- #1 Cabernet
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,170 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Vampires 78.9% ★, Romance 8.3%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Horror 4.9%
- #2 7'scarlet
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 873 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Otome 44.6% ★, Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Romance 14.5%, Horror 7.2%
- #3 Countess in Crimson
96% matchVery Positive84% of 847 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Seductions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 163.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncover the dark secrets of the secluded Carpathian village while engaging in passionate romance along the way in this interactive visual novel / adventure game hybrid with a gothic horror theme.
Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Romance 23.2%, Indie 12.3%, Horror 11.6%
- #4 Sigh of the Abyss
95% matchVery Positive96% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Otome 49.1% ★, Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Romance 15.1%
- #5 When The Night Comes
94% matchVery Positive93% of 329 reviews2021
Dev: Lunaris Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: Vampires 51.7% ★, Otome 14.4% ★, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Horror 5.9%
- #6 The Chrono Jotter
94% matchVery Positive94% of 2,243 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Adventure 31.2%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Indie 24.7%, Horror 15.2%
- #7 Homicipher
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,136 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Otome 53.8% ★, Visual Novel 18.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Horror 11.7%
- #8 SoulSet
93% matchVery Positive90% of 162 reviews2017
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Otome 28.6% ★, Visual Novel 22.5%, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 16.3%, Romance 12.4%
- #9 Fledgling Manor
91% matchVery Positive99% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: In Secret Places
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
Why similar: Vampires 68.1% ★, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 10.4%, Horror 7%, Indie 1.5%
- #10 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
91% matchVery Positive95% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Otome 57.2% ★, Visual Novel 22.5%, Romance 20.3%
- #11 The House in Fata Morgana
89% matchVery Positive95% of 6,401 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Visual Novel 26.4%, Romance 24.1%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 15.9%, Horror 11.9%
- #12 Demonheart: Hunters
90% matchVery Positive84% of 297 reviews2020
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.
Why similar: Otome 58.9% ★, Romance 21.8%, Adventure 19.3%
- #13 Crimson Veil
89% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: MKRUdesignPub: MKRUgames
Windows
An Adult Vampire Hunter RPG! Will you take down the creatures of the night, or will you turn into one yourself...?
Why similar: Vampires 91.3% ★, Romance 8.7%
- #14 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
87% matchVery Positive91% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Otome 46.7% ★, Romance 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Adventure 17.2%
- #15 Phantom of the Twilight
86% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Lumiere Entertainment Inc.Pub: Smilegate
Windows
Enjoy a sweet romance with vampires in this otome novel adventure.
Why similar: Otome 59% ★, Visual Novel 20.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 5.7%
- #16 Hotel Tutwin
88% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Roxiano Creations
Windows · Mac
Hotel Tutwin is a visual novel designed for horror / romance lovers, but can also be quirky and cute. Each story line is quick and to-the-point, but there are many to discover. Prepare for inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Vampires 51.1% ★, Otome 26.1% ★, Romance 10.9%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Horror 3.4%
- #17 BAD END THEATER
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,804 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.8%, Romance 36.2%
- #18 Demonheart
86% matchVery Positive91% of 756 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Otome 46.7% ★, Romance 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Adventure 17.2%
- #19 Mask of the Rose
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 396 reviews2023
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: Romance 39.9%, Visual Novel 39.6%, Otome 20.5% ★
- #20 Cage of Roses
82% matchVery Positive89% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: ebi-himePub: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
Why similar: Vampires 72.4% ★, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 13%
- #21 Velvet Bite: Softly, with Teeth
83% matchMixed52% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: EVERIUM
Windows · Mac
You've been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a Romantic Visual Novel featuring 6 romanceable vampires.
Why similar: Otome 53.3% ★, Visual Novel 23%, Indie 13.8%, Romance 9.9%
- #22 Ballads at Midnight
81% matchVery Positive94% of 478 reviews2022
Dev: SynstoriaPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
When a sarcastic bard is arrested and exiled to an abandoned castle, she expected to be at the mercy of a hungry, blood-thirsty vampire. She soon discovers that the vampire, Lucius, is not starving: he is gravely bored. She may just survive on borrowed time, one ballad each midnight.
Why similar: Vampires 55.7% ★, Otome 21% ★, Adventure 8.2%, Romance 8.1%, Visual Novel 7%
- #23 Folie Fatale
80% matchVery Positive86% of 2,591 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Otome 59.8% ★, Visual Novel 21.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 5.8%
- #24 Homicipher: Demo
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Otome 60.9% ★, Adventure 25.8%, Horror 13.3%
- #25 Serafina's Crown
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Woodsy StudioPub: Thesis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Serafina’s Crown is a visual novel with elements of fantasy, adventure and romance. You play as Odell Perin, the newly-appointed regent of Darzia as she tries to solve the murder of the queen and a host of other domestic and international crises.
Why similar: Adventure 49.9%, Indie 37%, Visual Novel 13.1%
- #26 Pinewood Island
82% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
Windows · Mac
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 52.7% ★, Romance 19.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Horror 10.6%
- #27 First Bite
81% matchVery Positive85% of 165 reviews2022
Dev: First Bite Games
Windows · Mac
An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.
