- #1 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
97% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 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: Visual Novel 23.7%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #2 筮灵 SHILING
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 19.7%, Thriller 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #3 Paper Bride
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Word Game 21.1%, Detective 14.6%, Supernatural 14%, Thriller 13.6%, Horror 11.1%
- #4 背后3:阴戏
95% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back3:Spooky》 is a moderately horror-themed FMV.As the third game in the Back series, the story unfolds after protagonists Ren Xing and Gao Yan survive their escape from the strange realm in the previous Back2. embarking on a brand-new adventure.
Why similar: Supernatural 14.3%, Thriller 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Psychological 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #5 TOUQI
94% matchVery Positive92% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Detective 9.3%
- #6 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
94% matchVery Positive94% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Word Game 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Violent 8.2%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
- #7 Sweet Home
93% matchVery Positive95% of 9,271 reviews2025
Dev: 开心茶房Pub: Tailtone Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Word Game 23%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 8.4%
- #8 Fearbonding
92% matchVery Positive96% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Supernatural 15.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.3%
- #9 Blood Lily Ghoststories
91% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Supernatural 13.3%, Thriller 10%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #10 Homicipher
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 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: Word Game 31.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Horror 12.4%
- #11 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 643 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: LGBTQ+ 48.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Violent 7.7%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #12 林葬屋前传:冥声
89% matchVery Positive88% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a Chinese folk horror FMV mystery about a forbidden ghost marriage, a cursed nursery rhyme, and a string of fear-stricken deaths. Investigate a haunted mansion, uncover buried sins, and face multiple endings.
Why similar: Supernatural 15.4%, Thriller 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #13 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Horror 14.2%
- #14 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
88% matchVery Positive91% of 1,105 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Word Game 23.4%, Supernatural 15%, Thriller 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Horror 9.3%
- #15 MAMIYA
87% matchVery Positive92% of 473 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Emotional 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #16 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
86% matchVery Positive93% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Word Game 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Detective 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Thriller 10%
- #17 The Chrono Jotter
86% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.6 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: Word Game 18%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Detective 10.4%, Thriller 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #18 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
85% matchVery Positive81% of 1,082 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Investigation 14%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological 10.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #19 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
84% matchVery Positive100% of 113 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Horror 18.4%, Violent 17.7%, Gore 14.7%, RPG 12%
- #20 Saihate Station
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,976 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #21 Rubbings
82% matchVery Positive89% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑,根据匿名信件中的拓片线索,深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村,这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事,并在村庄中展开调查,你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Word Game 23.7%, Detective 11%, Thriller 10.5%, Supernatural 10.2%, Investigation 10.1%
- #22 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
84% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.5%, Detective 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #23 Case 03: True Cannibal Boy
81% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Horror 10.6%
- #24 流言侦探
82% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Word Game 46%, Detective 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #25 Curse
83% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Stormlord GamesPub: Stormlord Games LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
CURSE is a point-and-click horror game that throws the player into the world of paranormal investigations.
Why similar: Supernatural 43.2%, Horror 35.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #26 The House in Fata Morgana
79% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #27 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,933 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里,不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦,作为“非日常部”的一员,和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间,废墟一般的住宅楼,等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Word Game 29.5%, LGBTQ+ 23%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Story Rich 5%
- #28 Cursed Mansion
80% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.3%, Horror 17.2%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #29 Myths of Rules
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,032 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Word Game 46.4%, Investigation 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 8.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #30 Homicipher: Demo
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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: Word Game 36.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Thriller 17.2%, Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #31 The Bridge Curse Road to Salvation
76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,635 reviews2022
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fear, anxiety, and laughter are the symbol of youth. Experience the true paranormal haunting with your friends from the first-person perspective and stay alive. The Bridge Curse Road to Salvation is an adaptation of a horror film, includes Taiwanese urban legend and an intriguing backstory.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.3%, Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, RPG 9%
- #32 Cursed Feed
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.
