- #1 アイアイ喫茶店
97% matchVery Positive96% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
何気なく頼んだ「アイスコーヒー」の注文が、奥の部屋への「合言葉」になっちゃってる喫茶店。 1周5分の、ちょっとおかしくて怪しいマルチエンドADV。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Comic Book 18.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
- #2 Misohagi Crossing
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: sweet ampoule
Windows
On his first visit to his father's rural hometown in seven years, Hotaru reunites with his first love—only to learn that she died three years ago. Explore Yokomizo, uncover the truth behind a family tragedy, and escape supernatural otherworlds in this Japanese horror mystery adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Psychological 10%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #3 キズツケ kizutsuke
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 852話
Windows
To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #4 Abandoned Village Walking Group
95% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Horror 8.4%
- #5 Suhoshin
94% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 10.8%, Thriller 10.1%, Detective 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%
- #6 Stay Alive For Me
94% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Text-Based 10.7%, Thriller 10.1%
- #7 正体 SHOUT-AI
93% matchMixed61% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: 852話
Windows
Walk through a broken game with Yoka in this psychological horror visual novel. Move dialogue windows, peer through fragmented images, and read records no one answers. What you touch, preserve, or leave behind shapes your conversations and leads to six endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #8 Die by Anything
92% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Guarida Games Studio S.L.
Windows
Welcome to Die by Anything! Make the right choices to survive a “normal day” in the ordinary life of a student or die trying in ways you would never imagine. Trust nothing, no one and try to survive as you figure out what's going on.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Thriller 10.2%
- #9 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Detective 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Horror 10.3%, Text-Based 10%
- #10 The Seventh Day at the Tsubaki House - Whoever You Accuse Is Guilty
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Maru Works
Windows
A Japanese mystery adventure where any of the four could be the killer. Holding the dead man's will, you stay in his estate until the seventh-day memorial. Question the household across 13 locations, but you get only ten moves. Motive, opportunity and proof decide what your accusation is worth.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #11 KILLA
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Detective 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #12 BRXKEN INSIDE
89% matchVery Positive83% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
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: Text-Based 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Psychological 8.6%
- #13 Memory Girl +
89% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Horror 8.1%
- #14 Do you have SALT?
88% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Sin and SunPub: BRXKENVN
Windows
A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?
Why similar: Text-Based 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #15 Secret Some
87% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: AFTERTIME.INCPub: NBOXGAMES.INC
Windows
"Secret Some" is an authentic game It is a 'Youth Love Comedy Story' that depicts the process of creating a story of four characters and two people. Starting with graduation, there's another story about dating a character You can feel the feeling of a growing connection.
Why similar: Comic Book 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Text-Based 11%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #16 LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team BONA
Windows
You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional VN where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Psychological 8.6%
- #17 Blind Dog
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Thriller 8%
- #18 ROAD59 A Yakuza’s Last Stand
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社ロケットスタジオPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
Born as the heir to a crime syndicate, yet longing for an ordinary and peaceful life, the kind-hearted protagonist fights desperately to protect their loved ones. Set against a backdrop of towering skyscrapers, this visual novel weaves together the lives of 23 characters in a modern-day legend.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Text-Based 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #19 3Paths
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Trturist
Windows
A game about the path you're on, and what you're really doing with your life.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #20 KnitBone
83% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: aespipuPub: remarkablegames
Windows · Mac · Linux
⚠️ KnitBone is a story-driven psychological horror visual novel, where the therapist is more traumatized than the patient.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Psychological 8.4%
- #21 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TedRed
Windows
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
Why similar: Comic Book 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Detective 14.6%, Text-Based 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #22 Bound Between Desks
82% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Choices Matter 9%
- #23 Beyond R: Rule Ripper
82% matchPositive90% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: TohrivPub: GJ Staff
Windows · Mac · Linux
An evolving death game set in a bar, where getting to know its players is the only way out. Each person hides one of the game's rules. Discover them through their pasts, tastes, and finding hidden clues, then face them in an all-out discussion. Only three can survive, unless you fight back.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Thriller 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #24 Breaking Point
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Script Studio
Windows
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Comic Book 16.1%, Text-Based 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Thriller 7.6%
- #25 After School .LIVE – Mirror of Twilight
80% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
Windows
A visual novel starring the Vtubers from .LIVE production with a a mix of horror and school comedy. Work together with the club members to escape from the sealed school!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11.6%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #26 Reverie Eclipse
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skyfect StudioPub: Skyfect
Windows
You are the president of the student council at a high school. Six lovely girls are ready to help you! Spending time with them... is it as easy as it seems?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Thriller 9.6%, Anime 7.8%, Emotional 6.8%
- #27 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #28 夜明けの影法師
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Detective 9.3%, Thriller 8.5%
- #29 氷点下30度の絶望
77% matchVery Positive98% of 389 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
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: Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #30 Holy Shift
78% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Detective 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Text-Based 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #31 The Paracelsian Project
