- #1 In Your Hands
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nibble & HopPub: Lusty Robots
Windows · Mac
A psychological horror sound novel. A child who lost memories wakes in a ruined building. Explore unsettling space. Open cabinets, speak to adults, grab a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. Whatever you choose, do it with your own hands. Then… face the consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Horror 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #2 Evil Spirits
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Supernatural 8.9%
- #3 One-Eyed Likho
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,289 reviews2025
Dev: Morteshka
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.
Why similar: Mythology 22.5%, Philosophical 14.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 8.7%, Supernatural 7.5%
- #4 Do Not Merge
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MaruMiru
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short workplace-horror visual novel. You play as John, a fresh grad on his first day in IT ops. The office looks completely normal—your predecessor’s ThinkPad does not. Read the notes, analyze the logs, and decide who to trust. It all ends today.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Horror 9.7%
- #5 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
94% 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: Mythology 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Supernatural 10%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #6 Prison Chain: The Unredeemed Thought
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 落梅序
Windows
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Philosophical 12.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #7 WHIIIIN!! -The Endless Nightmare-
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Macoto
Windows
A 2D exploration horror adventure game in which an immortal man tries to escape from the "never-ending nightmare of dental treatment."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Philosophical 10.9%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 8.1%
- #8 Night Shift Motel
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fedova
Windows
Night Shift Motel is a first-person psychological horror and motel management game. Welcome guests, listen to their stories, inspect suspicious details, assign rooms, monitor CCTV, report anomalies, repair the motel, and decide who you can trust before night turns deadly.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 10.3%, Mythology 9.8%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #9 WINNIE-THE-POOH: Honey Distortion
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows
WINNIE THE POOH: Honey Distortion is a horror point-and-click visual novel inspired by the story of Alan Alexander Milne.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Supernatural 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #10 Haunted House 2
91% matchVery Positive89% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Supernatural 12.2%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 10%, Horror 9.4%
- #11 恐怖夜話 第二夜
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #12 Unforgotten
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Mythology 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #13 Cats With Standards
88% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Jestercraft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror Visual Novel where Cats claw through filth for bones and whisper lies to mirrors. Find the Hidden-Objects, obey, smile, and repeat until the lines between rule and ruin blur, and you’re left meowing into the void.
Why similar: Mystery 12.5%, Supernatural 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #14 Pink Noise
87% matchVery Positive87% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #15 The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek
89% matchVery Positive96% of 138 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: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Supernatural 11.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #16 The Solitary Existence of a Little Universe
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Wolkemann
Windows · Linux
In this dark interactive novel you will play as a lost soul wandering a forsaken desert, accompanied by a mysterious girl. Explore ancient ruins and face obscure choices. Your decisions will shape their journey—often in ways you’ll never fully understand. Will you find peace, or something else?
Why similar: Philosophical 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #17 Hadal Line
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ebi OdorePub: Dancing Shrimp Games
Windows
事故で孤立した深海施設。頼れるのは通信室のチャット画面だけ——応答できる生存者は3人。返事を待たずに流れていく。夜ごとに決めるのは、限られた電力をどの区画に回すか。届く言葉は少しずつ記録と食い違う。矛盾を証拠に変えるテキストアドベンチャー。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 8%
- #18 City of Stolen Worlds
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows
A mysterious creature has torn your home from reality. Explore the City of Stolen Worlds, uncover the secrets of its inhabitants, and try to find your way back. Or perhaps you want to become the new Master?
Why similar: Philosophical 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #19 Shut your teeth
86% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: Anastasia ErokhinaPub: Pavel Pichugin
Windows
Shut your teeth is an absurdist mystery visual novel inspired by Thai culture, folklore and traditions. The complex plot full of dark atmosphere, vivid characters and psychological tension will keep you guessing until the very end.
