
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.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological, Story Rich, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings.

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, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search forces her to confront haunting visions, buried family secrets, and dark entities. Will you help her embrace the light, or let her fall into the 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 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Emotional 10.2%
A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search forces her to confront haunting visions, buried family secrets, and dark entities. Will you help her embrace the light, or let her fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Psychological 11.2%, Supernatural 10.7%
A horror visual novel exploring the dark sides of friendship and the dangerous paths taken to save it.
Why similar: Psychological 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Supernatural 8.9%
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 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological 13.5%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Peak or Die is a narrative-driven survival game about leading a team of adventurers up a deadly mountain, where every decision has lasting consequences. Manage oxygen, food, and team morale while facing moral dilemmas, random events, and an unforgiving environment. Reach the summit — or fail trying.
Why similar: Psychological 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Supernatural 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
I can't do this anymore -- but I've decided to choose. There are people I want to protect, but I can't save them all. One old book shatters an ordinary life -- a visual novel of despair and love, where your choices shape the story. Japanese voice / English subtitles / ~10hrs
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Mystery 12%
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 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological 11.4%
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%, Supernatural 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%
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 13.5%, Supernatural 13.1%, Psychological 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%
A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Supernatural 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Psychological 10.3%
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 11.8%, Supernatural 11.6%, Lore-Rich 11%, Emotional 10.2%
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. 27 endings: each a kinetic short story.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.8%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
The Life You Missed — you achieved success, but lost yourself along the way. In an old house, you uncover someone else’s life — and your own. Relive memories and face choices in your dreams. Every decision shapes the ending.
Why similar: Psychological 23.2%, Emotional 17.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
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 11.1%, Supernatural 10.8%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Mystery 9.8%
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 13.8%, Psychological 13.4%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Emotional 10.9%
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 14.5%, Psychological 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
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 14.6%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Mystery 10.1%
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 18.8%, Psychological 15.6%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Supernatural 10.9%
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 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Emotional 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11%
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 16.1%, Psychological 15.5%, Supernatural 11.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
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 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Supernatural 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 23.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Emotional 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%
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 14%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Psychological 12.9%, Emotional 11%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Psychological 18%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Supernatural 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.9%
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 18.7%, Choices Matter 13%, Emotional 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Supernatural 9.9%
The Perfect Pencil is a surreal action platformer where exploration and choice shape everything. Discover hidden paths, meet bizarre characters, and unravel a psychological story filled with bizzare humor.
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%
"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 18.1%, Psychological 17.1%, Dark Comedy 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%
“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 20.6%, Emotional 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Psychological 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.2%
A ghost and a carnival clown plot revenge on the man who ruined their lives. An operatic tragedy set in 1920s Sicily.
Why similar: Psychological 16.1%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Supernatural 14%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%
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 20.4%, Lore-Rich 14%, Emotional 12.2%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 8.3%
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 20.8%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Supernatural 16.3%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
Deep Pixel Melancholy is a visual novel about being stuck in a time loop inside a far northern city. Unravel the mystery, and decide whether escaping is really worth it.
Why similar: Psychological 15.3%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%
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 17%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Mystery 11%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
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 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.2%, Psychological 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%
"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.
Why similar: Supernatural 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Psychological 9.5%, Mystery 9%
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: Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Dark Comedy 11.8%
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Emotional 12.2%, Lore-Rich 11.6%
"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 15.1%, Psychological 13.9%, Emotional 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%
Join the ultimate expedition and enter Cormo's mind as he embarks on a gruelling mission to chart a mysterious island shrouded in mind-bending fog. Put your persuasion skills to the test and direct his fate with every word, but be prepared for unexpected consequences...
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Supernatural 12.5%, Psychological 12.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%
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 12.5%, Dark Comedy 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
Why similar: Nonlinear 15.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Supernatural 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Lore-Rich 10.7%
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 15.7%, Psychological 14%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Emotional 9.9%
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 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Supernatural 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
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 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Psychological 12.6%, Supernatural 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
«Adeline’s Story» — a psychological-horror visual novel about a girl who moves from a bustling city to a godforsaken village, where the nighttime silence is ripped apart by inhuman screams and people vanish one by one.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
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 19.7%, Psychological 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Mystery 10.6%
A symbolic story where you play as a stranger searching for peace in this wretched world. You will wander through the dying land, finding yourself in different situations where evil forces will try to stop you by using your fears, doubts, and weaknesses.
Why similar: Psychological 18.9%, Lore-Rich 15%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 12.1%
A visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Mostly realistic, with a werewolf twist. Your choices determine the heroine's fate—caught between envy and longing, will she claim her place in the system, or burn it all down for a dream no one values?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Supernatural 18.4%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Emotional 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
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 22.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, 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 23.2%, Choices Matter 19%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 8.2%
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 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, 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 18.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Emotional 8.9%
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 18.3%, Mystery 16%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12.8%
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 15.6%, Psychological 14.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Emotional 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%
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: Psychological 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
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%