- #1 致,我亲爱的
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Swallecho
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative-driven psychological horror visual novel. Player's choices lead to distinct emotional paths and story outcomes. "You" navigate a shifting consciousness, making choices within fragmented scenes that buried memories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Emotional 14%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #2 Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~
96% 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 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 10.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychedelic 9.3%
- #3 MOOD
96% matchVery Positive86% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Philosophical 12.4%, Anime 9.1%, Dark 9%
- #4 Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ONImations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wanna join our nightmarish dream?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychedelic 14.4%, Emotional 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #5 Bound Between Desks
94% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Anime 13%, Mystery 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #6 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,436 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Philosophical 14.4%, Mystery 13%, Psychedelic 10.5%
- #7 你就是缘由
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 空亡月隈
Windows
Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Emotional 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Dark 10.8%
- #8 Hazy Mind
92% matchVery Positive86% of 331 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: Psychedelic 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #9 春はあけぼの、我はバケモノ。 - Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CHARON
Windows
You only wanted to save them. But in this psychological horror visual novel, a teacher’s kindness may become the thing that breaks his students.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Anime 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Emotional 9.6%
- #10 R.I.P. Tour
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Psychological Horror 22%, Mystery 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #11 Khitarii and Khimoshi
90% 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 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19%, Anime 14.1%, Dark 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #12 Memory Girl +
89% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Emotional 10.2%, Anime 9.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #13 Turn Illness into a Weapon
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: enderverse
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a high school hidden within a centuries-old castle, terror strikes as a sinister force begins hunting the students. You must use your skills and wits to survive, evade the relentless villain, and find a way to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Anime 21.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #14 REFLEXIA
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MAHOUMAIDEN
Windows · Linux
This is the remake project of REFLEXIA Prototype ver. that still starts from pantsu jokes and ends with depression.
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 11.6%, Dark 9.4%
- #15 The Paracelsian Project
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Anime 9.6%
- #16 Sister Other Paranoia
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HazeDenki
Windows · Mac
A dark visual novel created by the team behind NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Anime 14.1%, Story Rich 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #17 Totally Normal Boyfriend 🔪
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Totally Normal Boyfriend
Windows
Totally Normal Boyfriend is a visual novel/dating simulator about your loving and caring boyfriend that would do anything for you.
Why similar: Psychedelic 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Anime 11.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #18 Sprunki Town
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ilovemustard
Windows
Welcome to Sprunki Town, where everyone is happy!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #19 VVINTERCORE
84% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: MDN9HTPub: Soap&Code
Windows
A visual psychological horror novel set in a winter setting. You have a unique opportunity to explore your relationships with your friends, and then with yourself. But be careful, a blizzard seems to be approaching.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychedelic 20.4%, Anime 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Dark 7.3%
- #20 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
84% matchVery Positive82% of 4,789 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 11%
- #21 RE.wired
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atelier Lumina 3D
Windows
A story of loneliness in a connected world set in 90s Japan. Control high schooler Kazami through a psychological explorative visual novel horror to uncover the truth of garbled messages and student disappearances. Featuring 2D hand drawn anime sprites in an explorable 3D techno-horror world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Psychedelic 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Anime 13%, Emotional 8.4%
- #22 時折記 -Tokioriki-
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 綴路工房
Windows
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 21.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #23 Without a Dawn
81% matchVery Positive93% of 757 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Philosophical 13.9%, Psychedelic 11.7%, Emotional 10.8%
- #24 Ashen Reverie
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tidalspire
Windows
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 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Anime 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #25 Bread around bread around bread around bread
81% matchVery Positive83% of 155 reviews2023
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows
A short story about how grandpa went to the store for bread.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychedelic 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #26 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 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: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Psychedelic 24.1%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Story Rich 7%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #27 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
79% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Anime 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #28 The Lyra Signal
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: ESTREA
Windows
The Lyra Signal is a story-driven visual novel about memory, mystery, and the echoes of the past. Follow Leo as he uncovers a strange recording left by his father and begins searching for the meaning behind a name that refuses to disappear: Lyra.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 17.2%, Emotional 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #29 The Game of Fourtune
78% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Anime 11.1%, Emotional 10.5%, Mystery 10%
- #30 After School Cure
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kasabot Games
Windows
In After School Cure (Adventure Game / Visual Novel) play as the spirit Kimiko, and recruit a new member to the spirits living in the school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Philosophical 10.4%
- #31 Gurobu
79% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.5%, Anime 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #32 KARA
77% 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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #33 Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves
76% match2 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Dulkha315Pub: WhiteLodgeGames
Windows
Mugen Takebara doesn't remember much of his childhood. Returning to Inonaki wasn't his choice. Welcomed by his cousin, Sora, the two quickly reconnect… but something is wrong. With her. Or with you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Anime 11.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #34 The Retro Exorcist
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chestpain Studios
Windows
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 12.4%, Mystery 11.3%
- #35 Thorner
75% 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 23.5%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Dark 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #36 Dissolution of the Silent Union
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.