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #32 Island of Ruin
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: cretia studio
Windows
"Island of Ruin" is a puzzle novel game where you collect memory cores hidden across the island and uncover the truth behind a tragedy of the past. When the horrors that befell the boys and girls and the island’s strange phenomena are revealed, what final choice will you make?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Text-Based 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #33 Cyber Village 2200
75% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
It is the newest village of tradition. In the year 2200, Oculus, an employee at a cybernetic body manufacturing company, hears a rumor that a colleague has gone missing while on the job.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 9.2%
- #34 Blake: The Visual Novel
77% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
Windows · Mac
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Detective 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #35 Whispering Memories
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Text-Based 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #36 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Psychological 9.1%
- #37 C.V. 私と私の中の人 The Fourth Insider
74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: blooming spectrum
Windows · Mac
「私には『中の人』がいるらしい」 「声優×メタフィクション」新感覚ビジュアルノベル、開幕!ゲームの世界を認識している高校1年生・五月山さつきと、その親友・真野ユイ。そして二人の声を演じるのは声優・宮白桃子。キャラクターと「中の人」が交わるとき、物語はどこへ向かうのか。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Text-Based 14.9%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #38 The Trials - Chapter Two
73% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #39 There Is No Next Stop
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HANPAGE
Windows
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #40 The Island: Into The Mist
76% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Text-Based 11.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #41 SPRKLS.exe
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PesiiDom
Windows
˚ ̴̡̢̛̼̬̠̰̀͟҉̢C͊͊ ༘⋆ ⟡̷͛ SPRKLS.exe is a cute, melancholic story-driven puzzle-platformer visual novel about friendship and apocalypse that unfolds entirely on YOUR desktop 𓂃˗ˏˋ⟢ 𓂅 ⋆. ˖𓏲ּ𝄢 ⟡̵̂ ִֶָ 𓂃⊹
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #42 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Text-Based 13%, Detective 12.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Thriller 9.6%, Horror 8.7%
- #43 The Girl Who Wasn't There
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Text-Based 14.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #44 Melt Away
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OvercastPub: TOKYOTOON
Windows
People end up forgetting about the dead.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Anime 7%
- #45 Worn Out
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morimichi
Windows
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Psychological 8.9%
- #46 Wonderful Body Wanted
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Thriller 11.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #47 LOOP SYNDROME
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: TBCATGAMES
Windows
There are no second chances in medicine. A medical suspense visual novel where a young doctor gains the power to rewind time. Use the loop to change the fate of diagnoses, surgeries, and emergency treatments. Your choices shape the story, leading to multiple Bad, Good, and True Endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Text-Based 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Psychological 10.1%
- #48 One Night: Burlesque
70% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Comic Book 14.7%, Detective 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #49 Agent Sherine: Oil Baron
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cv_studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
CIA operative Sherine Hale continues her infiltration of a billionaire’s secluded mansion, where an oil deal of unimaginable value, rival agents, and dangerous desires collide. Guide her choices as she plays every side—and decides whether to complete the mission or claim the fortune for herself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Detective 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Thriller 7.4%
- #50 Dziedzic: Księga pytań bez odpowiedzi
69% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: MegoBari
Windows · Linux
Zlot rodzinny to dla Miłosza Dajskiego okazja, aby spotkać się z dawno niewidzianymi członkami rodziny. Przechadzając się po pałacu, w którym nie było go od lat napotyka człowieka, który zdaje się twierdzić, że jest jego kuzynem, ten jednak za nic nie potrafi go sobie przypomnieć.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Thriller 7.8%
- #51 Return to Zeroes
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
In New York, private detective Ikeda Sen happens upon the enigmatic Lila shortly before his client, Walton, hands him a strange device. And in Japan, Izumozaki Neneko stumbles upon a corpse by the canal on her way to school. Two unrelated stories unfold, intersecting in bizarre and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #52 破禁 Limbo Break
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzzPub: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Thriller 8.3%
- #53 HUMAN INTELLIGENCE
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews
Dev: HamsulT
Windows
Spend ten days answering customers as the human behind a supposedly automated AI. Choose the exact reply you can live with as everyday requests turn invasive, deceptive, and impossible. Your words stay on record. When the contract ends, someone has to take responsibility.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #54 The Mofu Game
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rasen Horror
Windows · Mac
The Mofu Game is a psychological horror visual novel about a cursed story that should never have been read. Proceed at your own risk.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Comic Book 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 7.9%
- #55 Kara no Shojo
70% matchVery Positive92% of 457 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 153.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Detective 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Thriller 8.2%
- #56 Secret Glory Hole
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: jonnymelabo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an abandoned bathroom waits a hungry female mouth; wet, eager, and downright sinister. Dare to feed it? — SHORT NAUGHTY SPOOKY VISUAL NOVEL · 26k words · 12 endings (in some you might even survive).
Why similar: Comic Book 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Text-Based 12%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #57 纸上的魔法使
66% matchVery Positive91% of 266 reviews2026
Dev: UGUISUKAGURAPub: TamaMako Gaming
Windows
莺神乐的知名作品,在Steam中高清化上架! 与书本坠入爱河,畅游在书本与魔法的世界中吧!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Detective 14.8%, Text-Based 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #58 Realization
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Agaze Productions
Windows
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Comic Book 21.8%, Detective 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Thriller 12%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #59 Lake of Darkness
67% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Steeze Games
Windows
Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Thriller 9.1%
- #60 Hazy Mind
67% matchVery Positive87% of 355 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Psychological 11%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%