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Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological 12.6%, Horror 8.7%

A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.

Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Emotional 12.7%, Anime 10.6%

Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.

Why similar: Thriller 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 8.3%

Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

Why similar: Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Anime 9.7%, Thriller 9.5%

A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 14.2%, Anime 10.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Anime 10.6%, Horror 8.4%

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 25.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Anime 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Text-Based 6.9%

Together with Snezhana and her dog Ayda you will go to the woods for mushroom hunting. An ordinary adventure does not foreshadow adversity, until you decide to step into an uncharted plase… A short but atmospheric visual novel that will give you goosebumps.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 13.3%, Narration 13.1%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%

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 17%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 13.4%, Anime 11.5%, Horror 11.4%

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Psychological 27.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Anime 11.8%, Horror 9.3%

Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Psychological 15.9%, Anime 12.9%, Hand-drawn 6.8%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Narration 11.2%, Horror 10.4%, Thriller 9.6%

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 14.3%, Psychological 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.1%, Text-Based 9%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Anime 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Horror 11.4%

A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 12.1%, Psychological 11.3%, Anime 10.5%, Drama 9.7%

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: Psychological 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Text-Based 9.6%

A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 11.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Anime 11.6%, Drama 9.7%

A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?

Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Thriller 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 9.4%

All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!

Why similar: Thriller 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Anime 11.8%

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Anime 10.3%, Horror 9.9%

She was created for one purpose: to make sure everyone in the world enjoys Halloween. At all costs. A short, fully-voiced horror visual novel exploring instrumental convergence.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Emotional 9.1%

Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Thriller 18.9%, Anime 12.1%, Female Protagonist 7.3%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Text-Based 15.8%, Psychological 12%, Horror 11.8%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Horror 21.8%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Anime 12.3%, Dark 9.9%

Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 10.1%

It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Anime 18.6%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological 16.6%, Story Rich 10.3%

Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.

Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Anime 12.6%, Horror 9%

“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Anime 14.9%, Emotional 12.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Drama 11%

Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Anime 18.2%, Psychological 16%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 7.1%

"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Thriller 16.6%, Anime 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Emotional 8.3%

"I make you real." Only he knows me. The identity of the young man who thought so was a serial killer. An 18+ novel game for maidens where a woman obtains divinity along with her ruin.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 10.9%, Emotional 10.5%

Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

Why similar: Psychological 24.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.9%, Emotional 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Anime 15.5%, Horror 15%, Narration 14.1%

Can you save a test subject from your life’s work? A cinematic sci-fi visual novel about cybernetic research and its sickening consequences. A prequel to malViolence.

Why similar: Psychological 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Anime 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.3%

Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Horror 18.7%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Anime 14.2%, Drama 13.2%

MALCATRAS' MAIDEN is a toxic yuri visual novel for adults about trauma, bonds, family, and sisterhood.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Text-Based 11.8%, Dark 11.1%

Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Anime 18.8%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Drama 11.8%

At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?

Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Drama 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Anime 12.6%, Text-Based 12%

You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Narration 13.5%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.5%

Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Horror 19.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 10.7%

A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Anime 19.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Horror 9.5%

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 19.2%, Psychological 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 11.3%, Text-Based 9.7%

A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Thriller 12.8%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 10.8%

A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?

Why similar: Drama 25.5%, Horror 22.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Story Rich 9.9%

A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 18.2%, Dark 14.6%, Psychological 14.4%, Female Protagonist 7.7%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Story Rich 24.5%, Anime 16.9%, Female Protagonist 5.2%, Colorful 3.3%

A short non-linear narrative game about negative experiences after coming out as transgender.

Why similar: Emotional 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 16.1%, Narration 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%

REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.

Why similar: Psychological 20%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Emotional 10.9%, Dark 9.8%

In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Why similar: Psychological 31.2%, Visual Novel 25%, Anime 21.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Psychological 19%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 12.4%, Emotional 11.7%, Narration 9.8%

A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Dark 24.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 12.7%, 2D 5.9%

This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Psychological 14.4%, Text-Based 13.9%, Emotional 13.6%

A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 13.8%, Text-Based 13.4%, Thriller 10.6%, Drama 10.6%

Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 17.1%, Dark 14.8%, Story Rich 10.9%

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: Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Psychological 15.1%, Anime 13.8%, Drama 11.8%

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: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Dark 21.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Drama 10.2%, Female Protagonist 10%

Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Thriller 11.8%, Horror 11.1%, Emotional 11%

A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Anime 23.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Text-Based 7.6%

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Why similar: Story Rich 31.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Anime 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.9%