- #1 Yonder World: Interview with the Void
97% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Fluttering Abyss
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
Why similar: Romance 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #2 Parasite in Love
96% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Romance 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #3 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
96% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Romance 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #4 Mermaids are Seafood
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lyyycaena
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story where you work in a company that serves mermaids as seafood. Gamble your blood, chat with customers, trade ingredients, and create fake mermaids. Are mermaids more like fish, people, or monsters?
Why similar: Romance 12.7%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #5 Student Union
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visual Novel Village
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices guide Lane through this dark drama and romance as shifting pressures form, strain, and shatter strong bonds. Found a student government, recruit members, and struggle to maintain them in the face of unexpected challenges and danger.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #6 Nurse Me!
94% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enjoy your time in a hospital with a sexy doctor, nurse and an idol roommate! An adult visual novel adventure with multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Romance 10.9%
- #7 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
93% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Romance 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Dating Sim 9.7%
- #8 Shepherd's Eye
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio AdaminaPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone has secrets at Found Sheep Farm, but it’s so much easier to pretend no one does! Will you pull the wool over your eyes, or will your pursuit of the truth make you the black sheep in this thrilling horror visual novel?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #9 DEVIL'S LIMINAL
91% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Interlude
Windows
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona before college. Make choices to maintain a normal facade at work, romance an enigmatic new girl, and stop the occult plot to take Margo's life.
Why similar: Romance 12%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #10 No Recollection
91% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Mystery 8.2%
- #11 Sunlight Scream
90% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Romance 10.2%
- #12 Fearbonding
89% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: Romance 15%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dating Sim 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #13 Welcome, Dear Human
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kiki CanPub: Ronkad
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sentient dating simulator is determined that you date monsters - starting with your sleep paralysis demon. Learn their language and earn their trust. Or sabotage it and watch it unravel.
Why similar: Romance 13.2%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #14 Tales From The Under-Realm: After Midnight
88% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #15 Midnight Witch
87% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.8%, Romance 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #16 Witchlight Woods
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #17 Isle of Maligree
86% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Gilded Rune Games
Windows · Mac
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 17%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #18 A Very Foolish Remaster of Beretta Mondatta
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yoss IIIPub: Konol Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help a psychopath find love in this stupid meme visual novel from 10+ years ago, which has finally gotten the remaster it deserves.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Romance 16%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 13.8%
- #19 I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents
84% matchVery Positive86% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: ST SinovarPub: TopHouse Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents" is a branching visual novel where your choices truly matter...
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #20 Lachesis or Atropos
84% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #21 Cabernet
82% matchVery Positive95% of 1,924 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Romance 11.3%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #22 Rose Academy
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KK Studio
Windows · Mac
A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?
Why similar: Detective 19%, Romance 16.6%, Dating Sim 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #23 Grow a Girlfriend
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: True Blue Basin
Windows · Mac · Linux
You accidentally grew a mushroom girl! Overcome your social anxiety to help her live her brief life to the fullest! Or don't.
Why similar: Romance 16.2%, Dating Sim 16%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #24 Kindred [SnowBound]
81% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back.
Why similar: Romance 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #25 Drăculești
81% 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: Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Dating Sim 8.7%
- #26 The Shell Part I: Inferno
80% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Romance 15%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #27 You Weren't Invited
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CJ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Investigate a murder. Romance five woman. But trust carefully: one of them is the killer.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Detective 10.3%
- #28 Playback Trauma®: In Sickness
79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Undying Joy
Windows · Mac
You have just woken up from a coma and need to reach the Jersey Shore immediately. You have no car, no cash, and no pants. Take an ordinary hitchhike across New Jersey on an extraordinary night, all so you can tell your crush that you like her
Why similar: Romance 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #29 Good Night, Every Night
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 7757
Windows
Guide the traumatized 'Woochan' as you navigate his destiny. He can either find happiness with the heroine or remain forever lost in the depths of his past.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Romance 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #30 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #31 Nusantara: Bermuda
76% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: SweetChiel
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome game with intricate dark fantasy/fairytales. Can you solve the mysteries and find love?
