Games Like Dump[ster] of Fears

Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.2% ★, Thriller 23.4%, Drama 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 7.4%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Mystery 18.5%, Horror 14.4%, Thriller 13.4%, Adventure 11%

An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.

Why similar: Drama 23.4%, Horror 23.2%, Thriller 15.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%

Evelyn travels to the chalet she inherited from her father and finds herself caught in a relentless blizzard and dark secrets. Silence is sometimes the loudest scream. Atmospheric tension and the fight for survival await. Can you kill the past?

Why similar: Thriller 41.3%, Mystery 18.8%, Horror 16.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 8.5%

"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...

Why similar: Thriller 26.9%, Drama 18%, Horror 14.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%

A thriller interactive-fiction audio game. Run from creatures in a grid based fashion style in this ´choose your own adventure´ game. Embark on a treasure hunt to help Marco finding his missing grandfather.

Why similar: Thriller 38.5%, Dynamic Narration 25.6% ★, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 10%, Adventure 8.4%

Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...

Why similar: Thriller 24.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Drama 17.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Horror 11.5%

7 Lives is an intriguing Visual Novel that follows the lives of two people who has to bear the weight of time on their shoulders

Why similar: Thriller 34.3%, Drama 27.2%, Visual Novel 24%, Casual 8.9%, Indie 5.5%

Be consumed by darkness and light in this humorous psychological thriller adventure!

Why similar: Thriller 44.7%, Visual Novel 31.3%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 7.2%

A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?

Why similar: Thriller 33.2%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Mystery 17.5%, Horror 9.7%, Adventure 5.5%

This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.

Why similar: Thriller 26.3%, Drama 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 12.3%

A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Thriller 20.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Drama 13.7%, Adventure 11.4%

With all adults across the world out of commission, everyone below the age of eighteen is forced to participate in a Death Game when the perpetrator reveals themselves on TV. Play through the eyes of multiple characters in a mystery/thriller visual novel like no other.

Why similar: Thriller 35.3%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 7.2%

Trapped in a small room, four friends must uncover the mystery hidden within its walls while confronting the secrets of an elusive truth. Answers are just a button away. A psychological thriller visual novel packed with dark humor and fascinating facts about raccoons.

Why similar: Thriller 30.7%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Drama 17.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 4.4%

Silver Soul is a first-person horror adventure game based on a sci-fi thriller. The story tells the story of a young man who falls off a cliff while being chased to the top of a mountain by the army, but enters another part of the earth where alien creatures fall, who is good and who is evil.

Why similar: Thriller 33.8%, Drama 19.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 6.9%

Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.

Why similar: Thriller 32.1%, Visual Novel 22%, Drama 18.2%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%

This is a plot-oriented 2D scrolling horror game, the protagonist will follow the plot development through the red and white worlds to solve the mystery and find the exit. What we want to present is not just a simple gore, but a sad story.

Why similar: Drama 37%, Mystery 21.4%, Horror 18.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Hand-drawn 6%

一款单人心理恐怖视觉小说。玩家只需要持续点击体验文字和图画呈现的主线剧情。流程短但情节引人入胜。

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Drama 25.5%, Thriller 24.2%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 2.7%

Beloved Firefighter, A respected firefighter, haunted by past mistakes, faces horror as his ex, diagnosed with schizophrenia, sets her house on fire. He rushes to save her, confronting physical and psychological terror. Players experience his journey through guilt and redemption.

Why similar: Thriller 32.5%, Drama 22.9%, Horror 15%, Mystery 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...

Why similar: Drama 23.1%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Thriller 20.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Horror 7.1%

Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.

Why similar: Thriller 30.9%, Drama 24%, Mystery 16.5%, Horror 16.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%

You are a girl called Maya who ends stranded in island with a lighthouse during a storm. What is this strange place? How did she get here? What to do next? Explore this small island and lighthouse to understand what happened to Maya.

Why similar: Drama 22.8%, Thriller 21.4%, Mystery 20%, Adventure 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.1%

《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小，在一个阴雨连绵的日子，许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是，在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的，并非只是简单的追忆之旅，而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。

Why similar: Drama 21.7%, Thriller 21.4%, Horror 18.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Visual Novel 7.3%

Mario, a college student in his early 20s, gets a call from a distant uncle asking him to take care of a junkyard in the middle of nowhere. As the days unfold, he’ll wish he had never gone there. Mario survived by making the right choices

Why similar: Thriller 37.3%, Drama 22.9%, Mystery 19.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Horror 8.4%

"Shaqing" is a Chinese horror puzzle game set in "Wuzhan Town". Players must help the protagonist escape an evil scene where dreams and reality blur, and save his beloved. The objective is to help the protagonist escape and save his beloved.

