- #1 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same blend of surreal exploration, puzzle-solving, and psychological horror with a strong female lead.
- #2 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This serves as the perfect introduction to the Paper Lily universe, mirroring the puzzle-heavy and atmospheric nature of the seed game.
- #3 Ib
96% 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 19.6%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Puzzle 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre, it features a young female protagonist navigating a surreal, puzzle-filled world with multiple endings.
- #4 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
95% 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: Multiple Endings 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Mystery 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes mystery game that relies on clever puzzle-solving and character interactions to reach various endings.
- #5 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Exploration 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the mystery-puzzle genre with a focus on a young girl navigating a dark, symbolic world.
- #6 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
94% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Detective 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on investigating urban legends through a mystery-solving lens with a distinct pixel-art style.
- #7 Return to Shironagasu Island
93% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 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: Mystery 26.5%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Detective 14.2%, Anime 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping mystery adventure that features a strong female lead and a focus on uncovering hidden truths.
- #8 Mad Father
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Anime 11%, Puzzle 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPG-maker horror game that balances exploration with a dark, unfolding mystery.
- #9 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.1%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Anime 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This captures the mundane-yet-surreal psychological tone of the seed game in a short, impactful experience.
- #10 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 31,721 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: JRPG 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Anime 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more casual, it shares the charming, character-driven JRPG aesthetic and daily-life management loop.
- #11 The Witch's House MV
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, RPG 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a young girl trapped in a dangerous, puzzle-filled environment that rewards careful exploration.
- #12 At Home Alone Final
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,988 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being a young girl in a potentially dangerous, isolated environment.
- #13 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
89% matchVery Positive94% of 55,246 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.7%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Multiple Endings 18%, Anime 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the psychological intensity and anime-inspired aesthetic while focusing on a complex female protagonist.
- #14 OMORI
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.2%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, JRPG 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, RPG 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, psychological JRPG that masterfully blends cute aesthetics with dark, emotional themes.
- #15 Trick & Treat
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,406 reviews2016
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Puzzle 15%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Anime 12%, RPG 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet eerie RPG-maker game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a spooky setting.
- #16 The Chrono Jotter
86% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that features a strong female protagonist and complex narrative branches.
- #17 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,585 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, JRPG 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute-but-creepy RPG that focuses on adventure and psychological horror elements.
- #18 Magical Girl Witch Trials
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,109 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 17.3%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines detective-style mystery with a female-led narrative and psychological undertones.
- #19 Tales of the Black Forest
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,169 reviews2019
Dev: 拾英工作室
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20%, Pixel Graphics 18%, RPG 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a classic RPG-maker experience with a focus on mystery and atmospheric storytelling.
- #20 Veloria
84% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: JRPG 17.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy RPG that focuses on mystery and a female protagonist's journey through an unknown world.
- #21 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, sci-fi tinged narrative experience that aligns with the seed game's stranger moments.
- #22 Folie Fatale
82% 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: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 15%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological-horror visual novel that features a female protagonist navigating dark, branching paths.
- #23 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,503 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Female Protagonist 18%, Puzzle 13.1%, Exploration 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic horror-mystery game that requires players to solve puzzles to survive a school-based supernatural event.
- #24 Ticy Adventure Club
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,248 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中，玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员，分工调查被委托的事件，探索场景，寻找线索，并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Funny 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a lighthearted yet mysterious RPG experience with a distinct pixel-art style.
- #25 Aliya: Timelink
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,995 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Multiple Endings 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Sci-fi 17.3%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that uses time-based mechanics to solve mysteries.
- #26 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,436 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Mystery 23.1%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #27 Yume Nikki
81% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.6%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Exploration 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, 2D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game, focusing on wandering through dreamscapes to uncover hidden meaning.
- #28 Cureocity
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,097 reviews2024
Dev: Bread On BoardPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
“People think battles need powerful weapons, but strategy at hand is key."The story follows a rookie adventurer and a new healer in a dungeon quest, with the core gameplay involving hand-picked methods using weapons and items. Fight or purify? Heal or alter? The choice is in your hands.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.1%, Puzzle 29.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 8.9%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that emphasizes exploration and a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic.
- #29 Word Game: Episode 0
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,566 reviews2021
Dev: Team9
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Why similar: JRPG 33.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Exploration 11.4%, Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that uses text as its primary mechanic, appealing to fans of unique puzzle design.
