- #1 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,130 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 83.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Dating Sim 22.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Anime 13.4%, Cute 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive experience for players who enjoy cute visual novels that hide a deeply disturbing psychological horror narrative.
- #2 Scarlet Hollow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,206 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.8%, Supernatural 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterfully written horror visual novel that emphasizes impactful choices and a deep, lore-rich mystery set in a small town.
- #3 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,680 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same DNA of deceptive charm and branching narrative paths that force you to confront the unsettling nature of your choices.
- #4 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,527 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.0 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: Visual Novel 24.3%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Anime 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers high-quality production values and a branching horror narrative where your relationships with characters directly impact their survival.
- #5 The House in Fata Morgana
94% 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 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Anime 9.5%, Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: If you appreciate the gothic, psychological, and lore-heavy aspects of the seed game, this tragic and haunting masterpiece is essential.
- #6 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,734 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Mystery 19.8%, Anime 17.4%, Dark 10.3%, Story Rich 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title is the gold standard for the 'cute-to-horror' transition, set in a small, isolated community with dark secrets.
- #7 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
93% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Horror 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that captures the same sense of isolation and religious-tinged dread found in the seed game.
- #8 Raging Loop
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,913 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Mystery 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Anime 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping psychological horror mystery that utilizes a time-loop mechanic to explore dark, supernatural themes in a secluded village.
- #9 Little Goody Two Shoes
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,516 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.1%, Horror 16.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly balances a charming, fairy-tale aesthetic with dark, supernatural horror and dating-sim mechanics.
- #10 CORPSE FACTORY
91% matchVery Positive80% of 879 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, modern psychological horror visual novel that focuses on the dark side of human nature and social media.
- #11 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
89% matchVery Positive88% of 6,230 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Supernatural 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This mystery-focused visual novel explores supernatural urban legends through a lens of psychological intrigue.
- #12 Cooking Companions 2: Dread Weight
90% matchVery Positive87% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Anime 9.9%, Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern psychological horror visual novel that effectively combines dating-sim elements with a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.
- #13 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,183 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 12%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant supernatural mystery that uses a unique visual style and deep lore to keep players guessing until the very end.
- #14 Ib
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game uses a unique, unsettling art style to create a sense of unease as you explore a mysterious, shifting environment.
- #15 Folie Fatale
87% matchVery Positive86% of 2,679 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Dating Sim 16%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven horror visual novel that focuses on the psychological breakdown of its protagonist within a tense, isolated setting.
- #16 Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
86% matchVery Positive88% of 399 reviews2020
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows
Cabbage and the Chompettes want to play hide and seek! Can you find all five of them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Anime 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This serves as the direct prequel to the seed game, providing essential context and lore for the main story.
- #17 Midnight Witch
85% 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: Dating Sim 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play psychological horror visual novel that maintains an unsettling, anime-inspired aesthetic throughout its runtime.
- #18 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,340 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: It features high-stakes psychological tension and a complex mystery that requires careful observation of character interactions.
- #19 BAD END
86% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Anime 11.5%, Horror 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror visual novel that leans into the dark, anime-inspired aesthetic to deliver multiple disturbing conclusions.
- #20 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,237 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Anime 20.3%, Mystery 20%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This death-game visual novel excels at blending colorful, anime-inspired character designs with a dark, high-pressure mystery.
- #21 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,394 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological death game that forces you to navigate complex social dynamics and trust issues among a group of survivors.
- #22 Pinewood Island
84% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
Windows · Mac
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Horror 10%, Mystery 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-romance visual novel that focuses on mystery and the consequences of your choices in a secluded setting.
- #23 Amelie
81% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2021
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror title that emphasizes character relationships and the slow erosion of sanity.
- #24 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
82% matchVery Positive83% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Horror 33.9%, Anime 15.3%, Adventure 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-mystery visual novel that focuses on investigating supernatural spirits and making life-or-death decisions.
- #25 How To Date A Magical Girl!
82% matchVery Positive80% of 472 reviews2019
Dev: Cafe ShibaPub: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try to date a cute magical girl?
