Games Like Dissolving

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: Visual Novel 38.1%, Experimental 37.3%, Horror 22.1%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same raw, experimental, and deeply psychological approach to visual storytelling as Dissolving.

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: Visual Novel 72.9%, Horror 19.1%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel continues the surreal, introspective, and unsettling narrative style that fans of Dissolving will appreciate.

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 37.6%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Horror 20.4%, Dark 11.6%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental title mirrors the surreal and unsettling tone found in Dissolving's exploration of digital gods and loss.

Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Horror 37.9%, Indie 10.9%, Dark 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, hand-drawn horror visual novel that excels at building a sense of dread and isolation.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Visual Novel 53.3%, Horror 46.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly experimental psychological horror game that uses unique mechanics to explore identity and digital decay.

Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

Why similar: Horror 76.2%, Indie 23.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the unsettling feeling of interacting with a digital entity that slowly turns into a psychological horror experience.

Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.4%, Dark 30.2%, Horror 26.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, disturbing visual novel that focuses on toxic relationships and psychological trauma.

A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Visual Novel 62.4%, Dark 31%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and psychedelic visual novel that focuses on dark, introspective themes similar to Dissolving.

Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.

Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Visual Novel 42.3%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, effective horror experience that leans heavily into the digital and internet-based dread found in the seed game.

Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.

Why similar: Dark 100%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping psychological horror visual novel that forces players to make difficult choices in a high-stakes environment.

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Horror 28.7%, Dark 20.6%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal meta-horror visual novel that subverts expectations through its dark, psychological narrative shifts.

Morph Girl is a Japanese horror inspired FMV game about loss, depression and the supernatural.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Horror 31.9%, Indie 17.4%, Dark 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror visual novel that utilizes FMV elements to create a unique and unsettling atmosphere.

Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

Why similar: Dark 53.1%, Indie 46.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that traps the player in a confined space, mirroring the shut-in themes of the seed game.

Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

Why similar: Visual Novel 76.3%, Dark 21.7%, Indie 2%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental visual novel that blends point-and-click elements with a dark, psychological narrative.

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Visual Novel 63.6%, Horror 31.4%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that focuses on the fractured mental state of its protagonist.

A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 74.5%, Dark 25.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that mirrors the themes of isolation and mental struggle found in Dissolving.

Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.8%, Horror 28.6%, Dark 16.8%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel captures the same eerie, casual-horror aesthetic found in many experimental indie titles.

A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."

Why similar: Visual Novel 62.4%, Horror 37.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, dark visual novel that explores themes of memory and psychological distress.

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Horror 32.8%, Dark 24%, Indie 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that delves into the darker aspects of human nature and anime-inspired aesthetics.

A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house.

Why similar: Visual Novel 82.9%, Indie 17.1%

Why You'll Like It: A kinetic novel that focuses on emotional depth and psychological exploration in a dark, indie setting.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Horror 100%

Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror game that uses a distinct visual style to deliver a sense of dread and impending doom.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Experimental 42.1%, Horror 34.3%, Indie 12.3%, Dark 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly horror experience that prioritizes mood and experimental storytelling over traditional gameplay.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Horror 77%, Indie 23%

Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal horror game that excels at creating a sense of unease through its art and narrative design.

A short horror point & click game about a teenager trapped in a dream-like garden. Will Reven be able to escape? It's up to you!

Why similar: Visual Novel 57.4%, Horror 25.3%, Indie 17.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark visual novel that focuses on atmospheric horror and psychological tension.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 57%, Dark 29.8%, Indie 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, mature psychological horror game that deals with heavy themes of depression and isolation.

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: Visual Novel 48.7%, Horror 28.8%, Dark 22.5%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that combines dating-sim mechanics with psychological horror elements.

Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, Horror 38.7%, Indie 6%

This visual novel about an ordinary man with his typical problems. Suddenly, you got a report that your distant cousin died in a car crash. Fortunately, her daughter wasn't with her. You take the girl under your wing. But soon, something starts to go wrong...

Why similar: Visual Novel 78.9%, Indie 21.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, violent, and experimental visual novel that fits the niche of dark, indie-developed horror.

Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that uses a melancholy, rainy atmosphere to tell a dark and introspective story.

A horror visual novel set in a suburban city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Horror 23.8%, Indie 20.6%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie horror visual novel that shares the short, punchy narrative style of Dissolving.

A patchwork quilt of meanings, ideas, references, and madness. A crack in the sink of your understanding. And also the story of one unfortunate girl.

Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Horror 29.8%, Dark 21.7%, Indie 7%

This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".

Why similar: Visual Novel 92.2%, Indie 7.8%

Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

Why similar: Dark 49.2%, Horror 47.7%, Indie 3%

Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.

Why similar: Visual Novel 59.9%, Horror 25.6%, Indie 14.5%

A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

Why similar: Visual Novel 66.2%, Dark 26.5%, Indie 7.3%

No matter how long you’re gone, there will always be a girl waiting for you in the same place. This is a story about forgetting, and about waiting. After countless restarts and countless memories lost… how long will you stay with her this time?

Why similar: Indie 100%

You spend a day seeing how many coins you can fit into the hollows above your collarbones. You're losing yourself first in inches, then moments... Will you survive yourself?

Why similar: Experimental 44.8%, Visual Novel 42.1%, Indie 13.2%

可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。

Why similar: Visual Novel 86.6%, Dark 13.4%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Experimental 48.6%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Horror 18.4%, Indie 0.9%

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 47.5%, Dark 29.9%, Horror 16.8%, Indie 5.8%

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 92.6%, Indie 7.4%

Her Lie I Tried To Believe follows the unhealthy relationship of a man and a woman who, through a series of fateful encounters, become deeply entangled with one another all the while still being haunted by their pasts.

Why similar: Indie 53.1%, Visual Novel 46.9%

It was supposed to be just a harmless chat to kill time with a stranger named Mina. But from the other side of the browser, the boundary between your reality and the internet is slowly being eroded. This is a desktop-invasion chat horror.

Why similar: Horror 100%

A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Horror 33.8%, Dark 19.9%

Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result.

Why similar: Visual Novel 87.7%, Indie 12.3%

John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.

Why similar: Visual Novel 53.9%, Horror 34.3%, Indie 11.8%

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: Visual Novel 50%, Horror 35.8%, Dark 11.3%, Indie 2.9%

Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.

Why similar: Horror 46%, Visual Novel 36.5%, Dark 11.7%, Indie 5.9%

A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?

Why similar: Horror 50.7%, Indie 49.3%

'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!Wandering through a dark forest in search of lost mementos, she finds the world around her shifting with every step.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Horror 29.8%, Dark 25.7%, Indie 9.1%

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.4%, Horror 34.2%, Dark 22.5%

A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss.

Why similar: Visual Novel 75.1%, Indie 24.9%

Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

Why similar: Visual Novel 71.3%, Dark 28.7%

Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...

Why similar: Visual Novel 61.6%, Horror 38.4%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.7%, Horror 25.1%, Dark 21.2%, Indie 5.1%

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Horror 69.6%, Dark 30.4%

Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 89.2%, Indie 10.8%

‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

Why similar: Visual Novel 71%, Horror 18.9%, Indie 10.1%

Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Horror 34.8%, Dark 23.5%, Indie 1.1%