- #1 La Jetée
97% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Arthouse indie Games
Windows
‘This is the story of a man marked by an image from his childhood.’ An 30minute black noire game, with an deep story, 30 beautiful images and stunning backroundsound.
Why similar: Noir 31.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Thriller 11.9%
- #2 NEUROBROOD
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enrei Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
«NEUROBROOD» is a visual novel in the cyberpunk‑horror genre. Those touched by the abyss of neurodream never wake up the same.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Noir 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Thriller 9.2%
- #3 Don't Beg for Help
96% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Kosmo Cat
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror visual novel game with "Tales from the Crypt" style plot.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Adventure 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Horror 11.3%
- #4 VARIANTBIRTH
95% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: abalonekissPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Check the physical condition of your Valiant Order with a calendar app-like screen called the Valiant Checker! The girls' bodies are very delicate and their condition changes every day, so the intense battle unfolds accordingly!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Visual Novel 25%, Adventure 19.6%, Dark 11.3%, Violent 8.2%
- #5 Midnight School Walk 真夜中学園さんぽ
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Hautecouture Inc.
Windows
In the summer of third year of high school, the movie club which he belongs in crisis of survival! Have make movie until Cultural festival, if don’t make impress the audience, movie club will be forced to abolish. The cast of the movie is what a girl! Will he be able to keep the movie club alive ?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.2%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Adventure 22.6%, Horror 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #6 BUGFIXER INO
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: cyberspace8bit
Windows
PC-98Like command-select adventure/visual novel Witness bugfixer Ino's quest with realistic FM sound
Why similar: Noir 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Story Rich 2.9%
- #7 深夜1時の交換手
93% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: ツノウサギの家
Windows
Have you heard the rumor? If you call a certain number at 1am, you will be connected to a person called the 1am operator. This person is said to be able to connect you to the past.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Adventure 23.9%, Dark 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #8 死写 -SHISYA-
92% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: TEAM SHINZA
Windows
Horror adventure game to appraise spirits photos
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Adventure 25.4%, Horror 14%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #9 Humility
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pale Dome
Windows
"Humility" is a thriller visual novel. Immerse yourself in the fascinating story of a young Elma, who defies a cruel cult to save her beloved.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Thriller 14.4%, Violent 9.3%
- #10 春琉ト怪夜
90% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: ENTERGRAM,INC.Pub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
An adventure game where you aim to escape a storied mansion with a mysterious girl named "Haru" who you meet there.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Thriller 14.9%, Dark 7.7%
- #11 The Book of Regrets
91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Synodic Arc
Windows · Mac
Escape a nightmarish realm filled with puzzles and deadly beasts!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Horror 8.9%, Dark 8.8%
- #12 Mothmen 1966
89% matchVery Positive91% of 320 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Noir 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Thriller 12.8%, Dark 7.3%
- #13 The Mall Explodes!
88% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Ryclaw Games
Windows
The Mall Explodes! is a visual novel about a security guard with only a few minutes to stop a bomb from exploding in a shopping mall. Figure out who the bomber is and stop them before it's too late!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.5%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Thriller 23.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #14 Himegimi Detective
89% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: YOX-Project
Windows
Sayla Limehult, First Princess to the Kingdom of Ratania, shall set off for the far-away land of Japan to learn about the wider world and her role within it. As both a princess, and a world-class detective!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34%, Visual Novel 33.1%, Adventure 18.5%, Multiple Endings 13%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #15 Force of Numbers
87% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: INNO
Windows
The service has ended.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.4%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, 3D 8.8%
- #16 Molitva
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sara Eshard
Windows · Mac · Linux
3 days, 3 dreams, and 3 worlds.
Why similar: Noir 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Multiple Endings 6.7%, Adventure 5.4%
- #17 Shadows of Betrayal
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Visual Novel 27.8%, Thriller 16.9%, Multiple Endings 6.8%, Horror 6.6%
- #18 死写2 -SHISYA2- GHOST VIDEO
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: TEAM SHINZA
Windows
A horror adventure game where you identify ghost photos and ghost videos
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Adventure 23%, Horror 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #19 The Trials - Chapter Two
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Noir 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Thriller 9.7%
- #20 Loretta
84% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Noir 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Thriller 16.6%, Adventure 7.4%
- #21 Lavender Field
83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: KamilaFoxGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 42.2%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #22 キミが消えてしまう前に
82% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: ニケ
Windows
A visual novel game where you spend an exciting school life in an abandoned school with ghost girls who have regrets and cannot rest in peace.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Adventure 21.6%, Horror 13.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #23 Home Teacher Sister's
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
The protagonist, given the chance to revisit the past. Their goal is to manipulate the sisters who tormented them since childhood at will and settle old scores.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Adventure 22.5%, Violent 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #24 Would you sell your soul
81% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: COMINO Inc.
