- #1 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,869 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Psychological 15.1%, Text-Based 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the definitive experience for players seeking a short, surreal, and deeply psychological visual novel that masks its darkness with a unique, stylized aesthetic.
- #2 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,455 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Point & Click 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intimate, and deeply psychological narrative experience that focuses on personal struggle and domestic isolation.
- #3 MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME
96% matchVery Positive93% of 419 reviews2021
Dev: ENIGMA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Point & Click 16.7%, Emotional 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the domestic, claustrophobic tension of being trapped in a house with a stranger who insists on a specific, unsettling reality.
- #4 a pet shop after dark
95% matchVery Positive89% of 407 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Point & Click 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same claustrophobic, point-and-click psychological tension and unsettling atmosphere as the seed game.
- #5 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,924 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Psychological 12.4%, Text-Based 10.1%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel offers a deeper dive into the same unsettling, intimate psychological exploration found in the original.
- #6 Memory Girl +
94% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Romance 18%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Emotional 10.5%, Cute 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the 2D, cute, and psychological horror aesthetic while focusing on a narrative-heavy, story-rich experience.
- #7 Hazy Mind
93% matchVery Positive86% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Psychological 17.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the psychedelic, visual-novel-based psychological horror that feels both surreal and deeply personal.
- #8 Little Goody Two Shoes
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,440 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Romance 28.5%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Anime 11.9%, 2D 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully uses a cute, retro-inspired art style to hide a dark, psychological, and occult-themed narrative.
- #9 Until Then
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,815 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Emotional 19.1%, Psychological 14.6%, Romance 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the emotional, narrative-heavy, and visual-novel-centric approach that emphasizes character relationships and life-sim elements.
- #10 Doki Doki Literature Club!
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 223,416 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.6%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Romance 18.5%, Anime 14.7%, Cute 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential visual novel that uses a deceptive, cute exterior to deliver a profound and disturbing psychological horror experience.
- #11 Room of Depression
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 870 reviews2023
Dev: FirePillar2Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Emotional 15.8%, Life Sim 15.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Romance 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same intimate, emotional, and story-rich psychological exploration of a character's internal state.
- #12 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,203 reviews2023
Dev: Kit9 Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Psychological 28.4%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological Horror 20%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: Explores complex, dark, and strained domestic dynamics through a visual novel format with a distinct, unsettling art style.
- #13 No Ghost in Stay Home
89% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....
Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Cute 15.1%, Anime 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the domestic, 'who is in the house' horror premise with a focus on multiple endings and psychological tension.
- #14 you're just imagining it
87% matchVery Positive96% of 464 reviews2024
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A chronic illness simulator. You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. All you know is you are always in some state of pain. You've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Life Sim 25%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Emotional 8.4%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strong match for the interactive fiction and life-sim blend, focusing on the protagonist's fragile perception of reality.
- #15 My Head On Your Body
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological 14.2%, Text-Based 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, psychological, and unsettling visual novel that pushes the boundaries of the genre in a way similar to the seed game.
- #16 While We Wait Here
86% matchVery Positive89% of 2,359 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Psychological 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a confined setting to build intense psychological tension through dialogue and meaningful choices.
- #17 Ib
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,206 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Cute 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror game that uses 2D exploration and a surreal, artistic setting to build dread.
- #18 At Home Alone
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,904 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.4%, Anime 21.8%, Cute 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Simulation 8%
Why You'll Like It: Fits the 'trapped at home' psychological horror theme perfectly with its focus on domestic anxiety.
- #19 Anxiety Puppy
82% matchVery Positive96% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: 小狗工作室Pub: Erabit
Windows
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Psychological 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Emotional 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the cute-but-anxious tone of the seed game while focusing on the internal struggle of the protagonist.
- #20 Mad Father
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,601 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Anime 22.5%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, 2D 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores domestic horror and psychological trauma through a 2D narrative lens in a confined, unsettling setting.
- #21 Buddy Simulator 1984
83% matchVery Positive93% of 4,299 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Cute 10.5%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same unsettling, AI-driven psychological interaction and meta-narrative elements found in the seed game.
- #22 DEAD LAMB WALKING
81% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D, cute, interactive fiction experience that hides psychological undertones beneath a simple, charming exterior.
- #23 OMORI
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 87,256 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 67.7%, Anime 8.8%, 2D 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Emotional 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in using 'cute' aesthetics to hide deep, psychological trauma and surreal, dream-like exploration.
- #24 At Home Alone II
82% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Anime 14.9%, Cute 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the domestic horror theme of the original with an emphasis on exploration and psychological dread.
- #25 I'll Do It Tomorrow
81% matchVery Positive96% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 18%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Anime 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the themes of procrastination and psychological distress in a visual novel format that feels relatable yet unsettling.
