Games Like Dread Weight

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 16.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 10%, Anime 9.8%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the unsettling combination of cute aesthetics and psychological horror found in the seed game.

Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines horror, dating-sim elements, and adventure in a way that feels very similar to the seed game's exploration and survival loop.

Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!

Why similar: Dating Sim 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 13.3%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly mirrors the seed game's core premise by blending eldritch horror with dating-sim mechanics.

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Horror 17.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Anime 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality horror visual novel that features branching paths, multiple endings, and a strong emphasis on character-driven survival.

A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that features a female protagonist navigating a terrifying, story-rich environment.

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and survival within a haunted setting, mirroring the mansion-trapped theme of the seed game.

Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Horror 11%

Why You'll Like It: An excellent choice-driven horror visual novel that features deep character relationships and a dark, supernatural mystery.

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 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends dating-sim elements with psychological horror and a witch-themed narrative.

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: Dating Sim 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Anime 13%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential psychological horror visual novel that subverts dating-sim tropes to create a deeply unsettling experience.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Anime 9.4%, Story Rich 7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and avoiding deadly traps in a supernatural setting.

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Anime 17.7%, Horror 17.4%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural horror visual novel that relies on mystery and atmospheric storytelling to keep the player on edge.

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 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Anime 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic and psychological horror visual novel that focuses on deep, story-rich narrative paths.

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Anime 18%, Horror 17.3%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel captures the psychological horror and anime-inspired aesthetic present in the seed game.

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: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Anime 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of psychological horror and tragedy that offers a deeply emotional and story-rich experience.

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: Multiple Endings 18.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping death-game visual novel that forces players to make difficult choices to survive against supernatural odds.

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 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Anime 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, interactive fiction game that blends romance and horror in a moody, atmospheric way.

Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This otome-style game features dark fantasy elements and multiple endings that reward players for exploring different paths.

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+ 20.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the intersection of romance and psychological horror, mirroring the dating-sim aspects of the seed game.

Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural death-game visual novel that features high stakes and complex character interactions.

Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Anime 25%, Horror 12.8%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Psychological Horror 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, anime-styled horror visual novel that fits the theme of supernatural encounters and multiple endings.

Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.

Why similar: Dating Sim 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: An otome-style horror game that emphasizes choices and the consequences of your relationships in a dangerous setting.

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: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Anime 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends social deduction and dating-sim elements with a sci-fi horror atmosphere that keeps players guessing.

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Anime 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic survival-horror visual novel that traps students in a haunted location, requiring careful choices to survive.

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: Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Horror 11%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy visual novel that incorporates horror and simulation elements into its branching narrative.

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 27.1%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Story Rich 7.6%, Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror visual novel that explores mental health with a distinct and unsettling art style.

Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror visual novel that uses urban legends to build a tense, supernatural atmosphere.

You wake up in the home of a cute girl who's eager to keep you by her side! Engage with thematic stories, puzzles, and yandere AI NPCs who'll go to any lengths to protect you—even if it means contradicting themselves. Bask in sweet meet-cutes, or brace for chaos if you dare to escape.

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that uses artificial intelligence themes to create a cute yet disturbing experience.

This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused horror visual novel with a female protagonist that deals with dark, supernatural themes.

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 45.4%, Anime 27%, Story Rich 14.6%, Cute 6.3%, Adventure 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational horror visual novel that masterfully shifts from slice-of-life to intense psychological terror.

A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Anime 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Anime 8.7%

Trapped in a haunted mansion with only your wits and an unlikely ally at your side, what will it take to survive this endless nightmare?

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Horror 11%

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

Why similar: Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.5%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%

Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.9%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Visual Novel 8.3%

A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%

You’re trapped inside a haunted house, stalked by angry ghosts. To survive, you’ll have to run, hide, strategize, give gifts, chat, flirt… Wait, what kind of game is this? Oh right, it’s a point-and-click survival horror dating sim!

Why similar: Dating Sim 28.6%, Anime 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 8%

Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Horror 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

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: Dating Sim 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8%

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: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

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 24.2%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Exploration 8%

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 22.7%, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Cute 8.5%, Anime 7.8%

Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 11%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%

You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%

Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%

You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Anime 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

Escape from horror anime ghost story in your school's classroom!

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Horror 21.1%, Story Rich 15%, Exploration 11%

Yandera has locked you in your house and is asking for a declaration of love. You can stay with her or try to escape. Explore the house, but be careful, Yandera can kill you.

Why similar: Anime 32.5%, Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 18%, Cute 13.8%, Adventure 5.1%

This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Horror 26.9%, Cute 10.4%, Adventure 9%, Casual 7.7%

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: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Horror 10.5%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.4%

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: Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.

Why similar: Choices Matter 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%

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: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%