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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 16%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Emotional 14.2%, Psychological 13.4%, Horror 9.5%

"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.

Why similar: Psychological 14.3%, Thriller 11.1%, Emotional 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

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 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Emotional 12.5%, Anime 10.7%

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 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 10.8%, 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 24.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Text-Based 6.9%

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: Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Anime 10.4%, Thriller 9.9%

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 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 15%, Anime 11%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Psychological 15.6%, Anime 13.1%, Hand-drawn 6.8%

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 15.7%, Dark 13.2%, Anime 11.6%, Horror 11.4%

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 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Emotional 11.2%, Horror 10.1%

Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.

Why similar: Psychological 45.5%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Hand-drawn 7.1%

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

Why similar: Psychological 26.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Anime 12%, Horror 9.3%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Anime 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Horror 11.3%

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

Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dark 9.3%

Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Psychological 16.9%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Horror 10.8%, Female Protagonist 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 17%, Emotional 15%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Anime 11.8%

A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Psychological 16.1%, Dark 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

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: Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Emotional 13.6%, Psychological 13.3%, Anime 11%

A yuri denpa tale about the cursed pariah of a rural cult, Mercy, and her fateful meeting with the Holy Maiden Auma. Bloody, bold, and bone-chilling, this visual novel explores the complexities of the cycle of abuse and the violence in playing by the rules.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological 14.5%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 10.1%

A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.

Why similar: Thriller 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Anime 10.8%

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

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Thriller 18.3%, Anime 12.3%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

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 18.2%, Thriller 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 9.5%

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%, Horror 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Emotional 8.9%

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 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 12.8%, Dark 11.2%, Thriller 10.6%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.4%, Thriller 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

A girl detective faces her darkest mystery yet, in this horror-romance visual novel with stickers, fashion, and bad ends.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Horror 18.1%, Emotional 14%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Text-Based 11.6%

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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Anime 10.4%, Horror 9.9%

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

Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Anime 12.8%

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: Female Protagonist 22.4%, Anime 20.4%, Dark 16%, Story Rich 15.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 14.7%, Emotional 13.9%, Psychological 13.4%, Horror 12.9%

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 16.3%, Anime 13.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Emotional 13.4%, Dark 10.8%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Text-Based 16.4%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological 12.3%

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 18.7%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological 16.1%, Story Rich 10.3%

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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 11%, Story Rich 10.1%

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 17.5%, Emotional 14.7%, Psychological 13.7%, Anime 13.1%, Dark 11.4%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Anime 19.8%, Thriller 12.8%, Horror 9.5%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Thriller 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Text-Based 12.8%, Dark 12.1%

Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Anime 21.3%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Colorful 3.3%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Anime 18.2%, Psychological 15.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 7%

"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 20.6%, Thriller 16.4%, Anime 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Emotional 8.7%

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 29.3%, Horror 21.5%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Anime 16.3%, Story Rich 13.7%

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 17%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Psychological 14.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Emotional 13.4%

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: Psychological 25.6%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Emotional 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.

Why similar: Psychological 25.1%, Thriller 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

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 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Emotional 13.1%, Thriller 12.9%, Horror 11.6%

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 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Anime 12.8%, Horror 9%

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 23.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 14.6%, Story Rich 10.8%

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 24.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Horror 19.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 10.6%

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 23.4%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 14.5%, Psychological 14.2%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

“You were only trying to do the right thing—so why is everything falling apart?” A Japanese language teacher’s choices to save three girls who have stopped attending school will change their fates. A psychological horror visual novel with 16 endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Emotional 12.7%, Anime 12.3%, Horror 11.9%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Dark 23.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Story Rich 12.5%, 2D 5.8%

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%, Thriller 13.7%, Anime 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Text-Based 11.7%

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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 14.4%, Story Rich 10.2%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Story Rich 24.3%, Anime 16.9%, Female Protagonist 5.1%, Colorful 3.3%

Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 22.7%, Story Rich 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%

A dark visual novel by acclaimed creator nyalra. 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 26.6%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Anime 19.1%, Dark 14.2%, Story Rich 10.9%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 21.3%, Anime 16.3%, Story Rich 14%, Female Protagonist 13.1%

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 30.5%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 21.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 8.2%

Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Text-Based 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Story Rich 10.6%, Dark 9.3%