- #1 The House in Fata Morgana
97% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Mystery 10.6%
- #2 MAMIYA
96% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #3 Sigh of the Abyss
96% 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: Otome 24.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #4 Dreambound
95% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16%, Emotional 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Romance 10%, Mystery 9.9%
- #5 When The Night Comes
94% 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: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Otome 17.5% ★, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%
- #6 Saihate Station
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,177 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #7 Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
94% 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: Otome 20.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 9.9%, Narration 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
- #8 The Chrono Jotter
93% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 12.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Drama 11.6%
- #9 Bewitching Sinners
91% matchVery Positive96% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: Otome 32.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Romance 10%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #10 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
91% matchVery Positive93% of 4,340 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Otome 39.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Mystery 9.1%, Story Rich 8%
- #11 OBSCURA
90% matchVery Positive99% of 426 reviews2024
Dev: Rotten RaccoonsPub: Kaguya Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Descend under a mountain to the marketplace below, where everything has a price. Meet the four men who can each give you what you need, but beware: they have their own hidden motives and uses for you. OBSCURA is a dark fantasy romance VN that asks how far you'll go to get what you need.
Why similar: Otome 29.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Romance 9.6%
- #12 Folie Fatale
88% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Otome 34.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #13 Mask of the Rose
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 390 reviews2023
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11%
- #14 Drops of Death
87% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Otome 24.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Romance 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #15 Solstice
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: Otome 20.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #16 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 612 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 54.1%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Story Rich 7.6%, Mystery 3.1%
- #17 Her Last Piece
85% matchVery Positive98% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: SpiceMerchantsPub: SpiceMerchantsGames
Windows
A choice-based dark gothic romance Visual Novel... Trapped alone in her castle, can you survive a dark yandere queen's schemes? Or will you fall for her charms? Remember... She lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Drama 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%
- #18 Heart Fragment
86% matchVery Positive92% of 325 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Otome 37.7% ★, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Choices Matter 8%
- #19 Departed Away
84% matchVery Positive90% of 546 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 15.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #20 Homicipher
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,818 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Otome 33.2% ★, Text-Based 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #21 Crimson Spires
84% 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: Otome 57.3% ★, Visual Novel 22.5%, Romance 20.2%
- #22 Love Alone Death
81% 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: LGBTQ+ 16%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Romance 12.5%, Drama 12.4%
- #23 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
83% 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: Otome 27.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Visual Novel 9%, Romance 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #24 The Divine Speaker
81% matchVery Positive96% of 436 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 11%, Narration 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #25 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
79% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Mystery 24.2%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Multiple Endings 19%, Story Rich 12.5%, Dark 10.6%
- #26 MindMindMind
80% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!
Why similar: Otome 27.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Romance 8%
- #27 Untale: King of Revinia
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows · Linux
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Drama 12%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #28 The Shell Part I: Inferno
79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 13.8%, Romance 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #29 Geminism
78% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: CRAFTWORKPub: Shiravune
Windows
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Emotional 12.3%, Romance 8.4%
- #30 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
73% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Multiple Endings 19%, Story Rich 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #31 Lachesis or Atropos
77% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #32 Demonheart
77% 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: Otome 27.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Romance 9%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
- #33 The Fernweh Saga: Book One
76% matchVery Positive91% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?
Why similar: Text-Based 21.4%, Romance 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #34 Who Is The Red Queen?
75% matchVery Positive95% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: 4nokiPub: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Romance 15.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.6%
- #35 Cooking Companions
74% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #36 Jester / King
76% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Romance 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #37 Cage of Roses
73% 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: Text-Based 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Romance 11.8%, Emotional 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #38 Memory Girl +
73% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Romance 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #39 Changeling
75% matchVery Positive93% of 167 reviews2019
Dev: Steamberry Studio
Windows · Mac
A dark, fantastical romantic comedy that focuses not just on falling in love, but rediscovering your past and the dangers of a supernatural world - where what's at stake is not just your heart, but also your life.
Why similar: Otome 71.4% ★, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 11.6%
- #40 Train of Afterlife
78% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #41 A Tithe in Blood
71% matchVery Positive88% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 12.5%
- #42 Rituals in the Dark
74% 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: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 8.8%, Emotional 8.7%
- #43 Melancholy Love
72% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Romance 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Emotional 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #44 Trapped with Jester
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,481 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Otome 28.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #45 ARISEN - Chronicles of Var'Nagal
72% matchVery Positive83% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Maratus
Windows
ARISEN is a narrative card game where you use your emotions to create your own story in a dark fantasy universe.
Why similar: Otome 24.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Romance 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
- #46 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Mystery 11.9%
- #47 Particles of Reality
70% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Arewar Games
Windows · Mac
You are a troubled college student trying to live a normal life surrounded by some... complicated men. Although unaware, you are causing the destruction of reality. Will the Guardians kill you to protect the universe? Can you find your happily ever after... How many times will you die trying?
Why similar: Otome 31.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #48 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
66% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Text-Based 16%, Mystery 14%, Drama 11.4%
- #49 Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion
70% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: SezhesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion is an old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Mystery 17.6%, Drama 16.3%, Dark 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12%
- #50 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Romance 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #51 Deathless Death
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 833 reviews2024
Dev: Dream Delivery CenterPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Romance 16.4%, Mystery 16.1%, Hand-drawn 15%, Multiple Endings 14.7%
- #52 Amarantus
69% matchVery Positive82% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: ub4q
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: Romance 11.8%, Mystery 10%, Choices Matter 9.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #53 Scarlet Hollow
67% 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: Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #54 It gets so lonely here
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,971 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Romance 9.8%
- #55 Coralina: a Memory Tale
67% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Romance 11.9%
- #56 Lkyt.
67% matchVery Positive95% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Lkyt is a tragic gay romance visual novel about the bonds that form between warriors fighting hopeless odds. Set in a feudal-Japan themed dark fantasy world, you and your chosen partner must use the power from your bond to last one day longer in your mission to achieve a brighter future.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Emotional 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #57 Heart of the House
71% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?
Why similar: Text-Based 41.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34%, Choices Matter 24.1%
- #58 Echoes
70% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Baba Nura
Windows
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Text-Based 20.9%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Emotional 11%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #59 MAGICAL DEATHPAIR
68% matchVery Positive92% of 139 reviews2022
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
16 Witches, 8 Couples, Game to escape death... Hunt down the Imposter. Save the world from impending catastrophe. Life and death adventure game for those who love charming witches.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 54.3%, Story Rich 25.3%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #60 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
65% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Otome 41.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%