Games Like CHAOS;CHILD

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Gore 15.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Anime 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor in the Science Adventure series, it shares the same dark tone, delusion mechanics, and unsettling psychological mystery.

Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Anime 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Sci-fi 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational entry in the Science Adventure series that shares the same high-stakes narrative structure and complex character development.

If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Anime 13.4%, Story Rich 11%, Sci-fi 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel provides a darker, more melancholic look at the consequences of time travel and features the same high-quality production values.

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Mystery 15%, Anime 12.4%, Gore 10.5%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping detective mystery that features a unique psychological investigation mechanic and a deeply engaging, twist-filled narrative.

Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Anime 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features high-stakes life-or-death puzzles and a complex, mind-bending story that rewards deep analytical thinking.

Hack Into God

Why similar: Visual Novel 51.2%, Anime 24.6%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the Science Adventure series, offering a modern take on reality-bending mysteries and high-tech conspiracy themes.

A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.1%, Mystery 21.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Violent 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the same Shibuya location, this game uses a complex multi-perspective narrative system to unravel a massive urban conspiracy.

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Mystery 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Gore 8.1%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant psychological horror game that uses a time-loop mechanic to explore a village's dark secrets and cult-like rituals.

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Mystery 17.7%, Anime 16.3%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An excellent supernatural mystery that focuses on urban legends and shifting perspectives, mirroring the investigative feel of the seed game.

Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Mystery 18%, Story Rich 9%, Anime 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A legendary mystery visual novel that excels at psychological tension and challenging the player to solve its intricate, supernatural-tinged puzzles.

This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Mystery 18%, Story Rich 8.9%, Anime 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The conclusion to the Umineko saga, providing the necessary resolution to its complex psychological and philosophical mysteries.

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Mystery 17.9%, Anime 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-tension death game that combines murder mystery investigation with intense social deduction and character drama.

A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Anime 14.6%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the death game formula with even more complex mysteries and a meta-narrative that challenges the player's expectations.

In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Violent 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, noir-inspired mystery from Suda51 that shares the same gritty, urban atmosphere and experimental storytelling style.

Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Gore 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Anime 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short but deeply disturbing psychological horror story that explores themes of perception and madness with visceral gore.

YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Anime 11%, Gore 7.1%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Starts as a standard romance but quickly descends into a meta-psychological horror experience that breaks the fourth wall.

Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Anime 11.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 7.7%, Gore 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A complex sci-fi mystery that utilizes a unique 'Senses Sympathy System' to influence the story based on the player's emotional choices.

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 35.6%, Mystery 19%, Anime 14.5%, Psychological 10.9%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential psychological horror mystery that masterfully builds dread through its small-town setting and hidden secrets.

You play as Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster. Kyousuke knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. Referred to as God by his classmates, he often enjoys listening to Bach and "working" part time for his stepfather.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Anime 11.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes thriller involving a battle of wits between a genius criminal and a student, filled with intense psychological tension.

Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Anime 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: The final chapter of the Zero Escape trilogy, focusing on intense moral dilemmas and non-linear, fragmented storytelling.

Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".

Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Violent 10.4%, Gore 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply philosophical and often disturbing visual novel that explores the nature of reality and human trauma.

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Gore 17.4%, Anime 16.5%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror visual novel that focuses on survival, gore, and the psychological breakdown of students trapped in a supernatural school.

This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Violent 16.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Anime 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery from the creators of Higurashi that focuses on global conflict and psychological warfare.

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Horror 12.2%, Adventure 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror narrative that uses a branching, time-loop structure to explore the nature of truth and perception.

A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Violent 25.6%, Horror 16.1%, Anime 10.7%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-adventure game where you must investigate urban legends to save yourself from a deadly curse, emphasizing atmosphere and investigation.

Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Gore 24.4%, Violent 21.2%, Horror 10.9%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A follow-up to Death Mark that continues the focus on supernatural investigation and gruesome, high-stakes decision-making.

Fall in Luv all over again! Familiar faces and worlds collide in three massive new adventures, including the long-awaited follow-up to Muv-Luv Alternative!

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Gore 19.8%, Anime 14.8%, Violent 9.9%, Psychological Horror 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a collection of side stories that expand on the sci-fi and horror elements of the Muv-Luv universe with high-quality writing.

Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Anime 13%, Violent 10.4%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery visual novel where twelve people must compete in a death game to determine who gets to live, featuring strong psychological character studies.

Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Violent 15.2%, Anime 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural thriller that blends historical mystery with intense action and philosophical debates about power and destiny.

STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Story Rich 8%, Sci-fi 7.7%

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 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Anime 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

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 25.3%, Mystery 13%, Anime 11.3%, Gore 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

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 23%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Psychological 7.8%

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 25.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Anime 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 7.6%

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 22%, Mystery 14%, Anime 12.6%, Gore 12%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Anime 14.2%, Gore 13.1%, Violent 11.3%, Psychological 10.6%

A ghostly fusion of Visual Novel and tactical RPG, which sees you hunting ghosts as part of the Gate Keepers, a team of school friends from the Kurenai Academy. Boasting gorgeous artwork and smart strategic battles, this is a must for those who like a side order of gameplay with their Visual Novels.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Mystery 20.1%, Anime 18.6%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines visual novel storytelling with tactical ghost-hunting, focusing on the supernatural mysteries of Tokyo.

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 23.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Violent 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Anime 10.9%

Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Mystery 16.9%, Anime 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Story Rich 9.2%

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 35.7%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Anime 10.2%, Horror 10.1%

From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Anime 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Violent 11.4%, Adventure 5.6%

Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Mystery 13.5%, Anime 11.8%, Story Rich 8.9%

Who is the one hiding deeply in abyss? The Devil? The Killer? or—Yourself?

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Anime 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Gore 9.3%, Mystery 6.9%

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 32.9%, Mystery 19.7%, Anime 10%, Horror 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Anime 16.3%, Story Rich 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Gore 15.6%, Violent 13.5%, Anime 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Gore 18.2%, Violent 15.5%, Anime 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

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 22.9%, Anime 14.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 7.8%

Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 17.9%, Anime 16.1%, Sci-fi 11%

This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?

Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Gore 12.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Gore 13.5%, Anime 11%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

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 19.4%, Violent 13.2%, Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Anime 10%

Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Anime 14.8%, Gore 12%, Violent 7.2%

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Gore 15.4%, Anime 12.9%, Violent 11.8%, Horror 8.7%

"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Violent 20%, Anime 17%, Story Rich 9.7%, Horror 8.3%

Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Mystery 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Gore 12.6%, Anime 7.7%

Will you survive the curse together this summer? A new supernatural mystery adventure begins, telling a bittersweet story of the passions of youth featuring new locations, new legends and a new cast of characters.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Gore 16.1%, Violent 14.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 7%

One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Anime 18.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Anime 15.4%, Story Rich 7.4%, Gore 6.7%

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 39.7%, Anime 14.3%, Gore 9.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, Mystery 6.2%