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  1. #1 Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves
    97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Dulkha315Pub: WhiteLodgeGames
    Windows

    Mugen Takebara doesn't remember much of his childhood. Returning to Inonaki wasn't his choice. Welcomed by his cousin, Sora, the two quickly reconnect… but something is wrong. With her. Or with you.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 10.3%, Story Rich 6.9%

  2. #2 Head AS Code
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 71 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 17%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9%

  3. #3 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,766 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Anime 12.2%, Horror 9.6%

  4. #4 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Anime 14.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Gore 10.4%

  5. #5 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 873 reviews2018
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 21%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Anime 13.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 10.2%

  6. #6 Birth ME Code
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2020
    Dev: Miracle Moon
    Windows

    The second entry of the Abime Series. Play as the mastermind in a death game where you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 18.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Dark 9.6%

  7. #7 Evil Spirits
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NVORON
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evil Spirits is a nonlinear horror visual novel based on Slavic folklore. Explore a god-forgotten village and a forest hiding ancient evil. Trust no one. Remember: real evil often lurks not in house corners, but in the human soul's darkness.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Gore 13.9%, Dark 12.9%, Horror 8.7%

  8. #8 Confinio: Reality Prison
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Enthariel Games
    Windows

    Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dark 10.5%, Anime 9.9%, Drama 9.5%

  9. #9 I Live Under Your House (Renovation)
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark 12.5%, Anime 10.4%, Drama 8.9%

  10. #10 Necrophobia
    91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Sapphire Comics
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Start your life anew at Heaven's Gates Academy. Learn new subjects, make new friends, experience what you've never before deemed possible. Change your fate, and the fate of those around you- your decisions matter greatly.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Conspiracy 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Anime 9%

  11. #11 Thorner
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Snoring Dog Games
    Windows

    Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Dark 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%

  12. #12 School Ghost Stories
    89% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2026
    Dev: M-Gentlemen AfterpartyPub: Saikey Studios
    Windows

    In this adventure game, play as a young boy, Boku, who accidentally releases vengeful spirits from a local shrine. To fix his mistake, he must collect the ancient treasures to repair the seal. But the freed Youkai have their own plans for him and won’t make it easy. Can he resist their deadly lure?

    Why similar: Anime 15.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Dark 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Horror 10.3%

  13. #13 Zeizen
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sonoshee
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ultra-violent point & click set in Shanghai, China.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.9%, Gore 10.9%, Visual Novel 10%, Dark 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%

  14. #14 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
    Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    “喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女

    Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Gore 8.9%

  15. #15 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
    87% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 reviews2023
    Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.2%, Point & Click 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 11%

  16. #16 Tiny Bunny
    85% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
    Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 14.2%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 8.8%

  17. #17 KARA
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IKARUS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Dark 11.1%, Drama 10.8%

  18. #18 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008 reviews2017
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Anime 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 10.6%

  19. #19 Project Vostok: Episode 1
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
    Dev: Natrix
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 11%, Anime 11%, Gore 10%

  20. #20 The LIK
    84% 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 14.7%, Dark 13.1%, Drama 12%, Horror 9%, Mystery 8.8%

  21. #21 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Gore 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Anime 13.3%

  22. #22 CHAOS;CHILD
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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 21.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Anime 12%, Gore 11.7%

  23. #23 Faro
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: matt!
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.

    Why similar: Dark 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 11%

  24. #24 Forgive or Finalize
    81% 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 22.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Dark 14.4%, Mystery 9.5%

  25. #25 Oblivio: Lost In The World
    79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Jacob Meler
    Windows

    After a brief wander, at the end of a corridor, you encounter a girl curled up by a door, you can tell that her style is far from ordinary. Perhaps she knows more than you do… Or maybe she’s the reason you’re here. Will she help you? Or maybe you will help her?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Point & Click 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 10.1%, Psychedelic 8.5%

  26. #26 MOOD
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 451 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: Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dark 13.2%, Philosophical 11.3%, Anime 9.4%

  27. #27 Raging Loop
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
    Dev: KEMCO
    Windows
    Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 8.2%, Gore 7.6%

  28. #28 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,224 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 18.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 12.5%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

  29. #29 WHIIIIN!! -The Endless Nightmare-
    78% 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 22.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Horror 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Anime 8.4%

  30. #30 The Darkest Emptiness
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: bathos.games
    Windows

    The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Horror 8.8%, Story Rich 8.8%

  31. #31 Tokyo Dark
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
    Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%

  32. #32 Khitarii and Khimoshi
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: XeroStryker
    Windows

    Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Visual Novel 18%, Dark 15.1%, Anime 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

  33. #33 Without a Dawn
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 679 reviews2025
    Dev: Jesse Makkonen
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Philosophical 11.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 8.7%

