- #1 Salthe
97% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2020
Dev: SoireePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A dark, dramatic medieval visual novel. On a stage at the boundary between life and death, an actress struggles through her hardest performance—directed by a jester, she relives her past for the the prize of resurrection...
Why similar: Gothic 27% ★, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Mystery 8.1%
- #2 Asphodelium
96% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
You killed him once before. Don't make the same mistake twice. A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you.
Why similar: Gothic 29.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Magic 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #3 Tormentum II
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tormentum II is a dark, surreal Point & Click adventure, hand-drawn and crafted over 8 years by a true indie team. Explore nightmare worlds, grotesque creatures, and unsettling choices, in a haunting vision inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński. Return to Tormentum.
Why similar: Gothic 24.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Psychedelic 9.9%, Dark 7.4%
- #4 A List Of People Who Went Missing In The Scheleirland National Forest
95% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: F.SDRI
Windows · Mac
A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.
Why similar: Abstract 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Surreal 10.7%, Supernatural 10%, Gothic 9.7% ★
- #5 Pale Cachexia
94% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure.
Why similar: Gothic 38.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological 11.3%, Dark 8.4%
- #6 A Social Platform
94% 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 16.1%, Abstract 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Surreal 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #7 paravalence ~with my angel
93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Effigy Softworks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get implicated in Saint Ambrose. A linear visual novel experience told in three parts: The shadow of my mother is my mother, too. My little cellmate casts a spell. The world is like a dancer: the ritual of everyday. We're all doing magic, of course.
Why similar: Gothic 23.4% ★, Psychological 17.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Magic 9.9%
- #8 Rotten Angel
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RED DXLLHOUSE
Windows
An unknowable entity hunts you through a corrupted divine purgatory. You have no weapon to kill it, only shadows, wit, and flight. Survive a relentless predator that learns from your every move.
Why similar: Gothic 30% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Psychological 15.5%, Magic 9%, Mystery 9%
- #9 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
91% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Gothic 22.9% ★, Psychological 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #10 LEVATE
91% 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: Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychedelic 16.9%, Abstract 15.2%, Psychological 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #11 Endless Summer Syndrome
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jerrix
Windows · Linux
You ended the world. She, the one who holds every card, gave you an endless summer as your reward. Now your only way out is through sugar, jellyfish, sunlight, and blood — into the deepest reaches of her mind, or be dissolved along the way. Choose your path in this psycho-thriller visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Surreal 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #12 The Jewel of Monostructure
89% matchVery Positive96% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Gothic 17.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Supernatural 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #13 Sprunki Town
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ilovemustard
Windows
Welcome to Sprunki Town, where everyone is happy!
Why similar: Abstract 19%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological 14.2%, Psychedelic 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #14 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,299 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 162.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Gothic 24.7% ★, Psychological 14.1%, Surreal 9.9%, Visual Novel 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #15 The Creepy Syndrome
87% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Boomfire GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
The Creepy Syndrome is an anthology that offers several psychological horror stories, with different pixel art and retro 1 bit, 8 bit, gameboy, etc. styles. Stories of a disturbed mind that intertwine with each other while being analysed by a mysterious psychiatrist.
Why similar: Psychological 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Psychedelic 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Logic 11.3%
- #16 Everliving Town
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid Void Studio
Windows
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Gothic 25.5% ★, Psychological 13.2%, Surreal 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #17 Treis Zoes
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FlyingFantasy Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Treis Zoes is a visual novel where not only choice is important, but also the motive of choice. Explore the world of living skeletons on the experience of past travelers and add your own to the encyclopedia of the dimension of Death.
Why similar: Gothic 35% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Magic 7.5%
- #18 Herald of Moira
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Icelot Project
Windows
Explore the region of Rosevale, craft potions through alchemy, lead an investigation against five suspects, and uncover the truth behind a massacre in this semi-open world gothic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Gothic 26.5% ★, Psychological 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Supernatural 10.3%, Magic 9.6%
- #19 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
84% 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 20.6%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Abstract 12.6%
- #20 5omeday
82% matchVery Positive89% of 305 reviews2026
Dev: Indigo IngotsPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Gothic 32.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #21 Wail of Despair
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
A shut-in tries to recover, facing a horrific, overstimulating, judgmental world. Confronted with their past scars and mistakes, taunted with what they've lost by a strange shadow that always follows, can they learn once again to be okay, or will they be swept away by the vibrant pulsating horror?
Why similar: Gothic 24.6% ★, Abstract 15.7%, Psychological 12.5%, Surreal 11.6%, Psychedelic 10%
- #22 Nowhere Manor
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MonaramisPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
House of stolen devil bargains and indolent angelic aristocracy: Nowhere Manor is doomed to disappear. You can leave if you’ve got a soul … but that’s not an option for an artificially created servant such as Liber. Just how far are you willing to go escape?