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Anime 14.3%, Horror 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It subverts traditional dating-sim tropes by introducing violent, dark, and psychological elements that challenge the player's expectations.
- #26 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 18.5%, Anime 12.6%, Story Rich 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and deeply psychological experience that captures the feeling of navigating a fragile, distorted reality.
- #27 WORLD OF HORROR
78% matchVery Positive90% of 9,835 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Mystery 16.2%, Anime 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled cosmic horror game that features deep mystery and a constant sense of impending doom.
- #28 GNOSIA
78% matchVery Positive94% of 5,092 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Anime 17.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A social deduction mystery that blends visual novel storytelling with psychological tension as you try to identify the traitor among you.
- #29 Doki Doki Literature Club!
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 226,656 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.3 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: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 13.7%, Horror 10.1%
- #30 Fearbonding
77% matchVery Positive96% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: Supernatural 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Horror 9.5%
- #31 Creature Kitchen
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 9,464 reviews2026
Dev: The Rat Zone
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A creepy-cozy cooking simulator where you befriend local wildlife and feed them their favorite snacks! With a strange house to search and forest to explore, the witching hour has only begun.
Why similar: Cooking 54.7%, Cute 14.1%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Casual 5.2%
- #32 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
76% matchVery Positive87% of 744 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Dark 9.2%
- #33 7'scarlet
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 880 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 11.3%, Supernatural 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel set in a small, isolated town that hides supernatural secrets behind a facade of normalcy.
- #34 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
80% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery visual novel that incorporates romance elements into a dark, character-focused narrative.
- #35 Memory Girl +
76% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.4%
- #36 我的美味丈夫 My Tasty Husband
75% matchVery Positive82% of 397 reviews2026
Dev: 劳斯麦斯Rolls-MicePub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac
Murders quietly upend May's life. A strange husband, a reckless courier, a dutiful officer—reality and hallucination blur together. In this narrative adventure of food, intimacy, and death, make choices as May and reach her ending. If she can still tell what she's eaten from what she's loved...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Mystery 12.7%
- #37 MOOD
73% matchVery Positive86% of 484 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Anime 10.2%
- #38 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,627 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: Visual Novel 29.2%, Anime 25.2%, Horror 12.7%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Psychological Horror 5%
- #39 Hydrangea
73% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #40 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,325 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 14.9%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #41 The Final Prize is Soup
73% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Supernatural 12.3%, Anime 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #42 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
72% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Horror 11.4%, Anime 10.1%
- #43 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
71% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #44 Unforgotten
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Mythology 16%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #45 Hazy Mind
71% matchVery Positive87% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Anime 11.2%, Horror 8.9%
- #46 Lover's Enigma
70% matchVery Positive92% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.2%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Anime 9.4%
- #47 Escape from the Cursed Convent
70% matchVery Positive92% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Ais Kacang StudioPub: 迷糊的安安
Windows
Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Cooking 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Horror 10%
- #48 Cabernet
68% matchVery Positive95% of 2,300 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #49 Little Misfortune
70% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14%, Story Rich 12.7%, Cute 10%
- #50 Reaplaced
71% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Supernatural 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Mystery 10.9%
- #51 Dark Nights
69% matchVery Positive92% of 433 reviews2022
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Anime 10.2%
- #52 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
69% matchVery Positive100% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #53 MAMIYA
69% 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 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%
- #54 Lost in the Woods
66% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: delulu girl
Windows
'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!Wandering through a dark forest in search of lost mementos, she finds the world around her shifting with every step.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Anime 10.9%, Horror 9.5%
- #55 Midnight Syndrome
67% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Horror 12.8%, Anime 11.5%, Mystery 9.5%
- #56 Night Loops
67% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 11.6%, Horror 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #57 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
68% matchVery Positive85% of 178 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: Dating Sim 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Supernatural 12.4%
- #58 Cursed Mansion
68% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
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: Supernatural 17.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #59 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
63% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Anime 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Dating Sim 11.4%
- #60 outside the door
65% matchVery Positive95% of 746 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Anime 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
