- #1 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
97% matchVery Positive85% of 523 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 8.9%, Anime 7.6%, JRPG 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel continues the haunting narrative and expands upon the psychological trauma of the original cast.
- #2 Corpse Party: Blood Drive
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 397 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Anime 23.3%, Gore 21.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Violent 11%
Why You'll Like It: As the final chapter in the Heavenly Host saga, it provides the necessary conclusion to the dark events established in the first game.
- #3 Mad Father
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,818 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 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: Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Anime 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Dark 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPG Maker horror game that shares the same dark, atmospheric exploration and focus on uncovering gruesome family secrets.
- #4 Ib
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,340 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title features a similar blend of puzzle-solving and exploration within a surreal, dangerous environment that reacts to your choices.
- #5 The Witch's House MV
94% matchVery Positive95% of 4,173 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.7 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: Horror 42.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Dark 6.4%, RPG 6%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the high-tension, trap-filled exploration of Corpse Party, requiring careful observation to avoid sudden, violent ends.
- #6 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,575 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Dark 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Anime 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the school-based horror setting and the feeling of being trapped in a supernatural mystery with classmates.
- #7 Angels of Death
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,420 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 53.1 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: Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Dark 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Anime 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly dark, narrative-heavy experience with a strong emphasis on character dynamics and psychological tension.
- #8 The Forest of Drizzling Rain
92% matchVery Positive97% of 513 reviews2022
Dev: Makoto SanadaPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows · Mac
From the creator of Angels of Death: the multi-ending exploration horror game The Forest of Drizzling Rain. Includes Full Ver. (2022), completed nine years after the original release, and Original Ver. (2013), where it all began. Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go.
Why similar: Horror 28%, RPG 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Anime 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer as Angels of Death, it provides a deeply atmospheric and story-rich experience centered on unsettling rural mysteries.
- #9 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 9,560 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique blend of office-setting horror and psychological dread, maintaining a constant sense of unease through its pixel-art style.
- #10 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,472 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Dark 18.2%, Anime 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the 'death game' trope, forcing players to make difficult choices that directly impact who survives the ordeal.
- #11 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
90% matchVery Positive93% of 1,769 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Dark 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Anime 12.3%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, puzzle-heavy RPG horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering a dark, fragmented reality.
- #12 OMORI
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,824 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.8 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: Psychological Horror 31%, Multiple Endings 13%, Horror 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: While starting as a traditional RPG, it delves into profound psychological horror and emotional trauma that fans of Corpse Party will appreciate.
- #13 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,313 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: Horror 18.9%, Supernatural 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Anime 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery visual novel that utilizes multiple branching paths and a dark, urban legend-inspired plot.
- #14 The Count Lucanor
88% matchVery Positive93% of 3,004 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a retro-horror aesthetic and a focus on exploration and survival against terrifying entities in a mysterious castle.
- #15 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,923 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.1 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: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a beautiful yet eerie pixel-art style and a focus on exploration and psychological mystery.
- #16 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
86% matchVery Positive87% of 200 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Anime 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Gore 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational psychological horror visual novel that masterfully builds tension through its seemingly peaceful setting and sudden, violent shifts.
- #17 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
87% matchVery Positive83% of 533 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Horror 43.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Anime 11.4%, Adventure 11.4%, Violent 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on spirit-based horror and high-stakes decision-making where your choices determine the fate of your companions.
- #18 Tokyo Dark
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,347 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Anime 14%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed horror game that relies heavily on branching choices and multiple endings to drive its dark, supernatural narrative.
- #19 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
83% matchVery Positive88% of 6,362 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.4 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: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 13.8%, Supernatural 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on investigating supernatural urban legends, blending mystery with psychological horror elements.
- #20 Cursed Mansion
84% matchVery Positive89% of 70 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: Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Supernatural 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style horror game that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and multiple endings based on player actions.
- #21 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,534 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a choice-heavy narrative where the survival of the characters is entirely dependent on the player's decisions.
- #22 WORLD OF HORROR
81% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 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 31.1%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Anime 9.6%, Point & Click 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures a unique, retro-pixel cosmic horror aesthetic that feels both nostalgic and deeply unsettling.
- #23 Spirit Hunter: NG
82% matchVery Positive90% of 293 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.
Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Gore 15.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Violent 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to Death Mark, it continues the focus on investigation and life-or-death choices against malevolent spirits.
- #24 The Crooked Man
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,276 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Dark 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A staple of the RPG horror genre, it focuses on a dark, character-driven story that explores themes of depression and supernatural entities.