Why similar: Gothic 29.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Psychedelic 11%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #23 Malleus Cocconum: The Heiress
82% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Domus Aurea
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Arenda Finch—fifteen years old, wealthy beyond measure, and newly exiled from your former school. Dunkenwood House takes you in, but its halls hide the darker side of privilege. Humanity or demonic nature. Love or desire. Every choice shapes the person you become.
Why similar: Gothic 37.3% ★, Visual Novel 15%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #24 葦原のアニマ
81% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: July Lab.
Windows · Mac
This is a narrative-driven adventure game in which you dive into another’s nightmare and intervene in the source of the anomaly. As Homura, a hunter, you explore the dreams of a girl who has lost her memory, and experience a story where nightmares and reality begin to overlap.
Why similar: Psychological 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 23.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Magic 9.9%
- #25 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Myosi
Windows
"Something is in your house." As a Shaman, you are the only one who can face the unknown. Investigate haunted homes, uncover secrets, and exorcise malevolent spirits. Your choices determine the client's fate. Experience a chilling K-horror story where every decision matters.
Why similar: Psychological 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Supernatural 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #26 Hazy Mind
79% 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: Psychological 19.8%, Psychedelic 17%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #27 Nightmare Crawler
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Hugo Garden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Abstract 15.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological 12.9%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychedelic 11.4%
- #28 Drăculești
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fine Feathered Fiends
Windows
A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?
Why similar: Gothic 27.7% ★, Visual Novel 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #29 Gurobu
80% 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: Supernatural 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Psychological 9.7%, Surreal 8.6%
- #30 Crimson Grace
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cross Couloir
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crimson Grace is a Victorian Gothic narrative RPG where your skills, dice rolls, and choices decide the terrible fate of the Blackwell household. Weave a web of lies to get away with murder... or embrace violence and take your revenge across dozens of unique story paths.
Why similar: Gothic 41.9% ★, Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Psychological 9.8%
- #31 Ashen Reverie
77% 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 14.5%, Psychological 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Supernatural 13.1%, Choices Matter 12%
- #32 Psycholog
77% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
As a psychologist, how would you handle your clients falling victim to their own phobias? Find out in this horror visual novel infused with point-and-click gameplay elements.
Why similar: Gothic 24.3% ★, Psychological 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Surreal 10.1%, Psychedelic 9.4%
- #33 The Lanterne of Light
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: skekpen
Windows · Linux
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Gothic 20.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #34 Wished on guilt
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manul Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Aristocrat Evan Alford receives a mysterious invitation to the fair and comes to a small village on the outskirts of the country. The village seems strange and painfully familiar, but Evan has never been here. In addition, other guests of the fair are not as simple as it seems.
Why similar: Gothic 27.2% ★, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Magic 9.2%, Dark 8.9%
- #35 RUNT
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grimtaste StudiosPub: DreadXP
Windows
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Gothic 28.7% ★, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Psychological 9.4%
- #36 Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN)
74% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN) is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map. Help Alice cross this path, destroy the ego-structure, get out of the abyss, find the key.
Why similar: Psychological 15.3%, Abstract 14.5%, Psychedelic 14%, Visual Novel 11%, Surreal 10.5%
- #37 BLACK WITCHCRAFT
75% matchVery Positive81% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: QuattroGearPub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
Lady Ligeia, the legendary and magnificent witch, welcome to the House of Usher. Roderick Usher is scheming to resurrect the wicked witch Lenore. We are in dire need of your great Machina magic. Please save us.
Why similar: Gothic 31.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Magic 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Mystery 8.1%
- #38 A House Inside Me
73% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl HorrorPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.
Why similar: Abstract 21.6%, Psychological 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Surreal 10.8%
- #39 The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek
74% matchVery Positive96% of 137 reviews2023
Dev: Senokos Games
Windows · Linux
The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Supernatural 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #40 It Paints Me
72% matchVery Positive97% of 261 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 37.7% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Supernatural 10.6%, Dark 8%
- #41 Luce Spenta
72% matchPositive90% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: MrFaabry
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gothic psychological visual novel where you decide who deserves forgiveness… and who deserves condemnation. Explore the lives of five souls, confront unsettling truths, and make choices that will shape your ultimate fate. Every choice is a reflection. Every judgment carries a sentence.