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Romance 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #32 Elisa: the Innkeeper
78% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Romance 14%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
- #33 Abyssal Frontier
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: WondercatStudios
Windows
You just wanted to finish your cargo run. The universe had other plans, Abyssal Frontier is a choice-driven cosmic horror visual novel with light RPG elements, time loop mechanics, and dating sim suggestions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
- #34 Negligee: Opposites Attract
77% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte, has been dumped by her long term girlfriend Mikka. Fortunately her sexy friend Sophie insists on taking her out to try and cheer her up. But Sophie is quite a wildcat so who knows where such a date could lead in this yuri/lesbian themed visual novel with multiple routes and endings.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
- #35 My Toes Story
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Osjey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dating visual novel where you play as a young salaryman trying to balance work and romance. Make choices that guide your relationships, meet unique waifus, and fulfill your hidden desires.
Why similar: Romance 19%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #36 After School .LIVE – Mirror of Twilight
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
Windows
A visual novel starring the Vtubers from .LIVE production with a a mix of horror and school comedy. Work together with the club members to escape from the sealed school!
Why similar: Romance 16.6%, Dating Sim 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #37 Blackthorn Witch
73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #38 Memory Girl +
72% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Romance 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #39 Death by Begonia
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: Romance 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #40 Vacation Terminal
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, 1990's 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #41 WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow
71% matchVery Positive94% of 854 reviews2023
Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The classic visual novel from AQUAPLUS that launched one of Japan's most beloved franchises, WHITE ALBUM is a story of love in many forms. Will a couple cling together, or drift apart on the cold wind? The album of their relationship will be as white as snow, and as poignant.
Why similar: Romance 18.2%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 16%, 1990's 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #42 Elisa: Seduce the Innkeeper
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%
- #43 Missing Time
73% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: Fluttering Abyss
Windows
An inheritance uproots you back to your hometown. Surrounded by mysteries and temptations, which path will you choose? A horror dating visual novel by Fluttering Abyss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Romance 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Horror 10.2%
- #44 Outbreak The Fedora Files: What Lydia Knows - Known Factors
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows
Join Lydia as she takes her fight to expose the corruption in Cypress Ridge to City Hall in the second part of the visual novel series What Lydia Knows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 11.9%
- #45 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
71% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows
SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.5%, Romance 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #46 Отделение 38
69% matchVery Positive95% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: The Three Windmills
Windows
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Romance 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%
- #47 For Mother Matron
70% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #48 Beneath The Cherry Blossom Tree
70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Single Blossom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into what lies below in “Beneath the Cherry Blossom Tree” an immersive visual novel where every choice carves a path through a tapestry of mystery, romance, and intrigue. Unravel a story that intertwines destiny, personality, and local folklore
Why similar: Romance 16.3%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Choices Matter 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 8.5%
- #49 Between
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A story-driven visual novel set on a quiet coastal town, where fleeting connections, unspoken desires, and personal choices shape how every relationship unfolds.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Romance 11.2%
- #50 Madness within
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indra
Windows
Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #51 Particles of Reality: Remembrance
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arewar Games
Windows · Mac
Congrats! You've landed a dream job as a paranormal scientist with the government! Downside? Outside contact is limited and monitored. You learn it is 'who' (not 'what') you are researching, and... you're the reason these supernatural beings are here? Ignore the lurking Guardians of Reality...
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #52 Siren's Call: Second Wind
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #53 Holy Shift
68% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #54 Tri City Monsters
67% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Romance 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #55 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
68% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
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 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Horror 10%
- #56 Forgive or Finalize
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Dark 10%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #57 Heart Rates: Plus
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Absinthe and Mustard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heart Rates: Plus is a short college romance Adult Visual Novel with meaningful choices and a realistic-but-simple sex simulation.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.7%, Romance 18.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
- #58 Sanctuary of Petals
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exista Games
Windows · Mac
Step into a visual novel of rotten flowers. Play as a young woman in a world where the ability to lie is condemned, and seek shelter in the mysterious castle across the lake. Survive, little dove, in the rot infested halls, and be careful of who you choose to love — what you choose to lie about...
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Dating Sim 10%, Romance 8.8%
- #59 Brood Year
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%