Why similar: Mythology 25.9%, Philosophical 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #20 Blackthorn Witch
84% 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: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Horror 10%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #21 DARKROOM 2
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LS
Windows
DARKROOM: Ray of Light is a sequel of DARKROOM. You managed to figure out where you are, and now you have to find out what to do next. Do you want to know the end of Timmy’s story?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Supernatural 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #22 R.I.P. Tour
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Mystery 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 11%
- #23 The 31st Student
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Threshold Echo
Windows
Thirty names. Thirty-one desks. Explore a deserted Japanese high school, uncover conflicting records, and confront the memories you helped erase. A first-person psychological horror mystery with three endings. Play on a monitor or in VR.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Horror 11.9%, Supernatural 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #24 The Silent Huntress
82% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: stormnebulae
Windows · Mac
"The Silent Huntress" is a visual novel in the genre of a dark fairy tale with choices and different endings. Not only the development of events will depend on your choices, but also the conclusions that the main character makes about her life and the world around her.
Why similar: Mythology 22.6%, Philosophical 12.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%
- #25 DARKROOM
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LS
Windows
DARKROOM is a mystic novel. You wake up in complete darkness and you don’t know where you are or how you got there. Yet, there is someone else in this dark room.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.5%, Supernatural 12%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #26 Loop 9
79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SMENA
Windows
A psychological horror game about spotting subtle changes across a looping government office, choosing the right elevator, and deciding whether to trust Dragojlo—the AI coworker who listens, remembers how you treat him, and shapes one of six endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #27 Be Honest
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
Windows
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 10%, Supernatural 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #28 Kindred [Subject 6244]
79% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Horror 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #29 Out Of Water
77% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: lapys games
Windows · Mac · Linux
OUT OF WATER is a visual novel about survival, myths, love, and choice. In 1 CE Watarholt, a quiet village prepares for winter - until bodies begin to surface. Shape your path through bonds, ancient horrors, and a fading peace. Will you fight, plead, or surrender to the waters?
Why similar: Mythology 24.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #30 School Bathroom
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hanahito Apps
Windows · Mac
A first-person escape horror game, 'School Bathroom'.You've found yourself penned in an eerie stall.What is the source of the fear you feel in this inescapable space...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Supernatural 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Horror 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #31 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 528 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Philosophical 15%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Supernatural 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #32 Iwaihime
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 920 reviews2020
Dev: DMM GAMESPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Mythology 20.6%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Supernatural 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Horror 8.3%
- #33 We Pretend
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EndSky Studio
Windows
A retro inspired psychological horror game about a student pulled into a surreal hub of locked doors and broken memories, where each step deeper reveals the town’s buried secrets and the truth behind what everyone chose to ignore.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Mystery 23.7%, Horror 17.9%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #34 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,830 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.9%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #35 MOOD
74% matchVery Positive86% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
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: Philosophical 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Horror 8.3%
- #36 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Mystery 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Story Rich 12.2%, Philosophical 9.2%
- #37 One-Time Trigger
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ruren studio
Windows
Observe seven patients. Identify the one anomaly. Shoot to survive. You have only one bullet and no room for error.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 10%
- #38 No One Will Miss Me
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Miss Self Destruct
Windows
An existential horror visual novel. Play as a voice inside a troubled mind. Identify her cognitive distortions, shift her perspective, and win the debate that decides whether she lives or dies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Philosophical 15.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #39 ERLIK: The Ninth Branch
72% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: doaproduction
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological horror game inspired by Turkish mythology. Explore a desolate Anatolian village, uncover forbidden truths, and confront an ancient entity rising from beneath the earth. Entirely developed by a solo developer.
