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  1. #1 Dark Reflections - Shiori no Kotoha
    97% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
    Windows

    A series of murders and bizarre incidents occur in a private library that has become inescapable. Eventually, the food runs out and the library becomes filled with madness... This work is a visual novel of the survival suspense genre, set in a private library.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Simulation 11.9%

  2. #2 experiment: one
    96% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2023
    Dev: Redstation9
    Windows

    Psychological horror in which you will have to try on the role of a psychologist on a helpline, as well as be drawn into a series of strange events taking place in the office.

    Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Simulation 21%, Multiple Endings 20.9%, Story Rich 16.5%, Gore 8.5%

  3. #3 Take Care Of It.
    96% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2026
    Dev: Zealli
    Windows

    Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Simulation 18.5%, Horror 18.2%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Story Rich 7.7%

  4. #4 Echo
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VisualNovelGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Marit returns to her father’s research facility expecting answers, only to uncover files he meant to share when she was “ready.” They reveal the truth: she wasn’t just his daughter — she was his project.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.1%, Simulation 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Story Rich 13.6%, Mystery 11.7%

  5. #5 Stories Best Left Untold
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VisualNovelGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Stories Best Left Untold is an anthology of 10 chilling visual novel horror stories, each with its own characters, mysteries, and nightmares. From abandoned houses and forgotten apartments to roads that lead nowhere, every story reveals a new terror waiting in the dark.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 30.5%, Simulation 24.6%, Horror 23%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  6. #6 Free Fall
    94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Mindstream Games
    Windows · Mac

    A horror visual novel told through the eyes of a sentient FPV drone on its final mission.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Horror 22.5%, Simulation 18.9%, Story Rich 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

  7. #7 Horrors of Helmsfirth
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Blue Five Games
    Windows · Mac

    Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Multiple Endings 20.5%, Horror 17.2%, Story Rich 15.6%, Mystery 9.8%

  8. #8 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
    92% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
    Dev: Fantastico Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!

    Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Gore 8.6%

  9. #9 糺糺縁糸(きゅうきゅうえんし)
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: おかゲ制作所Pub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
    Windows · Mac

    A story-driven exploration horror adventure set in a fictional modern-day Japan. Experience a quiet tale of psychological horror as two schoolgirls confront folklore, curses, and choices that lead to multiple endings.

    Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Multiple Endings 20.9%, Story Rich 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 9%

  10. #10 Don't Beg for Help
    91% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: Kosmo Cat
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A horror visual novel game with "Tales from the Crypt" style plot.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Horror 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Gore 8.8%

  11. #11 Karpov
    90% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: Orca Games
    Windows

    "Karpov" is a visual horror novel shrouded in mysticism.Do you see THEM? Sneaking around in the shadows. Hiding their motives. You are far from the first to confront them. Are you sure you're strong enough? How presumptuous. Take your time. One false step and you won't be able to go back.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Multiple Endings 20.4%, Horror 19.3%, Simulation 17.4%, Emotional 8.7%

  12. #12 The Game of Fourtune
    89% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2023
    Dev: BlackLock Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Emotional 11.6%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 11%

  13. #13 Styxton
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
    Windows · Mac

    "Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Horror 20.4%, Story Rich 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Dark 8.9%

  14. #14 Abandoned Village Walking Group
    88% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2024
    Dev: mokosoft
    Windows

    He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Story Rich 12.3%

  15. #15 The Mall Explodes!
    86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Ryclaw Games
    Windows

    The Mall Explodes! is a visual novel about a security guard with only a few minutes to stop a bomb from exploding in a shopping mall. Figure out who the bomber is and stop them before it's too late!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Simulation 14.1%, Thriller 12.3%

  16. #16 Asmodeus's Hell: Devil in the Sunshine State
    87% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2022
    Dev: Yacht Party Games
    Windows

    A young boy finds himself tied into something sinister while pursuing the girl of his dreams. Total of 10 different endings!

    Why similar: Simulation 21.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Gore 9.8%, Violent 9.1%

  17. #17 Worn Out
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Morimichi
    Windows

    A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Horror 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Story Rich 10.5%

  18. #18 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,353 reviews2026
    Dev: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 15.6%, Simulation 13.3%, Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 10.2%

  19. #19 Fear Of The Darkness
    85% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: GFCreativeLab
    Windows

    Fear Of The Darkness is a narrative psychological horror game that will push you to face the serious phobias of some patients. Play as the enigmatic doctor, avoid being overwhelmed by the heavy emotional burden of your patients, come out of the Darkness and explore the various corners of the Truth.

    Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Emotional 13.3%, Story Rich 13.2%

  20. #20 Lost Hearts
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Overfancy Hat Games LLC
    Windows · Linux

    A horror game inspired by the works of M.R. James. Explore Aswarby Hall to uncover your family’s secret history. Decide the fate of your ancestors by re-living each ghost’s last day on earth, with several endings for every story. Lift the family curse and save yourself… if you can.

    Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.6%

  21. #21 Memory Girl +
    84% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
    Windows

    A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Horror 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 13.6%

  22. #22 Awareness
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LazyStone
    Windows

    Horror adventure game with an emphasis on the story, in which, by interacting with the environment and characters, you have to help the doll-boy stop the terrible events that he himself is to blame.

    Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Story Rich 15.7%, Emotional 13.6%, Violent 10.4%, Gore 7.7%

  23. #23 Island of Ruin
    81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: cretia studio
    Windows

    "Island of Ruin" is a puzzle novel game where you collect memory cores hidden across the island and uncover the truth behind a tragedy of the past. When the horrors that befell the boys and girls and the island’s strange phenomena are revealed, what final choice will you make?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Emotional 14.7%, Story Rich 12.9%

  24. #24 Thorner
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Snoring Dog Games
    Windows

    Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Horror 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%

  25. #25 Stay Alive For Me
    81% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: OneRoomFilms
    Windows

    Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Horror 9.7%

  26. #26 Astarian Adventures
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lustful ForgePub: Lustful Forge
    Windows

    Embark on a cosmic visual novel adventure on a male-absent planet. Navigate choices that shape your destiny, form bonds with alien females, and determine the future of the Astarian race. Will you be their savior or downfall? Dive into "Astarian Adventures" and forge your path.

    Why similar: Simulation 25.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Story Rich 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%

  27. #27 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    79% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2025
    Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
    Windows

    A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

    Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Dark 9%

  28. #28 The night of erosion (prequel)
    79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: MIN JIYOUNGPub: MILD
    Windows

    'I', an ordinary high school student, turns into a monster every night after a certain incident. The protagonist struggles to find out why he became a monster and at the same time avoid being restrained. Please join this girl on her journey toward truth.

    Why similar: Simulation 27.5%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Emotional 13.5%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 8.1%

  29. #29 The Doll Shop
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Atelier Sentô
    Windows

    The Doll Shop is a hand-drawn narrative game – part romance, part horror – set in the Japanese countryside. Play as a young dollmaker who reunites with his childhood friend in an eerie snowbound village. Will you dare confess your secret?

    Why similar: Horror 17%, Emotional 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%

  30. #30 Love You To Pieces
    77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Love You To Pieces" is a Horror/Slasher Visual Novel thematically centered around Valentine's Day. Featuring elements of grind-house, choose-your-own-adventure and mystery. Can you or any of your friends survive this bloody love fest?

    Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 9.1%

  31. #31 GROWTH EXPERIMENT
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: monolith
    Windows

    "In a certain apartment room, 'I' began a life with 'Chloe,' who had lost intelligence and memory. By navigating between the present and the past, it becomes clear what happened to the deteriorated 'Chloe.' Whether you interpret the ending as a happy one is entirely up to you."

    Why similar: Simulation 26.1%, Multiple Endings 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Story Rich 9.5%

  32. #32 project; VIRAI: DOOMER’s LIFE ESCAPE
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: RIKANIMATION
    Windows · Mac

    You play as Hicha — a shut-in girl whose only reason to live is her virtual avatar, Virai. Help her escape the depressive nightmare before it consumes her completely.

    Why similar: Horror 15%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Emotional 9.1%

  33. #33 Bound Between Desks
    75% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 14.2%, Mystery 11.5%

  34. #34 Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway
    76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: ONImations
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Wanna join our nightmarish dream?

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.7%, Emotional 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Horror 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%

  35. #35 失与寻 ~ The Awaited ReCollection ~
    76% matchMixed47% of 107 reviews2023
    Dev: 失与寻制作委员会
    Windows

    一个关于父爱,关于亲情的故事。一份献给那些生命中缺失父爱的孩子的礼物。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Emotional 20.1%, Simulation 18.4%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%

  36. #36 Pentimento
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fool Bloom Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Simulation 16.1%, Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Mystery 8.6%

  37. #37 The Paracelsian Project
    74% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Emotional 11.8%, Story Rich 11.7%

  38. #38 Grotesque Beauty - A Horror Visual Novel
    75% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2019
    Dev: Digital Bento
    Windows · Mac

    What will you do when your slumber party takes a nightmarish twist? Decide your fate in this horror narrative game inspired by the works of Junji Ito.

