- #1 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
97% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Psychological 11.8%, Dating Sim 11%
- #2 Until Then
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Psychological 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Romance 10%
- #3 Emily is Away Too
96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,144 reviews2017
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #4 Dreamed Away
95% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #5 Emily is Away <3
94% matchVery Positive91% of 6,586 reviews2021
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Romance 10.8%
- #6 Snowfall's Mystery
94% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Psychological 15%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Romance 11.5%
- #7 Dreambound
93% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 16%, Psychological 14.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Dating Sim 13.8%
- #8 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Romance 13.6%, Nonlinear 10.5%
- #9 Emily is Away
91% matchVery Positive89% of 32,165 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Story Rich 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #10 Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator
92% matchMixed60% of 470 reviews2017
Dev: Bae TeamPub: Bossa Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
As Cat Island’s newest arrival, it’s not long before you realise something’s seriously amiss, or should we say… amorous! A blend of mystery, intrigue and wickedly black humour, will you discover your Purrfect Date before it’s too late? Remember, curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Romance 11.2%, Mystery 7.3%
- #11 Memory Girl +
89% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Romance 14.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #12 OMORI
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 85,929 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Story Rich 15.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, RPG 5.8%
- #13 Date Z
89% matchMixed68% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Mass CreationPub: We Dig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Date Z" - a captivating mix of high school drama, romance, and mystery. As a transfer student, your challenge is to navigate relationships and secure a date by Friday to survive a deadly virus outbreak. Unravel the hidden secrets. Every choice you make counts.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Romance 17.2%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #14 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
86% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Romance 10.9%
- #15 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Dating Sim 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Romance 12.5%, Cute 6%
- #16 Heart Fragment
84% matchVery Positive92% of 325 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Dating Sim 16%, Romance 15%, Psychological 15%, RPG 7.5%
- #17 Purrgatory
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,893 reviews2021
Dev: Niv
Windows
A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Cute 13.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #18 Graveyard Girls
84% matchVery Positive98% of 158 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological 13.5%, Romance 9.8%
- #19 Beacon Pines
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,195 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Cute 8.2%
- #20 Train of Afterlife
87% 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 35%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Psychological 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Mystery 8.5%
- #21 Kimochii Classroom
81% matchVery Positive89% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Radish ASMR
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Dating Sim 20.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #22 FAREWELL SEN
82% matchVery Positive94% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: amoxy
Windows
MAKE FRIENDS WITH GHOSTS
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26%, Story Rich 15.9%, RPG 15.7%, 2D 15%, Colorful 13.8%
- #23 Hydrangea
81% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Psychological 14.3%, Romance 13%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #24 Отделение 38
80% matchVery Positive95% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: The Three Windmills
Windows
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.2%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Romance 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #25 Saihate Station
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,177 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Visual Novel 29.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Cute 8.3%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #26 Heartspell: Horizon Academy
78% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Dire Kitten Games
Windows
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing personalities and challenges. Make choices that affect your relationships, and their destinies.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #27 Far Away
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,931 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Investigation 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #28 Curtain Call
79% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Dramatis Personae GamesPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows · Mac
"Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you!
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.3%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Romance 11.9%
- #29 obi3011-prologue
76% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: 火鸡头工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #30 Cooking Companions
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,183 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.8%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #31 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
75% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #32 Pinewood Island
78% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
Windows · Mac
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.4%, Romance 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Investigation 9.9%
- #33 From Madness with Love
74% matchVery Positive91% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Romance 16%, Psychological Horror 16%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #34 Flower in Us
72% matchVery Positive94% of 393 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Investigation 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #35 The Devilry Reservation
73% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Pixel Graphics 29.4%, Story Rich 21.7%, 2D 10.3%, Casual 4.4%
- #36 The Murder Hotel
71% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Mystery 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.8%
- #37 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
73% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 15.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #38 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
73% matchVery Positive85% of 252 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological 17.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #39 Free Will
71% matchVery Positive97% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: Psychological 34.8%, Story Rich 15%, Choices Matter 10.5%, RPG 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #40 Love Alone Death
70% matchVery Positive99% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Romance 17.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #41 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 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 22.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%
- #42 Quantum Suicide
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Romance 13.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Dating Sim 11.5%
- #43 Winion Virus
69% matchVery Positive95% of 967 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Cute 9.3%
- #44 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
70% matchVery Positive93% of 4,340 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #45 Long Time No See
70% matchVery Positive98% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Incredulous Interactive
Windows
Reunite with your best friends, unravel the secrets of a haunted house, and assist a cute little ghost in this heartwarming adventure where every puzzle brings you closer to the mysteries within.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Investigation 24.1%, Mystery 19.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, 2D 9.6%
- #46 BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,870 reviews2023
Dev: Fif
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Romance 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #47 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
68% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Mystery 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #48 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
67% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Mystery 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Story Rich 10%
- #49 Rainswept
72% matchVery Positive87% of 301 reviews2019
Dev: Frostwood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Psychological 13%, Mystery 9.7%
- #50 Mask of the Rose
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 390 reviews2023
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.4%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Romance 19.2%, Investigation 12.3%, Choices Matter 10%
- #51 This is Interesting
67% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Psychological 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #52 Recall: Empty Wishes
67% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Story Rich 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #53 FAKEBOOK
66% matchVery Positive91% of 732 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Mystery 15.2%
- #54 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,801 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 12.4%
- #55 The Diary
67% matchMixed68% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.
Why similar: Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
- #56 Alone With You
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2017
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Alone With You is a bittersweet sci-fi adventure game that goes right for the heart. Escape a doomed space colony with the help of your troubled AI companion and four chatty holograms in this unique blend of adventure & visual novel storytelling.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Romance 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Story Rich 12%
- #57 Ib
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%