Games Like DEVIL'S LIMINAL

Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14%, Supernatural 10.5%, Romance 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.5%

A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?

Why similar: Gothic 13.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Romance 9.4%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Psychological Horror 6.9%

A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Romance 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

Based on a True Story, "For My Darling" is NOT fiction! Lili’s ordinary life was fractured in 2023 after meeting someone strangely familiar. Her reality twists as something begins to follow her. It is tied to lost memories and a past that won’t stay buried. To understand, she must uncover the truth.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Supernatural 10%, Romance 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Romance 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Visual Novel 8.2%

Balance work, vampirism and socialising as you explore Kings Cross, Sydney during the last year of the millennium. Keep a lid on your darkest desires and be rewarded with a deeper understanding of what it means to live again. Or don’t — no one will stop you. You’re a vampire, after all.

Why similar: Gothic 14.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 10%, Romance 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Supernatural 8.5%

In this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back.

Why similar: Romance 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%

Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.

Why similar: Gothic 20% ★, Supernatural 10.7%, Romance 10%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%

ScreamCap is a team of paranormal investigators live streaming their dives into the unknown to an audience of believers.

Why similar: Dating Sim 11.3%, Supernatural 10.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Romance 10.3%, Visual Novel 8%

Matchmaking for Ghosts is an atmospheric visual novel with horror elements and themes of love and loss, built around a unique multi-protagonist system that lets players experience the afterlife through the eyes of every ghost. Match ghosts together for love, or for chaos. The choice is yours.

Why similar: Gothic 21.5% ★, Dating Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 10%, Supernatural 10%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%

The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%

Camp Palut is an otome-style mystery that can be completed in 2-4 hours. Play as Jess, a high school senior attending summer camp for the first time. Luckily there are cuties ready to get to know you! Choose between the four unique love interests or play them all to piece together the whole story.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Supernatural 14.7%, Romance 12.3%, Dating Sim 12%, Visual Novel 10.2%

A queer romance/horror visual novel about being locked into a path, and having _______ words hidden from You. Find Your way to discover what's missing and reach Your ____ End.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Nonlinear 9.1%

Welcome to Bear Ridge Summer Camp! Jenny Lewis is an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting summer of making new friends, and finding her first love. But be wary! Not all is as it seems...

Why similar: Romance 12%, Dating Sim 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9%

A sentient dating simulator wants you to date monsters - starting with your sleep paralysis demon. Learn their language, earn their trust, and open your heart to 10 strange creatures. Or ruin it all and watch it unravel.

Why similar: Supernatural 13.4%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Romance 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%

Aristocrat Evan Alford receives a mysterious invitation to the fair and comes to a small village on the outskirts of the country. The village seems strange and painfully familiar, but Evan has never been here. In addition, other guests of the fair are not as simple as it seems.

Why similar: Gothic 15.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Supernatural 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Romance 8.8%

Luna has been working too hard, fortunately as she finishes up each night she manages to find her way to a hidden out of the way cafe, one where the gals all dress up like different animals. It could be a place for dreams to come true, or just for Luna to blow off some steam and relax each night.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Romance 13.5%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: Gothic 18.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 12%, Romance 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

Campus Confidential is an LGBTQ slice-of-life dating sim with a supernatural subplot. Enjoy your campus experience, choose your subjects, study hard (or not), meet potential love interests of different genders... and try to uncover the mysteries shrouding the campus!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Supernatural 17.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Romance 8.2%

Even if you bear no Grudge, your Grudge was surely born. Explore the abandoned house at 77 Oleander, search for your wallet, keys, and phone, and above all else... try not to forget again the next time she tells you to leave.

Why similar: Gothic 20% ★, Supernatural 15.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Horror 8.2%

A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Romance 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9%

TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Mystery 8.9%

A dark romantic comedy where every match brings you closer to love… or something far more dangerous. Meet monsters, go on dates, and shape your relationships through meaningful choices. But behind every perfect date lies a secret: You’re not looking for love. You’re trying to bring love back.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Romance 10.8%, Choices Matter 9%

The hapless, love-struck Ichika made a big mistake, and she might have ruined her friendship with Hana forever. With the help of her classmate Ayumi, can she work her own feelings out in time to show Hana how she really feels? A soft, comedic romance with big personalities and a tinge of melodrama.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Romance 11%

Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.

