- #1 Reunions with you billions of times
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zhuzi1
Windows
This is a short, romance-focused visual novel where you play as a student. As you fall in love with your classmate Qiu, you become trapped in a time loop and die again and again. Together with Qiu, you must search for a way to break the loop, with your choices leading to different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Emotional 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, JRPG 9.5%
- #2 青羽沉梦-终霰篇
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 青羽Traum
Windows
本作是一款多世界观叙事冒险游戏。你将从西幻风格的梦境大厅苏醒,触碰记忆泡沫,坠入不同的异界。当前开放第一世界【终霰傩玉录】:你将跌落至古老的东方傩村,在绝望的民俗仪式与诡谲的人性试炼中,亲历一场关于饥荒、祭祀与人性崩坏的绝望轮回。
Why similar: Word Game 15.5%, Drama 11.7%, Psychological 11.7%, Emotional 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #3 问题偶像的养成计划
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 海肠工作室
Windows
Welcome to the private performing arts college full of love and dreams - Xingmengdian~! The sweat of youth and dreams is sprinkled in every corner of the college. Come and experience a happy and colorful campus life with the idols you meet!
Why similar: Word Game 20%, JRPG 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Drama 8.8%
- #4 归途
95% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 予落甘霖
Windows
一则普通的短篇故事。男主角陈越泽是个因为失败而对自己失望的普通公司职员。离开家乡后他毫无热情的在某个公司过着麻木的上班生活。某一天,因为身份证过期上级给他请了小长假。他在烦恼要不要久违的回一趟老家。
Why similar: Word Game 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychological 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Drama 9.2%
- #5 品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
94% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.
Why similar: Word Game 21.8%, Psychological 11.8%, Drama 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #6 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
94% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Word Game 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, JRPG 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #7 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
93% matchVery Positive89% of 402 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 24.5%, Drama 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #8 世界之外的愚人船
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 愚人失格
Windows
This is a visual novel, in reality we create different worlds that belong only to you for various reasons, and they will gradually fade away with your memories. Please enjoy this time traveling in different worlds with the girls, and then return to where you are meant to exist - your life.
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Drama 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #9 April 8th
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New++
Windows
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Word Game 16.1%, Emotional 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%
- #10 Mandemon
91% matchVery Positive87% of 368 reviews2023
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —
Why similar: Word Game 18.4%, Drama 11.1%, JRPG 11%, Emotional 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #11 目盲/Blind
90% matchVery Positive85% of 890 reviews2022
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
「Sometimes what the eye can't tell, the heart can.」 《Blind》 is a light fantasy game for girls set in a modern city. After a childhood accident that left me with a strange face blindness, I was introduced to a profession called "watchman" and since then, the world has taken on a whole new dimension.
Why similar: Word Game 16.6%, Emotional 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #12 破禁 Limbo Break
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
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: Word Game 17.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Drama 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #13 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
89% matchVery Positive98% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Emotional 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Drama 9.9%
- #14 I Can't Hear Your Words, So I Want To Listen To Your Heart
88% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2022
Dev: 箱崎奈绪(Hakozaki Nao)
Windows
以校园为主要场景,讲述治愈和纯爱故事的视觉小说,着重于内心描写。
Why similar: Word Game 23.9%, Psychological 17.5%, Drama 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Emotional 11.6%
- #15 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Emotional 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological 11.8%, Demons 9.7%, Horror 9.5%
- #16 Stiff Neck
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组Pub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Word Game 17.6%, Psychological 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #17 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 619 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Word Game 18.7%, Drama 11.1%, Emotional 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #18 Blackmail Directive
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 青梅不输天降工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Word Game 18.8%, Drama 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #19 Kanna Maze
84% matchVery Positive89% of 375 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Drama 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #20 花母·序
84% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 27%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Drama 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #21 The Rite
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Agustin RuscioPub: Smoke machine
Windows
The Rite is a first-person psychological horror experience where you must navigate a corrupted house, solving puzzles and shifting between reality and memories to uncover the truth behind a tragic death.
