- #1 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
97% matchVery Positive86% of 499 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Dark 9.3%, JRPG 7.6%, Anime 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct sequel that expands on the lore and character backstories through a more visual-novel-focused approach.
- #2 Corpse Party: Blood Drive
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 377 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.2 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 35.1%, Anime 24%, Gore 19.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Violent 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: The conclusion to the Heavenly Host saga, offering a more detailed 3D environment while maintaining the series' trademark dark atmosphere.
- #3 Yomawari: Night Alone
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,266 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 62.3%, Anime 17.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Gore 5.7%, Violent 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down horror game captures the vulnerability of being lost in a dark, hostile environment with limited means to defend yourself.
- #4 Detention
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 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 33.1%, Psychological Horror 24%, Dark 11.4%, Story Rich 8.3%, Point & Click 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric horror game set in a school that masterfully weaves psychological trauma with supernatural elements.
- #5 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
94% 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: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Dark 18.6%, Anime 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping death-game narrative where your choices directly determine who lives and who dies, echoing the high-stakes decision-making of Corpse Party.
- #6 WORLD OF HORROR
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 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%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Anime 9.4%, Point & Click 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This retro-inspired cosmic horror game uses a branching narrative and multiple endings to create a sense of inevitable doom.
- #7 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
93% 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: Anime 21.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.8%, Gore 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror series that masterfully balances slice-of-life anime tropes with extreme, dark mystery.
- #8 Sally Face - Episode One
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 19%, Dark 15.7%, Supernatural 14.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An episodic, dark, and psychological narrative that explores disturbing themes through a unique, stylized art direction.
- #9 Fran Bow
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33%, Horror 19.8%, Dark 13.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Point & Click 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that dives deep into psychological horror and the dark realities of its young protagonist.
- #10 Ib
90% 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: Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #11 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #12 Corpse Party
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Anime 11.2%, Multiple Endings 7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #13 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 18.9%, Dark 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Anime 9.7%
- #14 Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient
89% matchMixed69% of 404 reviews2019
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 32.2%, RPG 21.9%, Gore 18.3%, Anime 16.4%, Violent 11.2%
- #15 Mad Father
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,404 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Anime 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Dark 9%
- #16 Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash
86% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.1 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 28.1%, Gore 19%, Anime 18.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Violent 11.7%
- #17 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
86% 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: Horror 25.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #18 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
84% 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: Horror 18.5%, Supernatural 17.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Anime 11%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #19 Cursed Mansion
85% 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: Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Supernatural 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #20 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
84% matchVery Positive82% of 4,723 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 22.6%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #21 OMORI
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 85,929 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Horror 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #22 The Witch's House MV
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Dark 6.9%, RPG 6%
- #23 The Forest of Drizzling Rain
81% matchVery Positive97% of 477 reviews2022
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows · Mac
Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go. Finally, a remake of The Forest of Drizzling Rain, that masterpiece of an exploration horror game with multiple endings from the creator of the big hit Angels of Death!
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, RPG 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Anime 10.6%
- #24 High School Dirty Secrets
81% 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 17.4%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #25 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 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 16.5%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 12%, Supernatural 10.1%
- #26 CHAOS;CHILD
80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 19.5%, Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Anime 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #27 Night Loops
79% 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 16.7%, Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Dark 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #28 Tokyo Dark
79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Anime 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #29 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
78% 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: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Visual Novel 11%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #30 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
76% 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: Psychological Horror 39%, Anime 16%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #31 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
78% matchVery Positive81% of 4,380 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.7 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 49%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Adventure 7.4%, Anime 6.4%
- #32 CORPSE FACTORY
77% 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: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 15.5%, Anime 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #33 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
77% 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: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 19.5%, Dark 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Visual Novel 9%
- #34 Return to Shironagasu Island
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 24.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Anime 10.8%
- #35 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,607 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 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 33.1%, Dark 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Anime 12%, RPG 9.7%
- #36 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
73% 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: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 13.7%, Supernatural 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #37 Tiny Bunny
72% 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: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Dark 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #38 Little Goody Two Shoes
73% 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: Horror 26.5%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choices Matter 16.5%, RPG 10.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #39 Clock Tower: Rewind
74% matchVery Positive88% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Supernatural 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #40 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 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 17.5%, Horror 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Supernatural 9.5%
- #41 Dead Dreams
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 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 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Supernatural 12.8%, Dark 11%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #42 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
71% matchVery Positive94% of 50 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 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Dark 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #43 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
74% matchVery Positive83% of 160 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 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 11.3%, Dark 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #44 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
73% matchVery Positive83% of 21,767 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 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 21.6%, Anime 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Story Rich 15%, Horror 12.7%
- #45 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
70% matchVery Positive85% of 221 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 19.3%, Dark 15.7%, Anime 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #46 Viviette
71% matchVery Positive88% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 22.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Dark 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #47 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,273 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #48 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 21.9%, Horror 21.6%, Anime 13.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #49 Savior of the Abyss
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 263 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 22.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, JRPG 14.3%, Dark 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #50 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 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 23.5%, Anime 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Horror 14%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #51 The Shell Part I: Inferno
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 23.2%, Choices Matter 18%, Dark 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #52 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,800 reviews2026
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Supernatural 15.5%, Horror 15%, Multiple Endings 11%, RPG 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #53 APT. 407
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Jayhyeon Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game set in a Korean apartment building. Explore eerie occurrences throughout the complex and uncover the truth behind them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 21.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Supernatural 11.1%
- #54 The House in Fata Morgana
69% 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: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 15.2%, Dark 13%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #55 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
67% matchVery Positive95% of 9,094 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 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 17.9%, Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #56 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 14.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Gore 11.7%
- #57 Nightmare Zapping
67% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Anime 9.1%
- #58 The Coma: Recut
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,944 reviews2017
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are Youngho, a Korean high school student trapped and relentlessly pursued by a psychotic killer in the hellish corridors of Sehwa High. Run, hide, explore, and survive while piecing together the mystery The Coma in this remastered version of the Korean cult classic.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Anime 15%, Multiple Endings 11%, Visual Novel 7.9%
- #59 White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies - Complete Edition
69% matchMixed45% of 673 reviews2023
Dev: Rootnstudio Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Return to Yeondu High School and uncover the dark truth that remained hidden in this direct sequel to the Korean horror classic. Investigate bizarre phenomena, evade bloodthirsty killers, and unravel a twisting narrative spread across three unnerving episodes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.7%, Supernatural 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%
- #60 Angels of Death
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,263 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 54.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Dark 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Anime 10.2%