
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
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a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

A Mind Apart
A Mind Apart is a story-driven adventure RPG shaped by your choices. Embark on a journey to piece together the memories that reveal who you are and where you belong. Choose which paths to follow and which bonds to form, shaping her identity and fate.

Saraab: Beyond The Veil
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
A Mind Apart is a story-driven adventure RPG shaped by your choices. Embark on a journey to piece together the memories that reveal who you are and where you belong. Choose which paths to follow and which bonds to form, shaping her identity and fate.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.5%, Psychological 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Emotional 10.3%
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Psychological 11.1%, Supernatural 10.7%
Can a Mage live free, when Magic can only come from Demons? Sylvain thinks so, but when he flees the Alchemical Institute, his old friend Celeste stops him, afraid for his life. One conversation will set the course of their lives. Guide them through it. 26 endings: each a kinetic short story.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.3%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
A horror visual novel exploring the dark sides of friendship and the dangerous paths taken to save it.
Why similar: Psychological 14%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Mystery 9.7%, Supernatural 9.1%
A Week in Paradise is an interactive narrative mystery. Discover the unusual circumstances of your arrival to a bar called Paradise, and drink through the night with the bar's charismatic regular. Each night, unravel the threads holding back memories in your dreams.
Why similar: Conversation 13.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Psychological 10.3%
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological 11.4%
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 13.6%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 11%
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Supernatural 13.1%, Psychological 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Psychological 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Supernatural 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Mystery 9.8%
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Supernatural 11.7%, Lore-Rich 11%, Emotional 10.2%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Mystery 10.1%
In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Dark Comedy 20.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Psychological 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Emotional 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
A short, hand-drawn narrative about memory, loss, and final conversations. Explore the quiet streets of the past and decide what you're ready to let go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Emotional 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Conversation 9.8%, Psychological 9.8%
An absurdist, psychological choose your own adventure, Surreality check has the player helping Rowan Roach discover the meaning of his life through therapy sessions with the Universe personified. The Universe being a massive tool doesn't help matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Psychological 15.6%, Supernatural 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Conversation 9.1%
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: Psychological 14.4%, Dark Comedy 14%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Supernatural 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Explore a mysterious hot springs in the dead of night and meet the other lost souls who are drawn to this place.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.2%, Psychological 12.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Conversation 8.3%
Your Personality plays the game! Help strange spirits solve their Unfinished Business... or leave them to Despair. In this highly-branching narrative adventure you'll only see about 1/3 of the full story in each playthrough, but the end is whenever you want it to be.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.6%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Emotional 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Supernatural 9.9%
Blossoms of Eternity by JAYBE GAMES is a thrilling time-travel saga in which Kuro, Miyu, and Aihara must confront not only their own feelings, but also power-hungry witches who can literally turn reality upside down.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Psychological 12.9%, Emotional 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
Lost in the kingdom of the white beast, will you find your way out? The Perfect Pencil is a story-driven action platformer that throws you into the innermost depths of the human mind. Navigate surreal worlds punctuated by bizzare personalities, tense boss battles and secrets. She’s waiting for you.
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Lore-Rich 12%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Emotional 8.8%
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Emotional 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Psychological 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.1%
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Emotional 11.8%, Mystery 10.6%
Shape Delvin’s fate by navigating fragile relationships, uncover hidden motives, and peel back the layers of a world that grows stranger the deeper you go. Meet unforgettable characters, make impossible choices, and discover just how far you’re willing to go to protect yourself or your loved ones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Emotional 12.3%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 8.3%
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Supernatural 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choices Matter 13%
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Supernatural 16.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Mystery 11%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
Waking up in a stranger's apartment is a jarring experience, even worse is learning you're there because you died. Phase between memories, the liminal plane, and current day to uncover your demise. Both the dead and living can help you on this journey. Will you play it safe or take risks?
Why similar: Psychological 15.7%, Supernatural 14%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Emotional 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.7%
This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological 15.6%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Supernatural 10.9%
Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...
Why similar: Nonlinear 13.8%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Dark Comedy 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological 14%, Emotional 12.7%, Mystery 9.7%
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Emotional 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Conversation 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Dark Comedy 11.9%
Explore the mysteries of your soul to discover whether you're melancholic, choleric, sanguine, or phlegmatic. Each decision reflects your inner world, challenging your perception and revealing the hidden depths of your personality in this journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Psychological 22.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 16%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.8%
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Psychological 11.3%
An otome visual novel with the main character trapped in a new, cruel reality. A lot of choices, unpredictably and cruelly affecting the outcome.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Conversation 9.4%, Emotional 9.1%
Fallen into the sewer, a lone rat embarks on the long journey of returning home in an estranged, crumbling apartment. Navigate forgotten corners and unfamiliar spaces, befriend unlikely allies, and slip through dangers and shadows in the cracks of a broken world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.5%, Psychological 14.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Emotional 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
My parents sacrificed an orphan to the red egg. She came back home that night. How will the two of us survive the hunger? Good Children Say Grace.
Why similar: Nonlinear 15.3%, Psychological 13.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Mystery 10.7%
Deep Pixel Melancholy is a visual novel about being stuck in a time loop inside a gray, soulless city. Unravel the mystery, and decide whether escaping is really worth it.
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
Why similar: Psychological 18.7%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Supernatural 24.5%, Mystery 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 6.8%
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Emotional 13.6%, Psychological 13.3%, Conversation 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%
Transit is a dark narrative adventure set in a looping world of midnight trains and traumatised souls. Guided by a sarcastic sock-puppet, you explore repeating routes, fractured memories, and the echoes of a lost sister.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 13.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological 12.1%, Atmospheric 9%, Emotional 7.8%
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
The Lyra Signal is a story-driven visual novel focused on narrative and atmosphere. Experience a linear, choice-light journey as you uncover fragments of a personal mystery through dialogue, visuals, and music.
Why similar: Mystery 20%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 14%, Emotional 12.6%
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Psychological 12.6%, Supernatural 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological 15.1%, Conversation 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
The Doll Shop is a hand-drawn narrative game – part romance, part horror – set in the Japanese countryside. Play as a young dollmaker who reunites with his childhood friend in an eerie snowbound village. Will you dare confess your secret?
Why similar: Emotional 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Psychological 20.6%, Emotional 15%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%
A non-linear, eerie visual novel inspired by Ukrainian folklore. Go caroling with Goat, Bear, and Granny to make choices that decide the villagers' fate, save dozens, or lead to disasters. Learn how powerful words and silence can be.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Emotional 10.3%
A demon is trying to kill you and your friends, and it's all that you can do to survive. How can you stop it permanently? How many of your friends have to die before it's all over? Try and make the best choices you can in this pulse-pounding horror visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Supernatural 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Psychological 12.2%
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Nonlinear 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological 11.1%, Conversation 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%
Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Psychological 18.8%, Conversation 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.2%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological 11.8%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%
《红夏》是一款以剧情体验为主的视觉小说游戏。八月末的某天,二十多名师生被神秘地困在学校里,等待他们的将是一场自相残杀……
Why similar: Psychological 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Emotional 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Yellow House is a non-linear visual horror novel. Dive into the grim atmosphere of a twisted mind surrounded by false and cruelty.
Why similar: Psychological 22.8%, Nonlinear 21.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%
"Are We in Love?" is a dark, choice-driven visual novel that questions love and family. There are no butterflies in your stomach, only the harsh reality of a chemical sting in your nostrils and the acrid aftertaste of vodka. No common route. Fully branched story.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.5%, Psychological 17.5%, Dark Comedy 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%