
A psychological horror visual novel where you’re kidnapped by an obsessed captor—your choices determine whether you escape or fall into his twisted love.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings, Interactive Fiction.

A psychological horror visual novel where you’re kidnapped by an obsessed captor—your choices determine whether you escape or fall into his twisted love.

Where Control Ends
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.

Occult Mingle
Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Psychological 8.7%, Text-Based 8.1%
Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.
Why similar: Psychological 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Thriller 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9%
In a place where summer rain falls, some memories refuse to stay buried⸺ Nine students are trapped inside a school. A psychological thriller begins as the sound of rain entangles their past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 8.2%, Romance 8.2%
Everyone has secrets at Found Sheep Farm, but it’s so much easier to pretend no one does! Will you pull the wool over your eyes, or will your pursuit of the truth make you the black sheep in this thrilling horror visual novel?
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10%
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Point & Click 8.5%
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: Dating Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Otome 12.4% ★, Thriller 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%
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: Psychological 16.8%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, LGBTQ+ 7.6%
This isn’t your typical dating sim. Here, you’ll find the love of your life… or she’ll find you first. Every choice matters. Every word you say reveals who you really are. And while you think you’re getting to know the characters… they’re getting to know you too.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Psychological 15.3%, Thriller 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
A game about the path you're on, and what you're really doing with your life.
Why similar: Psychological 21%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Choices Matter 12%
Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.
Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Thriller 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Psychological 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%
A homoerotic thriller visual novel set in a luxurious men’s spa. Investigate a murder, pursue romance, solve puzzles, and uncover dangerous secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.2%, Thriller 13%, Dating Sim 12%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
You were meant to exorcise the ghost, not flirt with him! Choose your soulmate from ghost enthusiasts – dead or alive – and unravel the conspiracy lurking beneath the haunting in this exorcist dating sim.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.1%, Otome 14% ★, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Dark Lovers is a short pixel art teenage romantic mistery visual novel game about a highschool prom night in 1979 which contains multiple endings and secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Incremental 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Psychological 11.1%
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: Visual Novel 16.4%, Thriller 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Thriller 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%
An otome game and romance visual novel. Step into the shoes of the necromancer, Raenelle. Meet a colorful cast of characters, fail to summon the spirits of the dead, unravel mysteries, and maybe — just maybe — fall in love.
Why similar: Otome 16.6% ★, Dating Sim 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Start your new life as a teacher! You worked hard to get here, but nothing prepared you for a lounge full of charming single teachers. Each has secrets, and your choices can change everything. Will you find love in this school romance?
Why similar: Otome 17.8% ★, Dating Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
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 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Text-Based 12%
Cygnus-13 is a multi-branched visual novel in which you must rediscover who you are after being found floating in space and losing your memories. In the process of remembering your past, you will begin to forge a new future with the special alien of your choice.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Incremental 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Thriller 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Samuda Interval is a visual novel, slice-of-life, murder mystery & supernatural game. You play the daily life of Park Haewon or Park Sae-il, a college freshman attending classes, working part-time jobs, and meeting new people. Solving the serial kidnapping & murder case is your highest priority.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Incremental 14%, LGBTQ+ 9.2%, Point & Click 9%
Shattered Dreams: Redemption is a choice-driven visual novel where you play as a former basketball prodigy whose dreams were shattered. The game emphasizes its immersive narrative, where you will face moral and difficult choices that will shape your story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.5%, Psychological 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%
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: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Dating Sim 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Romance 8.4%
You accidentally grew a mushroom girl! Overcome your social anxiety to help her live her brief life to the fullest! Or don't.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Psychological 15.2%, Choices Matter 10%
In 6 hours, 28 minutes, and 11 seconds, an avalanche will crush the lodge. Is the cat in the box alive or dead?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Point & Click 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Text-Based 8.5%
Just having a pleasant chat with one of the most popular guys in the University. Nothing weird about that, right? So why is he kinda... different than you've imagined?
Why similar: Otome 18.2% ★, Visual Novel 14.6%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
A sci-fi otome game where your choices shape love — and the future of society.
