- #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 9.6%, 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 9.3%
- #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 The VII Enigma
95% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fate, love, death... Can the enigma be solved? 『The VII Enigma』is a character-driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Set in a shadowy world of dystopian conspiracy, you must defy the fabric of reality, navigating the desperate path to the 'true end' against the tyranny of time itself.
Why similar: Time Travel 19.6% ★, Psychological 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Conspiracy 9.8% ★
- #5 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 19.7%, Thriller 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #6 Necrophobia
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #7 Hungry Neighbors
93% 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 11.7%, Psychological 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #8 Reflection Link
92% 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%
- #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 17.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #10 Silent Surveillance
91% 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 17.5%, Investigation 15.9%, Psychological 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 10.9%
- #11 Morse Academy
89% matchPositive88% of 34 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 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 9.6%
- #12 Welcome To Lakewood
90% 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 10.9%
- #13 Psycho-Sleuth
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Thriller 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 10%
- #14 Mutual Harrow
88% 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 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Thriller 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 10.2%
- #15 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
87% 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 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #16 Protocol Non-Human
86% matchNo user reviews
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%
- #17 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
85% 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%
- #18 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
86% matchVery Positive82% of 4,789 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 11.2%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #19 World Without Reason
84% 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 16.7%, Time Travel 16.4% ★, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #20 Beyond R: Rule Ripper
82% matchPositive94% 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 18.2%, Psychological 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 10.7%, Logic 9.6%
- #21 Rail of Möbius
84% matchVery Positive95% of 487 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 18.9% ★, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #22 Night in Delirium
83% 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 14%, Modern 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Investigation 10.6%
- #23 Confinio: Reality Prison
82% 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%
- #24 Metahorror Therapy Session
81% matchPositive97% of 36 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 18.7% ★, Psychological 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #25 집착의 망자 - 집으로부터의 탈출
81% 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%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #26 CHILDREN OF HELL
80% 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 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #27 Advent: Dawn
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Descend… and decide. Trapped deep underground with six strangers, every choice pulls you closer to the truth in an emotional sci-fi mystery visual novel where survival means questioning everything.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #28 Short Stories Paranoia
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Risen Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
How do you know, if something is real, or just in your mind? Are you really sure that you can distinguish imagination from reality? For the next couple of hours, listen, watch and be part of a story where imagination and reality intersect each other.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.8% ★, Thriller 17.6%, Psychological 14.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #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 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 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #31 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 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 10.9%, Horror 10.8%
- #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 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #33 Empty Gauge
74% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 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%
- #34 Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~
75% 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 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 10.8%
- #35 24H Stories: Midnight Channel
76% 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 15%, Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #36 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 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%
- #37 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
75% 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 Hey, Anybody There? - Director's Cut
73% matchPositive87% of 15 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 12.6%, Psychological 12.3%, Modern 11.8%
- #39 Caught On Camera
74% matchVery Positive89% of 61 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 14.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Thriller 11.3%, Sci-fi 8%
- #40 outside the door
72% 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: Psychological 22.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Anime 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #41 Kill or Love
73% 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 21.5%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Thriller 14.9%, Anime 13.3%, Horror 7.6%
- #42 CORPSE FACTORY
72% matchVery Positive80% of 866 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 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Anime 9.2%
- #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 Gurobu
73% 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 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Psychological 10%
- #45 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
71% 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 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #46 Amelie
71% matchVery Positive92% of 450 reviews2021
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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%
- #47 Wonderland
70% 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 13.1%, Investigation 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #48 BURIED STARS
70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,174 reviews2021
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 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 14.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #49 WORK WORK WORK
70% 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 18%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Investigation 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #50 KILLA
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 14.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #51 泥舟と罪人
68% 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 15.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #52 The Call Button
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Somnatide Studio
Windows
A short horror observation thriller. Could you tell what's real and what isn't? You stole intel from your company. Now you wake up in a hospital every day with two choices: take your medication if something looks wrong, or hit the call button if you're sure the room is safe.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Psychological 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Horror 11.9%
- #53 Darkness Up North
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 16.2%, Psychological 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #54 [Bober Bros] No Means Nothing
66% matchVery Positive94% of 380 reviews2025
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR // ANTI-DATING SIM about learning to say NO.
Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Thriller 12.7%, Horror 12.7%
- #55 Yet Another Killing Game
66% 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: Thriller 18.5%, Time Travel 17.7% ★, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #56 Who Am I
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PantsSmell
Windows
Lost in amnesia, face a horrific past rising from nightmares. Uncover the truth hidden in a diary. In this psychological horror where reality and hallucination blur, piece together memories before madness consumes you. When the truth is out, ask yourself: Who was I?
Why similar: Thriller 17.6%, Psychological 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Investigation 11.1%, Horror 10.9%
- #57 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
69% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 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 14%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #58 STEINS;GATE
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,836 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.9 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 25.8% ★, Visual Novel 20.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Anime 10.1%, Thriller 7.8%
- #59 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%
- #60 I'm on Observation Duty 8
64% matchVery Positive96% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological 24.1%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 12.9%, Investigation 12%, Logic 10.3%