- #1 Head AS Code
97% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.3% ★, Philosophical 9.9%, Mystery 9%, Visual Novel 7.8%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #2 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
96% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #3 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
96% matchVery Positive82% of 4,789 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 15%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 11.1%, Choices Matter 11%
- #4 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
95% matchVery Positive83% of 22,376 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 15%, Anime 12.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #5 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,308 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 15.1%, Anime 14.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #6 12 Hours to Die
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 16%, Dark 9.7%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #7 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,871 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Anime 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #8 Raging Loop
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,075 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Detective 11.1%, Psychological 8.9%
- #9 GNOSIA
91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,865 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%
- #10 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Mystery 16.7%, Psychological 16.3%, Dark 15.5%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14%
- #11 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
91% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Mystery 19.3%, Horror 7.8%, Anime 7.2%
- #12 Yet Another Killing Game
89% matchVery Positive98% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Mystery 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 13.6%, Anime 13.4%
- #13 The Zodiac Trial
89% matchVery Positive95% of 150 reviews2021
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Detective 21%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Horror 10.6%
- #14 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
88% matchVery Positive83% of 267 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Anime 15%, Dark 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #15 Reaplaced
87% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Modern 10.6%
- #16 CHAOS;CHILD
86% matchVery Positive93% of 3,899 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Violent 13.5%, Anime 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #17 CORPSE FACTORY
86% matchVery Positive80% of 866 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Violent 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Anime 11.2%
- #18 Sunlight Scream
84% 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 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Anime 9.6%
- #19 BAD END
85% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 16.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Anime 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #20 AI: The Somnium Files
83% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Anime 11.7%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #21 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Psychological 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #22 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
84% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Anime 10.8%, Violent 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Detective 9.1%
- #23 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
81% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological 16.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 10.6%
- #24 Corpse Party
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Anime 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #25 Second Thoughts
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Gestmorph Games
Windows · Mac
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.9%, Psychological 17.6%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 8.8%
- #26 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
80% matchVery Positive86% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Violent 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Anime 11%, Dark 10.9%
- #27 Black Chapter
79% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Spire Studio
Windows
Your class goes on a field trip to Durhal Cathedral before things take an unexpected turn. Solve the mystery before you and your friends perish!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Anime 17.7%, Dark 14.5%, Story Rich 13%, Detective 12.2%
- #28 KOEWOTAYORINI SP / 声之寄托SP
78% matchVery Positive95% of 240 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Escape by means of "Voice"! The second installment of the new feeling puzzle and escape game! You are being held in a room that you haven't been to before. The only thing you can do is using telephone to ask for hint from a cooperator.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 12.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Violent 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #29 Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
74% matchVery Positive91% of 285 reviews2026
Dev: Mango FactoryPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #30 Ib
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Anime 12.5%
- #31 The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
73% matchVery Positive88% of 8,394 reviews2025
Dev: Too Kyo GamesPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 41.4 hrsMean: 64.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Conspiracy 32.3% ★, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Anime 12%
- #32 Quantum Suicide
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Violent 14.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #33 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
77% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.4%
- #34 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,838 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Mystery 18.7%, Anime 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Horror 12.1%
- #35 Town of Dusk
76% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #36 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
77% matchVery Positive82% of 512 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Violent 28.2%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Horror 17.6%, Detective 11%, Anime 10.3%
- #37 Train of Afterlife
79% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 9%, Psychological 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #38 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
73% matchVery Positive94% of 3,064 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.7% ★, Mystery 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #39 SIMULACRA 2
75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,664 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Horror 10.4%
- #40 Folie Fatale
73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Anime 11.1%
- #41 Sickness
76% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: ZetsubouPub: Unwonted Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.
Why similar: Violent 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dark 11.3%, Anime 10.1%, Psychological 9.6%
- #42 Kanna Maze
72% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Detective 20.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Puzzle 12.7%
- #43 Tead
71% matchVery Positive100% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Tead
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 22.4%, Psychological 21.2%, Puzzle 19.1%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #44 The Specter's Desire
71% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Horror 9.2%
- #45 MINE MEMORY
70% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26.9%, Mystery 22.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Dark 10.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #46 Log.in
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Mystery 26.7%, Multiple Endings 15%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Horror 13.2%, Violent 10.5%
- #47 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,830 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Anime 11.4%, Horror 9.2%
- #48 Untale: King of Revinia
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows · Linux
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.8% ★, Detective 14.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #49 High School Dirty Secrets
68% matchPositive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Dark 13.3%, Anime 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #50 Angels of Death
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,297 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 53.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Anime 15.9%, Dark 15.5%, Puzzle 14%, Horror 13.5%
- #51 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
69% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #52 Lover's Enigma
67% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Anime 16.6%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.2%
- #53 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,040 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Anime 17.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #54 Suhoshin
68% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Detective 12.8%, Anime 12%
- #55 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Story Rich 17.9%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Puzzle 11%
- #56 Room No. 9
67% matchVery Positive90% of 535 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
It's up to you to decide how far you're willing to go in order to survive in this psychological thriller visual novel about two best friends trapped in an experiment. Can these two men survive their choices between physical and psychological harm long enough to earn freedom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Anime 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 11.3%, Violent 10.4%
- #57 Interrogation: You will be deceived
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Dark 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #58 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,082 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological 13.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Anime 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #59 For Your Tranquility
68% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Mystery 20%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #60 Homicipher
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Dark 17.8%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Horror 15.8%