Why similar: Supernatural 12.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 8.2%

Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Romance 9.8%

Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.

Why similar: Supernatural 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Romance 8.8%

When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Supernatural 12.8%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Romance 11.5%, Gothic 10.6% ★

A theologically spicy visual novel about a trans man loving the artistic process a little too literally. Fight across a branching 250,000 word storyline, dozens of watercolor illustrations, and 9 endings. Can Lee win his freedom before his captor meta-stasizes deep into his personal narrative?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Supernatural 12.4%, Romance 10.4%, Dating Sim 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.2%

Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Supernatural 13.5%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Romance 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.6%

When an AI program named Seren awakens to find they've been installed as the co-pilot of a smuggling ship, they'll have to rely on their newfound crewmates to help them find where they belong.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Romance 10.4%

A sapphic visual novel & dating sim. Manage your days aboard a liminal ship, navigating relationships both tense and tender. Fall in love, or bring your companions together. Join the crew, investigate your past, and find a way home.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%

You were meant to exorcise the ghost, not flirt with him! Choose your soulmate from ghost enthusiasts – dead or alive – and unravel the conspiracy lurking beneath the haunting in this exorcist dating sim.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Supernatural 11.8%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%

A psychological horror visual novel and management game set in a dystopian company that serves mermaids as seafood dishes. Bet your blood, navigate office drama, and trade ingredients. Are mermaids more like fish, people, or monsters?

Why similar: Dating Sim 11.4%, Romance 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Visual Novel 10%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

A horror-fantasy visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%

Charlotte, has been dumped by her long term girlfriend Mikka. Fortunately her sexy friend Sophie insists on taking her out to try and cheer her up. But Sophie is quite a wildcat so who knows where such a date could lead in this yuri/lesbian themed visual novel with multiple routes and endings.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Romance 11%

A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Romance 13.3%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%

You killed him once before. Don't make the same mistake twice. A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you.

Why similar: Gothic 21.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%

Sole survivor of a terrible incident, you find yourself in the company of new friends and new conflict on the island of Illyria.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Romance 11.8%

You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.

Why similar: Supernatural 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

Choose your own story as you take over a beach resort, of course it's not all fun and games but at least the park is filled with an array of beautiful women to distract you. Your choices will determine the story and whether romance is in the air and how your beach visit will end.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%

A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Dating Sim 9.5%

If you’re a fan of naughty and daring futa girls, Friday Fever is the game for you! This vibrant and visually striking visual novel will immerse you in a world of unexpected encounters and thrilling surprises.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Dating Sim 14%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Horror 8.7%

This is a fun, tongue in cheek story of lustful urges and workplace romance. As two women go on a night out together to reaffirm their friendship as they start to work together once more.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Romance 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?

Why similar: Dating Sim 13.7%, Romance 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

Paris’s life changes when she encounters a charming stranger who seems to be watching her. This choice-driven psychological visual novel delivers a tense, intimate story focused on curiosity, trust, and crossing dangerous boundaries.

Why similar: Dating Sim 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Nonlinear 9.3%, Romance 9.2%

Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Gothic 17.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

In this hand-drawn romance mystery visual novel set in a quake post-apocalypse, play as Sky, an impostor scientist racing to recreate a cure only she knows existed. Weave or snap ever-shifting bonds with lovers, friends, and foes, each harbouring a deadly obsession that will end your own. Unless...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Romance 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Dating Sim 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%

In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Supernatural 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10%

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: Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Romance 9.6%

A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Romance 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

Why similar: Romance 13.5%, Gothic 11.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%

Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.

Why similar: Romance 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Mystery 10%, Dark 9.8%

You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?

Why similar: Dating Sim 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Romance 10.3%

On Love, On Monsters is a Frankenstein-inspired story with an emphasis on love in its many forms. Play as three characters with alternating POVs; the Doctor, The Priest, and The Exile. Bond with allies and enemies, avoid raising suspicion in the town of Blackmoore, and learn what it means to love.

Why similar: Gothic 18.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%

Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Romance 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.

Why similar: Supernatural 12.3%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Visual Novel 8.6%