- #1 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,298 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Gothic 24.6% ★, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Dark 8.6%, Thriller 8.1%
- #2 The House in Fata Morgana
96% matchVery Positive95% of 6,347 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.1 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: Gothic 31.7% ★, Visual Novel 15.5%, Dark 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.1%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #3 Prison Chain: The Unredeemed Thought
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 落梅序
Windows
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Dark 9.3%, Thriller 9.1%
- #4 RUNT
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grimtaste StudiosPub: DreadXP
Windows
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Gothic 29.1% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Dark 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #5 Crimson Grace
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cross Couloir
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crimson Grace is a Victorian Gothic narrative RPG where your skills, dice rolls, and choices decide the terrible fate of the Blackwell household. Weave a web of lies to get away with murder... or embrace violence and take your revenge across dozens of unique story paths.
Why similar: Gothic 43.1% ★, Visual Novel 20.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Thriller 6.3%
- #6 Malleus Cocconum: The Heiress
94% matchVery Positive97% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Domus Aurea
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Arenda Finch—fifteen years old, wealthy beyond measure, and newly exiled from your former school. Dunkenwood House takes you in, but its halls hide the darker side of privilege. Humanity or demonic nature. Love or desire. Every choice shapes the person you become.
Why similar: Gothic 39.1% ★, Visual Novel 17.9%, Dark 17.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #7 It Paints Me
93% matchVery Positive97% of 256 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: Gothic 37.7% ★, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 7.6%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
- #8 Tears of Sulfuria
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bird Lilac
Windows
Tears of Sulfuria is an emotional visual novel about two sisters in a dark fantasy world that rejects them. Marília and Adka must survive at any cost—and their choices may scar Sulfuria itself. Sacrifice yourself, lose your sanity, and do the unforgivable to move forward.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Dark 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #9 Everliving Town
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid Void Studio
Windows
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Gothic 28.3% ★, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dark 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #10 Thorner
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Dark 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 6.4%
- #11 Harrowed World: What's Past Is Portents
90% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Pennyvale Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the dark and unforgiving world of vampires and have the course of your life changed forever. Experience a Rich Narrative Experience with gothic horror, distinct protagonists, interesting characters, and varied locations.
Why similar: Gothic 38.3% ★, Visual Novel 20%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #12 The Last Winter Knight
89% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Gothic 39.8% ★, Visual Novel 17.7%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Horror 7.2%, Emotional 5%
- #13 Cage of Etha
89% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows · Mac
A story-oriented visual novel set in historical France. Play as Emile, a lonesome boy whose past has caught up with him. Witness as the choices he makes continue on a downward spiral…
Why similar: Gothic 34.3% ★, Visual Novel 18.5%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #14 Tormentum II
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tormentum II is a dark, surreal Point & Click adventure, hand-drawn and crafted over 8 years by a true indie team. Explore nightmare worlds, grotesque creatures, and unsettling choices, in a haunting vision inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński. Return to Tormentum.
Why similar: Gothic 30.9% ★, Lore-Rich 14%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Horror 7.3%
- #15 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
87% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Horror 10%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.1%
- #16 Rock Paper Kill
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: ThighisenPub: BARGAIN BIN ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Windows
A psychological horror game about Rock Paper Scissors.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #17 Signed Mary
86% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Moț Andrei LaurențiuPub: Moț Andrei laurențiu
Windows
“Signed Mary”, a psychological horror visual novel, in which not your choices of action will determine the story’s end, but the choices of how to perceive your reality.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Thriller 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Philosophical 9.3%
- #18 5omeday
84% matchVery Positive90% of 285 reviews2026
Dev: Indigo IngotsPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Gothic 36.7% ★, Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #19 Saint Kotar
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 283 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Gothic 21% ★, Visual Novel 11.8%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Dark 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #20 Kagaribi
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: NewForeverSTUDIO
Windows
"The fire remembers what you forgot." Reclaim your name in this Taisho Gothic abyss, featuring an EDM Requiem crafted from the developer's raw voice. A psychological horror where emotion meets AI. Let the author's voice pull you into the depths. What is the truth at the end?
Why similar: Gothic 30.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #21 The Lanterne of Light
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: skekpen
Windows · Linux
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Gothic 22.7% ★, Visual Novel 16.3%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Dark 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #22 Midnight Caravan
84% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Gamera Interactive
Windows
Midnight Caravan, a richly illustrated choose-your-own-adventure with an unique narrative arc set in an age renowned for its shadiness, where nothing is only what it appears to be.
Why similar: Gothic 25.3% ★, Visual Novel 22.5%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Gore 11.2%, Violent 10.4%
- #23 Disease
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pumpkin4Sale
Windows
"Disease" is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre. The Yellow Man pierces the night in search of a new victim. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Lore-Rich 16%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Thriller 8.2%
- #24 Luce Spenta
81% matchPositive90% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: MrFaabry
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gothic psychological visual novel where you decide who deserves forgiveness… and who deserves condemnation. Explore the lives of five souls, confront unsettling truths, and make choices that will shape your ultimate fate. Every choice is a reflection. Every judgment carries a sentence.
