- #1 Rudravati: Curse of Bhankilla
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LeZit Games
Windows
A first-person supernatural horror inspired by the legends of Bhangarh Fort. Explore India’s most haunted place, uncover your brother’s disappearance, and survive the ancient curse that still haunts the ruins.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.1%, Lore-Rich 22.6%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #2 Corpse Party (2021)
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,410 reviews2021
Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 15.3%, Supernatural 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Anime 8.4%
- #3 Paranoia Vol I
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oh KAY Gamers
Windows
A psychological horror where every choice you make determines the course of the game. You are Clark Turner, a student graduate who finds himself in an abandoned facility. But you aren't alone. A stranger using a radio guides your way ... but his motives may not be what it seems
Why similar: Supernatural 25.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, Emotional 9.1%, Choices Matter 8%
- #4 Unfriendly Friend
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Linux
From YOUR decisions, many people could get hurt. Can you save your friends or at least save yourself from the horror that awaits?
Why similar: Gore 17%, Violent 12.7%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Emotional 8%
- #5 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Supernatural 16.8%, Emotional 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #6 Final Outcry
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew KendallPub: Anchorwatch Games
Windows
Final Outcry is a first-person horror game that centers on classified government found footage of an urban exploration trip gone wrong. As you venture further into an abandoned prison, do you have what it takes to face the horrors lurking within and reach the end of the V/H/S tape?
Why similar: Supernatural 19.2%, Lore-Rich 17%, Gore 12%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #7 The Hungry Fly
92% matchVery Positive91% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
Windows
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
Why similar: Surreal 14.1%, Gore 13.6%, Horror 12.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Violent 10.6%
- #8 Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
91% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.4%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Horror 9.4%, Anime 9.4%, Investigation 8.7%
- #9 Ashen Reverie
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tidalspire
Windows
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Emotional 9.7%, Anime 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #10 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
90% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Horror 15.7%, Anime 14.7%, Violent 13.9%
- #11 Fallow
89% matchVery Positive97% of 138 reviews2021
Dev: Ada Rook
Windows
Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.9%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Emotional 13.2%, Surreal 11.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #12 Ajgal
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Echo
Windows
Your daughter vanished. You did nothing. In Ajgal, descend into a world shaped by guilt, memory, and flesh—where redemption costs more than blood, and silence always comes back.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.9%, Gore 16.6%, Violent 13.5%, Surreal 10.5%, Horror 9.6%
- #13 The Game of Fourtune
88% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Supernatural 13.3%, Emotional 11.7%, Anime 9.9%, Gore 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #14 Water Delivery
87% matchVery Positive87% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Frozen Lake Software
Windows
Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening?
Why similar: Supernatural 18.2%, Horror 10.6%, Violent 10.2%, Surreal 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #15 Pathotaxia: PANDORA
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FridayCarnagePub: Bad Shiba
Windows
Pathotaxia: PANDORA is an RPG Maker horror puzzle game where you explore Pathotaxia's setting, interact with strange characters, and view visual novel-like cgs as you progress through the game. Help Pandora as she seals demons back into her dolls and unravels the mystery behind her mother's death.
Why similar: Gore 20.3%, Horror 12.8%, Supernatural 12.2%, Surreal 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #16 Tiny Bunny
84% 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 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Gore 11.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #17 Witching Hour
86% matchMixed67% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.1%, Violent 12.9%, Emotional 12.1%, Horror 10.5%, Surreal 10.3%
- #18 Resequence: The Orchard
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CLEARRAVE
Windows
Resequence: The Orchard is an occult-horror adventure game in which school counselor Saito approaches an inexplicable phenomena through his counseling sessions with students.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.6%, Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Surreal 9.7%
- #19 Evil Spirits
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear horror visual novel based on Slavic folklore. Explore a god-forgotten village and a forest hiding ancient evil. Trust no one. Remember: real evil often lurks not in house corners, but in the human soul's darkness.
Why similar: Gore 19.5%, Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #20 Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway
83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ONImations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wanna join our nightmarish dream?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15%, Emotional 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Horror 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #21 Iwaihime
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 873 reviews2020
Dev: DMM GAMESPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Supernatural 23%, Anime 12.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #22 NightFall Hollow
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lee HallPub: Deadlyspud Productions
Windows
Investigate the strange town of Nightfall Hollow, and see if you can get to the truth. Enjoy the opening chapter of our game, meet some of the residents, solve a selection of puzzles, and have your first glimpse into Nightfall Hollow. There's plenty to discover, and the odd Easter-egg or two as well
Why similar: Supernatural 23.9%, Horror 12.7%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Investigation 10.8%
- #23 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 161.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.2%, Gore 12.3%, Surreal 9.8%, Horror 8.9%, Anime 7.8%
- #24 Rock Paper Kill
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ThighisenPub: BARGAIN BIN ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Windows
A psychological horror game about Rock Paper Scissors.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.1%
- #25 Frequency of Fear : Chapter 1
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sekoci
Windows
Play as Maya, an aspiring urban explorer, and unravel the truth behind every rumor and myth that haunts every dark corner. Traverse the shadows, survive the horrors, and keep your sanity intact as you uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.4%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Horror 11.8%, Investigation 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #26 Gurobu
81% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.4%, Anime 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Horror 9.5%, Emotional 9.2%
- #27 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Supernatural 17.2%, Emotional 16.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #28 Lyset Core
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Lyset Team
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.
