Games Like CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

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

Why You'll Like It: As the thematic successor to the seed game, it shares the same universe and explores similar psychological themes with a refined mystery structure.

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 38.6%, Anime 16.6%, Story Rich 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Sci-fi 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a darker, more melancholic continuation of the original story, perfectly capturing the psychological weight found in the seed game.

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Mystery 15%, Gore 14.4%, Anime 13.4%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This detective mystery offers a unique blend of sci-fi technology and surreal psychological exploration that mirrors the seed game's vibe.

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 39.1%, Anime 16.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Mystery 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This iconic title from the same Science Adventure series masterfully blends sci-fi, time-travel, and high-stakes character drama.

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 29.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Anime 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features intense, high-stakes puzzle-solving and a complex sci-fi narrative that keeps the player questioning reality.

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 31.1%, Gore 26.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Anime 7.2%, Story Rich 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror visual novel that shares the seed game's penchant for gore and disturbing, reality-altering narratives.

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Mystery 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Gore 11%, Story Rich 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping psychological horror mystery centered on a time-loop mechanic that forces the protagonist to confront death and paranoia.

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 28.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Gore 13.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Anime 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a deep, philosophical, and often unsettling exploration of the human psyche that resonates with the seed game's darker themes.

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 32.2%, Mystery 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Anime 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in complex, layered mystery writing that demands the player piece together a dark and supernatural puzzle.

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 33.1%, Mystery 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Anime 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: The conclusion to the mystery provides a deeply satisfying and emotionally resonant payoff to the complex setup of the Question Arcs.

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 42.8%, Mystery 20.8%, Anime 17.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: The start of a legendary psychological horror series that excels at building dread and exploring the breakdown of sanity in a small town.

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 30.7%, Mystery 18.2%, Anime 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 10%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a high-stakes death game with a compelling mystery, featuring a cast of characters trapped in a psychological nightmare.

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 30.1%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Gore 15.5%, Anime 15.1%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It subverts the visual novel genre with a meta-narrative that descends into intense psychological horror.

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 37.7%, Anime 13.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Gore 11.1%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery visual novel that uses a unique branching system to explore a catastrophic event from multiple perspectives.

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 37.5%, Mystery 18.8%, Anime 18.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery that uses a dark atmosphere and clever narrative tricks to keep the player guessing until the very end.

The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Mystery 19.8%, Anime 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, noir-inspired mystery that focuses on psychological investigation and a gritty, unsettling atmosphere.

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Anime 18.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Sexual Content 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational visual novel that features deep lore, complex character dynamics, and dark, supernatural battles.

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 27.6%, Gore 19.9%, Anime 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Violent 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: While starting as a romance, it evolves into an incredibly dark and intense sci-fi war story with profound psychological consequences.

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 26.4%, Anime 16.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Gore 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This detective story blends point-and-click elements with a branching narrative that explores the protagonist's descent into madness.

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 30%, Mystery 16.6%, Anime 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery that utilizes a time-loop and social deduction to create a tense, paranoid experience.

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 33.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Violent 13.4%, Anime 11.7%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery from the creators of Higurashi that explores global conflict and advanced technology.

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: Mystery 29.2%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Anime 21.1%, Story Rich 15%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping death game visual novel that forces the player to make impossible choices under extreme psychological pressure.

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 47.5%, Mystery 21.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Violent 6.7%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, fast-paced mystery that weaves together the lives of multiple characters in a high-stakes urban setting.

Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Anime 18.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Mystery 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal visual novel that uses a mysterious setting to explore themes of isolation and psychological growth.

"This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?” CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...?

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.2%, Anime 18.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Violent 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A provocative visual novel that delves into the psychological isolation of its protagonist in a strange, empty world.

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 37.8%, Mystery 15.4%, Anime 15.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Violent 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery involving a high-stakes competition where characters must fight for their existence.

Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Gore 16%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Anime 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery that centers on life-or-death choices and multiple endings in a space-faring setting.

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 22.8%, Gore 15.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Anime 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%

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 35.8%, Anime 16.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Gore 8.8%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery visual novel that captures the feeling of an anime-style thriller with a focus on character-driven suspense.

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%, Gore 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Anime 11.8%

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 27%, Gore 13.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

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 29.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Anime 12.1%, Gore 9.9%

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 31.6%, Gore 18.8%, Anime 16.2%, Violent 9%, Adventure 5.7%

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 28.1%, Mystery 14%, Anime 12.7%, Gore 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

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 27.8%, Gore 25.5%, Anime 15.1%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Violent 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 39.4%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Anime 11.1%, Story Rich 8.3%, Adventure 7.3%

From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.1%, Anime 21.8%, Story Rich 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Choices Matter 1.5%

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 28.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Anime 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Violent 9.7%

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 38%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Anime 12.1%, Gore 9.9%, Story Rich 6.7%

A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 54.8%, Anime 18.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Adventure 5%

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 32.1%, Mystery 18.2%, Gore 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Anime 7.8%

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 36.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Adventure 8.2%

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 37.9%, Anime 20%, Story Rich 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Sci-fi 4.7%

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 45.7%, Anime 22.7%, Violent 8.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 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%, Gore 12.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 6.9%

The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Gore 21.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 10.8%, Violent 9.9%

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Anime 15.7%, Gore 12.5%, Story Rich 6.7%

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 23.6%, Gore 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Anime 11.9%

"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Gore 23.8%, Anime 14.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Violent 7.8%

Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits— AIR, the second game released by visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring the side story novel, "First Sky Chapter" and full voice support!

Why similar: Visual Novel 59.3%, Anime 23.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Violent 2.9%, 2D 1.3%

Set two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!

Why similar: Gore 39.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Anime 18.9%, Violent 16%, Horror 4.8%

A tale of small miracles in a snow-covered town— Kanon, the very first game from visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring HD visuals and full voice support! (The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes.)

Why similar: Visual Novel 62.2%, Anime 23.3%, Adventure 11%, Choices Matter 1.3%, 2D 1.2%

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 28.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Anime 9.3%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Gore 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Violent 6.7%

Hack Into God

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.4%, Anime 22.8%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 2.6%

Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Violent 10.7%, Horror 6.3%

"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 38.8%, Anime 19%, Violent 15.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 5.8%

"A Requiem for Innocence" is a companion to the visual novel "The House in Fata Morgana." It tells the tale of a young man dragged down by his ambitions and a girl both worshiped as a saint and maligned as a witch. For them, there is no happily ever after.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Gore 23%, Violent 10.5%, Story Rich 9%, Anime 7.7%

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 42.3%, Anime 19%, Story Rich 10%, Gore 7.4%, Violent 5.2%

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 33.3%, Gore 32%, Violent 15.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Anime 6%