- #26 The seven days i spent with you
77% matchVery Positive94% of 824 reviews2026
Dev: RErevue_studioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #27 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,978 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Text-Based 24.5%, Point & Click 16.5%, Anime 14.4%, Simulation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping visual novel that blends mystery with psychological tension and supernatural elements.
- #28 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,530 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Psychological 22.8%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Anime 13.3%, 2D 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game with a strong narrative focus that deals with the disappearance of peers in a school setting.
- #29 Yume Nikki
78% matchVery Positive94% of 10,293 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Psychological 24.5%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Cute 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential surreal, psychological exploration game that relies on atmosphere rather than traditional gameplay.
- #30 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive86% of 1,522 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Anime 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality visual novel that balances romance and psychological horror with a focus on character-driven choices.
- #31 The Diary
77% matchMixed68% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.
Why similar: Romance 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #32 Lihiman
74% matchVery Positive97% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: FaithbullsPub: Kiwi Dreams
Windows
<3 Bond with your Family, but there's something wrong going on in this house........
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.6%, Simulation 26.4%, Relaxing 19.4%, Anime 12.9%, Cute 7.8%
- #33 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
76% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Romance 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 11.9%, Emotional 9.3%
- #34 Guidelicious
76% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. But why are you here? Let Him be your Guide to the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 14.1%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #35 Who's at the door?
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,604 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Simulation 23.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #36 Inverted Angel
73% matchVery Positive91% of 571 reviews2024
Dev: SCIKA
Windows · Mac
A girl visited your home, who you don't know but she identified herself as your girlfriend. She seems a little bit Menhera, but she knows too much to be just a stalker. This is a Kawaii Future Mystery, you will answer by free input for branching story. Please Try to find out true identity of her.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Romance 17.8%, Cute 12%, Anime 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #37 EVERY MORNING MY ALARM CLOCK KILLS ME
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: TotalPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
Have you set your alarm for 07:00 yet? He was waiting for you too.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #38 At Home Alone Final
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,057 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, 2D 8.3%, Anime 4.7%
- #39 Sisters: Last Day of Summer
73% matchVery Positive85% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: JellyfishPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A fully-animated visual novel about a boy who wakes up in an unknown house with two beautiful sisters, their mother, and an unspoken truth.
Why similar: Romance 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Emotional 11.3%, Anime 8.8%
- #40 You know my name?
75% matchMixed70% of 225 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Text-Based 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Psychological 9.3%
- #41 Dear Brother
75% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.4%, Psychological Horror 31.5%, 2D 18.1%, Casual 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #42 A Night at the Watermill
72% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Point & Click 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #43 my eyes deceive
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 908 reviews2024
Dev: nouhidev
Windows
Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Psychological 17.3%, Emotional 16.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #44 outside the door
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 667 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Anime 12.9%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #45 Yet Another Killing Game
69% matchVery Positive97% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #46 Absent in the Rain
70% matchVery Positive95% of 861 reviews2022
Dev: D10RAMA
Windows
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Romance 22.2%, Text-Based 13.7%, Relaxing 10.3%, Emotional 9.2%
- #47 a new life.
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,412 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: Romance 29.6%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Emotional 18%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #48 Inversed
70% matchVery Positive91% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Emotional 13.9%
- #49 Decollate Decoration
68% matchVery Positive94% of 375 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Point & Click 32.7%, Cute 13.6%, Casual 6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.6%
- #50 I wish it was morning all the time
71% matchVery Positive86% of 197 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows · Mac
The sisters are chased into an abandoned house by a group of men who don't know what's going on. Every action you take will determine their survival. Take the necessary actions according to the situation to ensure their survival.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Cute 16%, Simulation 8.3%
- #51 Curse or Love
68% 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: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Emotional 9.3%, Anime 8.2%
- #52 Moonless Moon
69% matchVery Positive92% of 314 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Emotional 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #53 My Therapy
69% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Romance 9.8%, Anime 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #54 Stiff Neck
65% matchVery Positive83% of 1,036 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Psychological 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #55 UNREAL LIFE
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,953 reviews2020
Dev: hako lifePub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 303.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Anime 10.9%
- #56 Who's Lila?
66% matchVery Positive94% of 3,686 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Point & Click 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #57 Lost in the Woods
65% matchVery Positive95% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: delulu girl
Windows
'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!Wandering through a dark forest in search of lost mementos, she finds the world around her shifting with every step.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Point & Click 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychological 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #58 My monstrous roommate. (étude)
67% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
There is a monster living in your apartment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Point & Click 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Text-Based 14.3%, Psychological 11.8%
- #59 MiSide
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 139,838 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.8%, Life Sim 19.2%, Cute 19.1%, Anime 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%