Why similar: Anime 17%, Violent 16.4%, Gore 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Horror 15.3%
- #29 Fragile
78% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 25.7%, Violent 18.7%, Horror 10%, Lore-Rich 9.6%, Surreal 7.2%
- #30 The Game Store
77% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: echomune
Windows
You get to pick out a game from the Game Store in town but do not choose a certain game.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.7%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Horror 11.8%, Surreal 8.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #31 The Many Deaths of Lily Kosen
76% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A demon is trying to kill you and your friends, and it's all that you can do to survive. How can you stop it permanently? How many of your friends have to die before it's all over? Try and make the best choices you can in this pulse-pounding horror visual novel!
Why similar: Supernatural 17.8%, Horror 10.8%, Violent 10.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Anime 9.8%
- #32 Project Vostok: Episodes 2 & 3
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover a story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate of diverse cast of characters in this visual novel.
Why similar: Emotional 14.7%, Gore 13.5%, Horror 10.7%, Anime 10%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #33 soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
73% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: milk+ visual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yuri denpa tale about the cursed pariah of a rural cult, Mercy, and her fateful meeting with the Holy Maiden Auma. Bloody, bold, and bone-chilling, this visual novel explores the complexities of the cycle of abuse and the violence in playing by the rules.
Why similar: Gore 21.7%, Violent 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #34 Scarlet Wolf
73% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Graven Visual Novels
Windows · Mac
If you're ready to run and play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, then come on in and make yourself at home. Behind the door, endless oppressive corridors, filthy walls, deadly traps, and a ravenous creature eagerly waiting to get up close and personal with you await.
Why similar: Violent 16.4%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #35 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
75% matchVery Positive89% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16%, Emotional 12.1%, Horror 11.3%, Gore 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #36 Project Vostok: Episode 1
74% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Gore 13.7%, Horror 12.1%, Anime 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Emotional 10.3%
- #37 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
75% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Anime 12.9%, Gore 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Violent 9.1%
- #38 Scarred Stars: Traumatic Edition
74% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's Games
Windows · Mac
Scarred Stars: Traumatic edition begins by you entering an amusement park from hell and you must escape with your sanity - if you can! Adventure through a ruined amusement park with a dark past. Escape monsters and discover multiple endings in this survival horror game!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.4%, Horror 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Anime 8.8%
- #39 Remedy for Personality
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.1%, Supernatural 12.4%, Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #40 I'll Do It Tomorrow
72% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Anime 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Surreal 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #41 Gore Screaming Show
72% matchVery Positive88% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Surreal 9.6%, Anime 9.4%, Horror 9%
- #42 The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek
71% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: Senokos Games
Windows · Linux
The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.4%, Emotional 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 9.8%
- #43 The Casting of Frank Stone™
70% matchMixed62% of 5,541 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Supernatural 12.2%, Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #44 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
71% 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: Anime 15.8%, Gore 15.5%, Horror 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #45 The Shocking Truth
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: bibows
Windows
Shape Delvin’s fate by navigating fragile relationships, uncover hidden motives, and peel back the layers of a world that grows stranger the deeper you go. Meet unforgettable characters, make impossible choices, and discover just how far you’re willing to go to protect yourself or your loved ones.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.3%, Emotional 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Investigation 10.1%
- #46 I Live Under Your House (Renovation)
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.
Why similar: Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Anime 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Surreal 10.1%
- #47 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
71% 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 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Gore 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Anime 8.7%
- #48 Aroma
69% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Horror 13%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Gore 10.3%
- #49 Hollow Bliss
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
HOLLOW BLISS, the horror game where death, choice, and consequences all come back to haunt you.
Why similar: Supernatural 13.7%, Surreal 10.6%, Horror 9.7%, Gore 9.5%, Anime 8.7%
- #50 FrighTV Presents GHOSTS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cerulean Games
Windows · Mac
A first-person horror adventure blending real-time gameplay with live-action footage. Manage a cursed broadcast, monitor your ghost-hunting crew, and face the terrifying Long Lady — your choices decide who survives the night.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.4%, Supernatural 17.7%, Investigation 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #51 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 873 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.2 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: Visual Novel 16.8%, Horror 16%, Anime 15.2%, Gore 14.5%, Violent 11.5%
- #52 Folklore: Shadows of the Shackled
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinity Green Game Studio
Windows
Folklore: Shadows of the Shackled is a first-person psychological horror game inspired by elements of the Brazilian folklore.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.9%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Gore 10.9%, Emotional 10.5%
- #53 The Shame of a Daydreamer
66% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Micki
Windows
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Supernatural 18%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Emotional 13.3%, Surreal 11.8%, Choices Matter 11%
- #54 Cooking Companions
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,183 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19%, Supernatural 18.5%, Horror 10%, Anime 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #55 Evil Nightmares
68% match2 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Xeaker
Windows
The Bell is ringing and there is no escape. The world is quickly shrouded in darkness and horrifying creatures lurk for Marv. He must face his fears and find a way out of this nightmare or he will be trapped in hellfire forever.
Why similar: Horror 15.3%, Surreal 13.6%, Supernatural 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Anime 9.8%
- #56 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
67% 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: Supernatural 16.7%, Anime 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Horror 10.1%
- #57 Threads of Karma
66% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Supernatural 24.1%, Emotional 12.8%, Horror 12.7%, Surreal 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #58 High School Dirty Secrets
65% 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: Horror 12.7%, Gore 12.6%, Anime 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Choices Matter 9.9%