- #1 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Gore 15.7%, Horror 12.4%, Violent 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Anime 10.7%
- #2 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
96% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Gore 13.1%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Violent 10.9%
- #3 Abandoned Village Walking Group
96% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Horror 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Story Rich 7%, Anime 6.6%
- #4 Lyset Core
95% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Lyset Team
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.
Why similar: Gore 17%, Violent 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Horror 13.2%, Anime 12.2%
- #5 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 873 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Gore 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Horror 13.4%, Violent 11.5%, Anime 10.7%
- #6 アパシー 鳴神学園七不思議
94% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: SHANNONPub: mebius.
Windows
怖い話を聞いているだけなのに何かおかしい……。新聞部の新人、坂上修一となり、学校新聞の特集のために集まった6人の語り部より怖い話を聞いていきます。語り部は話の途中で坂上に質問や感想を求めてきます。それが選択肢となっており、答えることによって物語が変化していきます。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Gore 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Violent 12.6%, Horror 11.7%
- #7 アパシー荒井昭二 ~牧場奇譚~
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: 七転び八転がり
Windows
『学校であった怖い話』の語り部、荒井昭二。 彼は一年の夏休み、友人の誘いを受けてとある牧場でアルバイトをする。 全編、荒井昭二で染まる耽美且つ狂気の世界に貴方の心は息つく間もなく犯される。
Why similar: Gore 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Violent 18.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Horror 9.9%
- #8 Sister Other Paranoia
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HazeDenki
Windows · Mac
A dark visual novel created by the team behind NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Gore 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Anime 10.4%
- #9 アカイロマンション完全版
91% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: studio.praparat
Windows · Mac
A complete version of the well-received free game “Akairo Mansion - Horror Edition” is now available with additional episodes! A dramatic horror novel presented to sound novel lovers by the author who is a sound novel lover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Horror 15.7%, Gore 15.4%, Violent 12.8%, Adventure 10.8%
- #10 ReDo
91% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: ENerd_Official
Windows
A supernatural horror visual novel game where your choices decide if you and your friends see the light of day again or not. Use your sleuthing skills with point and click mechanics to battle horrifying creatures of the night that haunt an abandoned school building and earn your title of "Exorcist"!
Why similar: Horror 12%, Anime 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Gore 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%
- #11 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Gore 25.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Violent 11.1%, Anime 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%
- #12 New Meaning
89% matchMixed68% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: Brave Lobster Studios
Windows
In New Meaning you play as Luke Wilson, or do you? Luke is a struggling teenager trying to shed some light upon a dark lonely world, will you help him or will you aid his departure into depression? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Cute 7.7%
- #13 Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash
89% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Vengeful spirit Sachiko Shinozaki is having a birthday bash, and the lovable cast of damned souls from the Corpse Party series is invited! Join the revelers as they do their best to keep Sachiko happy and survive her twisted games in this midquel to Corpse Party and Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.
Why similar: Gore 33.8%, Violent 26.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Horror 11.5%, Anime 10.3%
- #14 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
88% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Gore 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Violent 12.6%, Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #15 Don't Beg for Help
87% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Kosmo Cat
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror visual novel game with "Tales from the Crypt" style plot.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Gore 16%, Horror 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Violent 13.3%
- #16 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Gore 14.3%, Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Violent 11%, Anime 10.7%
- #17 Doppelgänger
86% matchPositive100% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: HOLOSTARS English
Windows · Mac
The story is set in an alternate universe where the player is struggling with the memories of what they know to be HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS- and the mysterious look-alikes who pull them every which way. Can the player figure out the truth about this twisted world and return to the guild?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Gore 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #18 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
85% matchVery Positive98% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a suspense-horror game set at a prestigious academy. When rumors circulate about supernatural occurrences at the famed Konoehara Academy in Tokyo’s H City, it’s up to the head of the Kujou family, also known as the “Spirit Doctor,” to take on the case.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Horror 18%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Gore 14.9%, Violent 12.4%
- #19 Spirit Hunter: NG
84% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.
Why similar: Gore 29.6%, Violent 24.6%, Horror 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Adventure 10.3%
- #20 It was a human.
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 478 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Anime 9.7%, Dark 8.9%, Horror 8.6%
- #21 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
82% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Gore 18.1%, Horror 13.3%, Anime 11.8%, Violent 11.7%, Dark 11.4%
- #22 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,766 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 15.1%, Horror 14.3%, Anime 10.6%, Gore 10.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #23 Dark Reflections - Shiori no Kotoha
83% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
Windows
A series of murders and bizarre incidents occur in a private library that has become inescapable. Eventually, the food runs out and the library becomes filled with madness... This work is a visual novel of the survival suspense genre, set in a private library.