Why similar: Horror 31%, Psychological Horror 26%, Violent 15.5%, Gore 13.2%, Adventure 11%
- #33 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
78% matchVery Positive86% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Horror 16.1%, Violent 14.9%, Gore 13%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #34 追曙
74% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: 悄语灯
Windows
Officer Yang Fan receives a distorted radio distress call during his shift.The signal traces back to an abandoned apartment building—one linked to the records of a young girl's suicide years prior. As his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dark secret buried so deep,no one dares speak of it.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Emotional 14.3%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
- #35 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
74% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, RPG 9.9%
- #36 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
75% matchVery Positive86% of 253 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 22%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #37 Graces: Posthumous Wish
73% matchVery Positive97% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.2%, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Thriller 9.3%
- #38 Gore Screaming Show
75% matchVery Positive89% of 155 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 17.9%, Thriller 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #39 雾之本境S Conspiracy Field: Fog Shadow
76% matchMixed62% of 459 reviews2020
Dev: SP-time
Windows
终年雾气笼罩的山区,封闭化管理的神秘高中,张泊岩作为转校生来到这个世界。凶案发生,自称雾之境主的凶手游荡在校园中。死亡步步逼近,反抗还是逃离?您将通过主角张泊岩的视角,最终揭示真相。
Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Adventure 9%
- #40 Mediterranea Inferno
72% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2023
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Horror 13.5%, Thriller 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #41 Ghost Road Awakening
73% matchVery Positive84% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: Ghost Road Game StudioPub: Luna Infinity Games
Windows
“Ghost Road” is the first installment in the Ghost Road series of games, and is a visual novel game about the myth of ghosts and monsters in the Chinese underworld. The player plays the role of the Ghost Detainer in the underworld to investigate the past deeds of the three female leaders.
Why similar: Word Game 23.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Emotional 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #42 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.9%, Psychological 15.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #43 FILTHY US
73% matchMixed68% of 474 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏,以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中,玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步,深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”,利用“刻印”的力量,探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
Why similar: Supernatural 22%, Thriller 17.8%, Horror 15.9%, Emotional 10.3%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #44 The Final Prize is Soup
69% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Supernatural 11.4%, Psychological 11%
- #45 Subway Exorcist Girl
69% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 13%, Thriller 12%
- #46 Threads of Karma
70% matchMixed55% of 62 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 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Horror 13.6%, Emotional 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #47 Dreambound
68% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Emotional 16.7%, Psychological 16.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #48 No Return
71% matchMixed46% of 371 reviews2024
Dev: BlameTech
Windows
No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?
Why similar: Supernatural 17.3%, Thriller 15.4%, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 11.6%, Horror 10.5%
- #49 Mirages
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Detective 11.1%
- #50 BAD END
71% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Psychological 9.4%
- #51 见诡录:阴魂街 Haunting Record: Phantom Street
67% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Gameloop
Windows
You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…
Why similar: Thriller 38.2%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Adventure 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #52 Paradise
67% matchVery Positive91% of 539 reviews2024
Dev: PIL/SLASHPub: JAST BLUE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Psychological 12.4%, Horror 11.2%
- #53 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,200 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 36.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Emotional 7.1%
- #54 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 589 reviews2020
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
苏醒之时,他正处于昏暗的木屋之中。自己的身份、过去的经历,全都无法想起。很快,他发觉自己正处于一个异常的空间,到处都是谜题和陷阱,还有一些古怪的居民。在前行的途中,也不断与同样被困在此处的人成为了同伴。道路的前方,是救赎,还是绝望?这是一个围绕着“诅咒”与“救赎”的故事。
Why similar: Thriller 25.6%, Horror 18.3%, RPG 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%
- #55 Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 651 reviews2025
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Psychological Horror 33.4%, Investigation 24.5%, Adventure 8.1%
- #56 Corpse Party
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Gore 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #57 骸心 Mainbody
67% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 27.6%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Thriller 9.3%
- #58 The Simen Rumors
64% matchVery Positive82% of 317 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Word Game 37.4%, Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Psychological Horror 2.8%, Adventure 1.9%