- #1 Head AS Code
97% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.6% ★, Thriller 15.2%, Psychological 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #2 Ubel
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological 9.9%, Anime 9.4%
- #3 Birth ME Code
96% matchVery Positive84% of 100 reviews2020
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The second entry of the Abime Series. Play as the mastermind in a death game where you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.1% ★, Psychological 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Mystery 8.5%
- #4 Necrophobia
95% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Sapphire Comics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start your life anew at Heaven's Gates Academy. Learn new subjects, make new friends, experience what you've never before deemed possible. Change your fate, and the fate of those around you- your decisions matter greatly.
Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #5 The VII Enigma
94% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Every answer lies in a timeline that no longer exists. 『The VII Enigma』 is an intricate time-travel mystery visual novel for players drawn to stories that test the mind, stir the heart, and reward careful attention. Unravel a conspiracy written across time in search of a future beyond their control.
Why similar: Time Travel 19.7% ★, Psychological 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Conspiracy 9.8% ★
- #6 Yellow House
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Yellow House is a non-linear visual horror novel. Dive into the grim atmosphere of a twisted mind surrounded by false and cruelty.
Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Thriller 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #7 The Disclosure Loop
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: IonianCore
Windows
The city is in chaos. The building won't let you leave. Spot the anomalies, tune the alien frequencies, and survive the loop in this brutal first-person psychological horror experience built on pure paranoia. Available Now.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 8%
- #8 Hungry Neighbors
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cat Loves Dog Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the truth behind the happy animals of Horizon Island in this cute psychological horror VN. How far will you go to keep your hungry neighbors fed?
Why similar: Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Thriller 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #9 STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.
Why similar: Time Travel 17.9% ★, Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Thriller 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #10 Reflection Link
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.5%, Thriller 12.5%, Mystery 11%, Investigation 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #11 Silent Surveillance
90% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: 8x5y1a
Windows
Silent Surveillance is a horror puzzle game where you monitor multiple security cameras to find anomalies. Stay vigilant—you wouldn't want to succumb to the lurking terror waiting for a single moment of distraction. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Investigation 15.9%, Psychological 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 10.9%
- #12 Siren's Call: Second Wind
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychological 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 10.5%
- #13 Welcome To Lakewood
89% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Space Slug Studios
Windows
Investigate the sleepy town of Lakewood as you follow the trail of numerous missing person cases and the mysterious cause of the disappearances. Unravel the secret of Lakewood and try to survive its tightening grip.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.7% ★, Thriller 18.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Psychological 10.8%
- #14 Morse Academy
88% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Psychological 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 9.7%
- #15 Mutual Harrow
87% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Thriller 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 10.2%
- #16 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological 16.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #17 Protocol Non-Human
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DreadGear Games
Windows
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Investigation 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Thriller 10.7%
- #18 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Myosi
Windows
"Something is in your house." As a Shaman, you are the only one who can face the unknown. Investigate haunted homes, uncover secrets, and exorcise malevolent spirits. Your choices determine the client's fate. Experience a chilling K-horror story where every decision matters.
Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Psychological 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 9.6%
- #19 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
85% matchVery Positive82% of 4,838 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #20 Who Killed Mr X
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ENDAI
Windows
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological 13.8%, Mystery 12%
- #21 Rail of Möbius
83% matchVery Positive95% of 489 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Time Travel 19% ★, Investigation 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #22 World Without Reason
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Bamboo Calculator
Windows · Mac · Linux
A certain feeling of dread pervades a small southeastern island nation still recovering from its gruesome past. Miss Audacity finds herself caught in the center of a serial murder case spanning 8 years. Help her as she tries to remember the past in order to save her sister, her friends, and herself.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.6% ★, Thriller 16.6%, Time Travel 16.6% ★, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #23 Beyond R: Rule Ripper
81% matchPositive92% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: TohrivPub: GJ Staff
Windows · Mac · Linux
An evolving death game set in a bar, where getting to know its players is the only way out. Each person hides one of the game's rules. Discover them through their pasts, tastes, and finding hidden clues, then face them in an all-out discussion. Only three can survive, unless you fight back.
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Psychological 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 10.6%, Logic 9.7%
- #24 Night in Delirium
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grupo Trenza
Windows · Mac · Linux
A series of murders puts a town in Chile on alert, and the police are unable to identify the perpetrator and his strange messages. Meanwhile, Nicolas, the young owner of Bar Delirio, suspects that the culprit is hiding among his frequent customers.
Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Psychological 13.9%, Modern 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Investigation 10.6%
- #25 Confinio: Reality Prison
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Conspiracy 12.6% ★, Multiple Endings 11%
- #26 Metahorror Therapy Session
79% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Meiri GamesPub: ZNT Productions
Windows · Mac
Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psychologist.
Why similar: Time Travel 18.8% ★, Psychological 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #27 집착의 망자 - 집으로부터의 탈출
80% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Psychological 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Horror 10.3%
- #28 CHILDREN OF HELL
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stanwixbuster
Windows
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: Conspiracy 23.2% ★, Thriller 18.4%, Psychological 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #29 Captive: You Are My Idol
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: TheOdiePub: NightmarePugStudios
Windows
Aylen is a horror let's player who gets kidnapped. One moment, she was shooting the intro for her next video, and the next, she was waking up her biggest fan's basement. There are only two means for escape: examine & plot in secrecy, or use your words to deceive him. Or willingly accept him. (Don't)
Why similar: Thriller 22.7%, Investigation 14%, Psychological Horror 14%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Horror 10.5%
- #30 ANGLE
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: V.B.BPub: C.O.T.E
Windows
A disturbing psychological horror experience that unfolds as only the echo of your footsteps accompanies you through the dark corridors, where you move along the fragile edges of your own perception.
