60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Visual Novel, Psychological Horror, Psychological.
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Sunflower Pie
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Experimental 17.1% ★, Abstract 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Psychological 9.8%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Experimental 17.1% ★, Abstract 10.7%, Psychological 9.3%, Philosophical 8.7%, Visual Novel 8.1%
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Experimental 16.9% ★, Abstract 11%, Psychological 9.7%, Philosophical 8.9%, Text-Based 8.1%
A blind guy with a ghost in his brain tries to save a cursed girl. Naturally, it all goes to hell. A visual novel packed with dark humor, gritty mysticism, violence, and characters who know exactly who’s watching them.
Why similar: Experimental 22.5% ★, Text-Based 11%, Abstract 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
A short experimental visual novel about obsessive counting.
Why similar: Experimental 23.4% ★, Abstract 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 8.4%
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Experimental 19.6% ★, Abstract 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Psychological 9.7%
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Experimental 26% ★, Abstract 17.1%, Text-Based 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Experimental 15.7% ★, Philosophical 14.9%, Psychological 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Psychological 15.5%, Philosophical 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Abstract 9.5%
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Text-Based 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
A short work of interactive horror fiction, about bright minds, and the end of all things. Feel the ink on your skin, return to the woods, and escape the small town that you've never called home.
Why similar: Experimental 28.8% ★, Text-Based 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
NINA is a short, narrative-driven psychological horror game about a girl who keeps forgetting. Guide her through memory, fear, and truth—before it's too late.
Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Experimental 13.9% ★, Abstract 11.9%, Horror 10.8%
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Psychological 15.6%, Abstract 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Psychological 14.9%, Abstract 14.9%, Text-Based 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Experimental 24.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Psychological 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 11.8%
A short visual novel about a man living its worst nightmare. There is no way out, no safe place, no death, just eternal limbo. Only you can help him... if that's what you want.
Why similar: Experimental 24.6% ★, Abstract 16.4%, Psychological 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological 11.2%, Drama 9.4%
An abstract visual novel about a girl dealing with the challenges of having ADHD while trying to complete a school assignment before the deadline.
Why similar: Experimental 17.4% ★, Abstract 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Text-Based 9.6%
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 14.8%, Psychological 14%, Horror 10.2%
Essence Bloom is a linear, story-focused indie visual novel that allows the player to experience a world with beautiful cherry blossoms and fun times with friends....
Why similar: Psychological 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Abstract 14.4%, Anime 10%, Emotional 9.5%
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.9%, Text-Based 16.7%, Psychological 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Experimental 15.7% ★
Welcome to Sprunki Town, where everyone is happy!
Why similar: Abstract 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological 13.7%, Text-Based 10.8%
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.2%, Abstract 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Philosophical 11.7%
A short visual novel about the day to day life of a grieving women. Join her story and make the right decisions so she can get out of a cycle that seems to have no end.
Why similar: Experimental 23% ★, Abstract 15.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Text-Based 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.
Why similar: Psychological 22.5%, Text-Based 17%, Philosophical 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
Welcome to the Reincarnation Ethics Program "Children's Garden." This is a puzzle game where you seek eternal rest.
Why similar: Experimental 16.7% ★, Abstract 16%, Philosophical 14.7%, Psychological 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%
Goodbye Shadow is a story about facing yourself and chasing unfinished memories. As the main character tries to understand his childhood hero , he realizes that the real unknown is himself. Love, friendship, and family become mirrors on this journey.
Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Philosophical 22.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
A short narrative visual novel about procrastination, family, and the inner dialogue of a creative person. A story about how delaying decisions slowly erodes a life.
Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, Experimental 21.8% ★, Visual Novel 18%, Drama 11.7%, Emotional 10.7%
A miniature frozen between the atmosphere of a small room and Castaneda with Lovecraft. The story of radical spiritual practices in the search for truth among panels and stacks.
Why similar: Experimental 34.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Psychological 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Philosophical 8.1%
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 10.9%, Text-Based 10.4%
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Philosophical 17.2%, Abstract 12.4%, Text-Based 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
A dark visual novel blending psychological horror, surreal storytelling, and chatroom-inspired UI. Navigate intrusive thoughts, branching choices, and dissect a fractured mind in a twisted search for connection and meaning.