Why similar: Gore 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Violent 12.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Dark 10.7%
- #24 エスケープゴート ~吾妻衛士の冤罪~
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: orange
Windows
これまで多くのミステリーゲームを手掛けたオレンジが届ける、テキストアドベンチャーゲーム。 本作は「探偵 神宮寺三郎」シリーズなどでお馴染みのコマンド式を採用しており、 コマンドで情報集めや推理をしながら真相へと迫っていきます。 無実の罪で警察から追われることになった男が、逃げながら事件解決に挑む “逃亡×推理”のサスペンスをお楽しみください。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, Gore 16.6%, Violent 13.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 11.6%
- #25 Cursed Feed
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Gore 18.3%, Violent 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 12%
- #26 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
81% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.
Why similar: Gore 22.8%, Violent 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Horror 15.7%, Anime 12.4%
- #27 Nightmare Zapping
79% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Violent 13.7%, Horror 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Dark 9.1%
- #28 アパシー学校であった怖い話 極
79% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: 七転び八転がり
Windows
エンディング数140種類以上!縦横無尽に広がりを見せる選択肢が恐怖の世界へ誘います。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, Horror 19.5%, Gore 16.9%, Violent 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #29 BLACK SHEEP TOWN
77% matchVery Positive97% of 197 reviews2022
Dev: BA-KU
Windows
It is a digital novel set in a fictional city.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Gore 14.9%, Violent 14.2%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #30 Diptych
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Dnovel
Windows
The heroes meet on the battlefield of the First World War, in the case of the "Diptych", an anthropomorphic animal, we learn a terrible and touching story in a deceptively cute and unique style.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Gore 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Violent 8.2%
- #31 Tiny Bunny
74% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Horror 15%, Gore 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dark 11.5%, Violent 10.9%
- #32 Corpse Party: Blood Drive
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 377 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!
Why similar: Gore 36.1%, Violent 25.5%, Horror 15.1%, Anime 14.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #33 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale-【DEMOver.】
77% matchVery Positive90% of 373 reviews2018
Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
-"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.
Why similar: Gore 31.9%, Violent 25.6%, Anime 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Horror 11.5%
- #34 CLOSED GALAXY ~ワタツミより愛をこめて~
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: rask_gamePub: libertyrask corporation
Windows
"There's Something on This Spaceship" An SF horror mystery adventure game depicting a life-or-death struggle against an alien that imitates your crewmates.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Horror 13.8%, Gore 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Violent 11.2%
- #35 クラブ・スーサイド
75% matchVery Positive97% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: MORPATHPub: Celtia
Windows · Mac
私は、自殺を考えている。クラブ・スーサイドへようこそ。自殺を考える少年達に寄り添う、奇妙な一週間。命を思考するノベルアドベンチャー。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Gore 18.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Violent 13.3%, Anime 10.4%
- #36 CORPSE FACTORY
75% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Violent 19.3%, Gore 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Anime 9.9%, Horror 9.1%
- #37 アパシー学校であった怖い話1995特別編
76% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: 七転び八転がり
Windows
怖すぎるにも ほどがある。新聞部は、夏休み前の学校新聞で「学校の七不思議」を特集することになった。七人の学生を集めて、彼らから怖い話を聞き、それを特集としてまとめるのだ。新聞部三年生の日野から命を受け、新入部員の坂上修一はその集会の聞き役を担当することになった。集会当日、放課後の新聞部部室に日野によって集められた七人の語り部と聞き役の坂上修一は初めて顔を合わせる。しかし、七人集められたはずの語り部は、何故か六人しかいなかった。七人目が姿を見せぬまま始まる七不思議の集会。七人目は、現れるのか。そして、この集会の終わりに待っているのは……。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Gore 17.6%, Violent 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Horror 13.2%
- #38 CHAOS;CHILD
74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Gore 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Violent 15.8%, Anime 10.1%, Mystery 10%
- #39 Nightmare (Incubo)
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: inngamezstudio
Windows
INCUBO is a side scrolling platform game with a semi-horror theme. We present many ghost from around the world in our game as enemy and bosses. You played as a child in his nightmare and discover the truth about his story.
Why similar: Gore 30.3%, Violent 25.2%, Horror 14%, Story Rich 9.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #40 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
72% matchVery Positive86% of 499 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Gore 21%, Violent 17.1%, Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Anime 9%
- #41 Ellen
73% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2019
Dev: Red Mount Media
Windows
Help young investigator James uncover the dark truth behind the murder of the Smiths' and their missing daughter Ellen in this thrilling 2D pixel horror game.
