- #1 Head AS Code
97% matchVery Positive94% of 77 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 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #2 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
96% matchVery Positive82% of 4,933 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 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Puzzle 8%
- #3 Birth ME Code
96% matchVery Positive85% of 103 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% ★, Psychological 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Mystery 8.5%
- #4 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
95% matchVery Positive93% of 7,427 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 19.7%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #5 Yet Another Killing Game
94% matchVery Positive97% of 258 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 18.3%, Time Travel 18% ★, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #6 Room No. 9
94% matchVery Positive90% of 617 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
It's up to you to decide how far you're willing to go in order to survive in this psychological thriller visual novel about two best friends trapped in an experiment. Can these two men survive their choices between physical and psychological harm long enough to earn freedom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Thriller 17.3%, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Anime 11.6%
- #7 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
93% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Psychological 30.6%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Mystery 17.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Anime 11.6%
- #8 Rail of Möbius
92% matchVery Positive95% of 495 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 19.2% ★, Investigation 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #9 Trick × Trick
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Akizuki Yume
Windows
Supernatural × Mystery × Death Game Twelve high school students awaken trapped in a mysterious building. To escape, they must identify the mastermind by vote—choose wrong, and someone is executed. Each student has a unique supernatural power. Uncover the truth and reveal the mastermind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Mystery 26.7%, Logic 25.2%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #10 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
91% matchVery Positive83% of 276 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Investigation 17.8%, Anime 17.2%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #11 The Test: Final Revelation
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,373 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #12 BAD END
90% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Multiple Endings 16%, Mystery 14.6%, Psychological 14%, Horror 13.7%
- #13 Bad Faith
89% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 23%, Thriller 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 11.6%
- #14 Magical Girl Witch Trials
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,539 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Investigation 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Anime 9.3%
- #15 Prison of Lies
86% matchVery Positive97% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Psychological 25.3%, Mystery 19.4%, Anime 13.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #16 GNOSIA
86% matchVery Positive94% of 5,158 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Time Travel 24.4% ★, Psychological 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10.8%
- #17 12 Hours to Die
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.6%, Mystery 25.7%, Anime 15%, Puzzle 12.5%, 2D 3.1%
- #18 Gods Will Be Watching
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,950 reviews2014
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
Why similar: Thriller 38.5%, Sci-fi 22.8%, Choices Matter 21%, Puzzle 9.3%, Horror 3.7%
- #19 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
84% matchVery Positive81% of 1,088 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Psychological 15.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Horror 9.4%
- #20 Neve
82% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
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: Thriller 20.3%, Psychological 17.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #21 The Zodiac Trial
83% matchVery Positive95% of 151 reviews2021
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Investigation 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Horror 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #22 You Can Save Everyone
82% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Draper
Windows
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
Why similar: Investigation 33.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Horror 17.6%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #23 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Horror 11.6%
- #24 The Test
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,140 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological 18.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #25 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
81% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 14%, Psychological Horror 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #26 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
79% matchVery Positive91% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%
- #27 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,567 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #28 Forgive or Finalize
78% matchMixed69% of 262 reviews2026
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Psychological 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Horror 9.7%
- #29 SIMULACRA
78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #30 Angel Engine
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: HMS StudiosPub: Aurakenn Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Cage an angel. Ransack Heaven. In a far-flung dystopian future, the Angel Engine Initiative carries on as the last hope for humanity. Seal yourself in your operating room, perform surgery on comatose test subjects, and pray you make it out alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Thriller 21.8%, Time Management 20.6%, Horror 18.3%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #31 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 586 reviews2026
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Thriller 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #32 Train of Afterlife
81% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Psychological 14.6%, Anime 12.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Mystery 8.4%
- #33 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
77% matchVery Positive87% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Logic 12.4%
- #34 Second Thoughts
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Gestmorph Games
Windows · Mac
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
Why similar: Psychological 36.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Horror 14.3%, Logic 7.9%
- #35 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
74% 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 16.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #36 Kanna Maze
74% matchVery Positive89% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Mystery 17.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Logic 8%
- #37 MAMIYA
75% matchVery Positive90% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 20%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Horror 10.5%
- #38 Interrogation: You will be deceived
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Psychological 36.3%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Choices Matter 18.1%, 2D 3.8%
- #39 STEINS;GATE 0
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,522 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 128.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Time Travel 27.9% ★, Visual Novel 23.4%, Anime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #40 Knell of St. Godhrkar
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,587 reviews2021
Dev: -二律背反-
Windows · Mac
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.7%, Anime 16.4%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Singleplayer 3%
- #41 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Anime 13.5%, Sci-fi 12%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #42 For Goodness Sake
73% matchVery Positive90% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Belief Engine
Windows
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Logic 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #43 Folie Fatale
70% matchVery Positive86% of 2,697 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Thriller 23.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Mystery 10.7%
- #44 outside the door
70% matchVery Positive94% of 776 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 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 22.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Anime 12%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #45 CHAOS;CHILD
71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,142 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Thriller 11.1%, Psychological 10.1%
- #46 Raisond'etre
71% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: C3 Games
Windows
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Visual Novel 73.6%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%, 2D 3.8%
- #47 Curse or Love
68% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Thriller 24.4%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Psychological 8.3%
- #48 malViolence - Definitive Edition
69% matchVery Positive93% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
CAUTION: Escape from this supervillain at your own risk...A short sci-fi visual novel packed with brain-teasing puzzles, gruesome deaths and heartbreaking secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Anime 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Sci-fi 13.4%
- #49 Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
72% matchMostly Negative40% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamloop GamesPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Thriller 20.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #50 EBBIL: Alternative Bible
69% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: First Choir
Windows
In Heaven, mistakes have been made. In this story inspired by TMC, follow Archangel Gabriel through a trial of corruption and feigned purity as he explores celestial realms and the rekindling of lost friendships. Will you save the Heavens, or will you see them fall?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Horror 16%, Choices Matter 15%
- #51 5omeday
66% matchVery Positive88% of 326 reviews2026
Dev: Indigo IngotsPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20%, Psychological 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Anime 11.1%
- #52 The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
69% matchVery Positive93% of 417 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.4% ★, Psychological 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 12%
- #53 and yet, we dream
67% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Psychological 27.5%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Multiple Endings 18%, Mystery 16.1%, Choices Matter 15%
- #54 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
68% matchVery Positive83% of 23,420 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Mystery 20.9%, Anime 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 7.6%
- #55 Raging Loop
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,351 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Psychological 16.7%, Mystery 16.7%, Time Travel 5% ★
- #56 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
70% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Investigation 25.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Thriller 17.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Horror 10%
- #57 STAY
71% matchMixed68% of 569 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Thriller 25.2%, Psychological 19.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Horror 10.9%
- #58 The Horrorscope
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,100 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological 26.7%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #59 Epimutation
65% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Barbieronpa
Windows · Mac · Linux
399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #60 Centum
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Every why has a wherefore. You are trapped, and you must escape. But is that really the goal? Centum is an unreliable narrative-driven adventure where everything may be a lie.
Why similar: Psychological 28%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 10.2%