Games Like Corpse Party: Blood Drive

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: Gore 31.6%, Violent 23.9%, Anime 16.1%, Horror 15%, Visual Novel 11.6%

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: Gore 37.7%, Violent 27.4%, Anime 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Horror 10.3%

Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.

Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Anime 24%, Gore 19.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Violent 10.8%

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: Gore 39.5%, Violent 28.4%, Anime 13.4%, Horror 12.8%, Indie 5.9%

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

Why similar: Gore 39.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Anime 18.9%, Violent 16%, Horror 4.8%

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: Gore 33.1%, Horror 28.7%, Anime 24.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Indie 2.4%

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: Gore 29.9%, Violent 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Anime 18.2%, Horror 10.1%

This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.4%, Anime 31%, Horror 25.5%

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: Gore 27.7%, Anime 23.4%, Violent 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Horror 6.3%

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: Gore 24.9%, Anime 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Horror 17.7%, Violent 17.6%

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: Gore 26.3%, Anime 21.5%, Violent 17.7%, Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%

Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Anime 31.4%, Horror 24.7%

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: Anime 22.8%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Horror 20.6%, Gore 19.1%, Violent 14.1%

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: Anime 24.4%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Violent 19%, Gore 18.7%, Horror 16.4%

Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.

Why similar: Gore 34%, Violent 26.2%, Anime 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%

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: Gore 35.7%, Violent 27.5%, Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 6.6%

Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

Why similar: Gore 39.1%, Anime 24.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Horror 18.1%

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: Gore 24.5%, Anime 21.7%, Horror 19.5%, Violent 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%

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: Violent 29.1%, Gore 24.6%, Anime 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Horror 11.9%

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: Violent 32.2%, Anime 25.7%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Horror 15.1%, Indie 4.2%

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Gore 29.5%, Anime 26.9%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Violent 17.4%, Horror 4.6%

Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.

Why similar: Gore 50.4%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 13.2%

Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!

Why similar: Gore 26%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Violent 24.9%, Anime 15.4%, Horror 7.9%

"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.

Why similar: Gore 32.9%, Anime 19.2%, Violent 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Horror 14.2%

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

Why similar: Gore 28%, Violent 19.1%, Anime 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Horror 15.5%

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: Anime 29.1%, Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Gore 17.6%, Violent 13.2%

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: Anime 51.5%, Horror 48.5%

The last installment of the dungeon-crawling RPG trilogy reaches its stunning conclusion! Will the Blood Maidens finally get their happily ever after?

Why similar: Anime 54.8%, Visual Novel 45.2%

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: Anime 38.2%, Horror 31.2%, Visual Novel 30.5%

A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?

Why similar: Gore 33.9%, Violent 25.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 14%, Horror 5.8%

In collaboration with Corpse Party scenario writer Makoto Kedouin, this horror RPG follows Mai Toyama’s search for her sister in a quiet lakeside town. She’ll unravel clues to the town’s past by day, and battle Shadow Matter by night. Can you uncover the truth before reality is consumed by darkness?

Why similar: Gore 37%, Anime 22.3%, Violent 18.6%, Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 7.4%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Horror 31%, Anime 24.8%, Indie 9.1%

Another chapter of the atmospheric horror series has emerged from the shadows! Eerie sound design and shadowy environments set the stage for gruesome and terrifying ghosts never seen before in the series.

Why similar: Anime 71.1%, Horror 28.9%

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: Anime 33%, Visual Novel 32%, Horror 27.8%, Indie 7.2%

"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.

Why similar: Violent 35.6%, Anime 26.5%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Horror 16.4%

The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Gore 25.4%, Violent 19.2%, Anime 12.2%, Indie 7%

Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Gore 26.8%, Horror 22%, Visual Novel 21%, Violent 18.5%, Anime 9.6%

“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.

Why similar: Horror 60.8%, Violent 25.4%, Anime 13.8%

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: Gore 30.2%, Anime 28.9%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Violent 16.1%, Indie 2%

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: Gore 25.9%, Horror 24.2%, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 13.6%, Violent 11.9%

A brand‑new bundle from the creators of the short‑form horror hit Violent Horror Stories. This time the collection revolves around one chilling theme: confinement.

Why similar: Horror 54.1%, Visual Novel 35.9%, Indie 10%

A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.

Why similar: Gore 41%, Horror 31.3%, Anime 27.7%

Japanese survival horror game "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse" is back with better graphics.

Why similar: Horror 100%

The final chapter in the Grisaia series, featuring The Seed of Blanc Aile, the overarching story's grand conclusion and Prologue De La Grisaia, a prologue set before Yuuji's arrival at Mihama.

Why similar: Violent 37.4%, Anime 30.9%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Gore 7.8%

The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Gore 30.8%, Violent 22.6%, Anime 14.9%

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 51.4%, Anime 39.8%, Indie 8.9%

The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....

Why similar: Anime 33.8%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Gore 23.5%, Violent 12.6%

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: Violent 38.1%, Horror 26.6%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Anime 14%

Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

Why similar: Anime 31.7%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Gore 24.3%, Violent 18.7%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Anime 41.7%, Indie 12.7%

"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: Anime 47.2%, Horror 44.9%, Indie 7.9%

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: Gore 25.1%, Anime 22.4%, Violent 21%, Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%

Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.

Why similar: Anime 57.2%, Visual Novel 42.8%

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Horror 34%, Anime 33.6%, Violent 27.9%, Indie 4.5%

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: Gore 28.1%, Anime 21.7%, Violent 16.8%, Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%

TRTH(The road to hades) is a horror adventure game full of Asian myths and art. Guide the girl safely in the world of the dead. Welcome to a new game you have not experienced.

Why similar: Gore 47.8%, Violent 35.1%, Horror 11.5%, Indie 5.6%

Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.

Why similar: Horror 60.1%, Anime 30.6%, Indie 9.3%

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: Gore 33.2%, Violent 26.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Horror 13.9%, Anime 11%

A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...

Why similar: Anime 32.8%, Horror 31.7%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Indie 5.8%

Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

Why similar: Anime 29.4%, Visual Novel 26%, Gore 16.5%, Horror 13.3%, Violent 12.2%