- #1 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
97% matchVery Positive95% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Otome 26.7% ★, Visual Novel 9.4%, Text-Based 9.2%, LGBTQ+ 7.7%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
- #2 Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
96% matchVery Positive93% of 104 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 35.1% ★, Visual Novel 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
- #3 Unquiet Grey
96% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't save him... but what if you could meet him again? Unquiet Grey is a heartbreaking timeloop visual novel about a troubled young woman and the kind-hearted musician she loves through countless lifetimes.
Why similar: Otome 40.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.8%, Emotional 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Romance 9.4%
- #4 Trail of Stars
95% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short and (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel about first love and longing.
Why similar: Otome 33.8% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Romance 11.8%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #5 Lake of Voices
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 640 reviews2018
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.
Why similar: Otome 38.4% ★, Visual Novel 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Dark 5%, Romance 5%
- #6 Sigh of the Abyss
94% matchVery Positive96% of 190 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 36.4% ★, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
- #7 It gets so lonely here
93% matchVery Positive94% of 2,296 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: Visual Novel 21.7%, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Text-Based 9.3%, Romance 8.2%
- #8 OBSCURA
90% matchVery Positive99% of 472 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 45% ★, Visual Novel 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Romance 8.7%
- #9 Changeling
91% matchVery Positive94% of 169 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 67.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 6.4%, Casual 5.8%, Indie 3.6%
- #10 Solstice
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 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 34.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Romance 7.7%
- #11 Heart Fragment
91% matchVery Positive92% of 340 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 47% ★, Visual Novel 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%, Romance 9%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #12 Saihate Station
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,153 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #13 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
89% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Emotional 16.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Dark 5.6%
- #14 Degraman: Act I. Vincent
89% matchVery Positive83% of 194 reviews2021
Dev: NamNorm
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.
Why similar: Otome 51% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 9.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, Dark 7.1%
- #15 The House in Fata Morgana
87% matchVery Positive95% of 6,643 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Visual Novel 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Romance 11.8%, Story Rich 10%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #16 Our Wonderland
86% matchVery Positive100% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: CarrotPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror-romance visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Emotional 14.8%, Romance 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11%
- #17 MindMindMind
86% matchVery Positive97% of 89 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 43.4% ★, Visual Novel 17%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Romance 7.4%, Dark 6.1%
- #18 Dreambound
85% matchVery Positive95% of 96 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: Visual Novel 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Emotional 16.8%, Romance 12.1%, Story Rich 10%
- #19 Her Last Piece
84% matchVery Positive96% of 133 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 34.3%, Dark Fantasy 23.8%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, 2D 8.7%
- #20 TELLURICENE
84% matchVery Positive100% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Love is deception, germinated in desperation. Fill the role of one of the nation's top researchers. You will have 10 days to study the rapidly spreading and mysterious new species to decide: friend or foe? The coming Telluricene rests in your hands.
Why similar: Otome 34.7% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 10.5%, Romance 7.8%, LGBTQ+ 7.4%
- #21 A Tithe in Blood
83% matchVery Positive88% of 216 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: Visual Novel 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Emotional 12.8%, Romance 11.8%
- #22 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
82% matchPositive89% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Dark Fantasy 27.7%, Text-Based 18.8%, Story Rich 6.2%, 2D 6.2%
- #23 The Crimson Maid
81% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: GrimTalinPub: Wales Interactive
Windows
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.4%, Emotional 18.2%, Romance 18%, Story Rich 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #24 Echoes
82% matchMostly Positive80% 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 22.7%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Text-Based 15.6%, Casual 8.1%, Emotional 7.8%
- #25 When The Night Comes
79% matchVery Positive93% of 329 reviews2021
Dev: Lunaris Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 25.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Romance 12%
- #26 Departed Away
78% matchVery Positive89% of 570 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: Visual Novel 35.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Romance 16.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, 2D 8.9%
- #27 Crimson Spires
81% matchVery Positive87% of 95 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 53.7% ★, Visual Novel 21.8%, Indie 13.4%, Romance 11.1%
- #28 Bewitching Sinners
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 530 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 47.3% ★, Visual Novel 17%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Romance 8.5%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #29 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
79% matchVery Positive92% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Emotional 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #30 Untale: King of Revinia
80% 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 31.8%, Story Rich 16%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Romance 9.1%, Atmospheric 9%
- #31 Our Bad Ending
75% matchVery Positive100% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: FEVER FICTION
Windows · Mac · Linux
A ritual. A festering, unrequited love. Sink into a humid and visceral Southeast Asian horror about the pursuit of a doomed lesbian love. Is a bad ending better than no ending at all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, LGBTQ+ 30%, Romance 15.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Casual 6.2%
- #32 Until Then
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,965 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Emotional 23.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.6%, Romance 9.5%
