- #1 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Horror 13%, Psychological 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures a similarly surreal, unsettling, and highly stylized psychological experience that feels deeply personal.
- #2 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Psychological Horror 25%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Horror 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it expands on the psychological depth and unique visual presentation of its predecessor.
- #3 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Female Protagonist 10%, Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a distinct pixel-art style and a focus on psychological horror that aligns well with the seed game's vibe.
- #4 OMORI
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.9%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Story Rich 13%, Horror 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the contrast between a cute, top-down aesthetic and heavy, dark psychological horror themes.
- #5 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Horror 21.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Top-Down 12.3%, Anime 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a beautiful, top-down exploration experience that hides a sinister and mysterious horror story beneath its cute exterior.
- #6 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Anime 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It serves as a perfect introduction to the Paper Lily series, emphasizing exploration and psychological tension.
- #7 Ib
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of top-down horror that uses its environment to tell a story of isolation and psychological distress.
- #8 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Anime 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at high-stakes, choice-driven psychological horror within a visual novel format.
- #9 Doki Doki Literature Club!
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Horror 14%, Anime 13.6%, Cute 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is the quintessential example of a game that uses a cute visual novel facade to deliver a shocking psychological horror experience.
- #10 For Mother Matron
91% matchVery Positive91% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a focused psychological horror experience with multiple branching paths and endings.
- #11 Mad Father
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 21.5%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Anime 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down horror game that balances narrative-driven storytelling with dark, atmospheric exploration.
- #12 Tiny Bunny
88% matchVery Positive83% of 30,195 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choices Matter 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel provides a dark, atmospheric, and story-rich experience that is deeply unsettling.
- #13 Bad Faith
89% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.3%, Thriller 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that focuses on intense, character-driven storytelling.
- #14 this morning I decided to die
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.9%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Anime 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It explores heavy psychological themes through a visual novel format with multiple endings.
- #15 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
85% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Anime 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that delves into psychological horror and multiple endings.
- #16 The Witch's House MV
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down horror game relies on clever puzzles and a haunting atmosphere to deliver its psychological impact.
- #17 Who's Lila?
86% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly innovative, choice-driven psychological experience that challenges the player's perception of the narrative.
- #18 Midnight Syndrome
84% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Horror 14.6%, Top-Down 12.7%, Cute 10.5%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of exploration and visual novel elements centered around a haunting horror mystery.
- #19 My Lovely Daughter
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,304 reviews2018
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a dark, villain-protagonist narrative that forces the player to make difficult, morally ambiguous choices.
- #20 Dread Weight
83% matchVery Positive87% of 178 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 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that mixes dating-sim elements with horror to create a uniquely unsettling experience.
- #21 Everyday Devil
81% matchVery Positive96% of 244 reviews2026
Dev: alleesaur
Windows
A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 9.6%, Cute 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, text-based psychological horror game that relies on player choices to shape the narrative.
- #22 Cemetery Mary
82% matchVery Positive97% of 379 reviews2021
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Cute 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D visual novel focuses on a female protagonist navigating a dark and mysterious world.
- #23 Sentimental Death Loop
84% matchMixed65% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: qureate
Windows
Just as you begin to settle in for a fun day at your best friend's house, something changes in her and she kills you. And not just once—she ends your life time and time and time again.Your goal is to escape from this endless loop of despair.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Visual Novel 21%, Top-Down 11.1%, Cute 9.7%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a unique visual style with a dark, repetitive narrative loop that emphasizes psychological horror.
- #24 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
81% matchVery Positive98% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Horror 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, story-rich narrative with a pixel-art aesthetic that emphasizes psychological horror.
- #25 I'll Do It Tomorrow
82% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Anime 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a story-rich, psychological horror experience within a visual novel framework.
- #26 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
77% matchVery Positive95% of 59,133 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Cute 8.1%
- #27 The Final Prize is Soup
79% 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: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Horror 8.6%, Cute 8.2%
- #28 Memory Girl +
78% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 10.6%, Cute 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #29 Corinne Cross's Dead & Breakfast
80% matchVery Positive99% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: bad chalk
Windows · Mac
A story-driven adventure game about a haunted bed & breakfast. A dead & breakfast!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.7%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Cute 16.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, 2D 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich adventure game that uses a charming aesthetic to mask its darker, horror-themed narrative.
- #30 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
77% matchVery Positive88% of 3,358 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: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #31 Decollate Decoration
76% matchVery Positive93% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Horror 26.8%, Cute 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, 2D 5.7%
- #32 Kiki & Ana - The Child
79% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: Horror Shop
Windows
"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Cute 11%, Anime 8.4%, Emotional 8.1%
- #33 BAD END
78% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Anime 9.7%
- #34 Lost in the Woods
73% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: delulu girl
Windows
'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!Wandering through a dark forest in search of lost mementos, she finds the world around her shifting with every step.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #35 I Did Not Buy This Ticket
74% matchVery Positive87% of 374 reviews2023
Dev: Tiago RechPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #36 My Therapy
74% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Anime 11%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #37 My Head On Your Body
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #38 Hazy Mind
73% matchVery Positive86% of 331 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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #39 Em-A-Li
76% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
A portal inspired walking simulator horror game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Thriller 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.6%
- #40 Dark Light
72% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #41 氷点下30度の絶望
70% matchVery Positive97% of 337 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: Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 20%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #42 Pleh!
71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,346 reviews2023
Dev: Jester Games
Windows
Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.8%, Horror 14.1%, Emotional 12.7%, Psychological 11.7%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #43 Hydrangea
71% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 9%, Cute 8.6%, Anime 8.2%
- #44 Sheepy: A Short Adventure
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 22,730 reviews2024
Dev: MrSuicideSheep
Windows
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Why similar: Cute 32.5%, Pixel Graphics 26.1%, 2D 18.3%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Adventure 5.2%
- #45 Graveyard Girls
72% matchVery Positive98% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #46 Blood Lily Ghoststories
70% 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: Female Protagonist 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Horror 10.3%
- #47 Mucorales
71% matchVery Positive96% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Horror 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #48 outside the door
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Anime 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #49 Yet Another Killing Game
68% matchVery Positive98% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Thriller 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #50 Without a Dawn
67% matchVery Positive93% of 757 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Horror 11.6%, Emotional 8.1%
- #51 a pet shop after dark
69% matchVery Positive89% of 405 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #52 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
65% matchVery Positive95% of 516 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47%, Horror 16.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, 2D 10.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #53 Perceptions of the Dead
70% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2017
Dev: Ithaqua Labs
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.
Why similar: Visual Novel 68.2%, Horror 26.5%, Adventure 5.3%
- #54 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
66% matchVery Positive98% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: 橙々Pub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Cute 10.4%
- #55 My Sleeping Girlfriend
66% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Thriller 24.3%, Horror 22.9%, Female Protagonist 13%, Story Rich 9%
- #56 海子 UMIKO
66% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
Windows
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #57 Blood Orange: Definitive Edition
67% matchVery Positive94% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Decent TreatmentPub: Semicolon
Windows
Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14%, Thriller 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #58 A Night at the Watermill
67% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Thriller 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #59 Train of Afterlife
73% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Anime 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%