Why similar: Thriller 23%, Psychological 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 11%, Horror 10.9%
- #31 Corridors of Their Memories
78% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Thriller 19.3%, Investigation 19.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #32 Blood Accord
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: shards
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror visual novel exploring the dark sides of friendship and the dangerous paths taken to save it.
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Psychological 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #33 Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qDrotPub: TERNOX
Windows
Endless world. Endless sky. Endless light. Will the shadows be cast upon all Children dwelling on the Treetops? Regardless, I spread my prosthetic wings, taking a leap of faith.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%
- #34 Empty Gauge
73% matchNo user reviews97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Investigation 18%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Mystery 11.8%
- #35 Eldritch Academy
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Nightshade
Windows · Mac · Linux
The remote boarding school of Solana Academy has a sinister secret, one that Yue Ishikami and her classmates are forced to confront after a monster breaks free from the old dormitory. While magical petal-like stones give them the power to fight back, it soon becomes clear that they are out of their depth...
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Conspiracy 19.2% ★, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Mystery 9.9%
- #36 24H Stories: Midnight Channel
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: LikeGames
Windows
Control two victims, survive the night filled with the tolling of church bells.
Why similar: Thriller 24.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #37 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #38 Caught On Camera
74% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: nabetsonga
Windows
Survive 6 hours as a night guard, monitoring for anomalies. Act fast, or risk losing your mind to the unexplained horrors that lurk beyond the screens.
Why similar: Conspiracy 30.2% ★, Investigation 14.1%, Psychological 13.2%, Thriller 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #39 Hey, Anybody There? - Director's Cut
73% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Had2Apps
Windows
A very very very short japanese horror story. You press the intercom. No one answers. You knock on the door. Still nothing. What would you do?
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Psychological 12.2%, Modern 11.8%
- #40 Kill or Love
75% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Thriller 14.6%, Anime 13.2%, Horror 7.5%
- #41 Advent: Dawn
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Seven strangers. One collapsed cave. No escape. A sci-fi mystery visual novel where every route to survival pulls you closer to a different companion—and a different lie. Will you unravel the mystery before the cave unravels you?
Why similar: Psychological 15.5%, Thriller 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Mystery 9.8%
- #42 outside the door
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 667 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 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: Psychological 23%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Anime 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #43 Stitched: Mother's Nightmare
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Stitched - Mother's Nightmare continues the story of Stitched, putting the player in control of a protagonist named Mia as she ventures in the mysterious doll factory. Why did she come there? What horror awaits her in the factory?
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Horror 10%
- #44 CORPSE FACTORY
71% matchVery Positive80% of 869 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Thriller 24%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Anime 9.3%
- #45 Nightwatch at The Museum
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ariverse Studio
Windows
A routine night shift at an old Javanese museum. A fire from 1990 that nobody talks about. And something, or someone that refuses to let the truth stay buried.
Why similar: Investigation 17%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Thriller 14.8%, Psychological 14.6%, Horror 12%
- #46 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Thriller 22%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #47 Gurobu
72% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.
Why similar: Thriller 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Psychological 9.9%
- #48 Frog & Blade
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: StarGazer
Windows
Killed by the villain Frogman, you awaken to the same morning. A mysterious drink, "Soma," grants power to those with strong desires, plunging the city into chaos. Fight the emerging villains, solve the case, and uncover the truth. A multi-ending, battle-packed, looping supernatural suspense ADV.
Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Time Travel 17.3% ★, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #49 Amelie
70% matchVery Positive92% of 457 reviews2021
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?
Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Thriller 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 9.8%
- #50 WORK WORK WORK
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
WORK. DIE. REPEAT. Can you break out from the sinister cycle?
Why similar: Conspiracy 29.7% ★, Psychological 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Investigation 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #51 BURIED STARS
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,207 reviews2021
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.4% ★, Thriller 17.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #52 Wonderland
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: T.H GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror game where each memory is a trap. Explore a broken world between dreams and nightmares to find your missing brother—before it’s too late.
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Horror 9.9%
- #53 KILLA
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Investigation 14.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #54 Yet Another Killing Game
66% matchVery Positive97% of 237 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: Thriller 18.4%, Time Travel 17.8% ★, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #55 Darkness Up North
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Langer Studios
Windows
Escape into the haunting beauty of the Canadian wilderness — but be careful, the forest doesn’t want you to leave.
Why similar: Thriller 30.5%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #56 泥舟と罪人
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #57 [Bober Bros] No Means Nothing
65% matchVery Positive94% of 396 reviews2025
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR // ANTI-DATING SIM about learning to say NO.
Why similar: Psychological 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Horror 12.7%, Thriller 12.7%
- #58 Wretch
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 51kness
Windows
Find the violent stalker hiding inside an abandoned school. Piece together broken lore and solve a long lost mystery. What happened here and who's to blame?
Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Psychological 18.5%, Investigation 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 9.1%
- #59 STEINS;GATE
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,241 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 67.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Time Travel 25.9% ★, Visual Novel 20.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Anime 10.1%, Thriller 7.8%
- #60 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
68% matchVery Positive93% of 7,226 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%