- #1 Sword Princess Amaltea - The Visual Novel
97% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Senpai Media GroupPub: Natalia Batista
Windows · Mac · Linux
Princess Amaltea is sent out on this quest, and rescues Prince Ossian. They are both unwilling to play along in these traditional expectations of them, and after fleeing their own wedding they are now out on the open roads – on to new adventures in this gender flipped world!
Why similar: Comic Book 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Text-Based 10%
- #2 规则怪谈:幸存者游戏
96% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"RuleScape:Survival" is FMV where you play as He Wei, gifted with the 'Eye of Truth' to see hidden rules. Navigate deadly contradictions while caring for your roommate's enigmatic girlfriend. 10 distinct endings. Uncover the truth behind the horror, but beware—every revelation comes at a price.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.1%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Detective 11.2%, Thriller 7.8%
- #3 BUG
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: INT Games Studio
Windows
You're HR investigating a missing employee. On the surface, it seems like a routine personnel issue until you open his computer, and a dark world built on overtime work and psychological control slowly comes into view. Peer through the screen to uncover the truth and stay awake until the end.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, RPG 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Psychological Horror 6.9%
- #4 Nothing To Remember
95% matchMixed69% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Guts United
Windows
Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Detective 13.8%, Text-Based 11.5%, Thriller 9.6%
- #5 No Crime
94% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: 豆包工作室Pub: 豆包工作室
Windows
The story takes place in South East Asia. Start from a drug case, follow private detective Sui Feng to discover a mysterious complexion full of conspiracy, overcome his intermittent amnesia, and avenge for his love…Can you find out the real culprit through fragments of memories?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Comic Book 13%, Detective 10%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #6 Unfree Freesia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spiral Stair Studio
Windows · Mac
A narrative-driven game where Deduction meets the Dark Arts. Invest crime scenes for evidence and navigate the razor's edge between "Rationality" and "Inspiration." Unlock branching paths through your choices, forge fragile alliances, and decide who survives the encroaching shadows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Detective 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14%, Text-Based 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #7 Haunted Heye Apartment
93% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
Windows
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Detective 13.8%, Immersive Sim 12%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Thriller 9.5%
- #8 To Be Altered: ACT 1
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: SKELLYBED Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the mystery of the Ghoul's Grove, hidden in the Australian outback and filled with strange and mutilated scare actors. To Be Altered is a multiple-ending visual novel where your choices matter, even the most minuscule decisions will decide the fates of Darcy and others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, RPG 14.8%, Comic Book 14.7%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #9 Devil's Eyes
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Rapid Duck Studio
Windows
Mike arrives at university and is ready to have a time of his life, but something is not quite right. Follow the story and unveil the mysteries behind the tragic events.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Comic Book 17.1%, Detective 10.2%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #10 Ticy Adventure Club
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,254 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, RPG 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Horror 9.4%
- #11 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,153 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Detective 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #12 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
90% matchVery Positive96% of 322 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: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, RPG 10.2%, Horror 8.2%
- #13 At Home Alone Final
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,034 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, RPG 15%, Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #14 Every Legend
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VeDoN
Windows
Every Legend is a text-based AI RPG where each adventure is generated around your choices. Create your hero, type your actions, explore branching stories, meet unique characters, and shape a new legend every playthrough.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Comic Book 15.8%, Detective 11.1%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #15 Scourge of the village
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #16 Lucy's Adventure
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TTTStudioPub: PuppettStudioo
Windows
Join Lucy as she grows from an innocent child to a rebellious teen and an adult confronting her past. Make choices that shape her future, play cute minigames, and uncover different endings in a world of humor and eerie moments.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Cute 7.3%
- #17 Going Down
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mytholite Games
Windows
Descend into the haunting depths of the human psyche in this horror RPG adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 13%, RPG 12.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #18 它说山雨欲来
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 无敌的呱
Windows · Mac
50+ endings! A purely fictional fantasy world! Comedy script, dark plot — and the endings? Pitch-black. Swept into a storm, you need a boss. The revolutionary, the merchant, or the cult leader? Your pick unlocks different paths. You're a cheater with buffs — you'll survive. Go!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, RPG 14.8%, Comic Book 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #19 Outlying Islands
84% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Comic Book 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Detective 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Thriller 9.5%
- #20 Realization
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Agaze Productions
Windows
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Comic Book 22.1%, Detective 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, RPG 11.1%, Thriller 10.7%
- #21 Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 845 reviews2025
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是一款RPG恐怖解谜游戏。在游戏中,玩家将扮演一群以解决灵异事件为课外实践活动的学生,在提西城里调查有关“春日女王”的事件。随着调查的深入,一场巨大的阴谋正徐徐展开……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, RPG 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Horror 12.5%
- #22 DEAD LAMB WALKING
82% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 8.5%, Cute 7.8%
- #23 Red Line
82% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: RPG 13.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Detective 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #24 Crimson Reflection
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Elun Labs LLC
Windows
The story begins the moment he kills his lover. Kazuma is driven into a corner by Asana’s obsessive love. Madness, jealousy, obsession, deception, and regret collide— plunging the case toward an unpredictable end. A yandere suspense novel of intense love and insanity: Crimson Reflection.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.6%, Detective 13.7%, Text-Based 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Thriller 6.9%
- #25 HS-014
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 风高更繁工作室
Windows
这是一款结合了AVG和RPG的软科幻悬疑乙女游戏。您将扮演一位失忆的舰长,需要召回因为船体爆炸而失散的船员——这些人的到来将会引发新的事件。您会在扫地机器人“萝卜”的陪伴下,靠您的“洞察力”和与他们互动来找出真相——而一切线索最后都将会指向导致船体爆炸的真凶。您可以自由与您的船员们发展情感关系(友谊/爱情),了解他们有助于您找到最后的真凶;他们也将作为您观察的透镜,映射出这个您“完全不记得”的世界。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Female Protagonist 20%, RPG 19.2%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Anime 3.9%
- #26 Afterglow-The fifth ending
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 夜色羽灵
Windows
A Memory Maze Spanning Life and Death: A Tender Web of Salvation and Deception Follow protagonist Ye Yuyao into the Tai Xu. Through fragmented memories and relentless inquiry, unravel the hidden truth behind an anonymous organ donor in this haunting interplay of light and shadow.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Detective 15.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, RPG 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #27 戾谈
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: SPG Mistarille
Windows
There is no English version of this game!There is no English version of this game!You wake up in a room full of mysteries, accompanied by a beautiful girl you have met before. In the following time, you will go on a heartbeat journey to the supernatural world with her.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Text-Based 9.7%, RPG 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #28 Echoes of the Rest
78% match5 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Feronline Games
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore Joe's house and psyche after his accident, solve clues while trying to escape the house, and attempt to uncover the underlying issue behind Joe's mental state.
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #29 Endless Loop
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
Windows
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Horror 13.1%, RPG 11.1%, Thriller 9.1%
- #30 The Final Shift
77% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: GrandLineGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Final Shift is a psychological horror game where you work as a night janitor in a quiet corporate building haunted by its own history.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 8.2%
- #31 Forgotten Flower
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JinomiyaPub: Lumitoza Studios
Windows
A mysterious adventure focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and choice-driven progression as two young nobles navigate a mansion that warps into a mysterious and dangerous world after a sudden disaster. Will you uncover the truth hidden within its shifting halls before the darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, RPG 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.5%
- #32 村庄-The Village
79% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Detective 19.4%, RPG 12%, Thriller 11.7%, Horror 8.1%
- #33 Antrabhara
76% matchVery Positive90% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Nekoday
Windows
在人类与妖怪共存的世界中,三个身份迥异的少年少女在荒废古宅中相遇。结伴冒险的过程中收集道具、推敲讯息、解开谜题,逃离不可名状的生物,并揭开古宅家族背后的血色历史,最终发现“中阴”的秘密。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Detective 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, RPG 13.1%, Anime 8.2%
- #34 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
74% matchVery Positive89% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Detective 21.3%, Text-Based 13%, RPG 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #35 Blackmail Directive
76% 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: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Detective 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Cute 7.6%
- #36 下一个就是你
75% matchMixed69% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: 生旦净末丑工作室Pub: 北京水思维科技发展有限公司
Windows
你跟随秦苏言调查一起十年前的学生跳楼事件时,突然收到了两封神秘的邮件。一封邀请你参加高中毕业十周年聚会,另一封则警告你如果继续调查“下一个就是你”。察觉异样的你决定赴会,试图找到更多的线索,却被卷入了一场“密室狼人杀”的局中。面对生死,是善念的互助,还是释放人性中的恶意?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, RPG 11.5%, Detective 10.3%, Thriller 8.5%
- #37 Raining City: Millions Recollections
73% matchVery Positive86% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
Windows
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Detective 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Thriller 9.1%
- #38 松峰镇:诅咒
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Youki Fung
Windows
This is a suspenseful puzzle visual novel game. You play as a character who was born in Pine Peak as a child and returns to this long-lost town after many years. You get involved in a series of mysterious disappearances happening in the town and try to explore and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Detective 19.9%, RPG 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Anime 8.9%
- #39 Town of Dusk
74% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Detective 16.4%, Thriller 12.6%, Text-Based 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #40 The Murder Hotel
72% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #41 No Recollection
73% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Detective 19.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #42 Night of her vanishing in fireworks
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 心室二
Windows
The Night She Disappeared in the Fireworks is a short visual novel set in a small Chinese city and centered on esports. You play as Liu Lan, a high school esports player, as he faces three life-changing matches and, together with two heroines, witnesses a fate rewritten by fireworks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, RPG 16.8%, Comic Book 12.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #43 In Search of the Ice Pop
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guanpeng Chen
Windows · Mac
A short, nostalgic slice-of-life visual novel with a coming-of-age story about a forgotten ice pop and the girl who once felt like a big sister to you.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #44 April 8th
71% 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: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12%, Horror 8.4%, Emotional 8.2%
- #45 Fall into decay
71% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: 灰房子工作室Pub: Gamera Games
Windows
名叫赛莉卡的少女某天在一间奇怪的宅邸中醒来,自己好像忘记了什么重要的事情,又似乎被卷入了什么事件之中…… 但首要的目的是找到逃离这里的方法。
Why similar: Female Protagonist 13.4%, Thriller 13%, RPG 12.2%, Horror 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #46 糖霜与灰烬之森 The forest of sweet lies
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零露
Windows
你是个乖巧懂事的好孩子,妈妈生病了,探望外婆的重任交到了你的手中。路途遥远,一边享受这段有趣的旅途一边前进吧!不过,好像一直有什么东西在试图接近你……别让它抓到你,更别让它击败你!游戏内含有较简单的回合制战斗,战斗中可以收集不同敌人的图鉴小故事和各种可爱的小互动。以“心情值”取代传统血条,无等级,无需大量刷经验值。游戏包含多个结局,玩家的每一个不同的选择都可能导向不同的结果。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, RPG 14.8%, Horror 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #47 我的一个多重人格朋友
70% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
Windows
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Detective 19.9%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, RPG 10.5%
- #48 Fear Night Tales - Do You Like Coffee?
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: TeaPose Games
Windows
A young woman begins a night shift at a roadside coffee shop. What starts as ordinary days filled with coffee and cleaning slowly turns into a nightmare when she finds a strange message written on a napkin. A shocking story awaits you in Episode 2 of FEAR NIGHT TALES.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, RPG 16.3%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 7.1%
- #49 杀青
69% matchVery Positive84% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: 蒐藏馆工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows · Mac
"Shaqing" is a Chinese horror puzzle game set in "Wuzhan Town". Players must help the protagonist escape an evil scene where dreams and reality blur, and save his beloved. The objective is to help the protagonist escape and save his beloved.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 11%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #50 Trick Eight
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: White Babel StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows · Mac
On a remote village shrouded in bloody tradition, a centuries-old ritual endures. You are a detective with unique skills, yet branded as a traitor. Will you surrender your limbs to ascend like an immortal? Or risk everything at the edge of science and plunge into the abyss of truth?
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Comic Book 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, RPG 11.1%
- #51 Mobius’ Radio Waves
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: 獭獭社Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
刚入学的大一新生伊琳,却在一个风雨交加的夜晚,听到了来自杂物间内部的来电铃声……这通神秘电话究竟来自何人?杂物间为何会成为禁忌?伊琳手臂上的无限印记又意味着什么?文字冒险推理游戏《莫比乌斯的电波》,就此展开!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, RPG 20.1%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Detective 13.5%, Emotional 7.1%
- #52 The House on the Hill
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grim Games
Windows
First-person horror exploration game! You've just moved to a new rural town and you've been tasked with babysitting the neighbor kid. Only, things in this town seem strange. Explore the world and solve the secrets of your neighborhood while still being a half-decent babysitter.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Horror 12.4%, RPG 12.4%
- #53 White Crow Castle: Loop
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alpacat
Windows
A fantasy mystery otome RPG with time loop mechanics. Explore a cursed castle, collect clues, solve puzzles, make critical choices, and experience branching storylines, emotional bonds, and life-or-death survival in an inescapable cycle.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, RPG 20.4%, Detective 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Text-Based 8%
- #54 Butterfly Girl
66% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: klai
Windows · Mac
A puzzle-adventure game blended with visual novel storytelling. A mysterious girl and butterflies appear each time you solve a puzzle inside the room. Who are they? What do they want? Unravel each puzzle one by one — and the truth draws ever closer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, RPG 19.3%, Anime 6.7%, Cartoony 6.6%, Cute 6%
- #55 Mucorales
67% matchVery Positive96% of 163 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 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #56 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
67% matchVery Positive86% of 256 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 11.4%, RPG 8.7%
- #57 Concealed
67% matchVery Positive84% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: CASCHA GAMESPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?
Why similar: Comic Book 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #58 精神病大王花 Flowering Abyss
68% matchVery Positive83% of 235 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: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Comic Book 15.5%, Thriller 11.4%, Text-Based 10.6%, Horror 8.9%
- #59 52Hertz
65% matchVery Positive89% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Comic Book 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, RPG 9.4%
- #60 见习侦探
68% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 全能侦探社
Windows
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Detective 21.3%, RPG 13.1%, Cute 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%