- #33 Drops of Death
75% matchVery Positive93% of 100 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 37.5% ★, Visual Novel 18.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Romance 8.6%, Text-Based 8.2%
- #34 The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition
73% matchVery Positive98% of 262 reviews2026
Dev: Cetacity
Windows
Two girls must travel to the Moon's core after it has been thrown out of orbit. A PC98 inspired visual novel about fear of the unknown and people in love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, LGBTQ+ 22%, Text-Based 17.8%, Emotional 17.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #35 Deathless Death
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 878 reviews2024
Dev: Dream Delivery CenterPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 28.6%, Hand-drawn 24.6%, Romance 13.3%, Story Rich 11%, Stylized 9.5%
- #36 Rituals in the Dark
78% matchVery Positive86% of 200 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Visual Novel 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Romance 12.9%, Emotional 8.7%, Stylized 6%
- #37 Mask of the Rose
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 401 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: Visual Novel 24.7%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Hand-drawn 18.9%, Otome 14.3% ★, Romance 13.9%
- #38 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,822 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Emotional 24.9%, Story Rich 18.6%, Dark 18%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 12.7%
- #39 Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion
76% matchVery Positive83% of 82 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 32.4%, Hand-drawn 21%, Dark 15.5%, Story Rich 14.9%, 2D 8.8%
- #40 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 686 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Emotional 13.6%, Romance 11.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #41 Seraphim Slum
72% matchVery Positive96% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Romance 11.7%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #42 It Paints Me
71% matchVery Positive97% of 277 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Emotional 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Romance 9.8%
- #43 MAMIYA
73% matchVery Positive90% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Visual Novel 20.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Emotional 10.1%
- #44 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
71% matchMixed59% of 9,271 reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Romance 20.7%, Story Rich 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, 2D 9.3%
- #45 Dark Nights
71% matchVery Positive92% of 433 reviews2022
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Otome 56.8% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Romance 10.6%, Text-Based 8.1%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #46 Contraindication
70% matchVery Positive98% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Hand-drawn 23.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 10%, 2D 7.7%
- #47 The Chrono Jotter
69% matchVery Positive94% of 2,261 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.1 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: Visual Novel 26.6%, LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Emotional 16.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #48 soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
68% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: milk+ visual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yuri denpa tale about the cursed pariah of a rural cult, Mercy, and her fateful meeting with the Holy Maiden Auma. Bloody, bold, and bone-chilling, this visual novel explores the complexities of the cycle of abuse and the violence in playing by the rules.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 11%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #49 A Kiss from Death
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an immortal being in a world of epic fantasy, spend an eternity in romance with a host of unique, fantastical characters!
Why similar: Text-Based 40.7%, Romance 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Story Rich 9%, Casual 7.7%
- #50 The Last Winter Knight
67% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Romance 14.2%, Emotional 12.3%
- #51 Midnight Witch
69% matchVery Positive93% of 364 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Romance 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 13%, Dark 11%
- #52 Without a Voice
70% matchVery Positive95% of 351 reviews2020
Dev: L³Pub: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the depths of a forest, an exiled princess whiles her time in solitude. One day, a mysterious, beautiful maiden appears, throwing her world out of its alignment. A dark fantasy visual novel following the intertwining paths of these two women. In seven days, the wheel of fate will splinter...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.5%, Visual Novel 38.3%, Casual 11%, Indie 6.9%, Psychological Horror 4.4%
- #53 MAGICAL DEATHPAIR
69% matchVery Positive92% of 152 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 50.5%, Story Rich 28.8%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #54 Malcatras' Maiden
66% matchVery Positive95% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: Nadia Nova
Windows · Mac · Linux
MALCATRAS' MAIDEN is a toxic yuri visual novel for adults about trauma, bonds, family, and sisterhood.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Text-Based 16.5%, Hand-drawn 14%, Dark 7.8%
- #55 Love Exalt 8372
67% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Team Veki
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a death game which erupts aboard a train. Read the minds of the cast through minigames, choose which perspectives you want to see, and uncover the mysterious lore behind twelve unique characters.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Visual Novel 23.2%, LGBTQ+ 21%, Story Rich 10.8%, Dark 9.9%
- #56 Hotel Tutwin
70% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Roxiano Creations
Windows · Mac
Hotel Tutwin is a visual novel designed for horror / romance lovers, but can also be quirky and cute. Each story line is quick and to-the-point, but there are many to discover. Prepare for inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Otome 45% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Romance 9.4%
- #57 Lachesis or Atropos
68% matchVery Positive86% of 73 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: Visual Novel 30.7%, LGBTQ+ 27.2%, Romance 12.7%, Story Rich 9%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
- #58 Cage of Roses
66% matchVery Positive89% of 205 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 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Emotional 11.2%, Romance 9.7%
- #59 Countess in Crimson
66% matchVery Positive84% of 857 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Seductions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 168.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncover the dark secrets of the secluded Carpathian village while engaging in passionate romance along the way in this interactive visual novel / adventure game hybrid with a gothic horror theme.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Romance 22.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, 2D 6.4%, Indie 3.8%
- #60 Her Love, Like Poison
64% matchVery Positive96% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Emotional 11%, Dark 7.3%