- #1 Doki Doki Literature Club!
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Anime 22%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Romance 14%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title masterfully subverts the dating sim genre with psychological horror and multiple endings.
- #2 Trick & Treat
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,403 reviews2016
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Why similar: RPGMaker 32.5% ★, Horror 18.7%, Anime 13.6%, RPG 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This short, free-to-play RPGMaker game shares the same pixel-art aesthetic and horror-romance tone as the seed.
- #3 Angels of Death
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,263 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 54.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Why similar: RPGMaker 20.2% ★, Romance 14.7%, Horror 13.2%, Anime 12.9%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, pixel-art horror game that focuses on the intense, unconventional relationship between its two protagonists.
- #4 missed messages.
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,420 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: Romance 29.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, emotionally resonant experience that uses multiple endings to explore themes of love and mental health.
- #5 The Witch's House MV
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: RPGMaker 35.1% ★, Horror 26.7%, RPG 6.7%, Anime 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This classic pixel-horror game features multiple endings and a high-stakes atmosphere that rewards careful exploration.
- #6 Ib
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: RPGMaker 17.4% ★, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Horror 13.9%, Anime 11.9%, RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational RPGMaker horror classic that uses environmental storytelling and surreal imagery to build tension.
- #7 PRICE
93% matchVery Positive94% of 5,134 reviews2016
Dev: YETU GAME
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The hero Ivry wakes up from a nightmare and finds himself in a weird room. To escape from fear and darkness, he has to search and explore on his own until he discovers the truth and finds his sister Iva.A puzzle game 《PRICE》
Why similar: Anime 29.8%, Horror 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Puzzle 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play, and surreal puzzle-horror game that shares the indie, experimental spirit of the seed.
- #8 Mad Father
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,404 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.4% ★, Horror 18.2%, Anime 16.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, story-rich RPGMaker horror game that explores dark family secrets through a young protagonist's perspective.
- #9 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Anime 18.9%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, RPG 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-quality pixel horror game that excels at building an unsettling atmosphere through its narrative.
- #10 Alicemare
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,189 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.
Why similar: RPGMaker 23.4% ★, Anime 14.3%, Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This dark, fairy-tale-inspired RPGMaker adventure captures the same eerie and melancholic tone as the seed.
- #11 Sucker for Love: First Date
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,933 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Romance 18.1%, Anime 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous yet unsettling subversion of the dating sim genre that blends romance with Lovecraftian horror.
- #12 Fausts Alptraum
90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,233 reviews2017
Dev: LaboRatStudio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.
Why similar: RPGMaker 33% ★, Horror 23.7%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, free-to-play RPGMaker horror game that relies on psychological tension rather than jump scares.
- #13 LoveChoice
89% matchVery Positive92% of 35,756 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
Why similar: Romance 29.4%, Multiple Endings 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Visual Novel 8%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, choice-heavy game that focuses on the complexities of romantic relationships through multiple branching paths.
- #14 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,111 reviews2017
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Romance 32%, Anime 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play, story-rich romance game that features significant character development and multiple endings.
- #15 Kokurase Episode 1
88% matchVery Positive89% of 141 reviews2016
Dev: galantiPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Kokurase gang, also known as Cupid’s Helpers, is out to help freshman Sakura woo Yoshimitsu, a popular senior with every other girl in school vying for his heart. Switch between members to bring these two lovebirds together in an intertwining tale.
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.1% ★, RPG 31.9%, Anime 13.6%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A school-based romance game that uses a unique 'confession' mechanic to drive its narrative forward.
- #16 Love at First Sight
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,495 reviews2015
Dev: Creepy CutePub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
After falling in love at first sight with the shy Sachi Usui, an injury-ridden, single-eyed high school girl, the protagonist tries to win over her lonely and isolated heart. A pure, heart-warming romance game where the apple of your eye only has one eye!
Why similar: Romance 32.1%, Anime 27%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Cute 5.6%, Horror 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, cute, and indie-focused visual novel that captures the innocence of school-age romance.
- #17 Yume Nikki
86% matchVery Positive94% of 9,908 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.8% ★, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Cute 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential surreal horror RPGMaker game that encourages exploration and interpretation of its dark, dreamlike world.
- #18 Midnight Witch
84% matchVery Positive93% of 345 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: Anime 19.2%, Romance 18.8%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play visual novel that blends dating sim elements with a dark, supernatural twist.
- #19 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 36.6%, Anime 24.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, choice-driven narrative game where your decisions directly impact the survival of the cast.
- #20 Otaku's Adventure
84% matchVery Positive95% of 8,860 reviews2019
Dev: Spacelight Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.3%, Anime 15.6%, Romance 12.6%, RPG 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, multiple-ending game that blends dating sim elements with bizarre, comedic, and horror-adjacent scenarios.
- #21 Corpse Party
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, RPGMaker 19.7% ★, Anime 16.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, RPG 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal school-based horror game that uses pixel art to deliver a gruesome and emotionally heavy story.
- #22 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: RPGMaker 21.5% ★, Horror 17.2%, Anime 17%, RPG 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic school-based RPGMaker horror game that shares the setting and tension found in the seed.
- #23 The Crooked Man
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,191 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.
Why similar: RPGMaker 19.5% ★, Multiple Endings 18%, Horror 16.6%, Anime 14.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strong narrative-driven horror game that focuses on the psychological struggles of its protagonist.
- #24 Kill or Love
81% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Anime 26.2%, Romance 21.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that directly combines the tropes of romance with psychological horror.
- #25 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
80% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
Windows · Mac
Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?
Why similar: RPGMaker 28.6% ★, Horror 15.2%, RPG 11.4%, Anime 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and music-themed RPGMaker horror game with a focus on mystery and character history.