Why similar: Gore 31.1%, Violent 25.8%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Dark 5.9%
- #42 Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of Offerings
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 204 reviews2024
Dev: Chatte NoirePub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.
Why similar: Gore 25.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Violent 14.5%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 12.4%
- #43 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
72% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Gore 15.6%, Horror 12.5%, Violent 11%, Anime 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #44 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
71% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Violent 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 14.1%, Adventure 8.2%
- #45 Unfriendly Friend
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Linux
From YOUR decisions, many people could get hurt. Can you save your friends or at least save yourself from the horror that awaits?
Why similar: Gore 23.6%, Violent 17%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #46 Love You To Pieces
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Love You To Pieces" is a Horror/Slasher Visual Novel thematically centered around Valentine's Day. Featuring elements of grind-house, choose-your-own-adventure and mystery. Can you or any of your friends survive this bloody love fest?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Gore 11.4%, Violent 10%
- #47 IMMURE
70% matchVery Positive93% of 111 reviews2019
Dev: Wither Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
IMMURE is a story driven, psychological horror game. Will, the protagonist, has found himself trapped inside a foreboding Mansion with no exit. To escape, he must travel through strange doors which lead into other dimensions, filled with tormented souls.
Why similar: Gore 35.6%, Violent 30.5%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #48 INVISIBLE
71% matchNo user reviews
Windows
All of them who hurt me have disappeared But the hatred and revenge for them have not vanished
Why similar: Gore 29.7%, Violent 23.5%, Horror 9.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Dark 7.9%
- #49 Horrific Xanatorium
69% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: PagerattaPub: KEMCO
Windows
A world where Spilia, a virus that causes delusions and hallucinations, has become epidemic. A horror visual novel game set in a hospital where patients are isolated.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Gore 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 12%, Violent 11.6%
- #50 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
70% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2019
Dev: Screaming Void
Windows
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Why similar: Gore 32%, Violent 26.6%, Horror 8.8%, Adventure 7.2%, Dark 6.5%
- #51 What Is Love? Anime Visual Novel Vol. 1
69% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Baka Dog
Windows · Mac
What is Love is full of pretty girls with dark secrets. Keep in mind that your actions matter, so Baby, don't hurt me! Not suitable for those who are easily disturbed by their own choices. It can result in Vietnam Flashbacks/PTSD after realising what you have done.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Gore 12%, Violent 11.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Anime 8.1%
- #52 soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
67% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: milk+ visual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yuri denpa tale about the cursed pariah of a rural cult, Mercy, and her fateful meeting with the Holy Maiden Auma. Bloody, bold, and bone-chilling, this visual novel explores the complexities of the cycle of abuse and the violence in playing by the rules.
Why similar: Gore 27.7%, Violent 19%, Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Dark 9.8%
- #53 因果律 Inside The Memory
68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Garnet Bloom
Windows
[Using Live2D, almost full voice] (Voice is only in Japanese)A mystery that begins with a single invitation received from your uncle.A ``mystery'' that happens to someone who was supposed to be an invited guest. Please try to solve it by yourself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.4%, Gore 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Mystery 8.7%
- #54 Aylin: The Story of Tom
68% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: SkorBartStudioPub: SkorBartInteractive
Windows
A psychological horror adventure where you explore an abandoned hospital, solve environmental puzzles, and escape deadly supernatural forces to save your daughter.
Why similar: Gore 46.7%, Violent 25%, Horror 8.3%, Adventure 6.7%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
- #55 Memory Girl +
66% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #56 The Road to Hades
69% matchMixed51% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: AUTOSAVE
Windows
TRTH(The road to hades) is a horror adventure game full of Asian myths and art. Guide the girl safely in the world of the dead. Welcome to a new game you have not experienced.
Why similar: Gore 39.7%, Violent 31.5%, Horror 11.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #57 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1
67% matchVery Positive92% of 352 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 53.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.
Why similar: Violent 22.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 13%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.8%
- #58 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,224 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 13.9%, Horror 10.9%, Anime 10.9%, Violent 10.9%, Gore 9.9%
- #59 ノロワレサイクル
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bokusen StudioPub: PAW International
Windows
Mayuhara City, Tokyo. The wounds of the mass suicide event of Mayuhara Academy from eight years ago have finally begun to heal. The rumors of the “Mayuhara Curse” are still whispered amongst the students.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Anime 8.6%
- #60 Grotesque Beauty - A Horror Visual Novel
66% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2019
Dev: Digital Bento
Windows · Mac
What will you do when your slumber party takes a nightmarish twist? Decide your fate in this horror narrative game inspired by the works of Junji Ito.
Why similar: Gore 26.3%, Violent 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 8%