Why similar: Gothic 31.3% ★, Psychological 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #42 For Goodness Sake
73% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: Belief Engine
Windows
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Psychological 17.5%, Abstract 14.1%, Logic 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #43 Loop
73% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Gulbrandr Studio
Windows · Mac
Loop is a visual novel set in a dark Irish Forest. Deirdre is set to find her husband who was sworn to become the Forest King. But it’s not easy for a human to walk in the magical realm. What will Deirdre learn about this other world? What will she find out about herself?
Why similar: Gothic 17.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Supernatural 11.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #44 outside the door
71% 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: Psychological 23.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Surreal 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #45 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
71% matchVery Positive98% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Surreal 13.5%, Abstract 11.9%, Mystery 10.5%
- #46 DERE. Some Answers Before I...
71% matchMixed64% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Unusual MeaningPub: IMAKIYA Q0
Windows · Mac · Linux
Come back, for no one is waiting for you. Search for your memories — no one ever knew you. Destroy everything in your path — all around you are nothing but ruins. End the endless cycle, for it has long since closed in on itself.
Why similar: Abstract 22.2%, Psychological 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychedelic 11.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #47 Blossoms of Eternity
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JAYBE GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 14.7%, Psychological 14.2%, Logic 12.3%, Magic 10.3%, Supernatural 9.4%
- #48 AMEN: The Quiet Exodus
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AMENTEAM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cursed the womb that bears emptiness beneath its heart. For the child enters the world with the veil upon its face, yet its soul wanders lone in the heavens where God is not. Why then does she not hasten to the place that was prepared for her? Seek the truth in our visual novel.
Why similar: Gothic 42.2% ★, Visual Novel 18.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Dark 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #49 Teaparty in Candyworld
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: WildCatCom
Windows · Linux
Read the story from beginning to end, solve all the puzzles and unravel the creepy history of Candyworld. Accept the invitation to the tea party and make a choice - escape forever or stop the destruction of the magical world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Surreal 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Logic 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #50 Frog & Blade
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: StarGazer
Windows
Killed by the villain Frogman, you awaken to the same morning. A mysterious drink, "Soma," grants power to those with strong desires, plunging the city into chaos. Fight the emerging villains, solve the case, and uncover the truth. A multi-ending, battle-packed, looping supernatural suspense ADV.
Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Supernatural 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Mystery 11.2%
- #51 Matchmaking for Ghosts
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adoraboo StudiosPub: Okasan’s Recipe
Windows
Matchmaking for Ghosts is an atmospheric visual novel with horror elements and themes of love and loss, built around a unique multi-protagonist system that lets players experience the afterlife through the eyes of every ghost. Match ghosts together for love, or for chaos. The choice is yours.
Why similar: Gothic 40.8% ★, Visual Novel 16.1%, Supernatural 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Dark 7.1%
- #52 The Winter Mind
67% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Abstract 14.8%, Psychological 13.9%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #53 Phantompunk
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MKMK9999
Windows
Not thrilled that fate has led him into the confines of a sinister place, Varlu is left with no choice but to come face to face with many types of demons, including his very own.
Why similar: Gothic 25.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Surreal 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #54 Doctor Visit
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Psychological 20%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Supernatural 13.2%
- #55 Grief Visual Novel
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Tales Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about the day to day life of a grieving women. Join her story and make the right decisions so she can get out of a cycle that seems to have no end.
Why similar: Psychological 16%, Abstract 15.9%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Surreal 10.2%
- #56 77 Oleander Avenue
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Runa Liore WintersPub: Waxweal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Even if you bear no Grudge, your Grudge was surely born. Explore the abandoned house at 77 Oleander, search for your wallet, keys, and phone, and above all else... try not to forget again the next time she tells you to leave.
Why similar: Gothic 36.4% ★, Visual Novel 16.1%, Supernatural 15%, Mystery 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #57 IA
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Otternot
Windows · Mac
Could an AI fall in love with a human? What if that human were you? IA is a psychological horror visual novel about an AI that falls in "love" with you, despite her hatred for humanity.
Why similar: Psychological 26.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #58 • Dread Chess ✣
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: • NullTalePub: • NullTale Scape
Windows
✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...
Why similar: Gothic 28.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Dark 9.8%
- #59 The Fall Visual Novel
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Tales Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about a man living its worst nightmare. There is no way out, no safe place, no death, just eternal limbo. Only you can help him... if that's what you want.
Why similar: Abstract 18.5%, Psychological 18.2%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Surreal 10.2%
- #60 Smell like a puddle
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Leonteva Irina
Windows · Mac · Linux
— Each of us fell into a puddle. And everyone knows that you can find yourself after that... in a strange place from which there is no escape. Didn't it happen?.. Well, it's nothing — it's going to happen soon! You will have to explore your new home... and become a part of it. ^-^
Why similar: Abstract 20.7%, Psychological 16.2%, Psychedelic 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Surreal 9.3%