- #26 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
81% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: RPGMaker 26.8% ★, Romance 12.1%, Horror 12%, Anime 12%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused dating sim that uses RPGMaker mechanics to uncover dark truths.
- #27 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Romance 18.4%, Horror 17.3%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Anime 11%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #28 Memory Girl +
78% 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: Romance 17.9%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Horror 14.4%, Anime 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #29 Coffin of Ashes
79% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: RPGMaker 27.7% ★, Anime 21.4%, Horror 19%, RPG 14.5%, Psychological Horror 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven RPGMaker experience that focuses on the psychological toll of its characters.
- #30 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Anime 34.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Horror 15.9%, Romance 15.4%, Multiple Endings 5%
- #31 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Anime 21.5%, Romance 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #32 Space Yandere
77% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Horror Shop
Windows
Space Yandere is a cute, dramatic story experience about love in space, featuring beautiful art and music. About 45 mins play time. One main ending, others are short gameovers.
Why similar: RPGMaker 26.4% ★, Anime 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Horror 10.6%, RPG 10%
- #33 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,464 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Romance 19.2%, Anime 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #34 Kiki & Ana - The Child
76% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2021
Dev: Horror Shop
Windows
"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.
Why similar: RPGMaker 24.6% ★, Anime 15.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Horror 9.1%, RPG 7.4%
- #35 Connected Hearts - Visual novel
76% matchVery Positive89% of 339 reviews2017
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Stw Projects
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise.
Why similar: Anime 47.2%, Visual Novel 38.7%, Indie 14.2%
- #36 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
75% matchVery Positive100% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: RPGMaker 23.1% ★, Romance 16.7%, Anime 13.8%, Horror 13.6%, RPG 10.3%
- #37 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
71% matchVery Positive86% of 701 reviews2025
Dev: 番茄炖肉制作组Pub: Comma 49
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
Why similar: Romance 23.3%, Multiple Endings 21.2%, RPG 16.9%, Anime 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #38 Find Love or Die Trying
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Romance 25.9%, Anime 20.5%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dating Sim 7.8%
- #39 Cat in the Box
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,513 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: RPGMaker 40.2% ★, Horror 25%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Multiple Endings 5.7%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
- #40 Sounds of Her Love
74% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2017
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any...
Why similar: Anime 37.3%, Romance 36.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Dating Sim 3.2%, Adventure 2.4%
- #41 Heart Fragment
73% 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: Romance 23%, RPG 22.4%, Anime 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Indie 10.5%
- #42 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
73% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
“喂喂，求求你啦！救救我！” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救，给你打电话的人，是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Anime 19.5%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Horror 16.1%, RPG 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #43 Ann
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,703 reviews2021
Dev: Rong Rong
Windows
Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.
Why similar: RPGMaker 32.8% ★, Horror 20.9%, Anime 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #44 BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,870 reviews2023
Dev: Fif
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.
Why similar: Anime 20.6%, Romance 20.4%, RPG 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #45 Tales of the Black Forest
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,083 reviews2019
Dev: 拾英工作室Pub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
Why similar: RPGMaker 30.6% ★, Horror 16.4%, RPG 12.5%, Anime 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #46 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,308 reviews2016
Dev: FerventPub: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Romance 19.7%, Anime 17.3%, Horror 13.9%, RPG 6.5%
- #47 Creature Romances: For the Ladies
72% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: NostalgiaPub: Sekai Project
Windows
An original mystery horror love story! This work contains many disturbing, grotesque images and images of non-human creatures. Please be aware of this if you decide to buy this game.
Why similar: Romance 23.3%, Anime 18.8%, Multiple Endings 14%, Horror 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%
- #48 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Romance 17.3%, RPG 15.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #49 Cemetery Mary
69% matchVery Positive97% of 375 reviews2021
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.7%, RPG 20%, Anime 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Cute 9.6%
- #50 OMORI
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 85,929 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: RPGMaker 17.8% ★, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Horror 9.8%
- #51 A Date in the Park
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,998 reviews2016
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Why similar: Romance 32.8%, Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #52 Cursed Mansion
68% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: RPGMaker 22.5% ★, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Horror 14.1%, Anime 10.2%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #53 Wolf & Rabbit
69% matchVery Positive90% of 331 reviews2018
Dev: Sealtail StudioPub: LR Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Our hero, an injured wolf boy, encountered a rabbit in red picking up flowers on his way escaping from a forest. The kind rabbit girl invited the wolf boy to her grandma's house for a treatment, yet... Standing in front of the house, the wolf boy felt... somehow, uneasy.
Why similar: RPGMaker 37.5% ★, RPG 21.2%, Horror 18.5%, Anime 11.9%, Indie 6.5%
- #54 Adventure in My Head
68% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: mishada
Windows
One guy really liked to fantasize and come up with different unusual adventures in his head. His girlfriend Masha noticed this and suggested taking a walk, since the main character only did what he sat at home and dreamed of different worlds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Cute 13.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
- #55 Always Sometimes Monsters
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,446 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: RPGMaker 43.4% ★, RPG 20.4%, Romance 7.5%, Indie 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #56 Sunlight Scream
67% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Anime 21.8%, Romance 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #57 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,978 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: RPG 26.9%, Anime 20.6%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dating Sim 8.2%
- #58 Case 03: True Cannibal Boy
66% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: RPGMaker 27.7% ★, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Horror 12.6%, Anime 11.1%, Visual Novel 8%
- #59 Amnesia™: Memories
66% matchVery Positive92% of 4,125 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Romance 27.5%, Anime 21%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Dating Sim 6.1%