    Why similar: Simulation 20.1%, Gore 13.8%, Violent 12.8%, Horror 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%

  39. #39 TOO LATE FOREST
    73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
    Dev: AquaEternity
    Windows

    "Too Late Forest" is a belt-scrolling adventure game in which a boy navigates his way through a mysterious forest. The deeper the boy goes into the forest, the more his body gradually transforms into a beast, and by turning back at any time, the ending will branch out.Can you lead him to happiness?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Multiple Endings 21.3%, Emotional 19.5%, Horror 15.4%, Violent 9.4%

  40. #40 Devil Apartment
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: L.S. Frei
    Windows

    Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, Emotional 11.2%

  41. #41 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Rooted Elevation
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search forces her to confront haunting visions, buried family secrets, and dark entities. Will you help her embrace the light, or let her fall into the darkness?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Emotional 17.4%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Horror 15.4%, Story Rich 14.2%

  42. #42 CHAOS;CHILD
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 3,973 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 23.7%, Story Rich 13.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Gore 11.4%, Horror 10.9%

  43. #43 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 603 reviews2016
    Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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 30.7%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Story Rich 15.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Gore 7.1%

  44. #44 時折記 -Tokioriki-
    71% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: 綴路工房
    Windows

    Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Story Rich 15.6%, Emotional 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

  45. #45 Lyset Core
    71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Lyset Team
    Windows

    A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Horror 20.3%, Story Rich 18.2%, Violent 12.4%, Gore 11.2%

  46. #46 BUNNY SHADOW
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NEUROPOLLY
    Windows · Mac

    Every step you take influences bunny journey and the outcome of her cursed existence. Will you unravel the mysteries of the past, confronting darkness with courage, or succumb to fear and desperation, sealing her fate in eternal torment?

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Horror 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 10.5%

  47. #47 DROOM
    70% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
    Dev: mokosoft
    Windows

    DROOM" is an adventure game of choice-based progression. The rooms are inhabited by a variety of alien life forms, and your choices are the key to success. As you progress through the levels, the threats in the rooms increase and the path becomes more difficult.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Horror 16%, Gore 13.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Violent 11.1%

  48. #48 There Is No Next Stop
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HANPAGE
    Windows

    After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Emotional 12.6%

  49. #49 Fu Sha 3: Night Clinic
    68% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
    Dev: 1号观测员Pub: 世界观测站
    Windows

    Spend a terrifying night of uncertain life and death in a late-night hospital via text adventure. *Fu Sha 3: Night Clinic * has numerous side choices and over twenty endings. Every choice may trigger unbearable horror—can you make the right ones, avoid fatal dangers, and escape this death curse?

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.9%, Horror 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Thriller 8.9%

  50. #50 FantômeRapport -Intermezzo-
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NTT Solmare
    Windows

    Fantôme Rapport is a multi-genre visual novel that blends romance, horror, and mystery. Uncover the secrets of a ghostly luxury cruise liner and the enigmatic women aboard.

    Why similar: Simulation 24.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%

  51. #51 Pulse of Love
    70% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: SweetDreams
    Windows

    "Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Story Rich 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Emotional 11.3%

  52. #52 MansionDungeon
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: サンサンリッカ
    Windows · Mac

    “Mansion Dungeon” is a retro RPG-style adventure where you manage an apartment building while interacting with demons. Venture into dungeons featuring nostalgic 2D graphics, and bring back so many rewards that they won’t all fit on the small screen.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, Emotional 8.8%

  53. #53 春はあけぼの、我はバケモノ。 - Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CHARON
    Windows

    You only wanted to save them. But in this psychological horror visual novel, a teacher’s kindness may become the thing that breaks his students.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.9%, Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Emotional 12.5%, Story Rich 11.4%

  54. #54 AfterClerk
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Velron Games
    Windows

    In the office of the afterlife, you weigh the dead. Read each soul's ledger, hear their final plea, and seal them to Heaven or Hell. But the Director's doctrine is harsh — and the souls you judge may know your name.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.8%, Story Rich 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Emotional 12.2%

  55. #55 Kamilia
    66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: RQ play
    Windows · Mac

    Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Emotional 15.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Mystery 11.3%

  56. #56 Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,148 reviews2025
    Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 121.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Emotional 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Story Rich 14.8%

  57. #57 How to #### a Man
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Monstrr
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Axelle spends most of her life inside her room : watching anime, scrolling on forums online and playing video games. She desperately wants a boyfriend. You are her conscience, help her attain that goal.

    Why similar: Simulation 23%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 7.3%

  58. #58 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,522 reviews2017
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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: Horror 26.1%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Gore 9.4%

  59. #59 The Quiet Hum of a Lonely Heart
    67% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: VisualNovelGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ten-year-old Margo exists in the shadow of her vibrant older sister, Janice, a shadow cast by parents who are too busy admiring one child to truly see the other, leaving Margo to navigate a world of quiet yearning and internal suffering.

    Why similar: Simulation 30.5%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Emotional 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, 2D 5.3%

  60. #60 There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings
    67% matchVery Positive97% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: Conor WalshPub: Poison The Inkwell
    Windows

    Enter the doomed town of Pareildas. Watch as the flames turn bone and stone to ash. Like joined wicks, we'll all burn together.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.6%, Story Rich 16.3%, Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

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