Windows
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 35.3%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Adventure 15%, Thriller 12%, Horror 6.4%
- #25 MOOZ
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: motsuhouse
Windows
This is an adventure novel of suspense and horror in which the story diverges depending on the choices you make. An online drinking session with friends. A person with a knife is lurking in the background. What will you do to rescue your friend?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Adventure 22.5%, Horror 9.9%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #26 The King of Cats
80% matchPositive91% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
Navigate the claustrophobic corridors of a cargo ship and try to survive a night with man-eating tigers on the loose. Your choices will determine who lives and who dies.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Adventure 17.5%, Thriller 13.5%, Dark 9.3%
- #27 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
79% matchVery Positive98% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a suspense-horror game set at a prestigious academy. When rumors circulate about supernatural occurrences at the famed Konoehara Academy in Tokyo’s H City, it’s up to the head of the Kujou family, also known as the “Spirit Doctor,” to take on the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Horror 13.6%, Violent 8.4%
- #28 Five Biggest Accomplishments
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Assembling Chickens GamesPub: Fennonauts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Noir 32%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Multiple Endings 6.6%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #29 Echoes of Madness - The Hawthorne Case
78% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Mr.Bane Games
Windows
Detective Norman faces one of the longest nights of his career. Alone, he searches for the missing girl, Felicia, only to discover that this case runs far deeper than he ever imagined.
Why similar: Noir 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #30 紅茶とともに飲みこんで
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 喫茶店Moonshot
Windows · Mac
Is there something you wish to forget or remember? You are running a cafe, harboring a specific purpose within your heart. An ADV where you use tools like a pipette that extracts emotions and medicine that erases memories and feelings to select, manipulate emotions, and intervene in fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Adventure 14.9%, 3D 6.2%
- #31 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
77% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Thriller 13.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Horror 9.5%
- #32 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
76% matchVery Positive95% of 720 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Noir 33.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Thriller 9.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #33 Sisters x Lovers
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: POISONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
This is a visual novel in which the protagonist gradually transforms a sexually frustrated married woman into a lewd woman. Enjoy the process of gradually getting them interested.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.2%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Adventure 24.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #34 Lost/Secret A
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: uehara create
Windows
A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Thriller 12%, Dark 6.1%
- #35 アパシー学校であった怖い話1995特別編
76% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: 七転び八転がり
Windows
怖すぎるにも ほどがある。新聞部は、夏休み前の学校新聞で「学校の七不思議」を特集することになった。七人の学生を集めて、彼らから怖い話を聞き、それを特集としてまとめるのだ。新聞部三年生の日野から命を受け、新入部員の坂上修一はその集会の聞き役を担当することになった。集会当日、放課後の新聞部部室に日野によって集められた七人の語り部と聞き役の坂上修一は初めて顔を合わせる。しかし、七人集められたはずの語り部は、何故か六人しかいなかった。七人目が姿を見せぬまま始まる七不思議の集会。七人目は、現れるのか。そして、この集会の終わりに待っているのは……。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Horror 9.7%, Violent 9.7%
- #36 Reminiscence in the Rain
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: 『縋想』プロジェクト
Windows · Mac
The world's most "sentimental" tale. "Let's go away together." Those were Yuika Aoi's last words. It was the winter of my first year of college. She disappeared, without a trace. Where had she gone? - only the flower knows.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Adventure 22.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #37 Witness the Dark - Episode 1 - Bloody Burger
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Narrative
Windows
You escaped a serial killer. Now you're hiding in a small town, working night shifts at a burger joint. But the hallucinations won't stop. The customers seem to know you. And in three days, seven people will die. A psychological horror narrative where reality itself cannot be trusted.
Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Thriller 22.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 10%
- #38 Horrific Xanatorium
74% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: PagerattaPub: KEMCO
Windows
A world where Spilia, a virus that causes delusions and hallucinations, has become epidemic. A horror visual novel game set in a hospital where patients are isolated.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Adventure 17.7%, Dark 9.4%, Horror 8.6%
- #39 Information conveyed Information received
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: ほんわかふわふわ
Windows
You are an AD intern at a TV studio aiming to secure a job offer. During a live talk show, you must give directions using cue cards. Convey information based on the situation to keep things running smoothly, boost audience favorability toward the guest, and earn your offer through your performance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Adventure 23.6%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #40 Kamaitachi no Yoru x3
73% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
サウンドノベル「かまいたちの夜」シリーズ30周年を記念して、『かまいたちの夜×3』がSteamに登場! シリーズ3作目にして完結編となる本作には、『かまいたちの夜』『かまいたちの夜2』のメインストーリーも収録。 初めてシリーズを遊ぶ方でも登場人物たちの関係性や過去にあった事件を知ることができるので、安心してプレイできる。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Adventure 22.7%, Violent 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #41 Vacation Terminal
72% matchPositive91% of 11 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Thriller 10.8%, Dark 7.8%
- #42 Stay Alive For Me
71% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Thriller 17.2%, Dark 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #43 シルヴァリオ トリニティ-Beyond the Horizon-
73% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: lightPub: ARES Inc.
