- #1 Who's Lila?
97% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Detective 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #2 Witchlight Woods
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
- #3 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #4 Ezrebeth
95% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #5 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
DATE, FLIRT & SURVIVE in this Retro-Horror Adventure where you date characters based on REAL Computer VIRUSES. Explore and uncover dark secrets behind each character and make choices that will lead to a ❤️SMOOCH❤️ or your DOOM!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Point & Click 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #6 Lily's Lil Video Shop!
94% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Lich & Lily
Windows
The old Lily Flash Games are being recompiled for modern systems! In Lily's Lil Video help Lily learn to be the best worker at the Happy Video Store! Sort through VHS tapes, stock up the shelves, and pick up after messy customers. Strive for perfection every day so Lily can be the best employee!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Detective 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #7 Make Moku Proud
93% 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: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #8 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
92% 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 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #9 For Mother Matron
91% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%
- #10 Flesh Blossom
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Pearl Games
Windows
You are Doctor Parsnip Green, the first and last line of defense against a grotesquely beautiful epidemic. Make difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
- #11 The Island: Into The Mist
91% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Detective 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #12 Brood Year
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Detective 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%
- #13 Contra Spem Spero
89% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: DADZINGO
Windows · Linux
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #14 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
88% 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 15.4%, Choices Matter 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #15 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
86% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Psychological Horror 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Dark Humor 9.6%
- #16 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
87% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Digital Bento
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #17 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Detective 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #18 Blackthorn Witch
85% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #19 Shepherd's Eye
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio AdaminaPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone has secrets at Found Sheep Farm, but it’s so much easier to pretend no one does! Will you pull the wool over your eyes, or will your pursuit of the truth make you the black sheep in this thrilling horror visual novel?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #20 The Testing Chamber
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 690 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #21 Miya Might Break
82% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #22 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Choices Matter 16.3%
- #23 Kidnapped Simulator
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CRUNCHFEST
Windows
A psychological horror experience powered by a local AI model. You've been kidnapped by a serial killer who demands your deepest truths. Speak, type, or lie your way to freedom - but every word matters. No internet required. No data leaves your PC. 18+ only.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #24 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
81% 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: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #25 A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM
81% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Point & Click 10%
- #26 Knight, Death and the Devil
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frequency eye
Windows
Knight, Death and the Devil — This is a dark visual novel that will take you into a creepy world full of danger and unexpected twists.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #27 Morningtide Motel
79% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Slandercast Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
- #28 The Last Reunion
79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 제이게임즈
Windows
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #29 Call the Tune
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: St☆rletPub: Elephant Shrew Crew
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective/idol game fusion, every decision you make will influence the narrative. Your choices will shape relationships, uncover secrets, and determine the fate of the characters and the school itself.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #30 The Company
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Crawler Games
Windows
The Company wants you productive. The Company wants you calm. The Company wants you compliant.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Exploration 6.8%
- #31 Shadows of Betrayal
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
- #32 The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 681 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Detective 11.8%
- #33 Am I Nima
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HO! Games
Windows · Mac
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #34 Deep Copy
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BOON/BANE
Windows · Linux
Deep Copy is a top down point-and-click literary adventure set in a hand-painted science fiction world. Awakened with no memory, you must solve puzzles and navigate a branching story to piece together the dense, interconnected mystery at the heart of the lab.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Detective 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #35 OTHERS
74% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Sicosiber
Windows
This is a retro story game about choices and the voices in your head. Unlock new voices, new thoughts, and new endings.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
- #36 TOY BOX
74% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #37 A Bad Christmas Story
73% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: S&J Games
Windows · Mac
Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Detective 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Horror 9.4%
- #38 Isle of Maligree
75% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Gilded Rune Games
Windows · Mac
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%
- #39 Saint Kotar
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #40 TOUQI
72% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 12.5%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #41 Fatal Falls
73% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Tripolar Studio
Windows
In Fatal Falls you explore the dark secrets of "The Grand Elysium", a posh luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere. Interact with its guests, drink a cocktail at the bar, peruse the noble premises – the choice is yours! Just make sure you don't get entangled in the hotel's dark deeds...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Detective 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #42 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,554 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.5%, Detective 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
- #43 Womb of Worms
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Isopodomancer
Windows
A short horror game where a terrifying ancient god manifests itself through worms, maggots, etc, looking to be reborn through someone's body. You will have to find that someone, speaking to the locals, investigating, uncovering truths and decide who to kill before the world is taken over.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Psychological Horror 22%, Choices Matter 20%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #44 Future Mirror
73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
Windows
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Detective 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%
- #45 Confinio: Reality Prison
71% 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 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choices Matter 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #46 AUTOPHOBIA
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Violessence
Windows
A cinematic point-and-click experience following a girl's struggles with schizophrenia. Your choices dynamically affect not only the way others perceive her, but the way she perceives the world as well. Maintain her trauma and psychosis, or don't and suffer from progressively violent hallucinations.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Point & Click 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
- #47 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
71% 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: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #48 Reflections of the void
68% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Echo Story Games
Windows
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #49 Holy Shift
69% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 12%
- #50 Next Star
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oneleafplay
Windows · Mac
Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Choices Matter 26.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Simulation 8.8%
- #51 Parasite in Love
69% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #52 Abyssal Frontier
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: WondercatStudios
Windows
You just wanted to finish your cargo run. The universe had other plans, Abyssal Frontier is a choice-driven cosmic horror visual novel with light RPG elements, time loop mechanics, and dating sim suggestions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #53 Rock Paper Kill
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ThighisenPub: BARGAIN BIN ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Windows
A psychological horror game about Rock Paper Scissors.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Point & Click 13.8%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #54 鬼轉身
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TwoTwo Studio
Windows
In the nightmare, you keep cycling through In the nightmare, you keep cycling through loops, each one marking a new beginning. Every character has their own purpose, and your choices will affect their outcomes. Can you uncover the truth of the story and dig up the buried mysteries?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #55 Kindred [High Tide]
67% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #56 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #57 Madness within
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indra
Windows
Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%
- #58 While We Wait Here
65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,242 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #59 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: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Point & Click 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #60 Mass of Consumption
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Horror 10.2%