Why similar: Mythology 41.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 12%, Mystery 9.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #40 The LIK
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Alice
Windows
Your daughter is sick. Hoping to alleviate her condition, you go to a distant temple. But your daughter disappears, your mind too, and the inhabitants of the church are not in the best mood for you. Will you be able to learn all the secrets of the Temple and get out of there alive?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Philosophical 13.5%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #41 Return
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 动钛-獭獭社
Windows
Return is a Chinese-style horror mystery puzzle game. Anzhen, from a southern fishing village, ventures alone into a legendary land to find her missing brother. This perilous quest reveals a tremendous secret about herself and a conspiracy with mysterious local forces...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Supernatural 12.6%, Horror 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #42 Year Walk
76% matchVery Positive90% of 2,022 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
Why similar: Mythology 21.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Supernatural 12.1%, Mystery 8.9%, Horror 8.4%
- #43 CARGO:HUMAN
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ENDROLL
Windows
A dark delivery adventure through the slums as a state-licensed carrier. Load. Haul. Sell. ——Decide whether to look inside the unknown cargo.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Mystery 25.3%, Mythology 17.7%, Horror 5.7%, Adventure 5.6%
- #44 Desert Mirage
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ops Game Studio
Windows
Bia's sister has vanished into a desert of dunes and lagoons, where an old legend has awoken. Guided by a compass that doesn't point north, investigate the disappearances and choose carefully: every decision defines who you save.
Why similar: Mystery 24.9%, Mythology 17.2%, Story Rich 16%, Supernatural 9%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #45 SIX FINGERS الأصابع الستة
71% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: WALEED
Windows
Six Fingers is a psychological horror game where you solve puzzles, face obstacles, and experience Jump scares in a terrifying environment that tests your psychological strength
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Mythology 24.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Supernatural 12%, Horror 10.4%
- #46 St. Agony's Rest
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Huy Ngo
Windows
You were with her. Then you weren't. Push an elderly woman's wheelchair through the shadowed halls of a Croatian monastery turned hospice. She is dying. She sees what you cannot. What do you owe the truth?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Supernatural 7.6%
- #47 正体 SHOUT-AI
69% matchMixed61% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: 852話
Windows
Walk through a broken game with Yoka in this psychological horror visual novel. Move dialogue windows, peer through fragmented images, and read records no one answers. What you touch, preserve, or leave behind shapes your conversations and leads to six endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #48 Kupala
68% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Marianna Petrova
Windows
“Kupala” is a dark, non-linear horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Little Anya arrives at a village on the eve of Kupala Night — the sacred night of the ancient Slavs. In the quiet old house, her grandmother tells her tales of unclean spirits crossing into the living world...
Why similar: Mythology 28.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #49 A Night at Ashmere Manor
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bandaloop Games GmbH
Windows
When your father goes missing with little more than a letter to clue you in, it's up to you to find him. His last known whereabouts? Ashmere Manor. Will you succeed in solving the mystery at the heart of the house and find your father, or will you succumb to its phantom call?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Horror 10.1%, Supernatural 8.5%
- #50 NOITABIL
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Airgames
Windows · Mac
A short, slow psychological horror game. You wake up somewhere and a voice tells you what to do. You can listen or not. Nothing jumps out at you. If you want something to shoot, this isn't it. If you've ever felt like your computer knows a little too much about you, it might be.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Philosophical 10.8%, Story Rich 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #51 Cooking Companions
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,212 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Mythology 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Supernatural 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #52 Mycelium Protocol: Prologue
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SIMIRIALS
Windows
You are the Supreme Mortimarch’s apprentice. Discarded documents challenge Kudesh’s history. The more answers you seek, the harder it is to keep your mentor’s trust and know whose side you’re on.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #53 Nostra Culpa
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DIY Games
Windows · Mac
A first-person philosophical horror exploration game where you journey through Hell and uncover the stories of those who dwell within.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.7%, Psychological Horror 22%, Mythology 20.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Supernatural 8.6%
- #54 Seraphim Slum
67% matchVery Positive96% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.
Why similar: Mythology 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Philosophical 15.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #55 The Hat Man
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Lantern Entertainment
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game inspired by The Hat Man urban legend, focusing on sleep paralysis, fear, and the terror of being unable to move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Supernatural 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #56 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Horror 11.3%, Supernatural 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #57 The Haunted Building
67% matchVery Positive87% of 396 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #58 Signed Mary
67% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Moț Andrei LaurențiuPub: Moț Andrei laurențiu
Windows
“Signed Mary”, a psychological horror visual novel, in which not your choices of action will determine the story’s end, but the choices of how to perceive your reality.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Horror 8.3%
- #59 Ashen Reverie
66% 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: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Supernatural 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Story Rich 9.9%