  34. #34 Sister Other Paranoia
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HazeDenki
    Windows · Mac

    A dark visual novel created by the team behind NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 14.1%, Dark 12.5%, Gore 10.4%

  35. #35 Abandoned Village Walking Group
    76% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2024
    Dev: mokosoft
    Windows

    He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Anime 9.7%, Mystery 9.3%

  36. #36 Project Vostok: Episodes 2 & 3
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Natrix
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover a story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate of diverse cast of characters in this visual novel.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Drama 12.1%, Dark 11.9%, Gore 10.4%

  37. #37 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FIAgames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Game of Fitna Vol. 1: A thrilling death game visual novel set in 2030. Play as Zayn, a high school student thrown into sinister survival games known as "TEST." Fight for your life, uncover shocking truths, and face intense moral dilemmas in this mature, thought-provoking experience.

    Why similar: Gore 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Anime 12.2%, Drama 12.1%

  38. #38 The Hungry One
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: munchkin_iii
    Windows

    A mysterious story about the consequences of loneliness and unfulfilled dreams. Help artificial intelligence in the form of a little girl and avoid facing a ruthless monster.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Drama 14%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Psychedelic 10.4%, Dark 10.3%

  39. #39 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
    72% matchVery Positive98% of 133 reviews2025
    Dev: ThePenSword
    Windows

    The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Drama 10.5%, Mystery 10%, Philosophical 9.3%

  40. #40 R.I.P. Tour
    73% 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: Visual Novel 23.3%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 8.3%

  41. #41 Morse Academy
    72% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2025
    Dev: VAINSANE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 12.2%, Dark 10.1%, Horror 9%

  42. #42 Salthe
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 211 reviews2020
    Dev: SoireePub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A dark, dramatic medieval visual novel. On a stage at the boundary between life and death, an actress struggles through her hardest performance—directed by a jester, she relives her past for the the prize of resurrection...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Anime 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Drama 11.3%

  43. #43 Return to Shironagasu Island
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 17.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Anime 10.6%, Horror 10.2%

  44. #44 Sprunki Town
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ilovemustard
    Windows

    Welcome to Sprunki Town, where everyone is happy!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Psychedelic 10.4%

  45. #45 Inversed
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Drama 13.3%, Dark 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%

  46. #46 NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Poética Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A horror visual novel with light adventure elements, about a group of office workers grinding through an intense all-nighter. Just do your job and.... don’t ask about Ito… nothing happened to him... everything is fine.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Anime 8.3%

  47. #47 Make Moku Proud
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: VAINSANE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 10%, Point & Click 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  48. #48 soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
    70% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2025
    Dev: milk+ visual
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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

    Why similar: Gore 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dark 12.4%, Anime 8.6%

  49. #49 Naishitai: The parts I'm missing.
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mayuuri
    Windows

    Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 14%, Point & Click 12.3%, Dark 10%, Psychological 9.7%

  50. #50 Graces: Posthumous Wish
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2024
    Dev: TomoToro
    Windows

    Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Dark 13%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Drama 9.7%

  51. #51 No Recollection
    69% 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: Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Dark 12.3%, Anime 11.7%

  52. #52 RE.wired
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Atelier Lumina 3D
    Windows

    A story of loneliness in a connected world set in 90s Japan. Control high schooler Kazami through a psychological explorative visual novel horror to uncover the truth of garbled messages and student disappearances. Featuring 2D hand drawn anime sprites in an explorable 3D techno-horror world.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Anime 13.1%, Psychedelic 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  53. #53 Mayday Trials
    68% matchMostly Positive71% of 28 reviews2025
    Dev: VAINSANE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Philosophical 12.3%, Point & Click 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  54. #54 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,695 reviews2025
    Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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: Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Philosophical 13.3%, Anime 7.7%

  55. #55 Call of the Lake
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: StarryFrame Games
    Windows

    Call of the Lake is an atmospheric visual novel in the psychological horror genre. Would you dare to look into your own past if it turns out to be more terrifying than any nightmare? 💀

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Drama 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10.6%, Point & Click 9.2%

  56. #56 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 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 23.5%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Gore 10.2%, Anime 9.1%

  57. #57 Styxton
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
    Windows · Mac

    "Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Dark 17.4%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

  58. #58 CORPSE FACTORY
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
    Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 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: Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Anime 12.7%, Mystery 12%, Gore 9.7%

  59. #59 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
    66% 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 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Gore 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Horror 10%

  60. #60 Kindling Hour
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: KUWAPONG SOUND DESIGNS
    Windows

    A short, horror-tinged text adventure where random events unfold each time you push deeper into the darkness with only a candle’s flame. Chase Yumeko and search for fragments of memory in the quiet night. Kindle a fire in your heart.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Point & Click 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9%

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