60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Choices Matter, Singleplayer, Thriller, Psychological.
Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.
Cold Verdict 3
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
BURIED STARS
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Psychological 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Choices Matter 8%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 14.7% ★, Thriller 12.9%, Psychological 10.9%, Drama 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Psychological 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Crime 8.1%
Every headline has a cost. Shape the story of a city — and watch what it turns you into.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Drama 13.3%, Dynamic Narration 11.6% ★, Choices Matter 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Drama 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological 12.2%, Cinematic 11.8%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Cinematic 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Detective 7.7%
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』！
Why similar: Thriller 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Drama 9.4%
Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Thriller 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
A choice-driven psychological adult visual novel about power, reputation, and corruption. After a single impulsive mistake, Laura becomes entangled with a man who can make problems disappear — but every favour pulls her deeper. Your choices shape who she becomes.
Why similar: Psychological 16.9%, Thriller 16.6%, Drama 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Cinematic 9.6%
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Dynamic Narration 12.6% ★, Thriller 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20.8% ★, Thriller 16.7%, Psychological 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Drama 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Choices Matter 9%
You wake up trapped inside a coffin. With only a restricted phone at your side, reach the right people and try to stay alive. Oxygen is running out, sand is filling in, and every message you send shapes your fate.
Why similar: Thriller 26.4%, Cinematic 11.5%, Psychological 11.4%, Drama 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Psychological 18.3%, Thriller 17.2%, Drama 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Detective 9.6%
Nazar and Kateryna's ordinary working day meets them with a number of unpredictable problems that need to be solved as soon as possible, because every second is a countdown to the appearance of death itself, which aims to take someone's life forever.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.2% ★, Thriller 23.4%, Drama 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 7.4%
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%
An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist).
Why similar: Psychological 15.1%, Cinematic 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Drama 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Psychological 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Drama 9.9%
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Mystery 10.4%
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Psychological 16.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Thriller 13.3%, Mystery 7.3%
Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies
Why similar: Thriller 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Cinematic 8%
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Thriller 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Conversation 8.8%
Experience the mind of a man with schizophrenia in a surreal, single-room narrative. Manage his daily needs, maintain mental stability, and explore shifting memories in a calm, intense psychological journey.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 18.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Drama 11.1%
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.8% ★, Psychological 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Drama 9.7%
Destiny’s Sword is a Living-Narrative Graphic Adventure. Explore distant worlds, forge friendships and lead your troops through an epic adventure.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30.1% ★, Psychological 16.2%, Cinematic 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Psychological 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Cinematic 11.2%, Drama 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Psychological 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Cinematic 11.8%, Drama 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Psychological 19.9%, Thriller 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Conversation 11.1%
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Drama 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
After a failed rescue in northern Myanmar, Lin Wei and her friend fight to survive. Guide their escape through pivotal choices—with nearly 100 branching decisions that can trigger a butterfly effect, leading to vastly different endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Psychological 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Drama 13.3%
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 17.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Drama 11.5%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological 10.4%, Crime 9.6%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20% ★, Psychological 18.2%, Thriller 16%, Cinematic 11.4%, Drama 10.8%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Psychological 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Drama 11%
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Thriller 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.4% ★, Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Detective 9.5%, Conversation 9%, Crime 8.8%
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choices Matter 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Drama 11%, Cinematic 10.2%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Drama 11.3%, Crime 9.2%
Mistbound is a surreal narrative adventure about overcoming trauma, where the line between reality and dreams is blurred. Loneliness can be too loud. And salvation can be too quiet!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 19.5% ★, Drama 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Conversation 10.8%
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Drama 12.8%, Psychological 11.2%, Cinematic 9.8%
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Thriller 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Drama 10.7%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Psychological 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
Enter to the characters mind and make decisions. The game is played like interactive movie/adventure game with morality choices which influence the outcome which can be: a manipulative, balanced or violent. The game is based on psychology/philosophy and teaches about thoughts and their consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 19.8%, Dynamic Narration 16.9% ★, Choices Matter 10.9%, Conversation 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Step into the mind of Michael Valenza—a ruthless made man scarred by his past, haunted by guilt, and shaped by violence. In this dark, story-first Mafia visual novel, trust is currency, betrayal cuts deep, and every scene drags you deeper into a world ruled by blood and silence.
Why similar: Psychological 15.7%, Drama 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Crime 9.9%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Drama 10.6%, Mystery 8.1%
Scribe is a scribe simulator in which you can secretly shape the destinies of the inhabitants of the estate: resolve disputes, influence the course of family intrigues, decide who lives and who does not. Choose what to write in letters and whether to change their recipients!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Drama 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%
An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monar Station, a short psychological horror visual novel. Navigate an extreme situation, make value-defining choices... Discover what lingers after the train moves on...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Cinematic 9.3%, Drama 8.3%
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Thriller 22.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Drama 13.2%, Mystery 8.5%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Crime 10.6%, Mystery 9.1%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Cinematic 13.3%, Drama 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Detective 8.9%
Labeled a “troublemaker,” you transfer to the worst high school. There, you become entangled in dangerous relationships driven by desire, jealousy, and manipulation. Will you get closer, be used, or get hurt— your choices will determine how your story with them ends.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Cinematic 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Psychological 9.3%
In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or the mysterious woman who can put him to sleep.
Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Drama 13%, Crime 10.2%
A former friend needs you to rescue him from an abandoned research station on Mars. Explore the station, engage in interactive dialogues and solve mysteries. What will await you?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Drama 11%, Cinematic 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Infected Love: The Fatal Experiment is not just a survival game — it’s a fusion of horror, romance, and unforgettable choices. Are you ready to confess your love… when the world is falling apart?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.6% ★, Thriller 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Thriller 23.1%, Psychological 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%
Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Conversation 8.5%
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Thriller 13%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological 11.4%, Cinematic 9.9%
1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Thriller 14.7%, Conversation 9.8%, Psychological 9.5%