- #30 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
78% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Multiple Endings 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Anime 8.6%
- #31 Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是一款RPG恐怖解谜游戏。在游戏中，玩家将扮演一群以解决灵异事件为课外实践活动的学生，在提西城里调查有关“春日女王”的事件。随着调查的深入，一场巨大的阴谋正徐徐展开……
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Female Protagonist 17%, Puzzle 14.5%, RPG 11.6%
- #32 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
76% matchVery Positive95% of 59,133 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 20%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 10.6%
- #33 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
77% 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: Female Protagonist 27.6%, Multiple Endings 23.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #34 Far Away
77% matchVery Positive95% of 8,120 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Female Protagonist 21%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Anime 10.1%
- #35 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,374 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇，表面悠然而宁静，背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇，在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上，直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: JRPG 21.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #36 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
74% matchVery Positive94% of 13,416 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
Why similar: JRPG 31%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Anime 8.3%
- #37 REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,432 reviews2022
Dev: MAHOUMAIDENPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.7%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Anime 12.1%, Funny 9.7%, 2D 3.6%
- #38 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
73% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: JRPG 17%, Detective 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Mystery 11.3%
- #39 BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,897 reviews2023
Dev: Fif
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Anime 11.5%
- #40 Volcano Princess
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 47,893 reviews2023
Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 27%, JRPG 17.9%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Anime 8.5%
- #41 At Home Alone II
75% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, JRPG 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #42 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
72% matchVery Positive88% of 3,358 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: Multiple Endings 16.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #43 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,376 reviews2021
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy Prologue is a fanmade indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.To save the Princess of Misty Lake "Daiyousei", from the evil who took her captive. You must play as the brave Hero of Ice Fairy "Cirno" and face "Remilia Scarlet" of the Kouma Castle
Why similar: JRPG 45.1%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Funny 16.1%, Anime 9.3%, 2D 4.8%
- #44 Sweet Home
69% matchVery Positive95% of 9,271 reviews2025
Dev: 开心茶房Pub: Tailtone Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, RPG 9.4%
- #45 Firework
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 44,022 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Mystery 26.2%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Puzzle 21.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Detective 5.5%
- #46 Red Line
70% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Mystery 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Puzzle 11%, Detective 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #47 Raging Loop
71% 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 25.3%, Mystery 24.6%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Detective 13.7%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
- #48 Noctuary
69% matchVery Positive92% of 2,635 reviews2023
Dev: GratescaPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Two young illuminators, Fancia and Alina, start their adventure in the bright and fascinating Inlixaland... ...in pursuit of becoming trustworthy "The Arborangers."
Why similar: JRPG 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #49 Saihate Station
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,976 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, JRPG 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Anime 5.8%
- #50 MAHOUTEQ!
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 1,004 reviews2025
Dev: motijanPub: SHRIMP POND
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about an unemployed girl named Luna, who wanted to buy her favorite figure so much that she had to get a job.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Funny 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Anime 15.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #51 Trainee Death Simulator
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,964 reviews2024
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 31.5%, JRPG 29.6%, Detective 13.2%, RPG 10.7%, Anime 8.2%
- #52 At Home Alone
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,898 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.4%, Anime 15%, Female Protagonist 12%, RPG 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #53 Ann
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,719 reviews2021
Dev: Rong Rong
Windows
Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.
Why similar: JRPG 26.3%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #54 Find Love or Die Trying
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Multiple Endings 24.6%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Anime 14.5%, Casual 4.2%
- #55 Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 10,707 reviews2025
Dev: Nestopi Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 55.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story" is a sound novel game where you work alongside Satone, a girl who loves writing stories. Customize lo-fi music, ambient sounds, and landscapes to create a focused environment. As you deepen your bond with Satone, you may discover a special connection with her.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Anime 19.6%, Casual 10.3%, Adventure 6.8%
- #56 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Mystery 18%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Funny 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #57 Magical Princess
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,984 reviews2026
Dev: Neotro Inc.Pub: MAGI Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world's cutest princess depends on you!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 31.2%, Female Protagonist 23%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Anime 13.2%, RPG 10.9%
- #58 Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,426 reviews2020
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 75.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Waking up in the beautiful night, maiden with cat’s ears whose name is Nyarutoru finds her friends nowhere. What are they waiting her ahead?
Why similar: JRPG 18.4%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%
- #59 Sanfu
67% matchVery Positive83% of 17,608 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年，山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告，而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入，一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Mystery 32.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Puzzle 16.2%, Detective 14.8%, RPG 10.4%
