- #1 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,737 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Choices Matter 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Romance 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Like Cabernet, this game features a haunting, choice-driven narrative where your decisions fundamentally alter the course of a dark, supernatural story.
- #2 Scarlet Hollow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,469 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Dating Sim 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy horror game excels at branching paths and atmospheric storytelling that feels tonally similar to the gothic dread of Cabernet.
- #3 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,051 reviews2019
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Why similar: Vampire 56.3% ★, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, RPG 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential vampire narrative experience that focuses on the political and personal struggles of the undead in a modern setting.
- #4 Little Goody Two Shoes
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,301 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D horror RPG captures a similar dark, folk-horror aesthetic while emphasizing narrative choices and character-driven drama.
- #5 Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,660 reviews2020
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.
Why similar: Vampire 49% ★, Visual Novel 18%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct companion to Coteries that continues the deep, dialogue-focused exploration of vampire society and personal morality.
- #6 Pentiment
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,036 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: While not about vampires, its historical setting, stunning art style, and heavy focus on narrative consequences mirror the depth found in Cabernet.
- #7 Fledgling Manor
92% matchVery Positive99% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: In Secret Places
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
Why similar: Vampire 35% ★, Visual Novel 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Romance 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic visual novel that captures the sense of isolation and dark discovery central to the vampire experience.
- #8 Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
93% matchVery Positive91% of 710 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?
Why similar: Vampire 42.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based RPG that offers a deep, immersive dive into the lore and moral complexities of the World of Darkness.
- #9 Vampire Therapist
91% matchVery Positive95% of 902 reviews2024
Dev: Little Bat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.
Why similar: Vampire 36.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the vampire genre that uses dialogue and narrative to explore the psychological struggles of immortal beings.
- #10 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
91% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32%, Story Rich 21.3%, Point & Click 15.2%, RPG 15%, Visual Novel 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for narrative RPGs, offering unparalleled depth in moral choices and character introspection.
- #11 Citizen Sleeper
90% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Multiple Endings 22.6%, Hand-drawn 21.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, RPG 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric narrative RPG that explores themes of identity and survival in a hostile world through meaningful player choices.
- #12 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,518 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a robust system where every choice significantly impacts the protagonist's life and the world around them, much like the moral dilemmas in Cabernet.
- #13 Pathologic 2
89% matchVery Positive92% of 11,869 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.4%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Story Rich 22.6%, RPG 12.6%, Singleplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a bleak, Eastern European-inspired world, this game forces players to make grueling moral choices while managing the horror of survival.
- #14 The Pale Beyond
87% matchVery Positive89% of 2,115 reviews2023
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven survival game where your leadership and moral choices dictate the fate of your crew in a harsh, unforgiving environment.
- #15 Vampyr
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 23,838 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Why similar: Vampire 57.2% ★, Choices Matter 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%, Story Rich 7.5%, Horror 6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark action-RPG that forces players to balance their hunger for blood with the desire to save the citizens of a plague-ridden London.
- #16 Crimson Spires
86% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.
Why similar: Vampire 55.8% ★, Romance 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure that blends romance and mystery with a vampire-centric plot.
- #17 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
85% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, atmospheric horror story that focuses on psychological dread and narrative-driven discovery.
- #18 NORCO
83% matchVery Positive93% of 3,013 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.3%, Story Rich 32.8%, 2D 9.3%, Singleplayer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric narrative game that shares a similar focus on world-building and melancholic, Southern Gothic storytelling.
- #19 Red Embrace: Mezzanine
84% matchVery Positive90% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac
1996—Miami, FL. At the bottom of a downward spiral, Beth meets an inhuman stranger. Will she accept the new, dark gift he offers?
Why similar: Vampire 43.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Point & Click 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, point-and-click narrative that focuses on the dark, lonely reality of being a vampire in a modern city.
- #20 Sucker for Love: First Date
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,933 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Romance 13.5%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed dating sim that uses humor and narrative to subvert expectations of the genre.
- #21 Bathory - The Bloody Countess
86% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Absolutist Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Stop the blood rite before something darker than the myth itself comes to live in Bathory: The Bloody Countess, a haunted hidden object adventure game.
Why similar: Vampire 39.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Point & Click 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Horror 8%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery that leans into historical dark fantasy and the lore of the vampire legend.
- #22 SUNLESS SEA
84% matchVery Positive83% of 9,470 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Story Rich 37.2%, Horror 28.2%, RPG 19.1%, Singleplayer 10%, 2D 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building a gothic, oppressive atmosphere where every narrative choice carries heavy weight and potential tragedy.
- #23 Winds of Change
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 583 reviews2019
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
Why similar: Romance 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Dating Sim 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-rich narrative RPG that focuses on political intrigue and character relationships in a fantasy world.
- #24 The Council
81% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 37.3%, Story Rich 16.1%, RPG 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure where social manipulation and moral choices are the primary mechanics, mirroring the political intrigue of vampire society.