Why similar: Demons 20%, Drama 13.2%, Emotional 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychological 10.8%
- #22 Inversed
82% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Emotional 13.6%, Drama 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #23 𣸩
82% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: 箱崎奈绪(Hakozaki Nao)Pub: 箱崎奈绪(Hakozaki Nao)
Windows
《袖珍小说游戏》系列的首部作品,讲述失去了想象能力的作家,和坚持实现梦想的少女之间的故事,玩家将以男主角的视角,结合图像和音乐的演出,阅读剧本并体验和女主角相遇后的经历
Why similar: Word Game 24.6%, Psychological 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Drama 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #24 你离开之后
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 莓奶滋工作室
Windows
《你离开之后》是一款文字互动类乙女向游戏,再次醒来时你发现自已似乎已经是一缕魂魄了,你的爱人在你离开后变得敏感脆弱,而你的行为将会或直接或间接的影响到他,最终走向不同的结局。 一款美味的鳏夫文学,你的冷漠与无视会让向来冷静矜持的爱人在你面前发疯变得歇斯底里,你的捉弄会让他在梦里情难自已,你的一举一动都会让他改变,你离开之后,他活成了你的样子,或是你想要的样子。
Why similar: Word Game 20.4%, Emotional 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #25 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
81% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 10%
- #26 はじめるセカイの理想論 -goodbye world index
79% matchVery Positive89% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: WhirlpoolPub: TamaMako gaming
Windows
美少女游戏社团漩涡社(Whirlpool)带来的最新视觉小说。身处空想理论打造的创想世界中,与邂逅的女生们共度末日前的生活吧!
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, JRPG 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, RPG 9.9%
- #27 大侦探之勃艮第古堡
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 知行合一
Windows
欢迎来到温泉岛,我是您的私人向导。您听说过……勃艮第古堡吗?那里是欲望与邪恶滋生的黑暗角落,那里有超出认知的生物和违反人性的生存规则。准确说,那里是另一个世界,由贪婪,欲念构成的炼狱……最后,请您一定要警惕每一个出现在勃艮第古堡里的人。祝您旅途愉快。
Why similar: Word Game 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Drama 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%
- #28 Going Down
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mytholite Games
Windows
Descend into the haunting depths of the human psyche in this horror RPG adventure.
Why similar: JRPG 17%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #29 神明高中生 - Cosmic High Schooler
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 日冕鹰Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
This is an AVG visual novel with romance elements, set against the backdrop of a Chinese high school. It tells a story about imagination, the universe, and the youthful innocence of high school students.
Why similar: Emotional 13.3%, Drama 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Psychological 10.6%
- #30 放學後(After school)
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: DioPub: Dio Studio
Windows
After School is a short visual novel about an elementary school student who encounters an injured old woman on her way home from school, and is begged to help her walk home, but is forced to embark on a thrilling journey...
Why similar: Word Game 19.4%, Psychological 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #31 After the Stream Went Dark
76% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Joe Kerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological 14.3%, Drama 12.8%, Emotional 12.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #32 Ignited in Cavern
77% matchVery Positive95% of 1,123 reviews2024
Dev: 伤官制作组
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the waning years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a rumor circulates about a stone statue that bestows blessings in the mortal realm. Lured by the rumor, Anu and Chu Qingqing, a Xianbei General and her Han captive, are led to Dunhuang to face their fates.
Why similar: Word Game 26.1%, Psychological 18%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #33 Gnawer No. 44 Observation Report
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hunger Evil
Windows
Due to "special" work requirements, you've been assigned by your superiors to live in a very remote and desolate villa. You thought your dull and monotonous life would just carry on as usual, but every midnight, strange sounds emanate from the pitch-black attic...What kind of beginning awaits you?