- #25 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
81% matchVery Positive82% of 4,933 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Choices Matter 15%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a high-stakes death game scenario with complex puzzles and branching paths that lead to various tragic outcomes.
- #26 Doki Doki Literature Club!
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 228,468 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 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 30.9%, Horror 17.9%, Anime 14%, Dark 11.9%, Visual Novel 11%
Why You'll Like It: It subverts the anime visual novel genre to deliver a shocking and deeply effective psychological horror experience.
- #27 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
80% matchVery Positive86% of 267 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: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 19.5%, Dark 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror story that explores themes of faith and trauma within a claustrophobic, isolated setting.
- #28 Night Loops
79% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 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 16.7%, Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Dark 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and psychological horror experience that plays with time and memory to create an unsettling, dreamlike atmosphere.
- #29 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,698 reviews2026
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Will you survive the curse together this summer? A new supernatural mystery adventure begins, telling a bittersweet story of the passions of youth featuring new locations, new legends and a new cast of characters.
Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Supernatural 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%, RPG 8.3%
- #30 Corpse Party
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,404 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.9 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 27.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Anime 11.3%, Multiple Endings 6.6%, Gore 6.2%
- #31 High School Dirty Secrets
76% matchVery Positive95% of 54 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 17.5%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #32 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
75% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Dark 8%
- #33 Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash
77% matchVery Positive86% of 216 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Vengeful spirit Sachiko Shinozaki is having a birthday bash, and the lovable cast of damned souls from the Corpse Party series is invited! Join the revelers as they do their best to keep Sachiko happy and survive her twisted games in this midquel to Corpse Party and Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Gore 19.7%, Anime 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Violent 12.1%
- #34 Little Goody Two Shoes
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,553 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Horror 27%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Choices Matter 16%, RPG 10.4%, Anime 7.3%
- #35 Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient
78% matchMixed68% of 427 reviews2019
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
High-schooler Ayame awakens from a coma in a seemingly abandoned hospital, strapped to an operating table. It turns out she’s not as alone as she thought, but she’ll come to wish she were. Step into the latest episodic installment in the Corpse Party saga, and try your best to survive treatment...
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, RPG 21.3%, Gore 19.7%, Anime 16.2%, Violent 11.6%
- #36 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,549 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 84.3 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: Psychological Horror 38.2%, Anime 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #37 CHAOS;CHILD
75% matchVery Positive93% of 4,142 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Horror 15.2%, Anime 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #38 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Supernatural 9.4%
- #39 Clock Tower: Rewind
73% matchVery Positive88% of 507 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Supernatural 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #40 Return to Shironagasu Island
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,299 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #41 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
73% matchVery Positive93% of 7,427 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: Psychological Horror 17%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #42 CORPSE FACTORY
72% matchVery Positive80% of 885 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: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 15.3%, Anime 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #43 Tiny Bunny
68% matchVery Positive83% of 30,684 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 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: Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Dark 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #44 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
72% matchVery Positive81% of 4,557 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.
Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Adventure 7%, Anime 6.6%
- #45 The Shell Part I: Inferno
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,505 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 116.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Dark 14%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #46 Detention
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,832 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Dark 10.9%, Story Rich 8%, Point & Click 5.4%
- #47 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
69% matchVery Positive84% of 258 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Dark 15%, Anime 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #48 Dead Dreams
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Supernatural 12.4%, Dark 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #49 Viviette
70% matchVery Positive88% of 528 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Dark 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #50 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
70% matchVery Positive83% of 23,420 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Anime 20%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 14.8%, Horror 12.5%
- #51 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,449 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Anime 8.4%
- #52 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
71% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Anime 11.5%, Dark 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #53 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,925 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Anime 9.2%
- #54 Endacopia
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 7,578 reviews2026
Dev: Andyland
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #55 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 790 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.6 hrsMean: 84.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 21.3%, Anime 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #56 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,036 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Gore 9.2%
- #57 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,953 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Anime 21.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #58 Black Chapter
69% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Spire Studio
Windows
Your class trip to Durhal Cathedral turns into a nightmare when everyone gets trapped inside. A killer demon hides among your classmates—can you uncover the truth before it’s too late?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Anime 13.7%, Dark 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Story Rich 10%
- #59 The House in Fata Morgana
67% matchVery Positive95% of 6,743 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.9 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: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #60 Savior of the Abyss
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 265 reviews2021
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Savior of the Abyss is a horror adventure game. To avoid sudden death, always pay attention and be suspicious of things around you. Collect and use a variety of tools to get to the surface. Please lead the protagonist safely so that the protagonist can achieve his or her purpose safely.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, JRPG 14.4%, Dark 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