Why similar: Otome 20.6% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological 15.3%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%
You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10%
Step into the shoes of a determined college student juggling classes, part-time work, and the constant struggle of financial stress. With mounting bills and rent due, the protagonist is desperate for a breakthrough—until an exciting opportunity arises, a photography competition.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choices Matter 13%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Point & Click 11%
Who did you kiss that night? Text Your Life is a mobile phone chat simulator that lets you put yourself in the shoes of our protagonist, a female university student with a group of eccentric friends and a love life that has suddenly turned somewhat... complicated.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.8%, Otome 16.1% ★, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9%
Could an AI fall in love with a human? What if that human were you? IA is a psychological horror visual novel about an AI that falls in "love" with you, despite her hatred for humanity.
Why similar: Psychological 26.9%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Otome 12.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Psychological 16.9%, Text-Based 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Thriller 9.6%
The fairy tale is over. The Hero won. But the story is just beginning. Explore the web of intrigue in this mystery/fantasy romance visual novel featuring hundreds of animated illustrations.
Why similar: Otome 19.7% ★, Dating Sim 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Romance 8.4%
Invited by a stranger to join FOOL'S PARADISE, you'll seek a sense of community without conformity as you make choices that determine to the fate of the commune and all those within it. So, when confronted by division and derision, will you change the status quo or are you content to let it crumble?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Otome 14.3% ★, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Psychological 10.2%, Text-Based 9.6%
Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Virtual Girlfriend Eliza is an experimental simulation that puts you in charge of monitoring and evaluating the behavior of an advanced artificial intelligence. It is not a game about virtual girlfriends or dating.
Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Dating Sim 14%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Who do you think of when you're about to win it all? Slipstream Daydreams is a y2k inspired retrofuturistic visual novel about antigravity racing and messy queer romance. Play as Orion, cheeky rising star driver, and make split second race choices that affect which of your romances you reminisce on.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Enhance your bond with six girls through daily, festive activities and special events, unlocking exclusive storylines. Every choice you make will affect the characters' fate and the game's ending. Helping them overcome their traumas may also help you find a reason to keep living.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.5%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Incremental 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 9.4%
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Otome 15.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Romance 8.2%
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 24.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Psychological 18%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
A visual novel about one man’s unhealthy obsession. . .You. Navigate a world much like our own to figure out how to deal with this mysterious new stranger. Accept him, or reject him? Love him, or hurt him? The choice is yours. . .
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Psychological 14.8%, Thriller 12.9%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Choices Matter 9%
Excited to join her first choice school, Nicole discovers a disturbing series of disappearances on campus upon moving into the university dorms. Three girls have vanished, and she might be next, deviating from her ideal college experience.
Why similar: Otome 17.7% ★, Dating Sim 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Thriller 10.1%
Will you lead your marching band to victory as drum major? Explore band camp and attend rehearsal alongside an unforgettable cast of characters, where every choice matters. Find love or face tragedy in 7 routes with 35+ different endings in this colorful, musically-rich otome visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 18.2% ★, Dating Sim 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Psychological 18%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Thriller 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Team Z.A.C.K. are immortal, and the government tells them to kill demons. A visual novel where everything hinges on when, or even if, you make a choice.
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Thriller 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Thriller 15%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Flavor Favor is a soft sci-fi visual novel where you take on the role of a captive fumer, a form of advanced AI humanoid, on the remote island of Tuinu. Your captors insist on having liberated you, but as you gradually recover your memories, a more complex story starts to unfold.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Incremental 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%
A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!
Why similar: Psychological 19.4%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Otome 15.1% ★, Visual Novel 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%
"Your choices have always mattered, please don't forget that." - A creepy-cute otome visual novel where you follow a loyal group of friends' descent into anomalies, magical girls and more! ♡
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Otome 12.3% ★, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Hidden Object 9%, Text-Based 8.2%
A beautiful romance visual novel where love blossoms gently before drifting toward heartbreak. Guide Hina and Kenta through a warm yet fragile relationship shaped by outside pressure, hidden motives, and painful choices leading to emotional multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Psychological 23.3%, Dating Sim 20.3%, Romance 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%