Why similar: Word Game 24%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #34 迷鹿:Terreno di caccia
75% matchVery Positive90% of 165 reviews2026
Dev: 桃记糖浆批发行Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
独居在求学之地、平平无奇的草食妖怪少女——小璐茸的生活在新学期开头便陷入了异常…… 安谧而愉快的平凡日常被打破,而通过选择指引到的未来能否让她摆脱不安的阴影? 红线那一端所牵引的人,是未来的幸福,还是蓄势的猎手?
Why similar: Word Game 16%, Psychological 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #35 锈翅 逃离我的家乡 Without Wings
75% matchVery Positive91% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: 埋月山枯Pub: Never Knows Best
Windows
玩家将以第一视角,扮演一名高中辍学的女孩,她被迫进入注塑厂打工。后来,她通过一款网络游戏,认识了大城市里的男孩阿澈,她义无反顾地向着有阿澈的未来奔去,也是向着能够逃离大山的未来奔去。在这跨越千里的鸿沟之间,她经历了期待、欣喜、意外、无助……最终,你将做出怎样的选择?
Why similar: Word Game 21.4%, Drama 13.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #36 蛆虫的幸福:腐甲病
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 君羊
Windows
This work is a side-story AVG of Worms' Happiness. You can read the text by clicking the left mouse button, scrolling the mouse wheel, pressing the spacebar, or other such methods. One afternoon, you will start this short half-day story as the head of the volleyball club.
Why similar: Word Game 28%, Drama 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, RPG 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #37 SS.Archives
76% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Hazy mist Studio
Windows
This is a text adventure game with elements of horror, suspense, and puzzle-solving. Players take on the role of a detective, encountering various mysterious cases. These cases may be bizarre, eerie, or seemingly calm on the surface, but with turbulent undercurrents beneath.
Why similar: Word Game 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological 9.9%, Mystery 9.1%
- #38 The Lucky Stray Cat - 招财猫 - Mèo Chiêu Tài
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DIG Games
Windows
“The Lucky Stray Cat” is a hybrid Dungeon Crawler and Visual Novel, told through an urban horror narrative reminiscent of Junji Ito’s storytelling style.
Why similar: JRPG 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Demons 12.7%, RPG 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #39 精神病大王花 Flowering Abyss
74% matchVery Positive83% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: CHARONPub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
话题作《精神病大王花》重制作品。 追求精神病少女们的恋爱游戏,你能活到最后吗?
Why similar: Word Game 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Drama 11.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Psychological 9.5%
- #40 FALSE SPIDER
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 有栖川暁夜
Windows
The web woven by spiders is only for waiting for prey to bite.
Why similar: Word Game 20.5%, JRPG 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Drama 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #41 Heroines Paradox - 英雌悖论 - Nữ Anh Hùng
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DIG Games
Windows
“Heroines Paradox” is a hybrid Dungeon Crawler and Visual Novel, told through an urban horror narrative reminiscent of Junji Ito’s storytelling style.
Why similar: JRPG 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Demons 12.7%, RPG 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #42 Another Red Riding Hood Story - 另一个小红帽的故事 - Cô Bé Quàng Khăn Đỏ
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Succubella Games
Windows
“Another Red Riding Hood Story” is a hybrid Dungeon Crawler and Visual Novel, told through an urban horror narrative reminiscent of Junji Ito’s storytelling style.
Why similar: JRPG 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Demons 12.6%, RPG 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #43 鱼缸
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 莓叁
Windows
"Fish Tank" is a school-themed visual novel game that explores the inner world of teenagers and supernatural powers. Players will make choices in the game to reach different endings for the protagonist Xie Lihe.Use your imagination wisely and remember to manage your oxygen.
Why similar: Word Game 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Drama 10.4%
- #44 Backspace Backspace Backspace
71% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Horror 10.9%
- #45 The Green Light
70% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.
Why similar: Psychological 15.8%, Demons 13.7%, Drama 13.3%, Emotional 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%
- #46 无量疯之章
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 五条虾仁(5 shrimps)
Windows
"1990s Psychosis" - A feng shui master battles eldritch visions after a head injury. This Chinese Lovecraftian visual novel explores psychosis, cosmic horror and ancient gods through medication-resistant hallucinations. Remember: Take your pills.
