- #1 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
97% 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: Dating Sim 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Anime 13.3%, Cute 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive experience for fans of deceptive, meta-narrative psychological horror hidden behind a cute visual novel exterior.
- #2 Little Goody Two Shoes
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,301 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 26.3%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the fairy-tale aesthetic and dark, mysterious undertones found in the woods of the Tatras Mountains.
- #3 The House in Fata Morgana
96% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Anime 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of gothic storytelling that offers a deep, psychological mystery with a haunting, atmospheric narrative.
- #4 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
95% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Anime 23.9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Adventure 8.3%, Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic series that perfectly captures the transition from a lighthearted, slice-of-life atmosphere to intense, supernatural psychological horror.
- #5 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
94% matchVery Positive95% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Anime 14.8%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends the mechanics of a dating sim with Lovecraftian horror, creating a similar sense of comedic yet disturbing subversion.
- #6 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
94% matchVery Positive86% of 252 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 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Horror 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological trauma and religious horror within a confined setting, echoing the character-driven tension of the seed game.
- #7 CORPSE FACTORY
93% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 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 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Anime 13%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, suspenseful thriller that utilizes a visual novel format to explore themes of obsession and death.
- #8 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
92% 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: Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Anime 12.6%, Dating Sim 9.7%, Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror dating sim that subverts player expectations and breaks the fourth wall in ways that mirror the unsettling nature of the seed game.
- #9 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
91% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes psychological mystery that forces players to make difficult choices to survive a deadly game with their companions.
- #10 Dread Weight
91% matchVery Positive87% of 177 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 17.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Anime 10.5%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A recent visual novel that effectively uses anime aesthetics to mask a dark, character-focused horror story.
- #11 Folie Fatale
90% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 15.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological narrative that emphasizes character relationships and branching paths in a horror setting.
- #12 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 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 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery game that uses a unique visual style to deliver a gripping, lore-heavy narrative.
- #13 Scarlet Hollow
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,469 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 16.9%, Supernatural 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric horror mystery that relies on meaningful dialogue choices and a growing sense of dread.
- #14 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 24.9%, Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Anime 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a branching narrative with multiple endings where the survival of your cast depends entirely on your choices.
- #15 Ib
86% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror exploration game that uses a simple art style to create profound psychological unease.
- #16 Midnight Witch
85% 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: Dating Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Anime 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play psychological horror visual novel that uses anime aesthetics to deliver a chilling mystery.
- #17 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
87% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 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 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that incorporates supernatural elements and a confined, character-driven setting.
- #18 GNOSIA
84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 21.8%, Mystery 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Anime 17.1%, Story Rich 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A loop-based social deduction game that combines mystery and character-driven relationships with an underlying sense of cosmic unease.
- #19 BAD END
86% matchVery Positive84% of 393 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%, Mystery 12%, Anime 11.3%, Horror 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie visual novel that explores horror themes through multiple grim, branching endings.
- #20 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 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%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 18.6%, Anime 12.7%, Story Rich 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, surreal psychological horror experience that focuses on the internal struggles of the protagonist.
- #21 Fearbonding
82% matchVery Positive97% of 135 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 16%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores dark, romantic psychological themes within a visual novel format that emphasizes character-driven horror.
- #22 Amelie
83% matchVery Positive92% of 442 reviews2021
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 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 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Psychological horror that focuses on character dynamics and the breakdown of reality within a narrative-driven experience.
- #23 Memory Girl +
82% 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: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric psychological horror game that relies on its visual presentation to build tension.
- #24 MAMIYA
81% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological visual novel that explores themes of trauma and identity through a dark, narrative-heavy lens.
- #25 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
79% matchVery Positive95% of 127 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 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Horror 11.3%, Anime 10%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused visual novel that builds a rich, dark world through its narrative and character interactions.
- #26 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
80% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: Combines complex puzzle-solving with a high-stakes, psychological death game narrative.
- #27 Dark Nights
79% matchVery Positive92% of 407 reviews2022
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 13%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Anime 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An otome-style mystery that blends romance with dark, psychological undertones and multiple branching paths.
- #28 MOOD
78% matchVery Positive87% of 451 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 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a dark, atmospheric storytelling experience with significant psychological depth and character focus.
- #29 7'scarlet
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 854 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 11.2%, Supernatural 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that uses a strong sense of place and character relationships to drive its narrative.
- #30 Doki Doki Literature Club!
76% 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: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 13.6%, Horror 10%
- #31 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
76% matchVery Positive88% of 678 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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%, Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Dark 9.3%
- #32 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
78% 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: Visual Novel 29.1%, Anime 25%, Horror 12.6%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, horror-themed visual novel that captures a similar sense of dark, supernatural mystery.
- #33 Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
77% matchVery Positive88% of 398 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 13.9%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Anime 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #34 Hydrangea
74% matchVery Positive93% of 123 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 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #35 Little Misfortune
74% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Story Rich 12.7%, Cute 10%
- #36 Escape from the Cursed Convent
73% matchVery Positive93% of 180 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 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Horror 9.9%
- #37 Tiny Bunny
71% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 12.6%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #38 The Final Prize is Soup
73% matchVery Positive94% of 62 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 14.2%, Supernatural 12.5%, Anime 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #39 Pinewood Island
77% 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%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Horror 10%, Mystery 9.8%
- #40 Unforgotten
75% 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 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #41 Creature Kitchen
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 4,359 reviews2026
Dev: The Rat Zone
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 55.1%, Cute 16.6%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Horror 9.4%, Casual 6.2%
- #42 How To Date A Magical Girl!
75% matchVery Positive80% of 469 reviews2019
Dev: Cafe ShibaPub: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.0 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 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Anime 14.2%, Horror 7.3%
- #43 Reaplaced
73% matchVery Positive91% of 55 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 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11%, Horror 11%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #44 Night Loops
72% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 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 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #45 Hazy Mind
72% matchVery Positive86% of 318 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 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Anime 11.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #46 Cabernet
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,924 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #47 Raging Loop
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Mystery 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Anime 6.7%
- #48 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
69% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 14%, Horror 9.4%
- #49 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
67% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Anime 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Dating Sim 11.9%
- #50 Wet steps
70% matchVery Positive93% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Orika NekoiPub: Moonworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have a relationship with a charming priestess! An urban fantasy short and brisk visual novel with elements of slavic mythology.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.6%, Mythology 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Supernatural 11.9%, Anime 10.1%
- #51 Sunlight Scream
70% 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: Dating Sim 16%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Anime 11.1%
- #52 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
69% 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: Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #53 Lost in the Woods
66% matchVery Positive95% of 105 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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Anime 11%, Horror 9.7%
- #54 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
68% matchVery Positive100% of 107 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 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #55 High School Dirty Secrets
66% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Anime 11.6%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #56 Our Lovely Escape
71% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 14%, Anime 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #57 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
68% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows
SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Anime 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #58 Yet Another Killing Game
65% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Anime 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #59 night nite
67% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. One day, mysterious events begin to unfold around you. What could be the true identity behind these occurrences?
Why similar: Cute 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Dating Sim 11.1%, Horror 9.1%
- #60 Cursed Mansion
67% 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: Supernatural 17.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