Windows
A young man who was saved by a hero in his childhood moves forward to become a person who can save someone. For the light.For the future.For someone else. For protecting girls next time.ONLY RUN BELIEVEING IN TOMORROW.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.5%, Visual Novel 27.8%, Adventure 22.4%, Violent 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #44 因果律 Inside The Memory
71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Garnet Bloom
Windows
[Using Live2D, almost full voice] (Voice is only in Japanese)A mystery that begins with a single invitation received from your uncle.A ``mystery'' that happens to someone who was supposed to be an invited guest. Please try to solve it by yourself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.3%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Adventure 23.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Story Rich 4%
- #45 Death Match Love Comedy!
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 130 reviews2020
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Afflicted by a crazy curse that causes strange phenomena including being attacked by women, you must avoid being confessed to in order to survive! From the creators of “Raging Loop” comes a wild ride of a visual novel, full of romance, comedy, and explosions!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.1%, Visual Novel 31.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Violent 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #46 Doppelgänger
70% matchPositive100% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: HOLOSTARS English
Windows · Mac
The story is set in an alternate universe where the player is struggling with the memories of what they know to be HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS- and the mysterious look-alikes who pull them every which way. Can the player figure out the truth about this twisted world and return to the guild?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.6%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Horror 8.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #47 SHINJUKU SOUMEI
70% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Adventure 27.6%, Story Rich 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #48 KRAMPEN
68% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Noir 28.5%, Thriller 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dark 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #49 シルヴァリオ ヴェンデッタ-Verse of Orpheus-
71% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: lightPub: ARES Inc.
Windows
This is not a story of a hero.This is the story of the loser. It is a story in which a man who once escaped fights to recover his star.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.7%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Adventure 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Violent 8.9%
- #50 Scream - Steam Edition -
68% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Enjoy watching how team members react to the various mishaps that occur during the intensive training camp.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.9%, Visual Novel 33.6%, Adventure 27.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #51 Blooming Ashes
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: LunaKin
Windows
In a shattered post-apocalyptic world, your story is forged through tension, intrigue, and humanity. Traverse hidden paths, witness multiple perspectives, and shape the fate of the last refuge. Will you wield cold steel or ignite the flame of empathy?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.8%, Visual Novel 31.9%, Adventure 26.2%, Story Rich 5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #52 Diptych
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Dnovel
Windows
The heroes meet on the battlefield of the First World War, in the case of the "Diptych", an anthropomorphic animal, we learn a terrible and touching story in a deceptively cute and unique style.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Adventure 20.1%, Dark 9%, Horror 5.7%
- #53 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
69% 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 28.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Noir 15.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #54 Forsaken Woods
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Reve Games
Windows
A choice game where you face the choice and truth of survival. An unpredictable ending awaits.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Thriller 25.1%, Adventure 15.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #55 Mota Must Die
67% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Thriller 20.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Horror 10%
- #56 Death Drive
66% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: LunaticMoon
Windows
Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.
Why similar: Noir 37.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Horror 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #57 The story of Bill Bear
69% matchMixed59% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
Windows
Help the little bear to find the way home. What dangers can be hidden in the night streets of a quiet suburb? Who is waiting for him at home, and who is waiting in the dark around the corner?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.4%, Adventure 23.5%, Story Rich 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #58 Gal Mothers and Daughters who love sex
67% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: POISONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Enjoy the process of the timid protagonist using hypnosis to manipulate and subjugate his abusive mother and daughter, training them to his liking.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.1%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Adventure 19.9%, Horror 8.6%, Violent 8.2%
- #59 アパシー荒井昭二 ~牧場奇譚~
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: 七転び八転がり
Windows
『学校であった怖い話』の語り部、荒井昭二。 彼は一年の夏休み、友人の誘いを受けてとある牧場でアルバイトをする。 全編、荒井昭二で染まる耽美且つ狂気の世界に貴方の心は息つく間もなく犯される。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Adventure 19.6%, Violent 14.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #60 Clear Drops
67% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Akechine
Windows
Clear Drops is a Adventure told from a first-person perspective. Relive the boy's mysterious encounter.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.7%, Visual Novel 33.9%, Adventure 20.5%, 3D 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%