
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, Singleplayer, Psychological Horror.

John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.

Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn
A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life.

Sickness
Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.
A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life.
Why similar: Psychological 15.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Sexual Content 8%, Nudity 7.5%
Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.
Why similar: Violent 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological 12.6%, Anime 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dating Sim 12%, Sexual Content 10.3%, Nudity 10.1%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Psychological 13%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Nudity 12.7%, Anime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Psychological 7.6%
Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
"Treasure of blizzard" is a fantasy themed visual novel inspiring with beautiful arts and interesting game characters. The fate of the protagonist completely depends on your choice. Probably your character may meet his partner in life; however he may also meet the end of his life.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Nudity 15.3%, Sexual Content 12%, Anime 9.6%
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Anime 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Anime 14%, Sexual Content 8.4%, Horror 6.6%
Can you survive with three women in the middle of nowhere. In this Survival, Romance Visual Novel adventure.
Why similar: Sexual Content 21.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Nudity 17.6%, Violent 13.7%, Dating Sim 8.9%
Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Psychological 17.1%, Anime 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Anime 10.8%, Horror 10.2%
This story is about a man that somehow wakes in the body of a little robot. GRAY is a platform-puzzle game combined with an erotic visual novel.
Why similar: Sexual Content 41.5%, Nudity 38.1%, Visual Novel 8%, Psychological Horror 4%, Violent 3.4%
The main character, named Clive, considers himself a psychopath. He has long wanted to hurt someone. So Clive kidnapped a girl on his seventeenth birthday. But the victim was more complicated than he'd thought.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Sexual Content 21.7%, Nudity 13.8%, Anime 11.9%, Violent 8.2%
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: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Anime 11.1%
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 12%, Violent 11.5%, Nudity 11.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Sexual Content 10%
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Sexual Content 14.7%, Psychological 12.2%, Anime 12.2%
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Anime 12.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
The Grey Dream is an adult Visual Novel about a man who got offered a job in an international trading company right after graduation. As soon as you accept it, the consequences of the past start to manifest. Who knows? Maybe you can get rid of your past or spice up your future with it.
Why similar: Sexual Content 22.1%, Nudity 20.5%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 11%
After losing his girlfriend and his job on the same day one could easily say that Austin Lewis is having a very bad day until a unique opportunity knocks on his door. “Fix Me Fix You” is an uplifting, positive and therapeutic slice of life drama Visual Novel.
Why similar: Sexual Content 29.7%, Visual Novel 28%, Anime 12%, Simulation 10.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Psychological 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Indie 7.5%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.9%, Psychological 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Violent 11%, Psychological 11%, Sexual Content 10.6%
Before Yoru try to end his own life, a succubus girl named Lilith appeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Nudity 23.2%, Sexual Content 22.7%, Anime 16.8%, Casual 4.4%
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.6%, Anime 11%
As another woman joins the list of the missing, deep within a forest, a man living in solitude is visited by a pretty stranger. Wet Nightmares is an Erotic Horror Visual Novel exploring the psyche of a haunted man and his depraved past.
Why similar: Sexual Content 25.9%, Nudity 20.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.
Why similar: Sexual Content 26.9%, Nudity 23.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
A self abating husk is forcibly coerced into a suicide pact by a "perfect" girl drowning in ennui and despair. The result is unfathomable heart rending terror and confusion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Anime 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%
TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.
Why similar: Psychological 17%, Violent 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
Following his mother's death, a young man meets a strange young girl in the Welsh countryside.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.4%, Casual 22%, Indie 21.6%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.7%, Violent 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Story Rich 21.5%, Casual 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Nudity 7.1%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Sexual Content 5.4%, Choices Matter 5%
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%
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: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Horror 10%
Graham’s alone in a forest filled with strange wolves. While he’s fleeing for his life he finds a lost girl in an abandoned lodge that won’t survive without his help. Try to find their way to safety in this slow-burning cinematic thriller filled with puzzles, hand-drawn animation and lots of mystery
Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.2%, Story Rich 19.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Indie 9.2%, Casual 9%
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Anime 17.2%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Casual 7.7%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
A dark visual novel about a young prince's unhealthy infatuation with his nursemaid, and his misguided attempts to win her heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Psychological 26.2%, Sexual Content 22.7%, Anime 15.3%, Story Rich 3.7%
“Are things OK as they are?” In every second of every minute of the life the young man had lived, the same thought recurred in his mind. Looking back on his past, the girls he’d met in this peaceful life made him feel guilty, and his heart was tormented with that guilt.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Anime 13.8%, Violent 13.6%, Sexual Content 13.5%, Nudity 12.9%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Anime 11.2%, Psychological 10.3%, Simulation 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7%
An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Choices Matter 17%, Anime 12.3%, Story Rich 12.1%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 22.8%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Anime 9.5%
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. What do you do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Dating Sim 22.8%, Anime 15.6%, Simulation 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
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: Visual Novel 24.2%, Anime 18.3%, Horror 15.7%, Violent 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Multiple Endings 17%, Anime 15.7%, Violent 14.1%
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Anime 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
A side story to The Labyrinth of Grisaia, this game explores protagonist Kazami Yuuji's past, focusing on his life with Kusakabe Asako, the CIRS agent who rescued him at a young age from a terrorist organization. Secret passages of The Labyrinth of Grisaia are revealed within...
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Nudity 16.3%, Violent 14.2%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Anime 10.7%
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 14.7%, Violent 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%
Summer Crush is a visual novel for adults where the plot develops from the decisions you make. Play as a young man who has already planned out his boring adult life, and is now waiting for summer to end. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Sexual Content 26.6%, Nudity 24%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Story Rich 8.1%