similar: Philosophical 18%, Dark Comedy 17.4%, Dark Humor 12%, Point & Click 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10%
LaughterLost takes you through a surreal journey of work and family life. Face psychological twists, narrative choices, puzzles, and unexpected unique confrontations! Will you break this dystopian cycle of everyday life?
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.3%, Dark Comedy 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological 11.4%, Point & Click 11.3%
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Abstract 14.2%, Philosophical 13.9%, Psychological 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
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: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Abstract 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Absurdist Interactive fiction. Talk to the beings that inhabitant the world at its end. We forgot how to die.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Philosophical 11%, Abstract 9.8%
Run-based story game. Which mistakes would you repeat if you could?
Why similar: Philosophical 19.5%, Dark Comedy 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.5%, Philosophical 13.1%, Abstract 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Text-Based 11%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.3%, Abstract 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Psychological 10.6%
The abstract male is the image of God, the absolute something.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.1%, Philosophical 21%, Psychological 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
架空の日本観光地を旅するマルチエンドの探索アドベンチャー 緊迫していくストーリーと豊富なミニゲーム、魅力的な登場人物たちとの交流が楽しめます。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Dark Comedy 17%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Point & Click 9.6%, Text-Based 9.2%
Test your sixth sense. Will you eat a wild rabbit, or tie someone to the train tracks? Every choice is yours to make. May you find a reason to laugh inside your nightmares.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.1%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Philosophical 12.4%, Abstract 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
A short and surreal dark comedy-horror narrative game.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.2%, Dark Humor 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Satire 12.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Point & Click 11.4%, Text-Based 10.6%
A psychological drama from the perspective of an apathetic guy who is detached from casual suicidals, sexually aggressive idiots, and daily murderers. This is all until an intellectual genius of a woman named Samarah comes in to challenge him and the world of logical inconsistencies.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.4%, Dark Humor 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Abstract 10.2%
Can you survive a night in St Fiacre's at tiny size? This feature-length interactive visual novel returns to the world of Sensus Supra, with better visuals, dozens of animations, more complex puzzles and even more dangerous giantesses hunting for your blood. Every action has consequences...
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.3%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Text-Based 10.5%
Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Point & Click 13.1%, Psychedelic 12.8%
Humanity has perished. You are an AI incapable of self-termination, sailing into the void. Trapped in terminal wakefulness, chew on your own endless, redundant processing power and face the ultimate decay of the universe alone.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.9%, Psychedelic 19.5%, Psychological 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Visual Novel 7.4%
Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.
Why similar: Abstract 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, America 11.8% ★, Psychedelic 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
In a diner at the edge of time, murder is afoot. Serve gourmet meals to the ethereal patrons of the Duskrise Diner. Form relationships. Embrace culinary bliss. Infinite day, endless taste.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.9%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Psychological 11.3%, Point & Click 10.7%
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Psychological 14%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Drama 9.2%
A fully voiced visual novel where your choices actually matter. Welcome to college: annoying frat boys, unhinged goth girls, weird roommates, and every flavor of chaos. Go to class, get wasted, find love, whatever. Just try not to die.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Psychological 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Dark Humor 11.1%
一段探寻人类智能本质的逃亡之旅,基于现实世界观下的非幻想题材。在突如其来的变故下,一对父子踏上未知的旅途,颠沛于梦境与梦境的交界线,流离于自然智能与人造智能的变革浪潮之中。这场逃亡送给AI时代每一个勇敢活着的灵魂...
Why similar: Philosophical 19%, Psychological 11.3%, Abstract 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Drama 10.2%
A self-described "chronically online" trans guy goes to a kink club thinking it will fix him. It doesn't.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.2%, Dark Humor 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Psychological 11.3%, Drama 9%
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.8%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
A horror visual novel with light adventure elements, about a group of office workers grinding through an intense all-nighter. Just do your job and.... don’t ask about Ito… nothing happened to him... everything is fine.
Why similar: Psychological 15.4%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monar Station, a short psychological horror visual novel. Navigate an extreme situation, make value-defining choices... Discover what lingers after the train moves on...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Point & Click 10.2%
A spin-off minigame collection of "Needy Streamer Overload". Meet your internet angel in this retro-style game world!
Why similar: Psychedelic 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Point & Click 14.2%, Dark Humor 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%
Come back, for no one is waiting for you. Search for your memories - no one ever knew you. Destroy everything in your path - all around you are nothing but ruins. End the endless cycle, for it has long since closed in on itself.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.4%, Abstract 18.8%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychological 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
Guide Jovanna on a psychological horror journey through a freezing New York City. Navigate the emotional states of unstable characters and uncover the truth behind the unnatural weather in this unique narrative experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Philosophical 12.7%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Point & Click 10.9%
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Psychological 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Point & Click 10.1%
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 11.1%
A short experimental visual novel about obsessive counting.
Why similar: Abstract 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Philosophical 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
What do you play? I play nothing!
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.8%, Dark Comedy 17.6%, Philosophical 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14%
(Neg)Entropic Wandering is a short visual novel for Insomniacs. Wander through the depths of space to empty your mind and finally get some sleep.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.5%, Dark Comedy 21.4%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%
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 18.4%, Satire 15.1% ★, Dark Humor 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
This is a story with illustrations. You have to choose your destiny. You are obsessed with the idea of creating an ideal society. One day you come up with a genius idea, and you create a society that could live forever, BUT HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!!?
Why similar: Philosophical 20.2%, Psychedelic 15.3%, Abstract 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Text-Based 8.5%
A short psychedelic trip: the passage of time in Central Sisatsophy.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.7%, Psychedelic 23.5%, Dark Humor 22.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological 14%
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%
Welcome to the Reincarnation Ethics Program "Children's Garden." This is a puzzle game where you seek eternal rest.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.8%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Abstract 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12%
Welcome to St Fiacre’s College for Women of Unreliable Size. Your new home. If you can survive your first night… Featuring 40,000 words of text and over 500 images, this heart-pumping visual novel journey will thrill fans of shrinking and giants alike!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.3%, Dark Humor 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.3%, Psychedelic 17.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
An interactive ordeal about blacking out in a dive bar and then trying to piece back your understanding of existence. It's gonna get a lot worse before it gets less worse.
Why similar: Satire 18.4% ★, Dark Humor 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Psychological 15.7%, Philosophical 15.5%
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychedelic 12.8%, Text-Based 12.5%, Psychological 12%
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.3%, Psychological 12.7%, Abstract 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Text-Based 9.7%
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Psychedelic 14.1%, Abstract 13.9%, Philosophical 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
A short visual novel about a man living its worst nightmare. There is no way out, no safe place, no death, just eternal limbo. Only you can help him... if that's what you want.
Why similar: Psychedelic 16%, Abstract 15.7%, Psychological 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%
"In my dreams, I can get out. In my dreams, I can fit in." 'ghostpia' mixes the adorable art style of an illustrated book with glitches-and-noise effects. There are no choices to be made. There's only a lonely girl in a ghost town and her story full of mystery, friendhood...and a bit of violence.
Why similar: Dark Humor 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Point & Click 10%
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: Psychedelic 22%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Abstract 11.9%, Psychological 9.9%
Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.
Why similar: Psychological 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%