Why similar: Gothic 34% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Philosophical 7%
- #25 Snow White Ashes
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lose your heart in this dark fairy-tale romance! Once upon a winter night, you enter the woods in search of a beast. But the hunter you find is so charming and sweet–is he truly the monster you seek?
Why similar: Gothic 38.2% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Dark 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Horror 7.1%
- #26 Styxton
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
Windows · Mac
"Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Dark 18.4%, Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #27 Error: Girlfriend Not Found
79% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Byte Me Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
One-room cyberpunk VN about doubt, guilt and memory. Talk to a girl who claims to be your girlfriend, question reality, and unlock multiple endings in a short, replayable psychological story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Dark 15.8%, Thriller 9.2%, Emotional 7.4%
- #28 Knock On The Occult Door
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OblivionEdge Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bind spirits. Weigh their pain. Each client arrives by appointment haunted, broken, or dangerous. In this gothic occult visual novel, you use protective accessories, read signs, and choose bindings that alter fate. Some seek redemption. Others hide darker truths. Your rituals may awaken the dead.
Why similar: Gothic 31.1% ★, Visual Novel 19.1%, Dark 11.2%, Thriller 7.7%, Psychological Horror 6.9%
- #29 Tiny Bunny
77% matchVery Positive83% of 30,284 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Dark 16.6%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #30 Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Meet high schooler Haruka and her classmates as they find themselves trapped in an eerie, abandoned hospital connected to an urban legend called “Ayame’s Mercy.” Try to escape, or face a multitude of gruesome ends that will leave you begging for mercy in this all new Corpse Party story.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 9.1%, Gore 7.6%, Emotional 7.3%
- #31 77 Oleander Avenue
78% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Runa Liore WintersPub: Waxweal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Even if you bear no Grudge, your Grudge was surely born. Explore the abandoned house at 77 Oleander, search for your wallet, keys, and phone, and above all else... try not to forget again the next time she tells you to leave.
Why similar: Gothic 39.3% ★, Visual Novel 19.8%, Horror 9.4%, Multiple Endings 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #32 Nowhere Manor
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MonaramisPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
House of stolen devil bargains and indolent angelic aristocracy: Nowhere Manor is doomed to disappear. You can leave if you’ve got a soul … but that’s not an option for an artificially created servant such as Liber. Just how far are you willing to go escape?
Why similar: Gothic 34.5% ★, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Dark 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #33 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,682 reviews2015
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.
Why similar: Gothic 30.8% ★, Lore-Rich 14%, Dark 13.7%, Horror 8%, Gore 7.4%
- #34 Veins Like Tapeworms
75% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: AwesomeTrinket
Windows
While working at their dead-end job and dreaming of what could’ve been, Demian Zhao discovers a flesh-eating parasite who promises to help them finally live free. If you let them, they'll become the monster of your own making - after all, who needs a moral compass when you have a god in the gutter?
Why similar: Gothic 33.3% ★, Visual Novel 16.3%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Horror 7.8%
- #35 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Dark 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.7%, Emotional 7.6%
- #36 Salthe
76% matchVery Positive85% of 219 reviews2020
Dev: SoireePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A dark, dramatic medieval visual novel. On a stage at the boundary between life and death, an actress struggles through her hardest performance—directed by a jester, she relives her past for the the prize of resurrection...
Why similar: Gothic 37.9% ★, Visual Novel 18.6%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 10%, Philosophical 8.4%
- #37 KARA
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IKARUS
Windows · Mac · Linux
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Multiple Endings 14%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 12.6%, Thriller 9.5%
- #38 Raisond'etre
74% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: C3 Games
Windows
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Gothic 50.3% ★, Visual Novel 27.7%, Adventure 7%, Violent 6.9%, Multiple Endings 4.6%
- #39 琉奈と悪夢の館
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZephyrStudio
Windows
One day, the unlucky girl "Runa Ichiya" wakes up in a haunted house.
Why similar: Gothic 45% ★, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, 2D 6.8%
- #40 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
72% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Gothic 28.8% ★, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Dark 8.9%
- #41 Vox in Tenebris
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demolissage Games
Windows
Explore a sealed crypt to reveal its sacred secrets as an archivist priest. Use your faith against the looming horrors. Banish them and make your path before your lantern goes out, or you will lose your way... and your mind.
Why similar: Gothic 58.7% ★, Dark 14%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Psychological Horror 6%
- #42 Heather's Haunted House Party
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AliceQuinnArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
While trying to plan a party that’s to die for, a high school queen bee finds she has an uninvited guest that is much scarier than your average teenage girl.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.3%
- #43 いのちのないうた
72% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: hata
Windows · Mac
音楽アルバムを楽しむように7つのゲームを体験しよう。「死と生」をテーマとするダークで神秘的な世界観と、ミュージックプレイヤーをモチーフにした独特なゲームシステムが特徴のオムニバス作品。
Why similar: Gothic 35.6% ★, Visual Novel 20.3%, Dark 16.9%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Horror 7.1%
- #44 Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ONImations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wanna join our nightmarish dream?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Dark 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #45 Don’t Make Her Open Her Eyes!
71% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Velvet Rot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A black-white-red visual novel in the horror genre.
Why similar: Dark 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Horror 12.9%, Gore 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #46 Khitarii and Khimoshi
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XeroStryker
Windows
Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Dark 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #47 Carmilla : Crimson Moon
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fercaren Games
Windows · Mac
A dark yuri horror visual novel inspired by a classic gothic novella. When the enigmatic Carmilla arrives, Laura is swept into a fever dream of obsession. Is this stranger the cure for her loneliness or a herald of corruption? And what caused the mysterious deaths of two girls in the nearby village?
Why similar: Gothic 27.3% ★, Visual Novel 18.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 8.8%
- #48 BlackDog
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AliceMisaki
Windows
A dark themed pixel-art game of exploration, where you will have to find clues and solve puzzles to move forward in the story.
Why similar: Gothic 44.1% ★, Dark 17.8%, Horror 10.7%, Gore 8%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
- #49 The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,803 reviews2018
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
"A Requiem for Innocence" is a companion to the visual novel "The House in Fata Morgana." It tells the tale of a young man dragged down by his ambitions and a girl both worshiped as a saint and maligned as a witch. For them, there is no happily ever after.
Why similar: Gothic 36.3% ★, Visual Novel 31.7%, Gore 11%, Violent 9.7%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
- #50 • Dread Chess ✣
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: • NullTalePub: • NullTale Scape
Windows
✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...
Why similar: Gothic 31.6% ★, Visual Novel 19.3%, Dark 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11%, Horror 8.7%
- #51 Argyle Manor, Book 1: Away From The Sun
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Palladine Studios
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion gallery filled with 3D animated art - and ghosts - to unlock a full-length illustrated audiobook
Why similar: Gothic 44.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 8.9%, Emotional 6.6%
- #52 project; VIRAI: DOOMER’s LIFE ESCAPE
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RIKANIMATION
Windows · Mac
You play as Hicha — a shut-in girl whose only reason to live is her virtual avatar, Virai. Help her escape the depressive nightmare before it consumes her completely.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Thriller 10.5%, Horror 9.6%
- #53 Matchmaking for Ghosts
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adoraboo StudiosPub: Okasan’s Recipe
Windows
Matchmaking for Ghosts is an atmospheric visual novel with horror elements and themes of love and loss, built around a unique multi-protagonist system that lets players experience the afterlife through the eyes of every ghost. Match ghosts together for love, or for chaos. The choice is yours.
Why similar: Gothic 46.1% ★, Visual Novel 20.7%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 8.6%, Choices Matter 4.7%
- #54 Pale Cachexia
69% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure.
Why similar: Gothic 51.4% ★, Visual Novel 24.5%, Dark 14.8%, Emotional 6.8%, 2D 2.5%
- #55 Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qDrotPub: TERNOX
Windows
Endless world. Endless sky. Endless light. Will the shadows be cast upon all Children dwelling on the Treetops? Regardless, I spread my prosthetic wings, taking a leap of faith.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Dark 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Horror 7.6%
- #56 Project Subtrahend
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: LilyDynamite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Subtrahend is a choose-your-own-adventure visual novel, where you have the chance to get to know the stories, lore, and personalities of nine unique characters. Choices matter in this game, and it's up to you who lives or dies as you explore what it means to be human.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.5%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Dark 10.2%, Philosophical 9.7%
- #57 Grotesque Beauty - A Horror Visual Novel
69% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2019
Dev: Digital Bento
Windows · Mac
What will you do when your slumber party takes a nightmarish twist? Decide your fate in this horror narrative game inspired by the works of Junji Ito.
Why similar: Gothic 28% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Gore 11.2%, Dark 11.2%, Violent 10.4%
- #58 BLOK 200: Prologue
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Experiments Field Studio
Windows
A visual novel in the Samosbor setting. You are a student of the technical college who wakes up in a stranger's living cell after your own death. You must come to terms with your new grim nature and face the cruel world far from the walls of your native incubator block.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Lore-Rich 18.5%, Dark 13.7%, 2D 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #59 My Lovely Wife
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 765 reviews2022
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.
Why similar: Gothic 42.9% ★, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Horror 7.1%
- #60 Lost Hearts
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overfancy Hat Games LLC
Windows · Linux
A horror game inspired by the works of M.R. James. Explore Aswarby Hall to uncover your family’s secret history. Decide the fate of your ancestors by re-living each ghost’s last day on earth, with several endings for every story. Lift the family curse and save yourself… if you can.
Why similar: Gothic 34.6% ★, Visual Novel 24.4%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, 2D 5.3%