- #1 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 703 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 89.0 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 15.4%, Horror 12.4%, Violent 11.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Anime 10.8%
- #2 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
96% matchVery Positive98% of 96 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 15.5%, Gore 13.2%, Horror 12.7%, Violent 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #3 Abandoned Village Walking Group
95% matchMixed64% of 28 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 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Story Rich 7%, Anime 6.7%
- #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: Violent 16.9%, Gore 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Horror 13.2%, Anime 12.3%
- #5 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 908 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 39.7 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 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Horror 13.5%, Violent 11.5%, Anime 10.7%
- #6 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 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Violent 19%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Horror 10%
- #7 Sister Other Paranoia
93% 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%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Anime 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #8 アカイロマンション完全版
92% 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 15.2%, Violent 12.8%, Adventure 10.9%
- #9 It was a human.
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 484 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 23.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Anime 9.7%, Dark 8.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #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 12.1%, Anime 12%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Gore 10.8%
- #11 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
90% matchVery Positive86% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 20.2%, Violent 16.8%, Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Anime 8.8%
- #12 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,810 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Gore 24.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Violent 11.2%, Anime 10.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #13 Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash
88% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 33.4%, Violent 26.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Horror 11.6%, Anime 10.4%
- #14 Don't Beg for Help
88% matchPositive80% of 20 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%, Horror 16%, Gore 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Violent 13.4%
- #15 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,058 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.8 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 14.6%, Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Violent 11%, Anime 10.7%
- #16 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
86% 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 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Violent 12.8%, Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #17 New Meaning
86% 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 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Cute 7.7%
- #18 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,830 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 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 15.3%, Horror 14.3%, Anime 10.7%, Gore 10.4%, Mystery 9.4%
- #19 Doppelgänger
84% 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 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #20 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
84% matchVery Positive98% of 159 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 14.7%, Violent 12.4%
- #21 Spirit Hunter: NG
83% matchVery Positive90% of 282 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 29.2%, Violent 24.7%, Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Adventure 10.4%
- #22 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
82% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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 17.8%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 11.8%, Violent 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #23 Dark Reflections - Shiori no Kotoha
82% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Dark 10.7%
- #24 Corpse Party
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 23.1%, Gore 21.1%, Anime 13.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #25 エスケープゴート ~吾妻衛士の冤罪~
80% 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 29.6%, Gore 16.3%, Violent 13.8%, Adventure 11.8%, Mystery 11.6%
- #26 Cursed Feed
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 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 20.8%, Gore 18.1%, Violent 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 12%
- #27 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
81% matchVery Positive85% of 537 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 22.4%, Violent 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Horror 15.8%, Anime 12.5%
- #28 Nightmare Zapping
79% matchVery Positive99% of 76 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%
- #29 Tiny Bunny
77% matchVery Positive83% of 30,195 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
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 14.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 11.4%, Violent 10.9%
- #30 Don’t Make Her Open Her Eyes!
78% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Velvet Rot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A black-white-red visual novel in the horror genre.
Why similar: Gore 27%, Violent 17.5%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #31 アパシー学校であった怖い話 極
78% 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 19.6%, Gore 16.7%, Violent 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%
- #32 Corpse Party: Blood Drive
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 379 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 37%, Violent 25.1%, Horror 14.8%, Anime 14.1%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #33 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,271 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.9 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 13.7%, Horror 11.1%, Violent 10.9%, Anime 10.8%, Gore 9.9%
- #34 CLOSED GALAXY ~ワタツミより愛をこめて~
75% 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%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Gore 13.3%, Violent 11.3%
- #35 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale-【DEMOver.】
75% matchVery Positive90% of 374 reviews2018
Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
-"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.
Why similar: Gore 31.5%, Violent 25.7%, Anime 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Horror 11.6%
- #36 Dendrophobia
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meowrizon Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A twisted pixel-art horror thriller about death, ancient gods, and a persistent waiter. Explore The Willow’s Embrace hotel, solve puzzles, and gather paranormal evidence. Challenge the madness to find a way out and avoid becoming part of an eternal nightmare.
Why similar: Gore 22.7%, Horror 17.8%, Violent 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Dark 8.3%
- #37 クラブ・スーサイド
73% matchVery Positive97% of 168 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 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Violent 13.4%, Anime 10.4%
- #38 CORPSE FACTORY
74% matchVery Positive80% of 866 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 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 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Anime 10%, Horror 9.2%
- #39 アパシー学校であった怖い話1995特別編
74% 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 17.3%, Violent 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Horror 13.2%
- #40 CHAOS;CHILD
73% matchVery Positive93% of 3,899 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 20%, Violent 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%
- #41 Diptych
73% 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 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Violent 8.2%
- #42 BLACK SHEEP TOWN
71% matchVery Positive97% of 207 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 15.2%, Gore 14.7%, Violent 14.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #43 Supernatural Visual Novel "The Fourteenth Ξ (Guzai) Vol. 1 & 2"
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: nekobananaPub: nekonotes
Windows
Middle school girls face final exams and a deadly supernatural game. An urban legend of a “nonexistent telephone pole.” The “Eight Sisters,” silver assassin, and mysterious “RULERS.” A supernatural suspense of survival and conspiracy. Ongoing story continuing to unfold.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Gore 9.7%, Anime 8.5%, Adventure 8.4%
- #44 soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
70% matchPositive98% of 48 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 27.4%, Violent 19.1%, Horror 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Dark 9.8%
- #45 Nightmare (Incubo)
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 227 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 29.9%, Violent 25.3%, Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Anime 9.3%
- #46 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
70% matchVery Positive88% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 19.5%, Violent 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 14.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #47 ノロワレサイクル
72% matchNo user reviews2027
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 21.9%, Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Anime 8.6%
- #48 Ellen
71% 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 30.7%, Violent 26%, Horror 10%, Adventure 7.3%, Dark 5.9%
- #49 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
70% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“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 15.4%, Horror 12.5%, Violent 11.1%, Anime 11%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #50 Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of Offerings
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Chatte NoirePub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 8.0 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 24.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Violent 14.5%, Horror 13.7%, Anime 12.5%
- #51 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,186 reviews2026
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Will you survive the curse together this summer? A new supernatural mystery adventure begins, telling a bittersweet story of the passions of youth featuring new locations, new legends and a new cast of characters.
Why similar: Gore 18.7%, Violent 16.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Horror 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #52 IMMURE
69% 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 35.2%, Violent 30.7%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%
- #53 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
65% matchVery Positive95% of 516 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Gore 13.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Violent 10.1%
- #54 Unfriendly Friend
69% matchNo user reviews2026
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 17.3%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #55 Love You To Pieces
67% 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 12.2%, Gore 11.3%, Violent 10%
- #56 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Horror 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Gore 16.9%, Violent 8.5%, Anime 7.6%
- #57 Horrific Xanatorium
66% 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 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Horror 12%, Violent 11.6%
- #58 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
67% matchVery Positive83% of 175 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 31.6%, Violent 26.8%, Horror 8.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Dark 6.5%
- #59 Lost/Secret A
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: uehara create
Windows
A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Gore 11%, Violent 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #60 What Is Love? Anime Visual Novel Vol. 1
67% 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 11.9%, Violent 11.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Anime 8.1%