Why similar: Vampires 53.9% ★, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Otome 11.7% ★, Indie 7.7%
- #28 Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
79% matchVery Positive95% of 324 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Why similar: Vampires 62.6% ★, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 14.9%, Horror 2.4%
- #29 Bewitching Sinners
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 524 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: Otome 56.5% ★, Visual Novel 23%, Romance 20.5%
- #30 Cooking Companions
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,196 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Visual Novel 38.6%, Adventure 38.6%, Horror 22.7%
- #31 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
Why similar: Otome 46.2% ★, Romance 18.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%
- #32 Drops of Death
75% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Otome 43.3% ★, Visual Novel 23.5%, Romance 19.8%, Indie 13.5%
- #33 Lachesis or Atropos
77% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Adventure 26.6%, Romance 20.4%, Horror 15.3%, Indie 10.1%
- #34 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
74% matchVery Positive93% of 4,390 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Otome 64.6% ★, Adventure 22%, Indie 13.5%
- #35 Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
76% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.
Why similar: Otome 48.6% ★, Romance 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Adventure 15.5%
- #36 Scarlet Defiance: The Wall Between Us
76% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Vmmersion Studios
Windows · Linux
In this dark fantasy yuri visual novel, follow the events that lead up to the fateful meeting of two young women. Accompany Sofia, a human revolutionary, and Vlatka, the vampire princess, as they navigate political upheaval, forbidden romance, and the ugliness of war.
Why similar: Vampires 52% ★, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Adventure 10%, Indie 5.5%
- #37 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 659 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
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: Visual Novel 51.2%, Romance 48.8%
- #38 Dread Weight
73% matchVery Positive87% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Adventure 29.3%, Indie 21.5%, Horror 18.1%
- #39 Gilded Shadows
74% matchVery Positive95% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Steamberry Studio
Windows
A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
Why similar: Otome 56.7% ★, Romance 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%
- #40 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,307 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Horror 28.1%, Romance 22.8%
- #41 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
72% matchVery Positive86% of 256 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: Visual Novel 54.7%, Horror 30.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 6.6%
- #42 Dark Nights
71% matchVery Positive92% of 421 reviews2022
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Otome 43.8% ★, Adventure 17.3%, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Horror 5.9%
- #43 Seraphim Slum
71% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54%, Romance 46%
- #44 Red Embrace: Hollywood
73% matchVery Positive85% of 366 reviews2019
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
1996—Los Angeles, CA. A young newcomer is turned into a vampire and thrust into the dark underworld of society, forced to sink or swim. You are that newcomer.
Why similar: Vampires 82.9% ★, Visual Novel 9.7%, Indie 7.4%
- #45 Love Alone Death
69% matchVery Positive99% of 430 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Adventure 40.6%, Romance 30.6%, Horror 15.4%, Indie 13.5%
- #46 Creature Romances: For the Ladies
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: NostalgiaPub: Sekai Project
Windows
An original mystery horror love story! This work contains many disturbing, grotesque images and images of non-human creatures. Please be aware of this if you decide to buy this game.
Why similar: Otome 32.6% ★, Indie 27.3%, Romance 17.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Horror 7.2%
- #47 BUSTAFELLOWS
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,031 reviews2021
Dev: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
Why similar: Otome 48.5% ★, Adventure 17.8%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%
- #48 OBSCURA
67% matchVery Positive99% of 457 reviews2024
Dev: Rotten RaccoonsPub: Kaguya Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Descend under a mountain to the marketplace below, where everything has a price. Meet the four men who can each give you what you need, but beware: they have their own hidden motives and uses for you. OBSCURA is a dark fantasy romance VN that asks how far you'll go to get what you need.
Why similar: Otome 53.2% ★, Romance 20.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Indie 7.3%
- #49 Ghosts of Miami
72% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Miami, 1986. Chelo Martínez has started a private investigation business to find missing people. Make tough decisions, solve cases, and find love: but you might not have time for all three. Ghosts of Miami features five cases, beautiful art, and the best game OST of 2017!
Why similar: Adventure 65.8%, Visual Novel 34.2%
- #50 The Night Market
70% matchVery Positive85% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Zinnia DemitassePub: Lamplight Inc.
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.
Why similar: Vampires 68.3% ★, Romance 31.7%
- #51 Little Goody Two Shoes
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,440 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Adventure 52.4%, Horror 25.5%, Romance 22.2%
- #52 Heart of the House
71% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #53 Otome Legends
68% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Otome 58.2% ★, Visual Novel 22.4%, Horror 11.8%, Indie 7.5%
- #54 Darkness Revenge
68% matchVery Positive83% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Hematite
Windows
Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!
Why similar: Vampires 75% ★, Visual Novel 7.9%, Romance 7.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 2.5%
- #55 Heart Fragment
67% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Otome 37.9% ★, Indie 30%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 15.1%
- #56 Heart Cage
63% matchVery Positive97% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!
Why similar: Otome 62.9% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 7.5%
- #57 Scarlet Hollow
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,946 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Adventure 26.5%, Horror 26.3%
- #58 Rituals in the Dark
68% matchVery Positive86% of 198 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
Why similar: Romance 33.3%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Indie 29%, Horror 7%
- #59 Our Bad Ending
64% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: FEVER FICTION
Windows · Mac · Linux
A ritual. A festering, unrequited love. Sink into a humid and visceral Southeast Asian horror about the pursuit of a doomed lesbian love. Is a bad ending better than no ending at all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Romance 29%, Horror 21.2%, Indie 16.8%
- #60 Blood Lily Loop
66% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Adventure 25.3%, Horror 22.3%, Indie 11.2%