- #25 GNOSIA
79% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 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 31.1%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Story Rich 20.2%, Simulation 11.9%, Singleplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique social deduction visual novel that relies on deep character interactions and branching narratives to uncover the truth.
- #26 Cooking Companions
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,183 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Dating Sim 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that hides a dark, unsettling story beneath a seemingly cute exterior.
- #27 WORLD OF HORROR
78% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Point & Click 25%, RPG 9.8%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 1-bit cosmic horror game that emphasizes the dread and mystery found in the darker corners of the genre.
- #28 Ambition: A Minuet in Power
80% matchVery Positive86% of 419 reviews2021
Dev: Joy Manufacturing Co.Pub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Romance 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative game that emphasizes social survival and political maneuvering in a high-stakes environment.
- #29 Demonheart
81% matchVery Positive91% of 752 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Romance 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy visual novel that features a morally ambiguous protagonist and significant branching choices.
- #30 Coffee Talk
78% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Story Rich 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more relaxed, its focus on deep, character-driven dialogue in a supernatural setting provides a similar narrative intimacy.
- #31 Crimson Veil
77% matchVery Positive95% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: MKRUdesignPub: MKRUgames
Windows
An Adult Vampire Hunter RPG! Will you take down the creatures of the night, or will you turn into one yourself...?
Why similar: Vampire 32.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Romance 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #32 Cage of Roses
75% matchVery Positive89% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: ebi-himePub: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
Why similar: Vampire 47.1% ★, Romance 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Stylized 7.2%
- #33 Cute Bite
77% matchVery Positive83% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A vampire raising sim! Train the Little Mistress in skills so she can bite her way through obstacles. She might hunt criminals for their blood, become a celebrity and feed on her fans, raise a dark army to threaten the world, or many other possible outcomes!
Why similar: Vampire 42.8% ★, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #34 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
76% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2022
Dev: Entalto Studios
Windows
Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.
Why similar: Vampire 44.8% ★, Choices Matter 12.1%, Point & Click 9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #35 Darkness Revenge
75% matchVery Positive83% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Hematite
Windows
Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!
Why similar: Vampire 31.8% ★, Dating Sim 11.4%, Romance 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #36 Sigh of the Abyss
73% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #37 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
74% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Horror 7.9%
- #38 First Bite
76% matchVery Positive85% of 162 reviews2022
Dev: First Bite Games
Windows · Mac
An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.
Why similar: Vampire 29.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Romance 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #39 BAD END THEATER
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 17%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #40 Love Alone Death
72% matchVery Positive99% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.1%, Point & Click 12.8%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Romance 11.4%
- #41 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Romance 10.9%, Horror 10.7%
- #42 Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me
72% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: 卢隆工作室
Windows
《Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me》 is a multi-ending ADV that depicts the player and Irene (a vampire) living together during summer vacation.
Why similar: Vampire 27.5% ★, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #43 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
70% matchVery Positive88% of 678 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Dating Sim 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Romance 10.3%
- #44 Countess in Crimson
71% matchVery Positive84% of 838 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Seductions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 153.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncover the dark secrets of the secluded Carpathian village while engaging in passionate romance along the way in this interactive visual novel / adventure game hybrid with a gothic horror theme.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.2%, Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Point & Click 13.6%, Horror 10.1%
- #45 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.5%, Romance 13%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #46 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
74% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Romance 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #47 Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
70% matchVery Positive95% of 315 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Why similar: Vampire 41.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, RPG 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #48 Ballads at Midnight
69% matchVery Positive94% of 458 reviews2022
Dev: SynstoriaPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%
When a sarcastic bard is arrested and exiled to an abandoned castle, she expected to be at the mercy of a hungry, blood-thirsty vampire. She soon discovers that the vampire, Lucius, is not starving: he is gravely bored. She may just survive on borrowed time, one ballad each midnight.
Why similar: Vampire 38.9% ★, Romance 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #49 The Mildew Children
67% matchVery Positive93% of 451 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.6%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #50 When The Night Comes
69% matchVery Positive93% of 327 reviews2021
Dev: Lunaris Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: Vampire 16.4% ★, Dating Sim 14.5%, Romance 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #51 Midnight Witch
68% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.2%, Romance 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #52 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Horror 10.5%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #53 Rituals in the Dark
71% matchVery Positive85% of 192 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
Why similar: Romance 25.3%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Stylized 10.3%, Horror 6.8%
- #54 Demonheart: Hunters
70% matchVery Positive84% of 292 reviews2020
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.6%, Romance 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #55 Velvet Bite: Softly, with Teeth
69% matchMixed52% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: EVERIUM
Windows · Mac
You've been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a Romantic Visual Novel featuring 6 romanceable vampires.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.2%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #56 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
67% matchVery Positive100% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #57 Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
67% matchVery Positive93% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.
Why similar: Romance 13.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #58 Escape from the Cursed Convent
64% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Ais Kacang StudioPub: 迷糊的安安
Windows
Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #59 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn
68% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2018
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #60 CLeM
64% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Horror 13.5%