Why similar: Abstract 14.2%, Philosophical 13.9%, Psychological 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Psychological 10%
A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Text-Based 17%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 14.9%
Difficulty is a short, experimental visual novel, about both the difficulty level of stories, and the difficulties of real life. The plot, themes, challenges, and morals all become greater and harder to understand and accept as the difficulty increases.
Why similar: Experimental 44.3% ★, Philosophical 24.7%, Abstract 15%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Indie 0.8%
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 17.7%, Philosophical 15.1%, Text-Based 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.
Why similar: Psychological 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Drama 15.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Text-Based 10%
A text-based psychological horror game where you execute a list of people based on gradually revealed information about their lives, all while secretly following a trail laid out by a mysterious messenger.
Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Text-Based 14.3%, Philosophical 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Abstract 11.3%
"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who tell herself this, forever. Maybe you can try to help her ?
Why similar: Philosophical 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Text-Based 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Wander liminal spaces where fragments of your past call you forward. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Text-Based 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Psychological 13.1%, Philosophical 11.9%
A fantasy visual novel featuring intense action at every turn, following the struggles of a bear trapped in the body of a man. Part II of The Enonoia Saga, and the definitive conclusion to Ovine Replica.
Why similar: Psychological 19.4%, Philosophical 19%, Text-Based 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Drama 9.8%
一段探寻人类智能本质的逃亡之旅，基于现实世界观下的非幻想题材。在突如其来的变故下，一对父子踏上未知的旅途，颠沛于梦境与梦境的交界线，流离于自然智能与人造智能的变革浪潮之中。这场逃亡送给AI时代每一个勇敢活着的灵魂...
Why similar: Philosophical 17.2%, Psychological 15.6%, Abstract 13.8%, Text-Based 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
Why similar: Experimental 23.9% ★, Philosophical 15.8%, Psychological 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%
A horror visual novel with light adventure elements, about a group of office workers grinding through an intense all-nighter. Just do your job and.... don’t ask about Ito… nothing happened to him... everything is fine.
Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 12.5%, Drama 11.6%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Experimental 26.9% ★, Psychological 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Text-Based 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Come back, for no one is waiting for you. Search for your memories - no one ever knew you. Destroy everything in your path - all around you are nothing but ruins. End the endless cycle, for it has long since closed in on itself.
Why similar: Abstract 23.9%, Philosophical 20%, Psychological 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 9.3%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Abstract 14.7%, Psychological 13.2%, Text-Based 9.5%
Enjoy the murder by the word.
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Text-Based 16.2%, Abstract 14.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 10%
You can beat this game with any key on your keyboard. ANY key, I mean it.
Why similar: Experimental 21.7% ★, Abstract 14%, Psychological 13%, Text-Based 12.9%, Philosophical 12.9%
This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Abstract 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological 13.2%
An anthology of short indie games with emotional storytelling and simple gameplay. Discover unique experiences, each with distinct art, music, and tone. Perfect for players who enjoy narrative adventures, hidden details, and bite-sized stories.
Why similar: Experimental 25.4% ★, Psychological 18%, Philosophical 14.3%, Emotional 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
Delete the World is a completely normal visual novel… unless you decide to kill everyone.
Why similar: Experimental 25.5% ★, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Anime 11.2%, Emotional 8.6%
Wake up, watch tv, make a cup of cofffee and try to bear your own meaningless existence.
Why similar: Abstract 15.4%, Psychological 15.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%
This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish.
Why similar: Experimental 28.1% ★, Philosophical 19.7%, Psychological 15.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.2%
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Psychological 16.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
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: Philosophical 19.7%, Psychological 17.2%, Abstract 15.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Drama 13.7%, Psychological 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%
Welcome to your endless summer! Escape its influence before the town of Siren's Call erases you completely. This version of the game is a free prologue and covers the first part of this story.
Why similar: Psychological 16.2%, Philosophical 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