Why similar: Word Game 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Drama 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #47 筮灵 SHILING
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 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 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #48 恶灵植物园:梦兆温室-Precognition Dream's Greenhouse
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 文夏藤Pub: 10YUAN
Windows
伴随着「根纹症」的流行,「世界」浸没在末日的恐慌中……多塞珥·亨特,一位失忆之人,此时从梦中醒来。在本游戏中玩家将与主角多塞珥·亨特一起见证各种各样的梦境与回忆,一边寻找治疗身体的方法,一边重新认识身边的友人,在旅途中了解家族的历史与末日的真相。
Why similar: JRPG 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 11.1%, Drama 10.7%, Emotional 10.7%
- #49 Phoenyx: Breaking The Cycle
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
A visual novel focusing on the relationship of two girls researching a cabin with a mysterious mirror. Find out more about their past together, what they really mean to each other, and how it will unfold. Can you break their cycle?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Drama 16%, Emotional 15.4%, Psychological 14.7%, Mystery 9.5%
- #50 星际魔法使-FromTheStars-
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DTAN
Windows
"FromTheStars" is a realistic-themed visual novel with a 120,000-word text and five endings. Focused on real-life settings, the game tells the story of the male protagonist Reginald, who is abruptly and insistently demanded by the female protagonist Fiona to live together one day.
Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Drama 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, RPG 7.7%
- #51 迷失综合征 Disorientation Syndrome
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 不稳定流质Pub: Liquid336Games
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the company! A friendly boss, harmonious colleagues—everything seems almost too good to be true. But you always feel there's something strange about it. This is a psychological suspense and chilling visual novel that unveils the truth hidden beneath the surface of everyday illusions.
Why similar: Word Game 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Drama 9.6%
- #52 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
71% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2018
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!
Why similar: JRPG 13%, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #53 柘榴団地
67% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Korekoreshikazika
Windows
Take on the role of a daytime security guard in a cursed apartment complex. Monitor residents, greet guests, and handle strange incidents—just make sure to follow the rules.
Why similar: Psychological 26%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Drama 15.4%, Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #54 The Night the Star Fell
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"The Night the Star Fell" is a 2D pixel-art adventure game that blends mystery with horror. Our protagonist, Shinonome Yuki, who, together with his sister Akari, must uncover the truth behind the murder cases and the evil lurking beneath the tranquility of their small town……
Why similar: Word Game 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Drama 16.5%, Psychological 13.7%, Emotional 8.6%
- #55 Scary pictures: Yavez - seven deadly sins
69% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: DeilRoXEntertainment
Windows
Scary pictures: Yavez - seven deadly sins in the novel-horror genre. The game will plunge you into the atmosphere of the classic and gloomy history of the Soviet times. You have to face many life choices that will have consequences and lead to one of eight endings.
Why similar: Word Game 22.1%, Demons 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #56 不被忘记的你
67% matchVery Positive97% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: 箱崎奈绪(Hakozaki Nao)
Windows
免费美少女小说游戏,玩家将以男主角的视角,体验与女主角CnGal看板娘相遇后,共同重建CnGal资料站的故事。
Why similar: Word Game 24%, Psychological 17.4%, Drama 13%, Emotional 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #57 Under the River
65% matchVery Positive96% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: 夜火游戏(Night Fire Game)
Windows
Under the River: The Borrowed Skin-She saved you—but turned you into a monster. You live on, wearing her skin as your body rots. To survive, you must devour her. One begs you to eat her. One begs you to stay human. What will you choose?
Why similar: Word Game 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, JRPG 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, RPG 9%
- #58 若诅咒以爱之名
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 橘子糖游戏制作组
Windows · Mac
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Word Game 15%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #59 白昼梦 · 心象病院
66% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: Psychological 15.8%, Emotional 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, JRPG 11.5%, Mystery 10.2%
- #60 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
64% matchVery Positive92% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Word Game 23.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Emotional 9.7%