Why similar: Psychedelic 16.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Emotional 10.8%
- #37 WHIIIIN!! -The Endless Nightmare-
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Macoto
Windows
A 2D exploration horror adventure game in which an immortal man tries to escape from the "never-ending nightmare of dental treatment."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Anime 8.9%, Philosophical 7.5%
- #38 Stay Alive For Me
73% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #39 ABIDE
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talha and Jack Co
Windows · Mac
ABIDE is a psychological first person horror game using prosthetic gore effects, stop motion and dolls scanned into 3D models. A peaceful retreat where people go to get better. A place for people to air their demons.
Why similar: Psychedelic 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Emotional 9.5%
- #40 RGB GlitchGazer
71% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychedelic 16.1%, Emotional 12.8%, Anime 12.5%, Mystery 11.4%
- #41 LEVATE
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dudar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short atmospheric visual novel about a teenager who tries to hide from his thoughts and problems. But the longer he avoids reality, the more it distorts around him.
Why similar: Psychedelic 25.2%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Multiple Endings 9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #42 Project Vostok: Episode 1
73% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Anime 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Emotional 9%
- #43 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
72% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #44 The Darkest Emptiness
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychedelic 14.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #45 After the Stream Went Dark
70% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Joe Kerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 21.9%, Anime 14.2%, Emotional 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 9.5%
- #46 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
71% 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 22.3%, Psychological Horror 20%, Emotional 12.1%, Dark 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #47 The House in Fata Morgana
72% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Philosophical 11.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Anime 8.8%
- #48 Horrors of Helmsfirth
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Five Games
Windows · Mac
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 25.6%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #49 Oblivio: Lost In The World
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Jacob Meler
Windows
After a brief wander, at the end of a corridor, you encounter a girl curled up by a door, you can tell that her style is far from ordinary. Perhaps she knows more than you do… Or maybe she’s the reason you’re here. Will she help you? Or maybe you will help her?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychedelic 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Emotional 10.2%, Dark 7.9%
- #50 Delete the World
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chu! & Blu?
Windows
Delete the World is a completely normal visual novel… unless you decide to help her kill everyone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Anime 14.7%, Emotional 10.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #51 易阈症
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Threvorn Seep
Windows
Peratosis is a psychological mystery visual novel where you follow Yiluo into hidden threshold spaces that emerge at the edges of perception. Explore, interact, and make choices as you encounter those who linger there—and decide whether to cross further.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #52 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
67% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Anime 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychedelic 9.9%
- #53 Humerous (REBOOT)
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Mimeface
Windows
After an awful time at a Halloween party, the night welcomes you with a deep cold breeze. With your car busted and unusable thanks to your drunk tennant, a single pavement awaits for your determined fate....
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Story Rich 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #54 Faro
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: matt!
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 14.2%, Dark 14%, Mystery 12.3%
- #55 A Social Platform
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Othello
Windows
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 12.3%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Dark 8.3%
- #56 Lurk in Abyss
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rimlie Games
Windows
After moving to the village, Lurk begins a new, independent life. However, the place turns out to be no ordinary village on the outskirts of the city, but something far more mysterious... Are you ready to dive into this abyss?
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Emotional 11.8%, Anime 10.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #57 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 703 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20%, Anime 17.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #58 The Doll Shop
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atelier Sentô
Windows
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 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #59 Project Vostok: Episodes 2 & 3
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover a story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate of diverse cast of characters in this visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Emotional 13.6%, Anime 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #60 project; VIRAI: DOOMER’s LIFE ESCAPE
66% 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: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 12.5%, Story Rich 10%, Multiple Endings 9.6%