Why similar: Thriller 26.4%, Drama 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 12.2%

《Homework Is Crazy》is a game that simulates Chinese primary school students doing their homework. Here you will become a new generation primary school student, and face the mountain of tons of homework. This may be the biggest challenge you have ever encountered!

Why similar: Thriller 59.6%, Horror 32.7%, Casual 4.7%, Indie 3%

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character.

Why similar: Thriller 28%, Drama 21%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 12.9%, Visual Novel 6.4%

Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies

Why similar: Thriller 30.6%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Horror 15.4%, Drama 9.8%, Adventure 7.3%

"Missing" is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1970s Hong Kong. The story follows a young man named Jiahao, who is led by a mysterious force into a renovated historic district. A series of strange events unfold, and upon arriving, Jiahao feels a nausea and longs to escape.

Why similar: Drama 26.9%, Thriller 26.6%, Horror 21.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Take active part in a nonlinear, interactive visual novel set against the atmospheric backdrop of the 19th century England.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Dynamic Narration 31.5% ★, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%

This is a story about the fall of a man. Told in the form of an interactive comic book with sounds and animations, Saint Kotar: The Crawling Man follows the appalling life of Mojse, his fall from a beloved teacher to a bitter and vengeful leader of a sinister cult.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 18.8% ★, Thriller 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Drama 15.9%, Horror 9.2%

Red Experience is a multi-ending 2D Adventure Death Game where choices dictate fate. Amnesiac 'Sooyeon Hong' must participate in a brutal game. Uncover the mystery behind the death game to find the truth. Only your decisions can save her and reveal the full reality. Choose wisely!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Thriller 26.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Hand-drawn 8.3%

A roadtrip ends abruptly, causing yourself to go down a spiral of horror.

Why similar: Thriller 41%, Horror 22%, Mystery 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 7%

A visual novel about a girl who finds herself in a mysterious antique store where letters with screaming human hearts appear.

Why similar: Thriller 27.8%, Drama 24.8%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 6.5%

Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Thriller 24.5%, Mystery 18.2%, Drama 9%, Horror 8%

Play as Doctor Athena, a passionate young woman with mixed alien heritage—and the sole survivor of refugee camp ITOH. Three days remain on the trip 'home'—with only the ship's unsettlingly polite Captain Odysseus and the cryptic alien war criminal Chiron for company. But is everything really as it seems?

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Drama 28.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Casual 8.6%, Indie 5.5%

This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.

Why similar: Thriller 29.4%, Drama 22.6%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Infiltrate a locked house as Daniel to secure a deadly virus. In this first-person stealth horror, you have no weapons, your only hope is to hide, solve environmental puzzles, and find keys to reach the basement lab before you are caught. Can you survive the tension?

Why similar: Thriller 47.1%, Horror 23.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Adventure 12%, Indie 1.8%

Your daughter is sick. Hoping to alleviate her condition, you go to a distant temple. But your daughter disappears, your mind too, and the inhabitants of the church are not in the best mood for you. Will you be able to learn all the secrets of the Temple and get out of there alive?

Why similar: Thriller 27.3%, Drama 20.6%, Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%

A newly-turned vampire, her loyal childhood friend, a terminally ill altruist, a morally gray policewoman, and a self-proclaimed mad scientist catgirl. Figure out how their fates intertwine in this standalone prologue to Red Crown Project, an upcoming sci-fi death game visual novel.

Why similar: Thriller 39%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Mystery 19.6%, Linear 5.7%, Casual 2.8%

Compromised is a first-person psychological horror game about surviving a night under constant pressure. Manage failing systems, track moving threats, and make split-second decisions while danger closes in. Every sound matters. Every mistake costs time you don't have.

Why similar: Thriller 39.7%, Horror 20.2%, Mystery 17.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 8.4%

Two sisters arrive, bringing trouble along!? A thrilling life surrounded by beautiful sisters begins!

Why similar: Thriller 30.3%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Drama 21%, Mystery 15.3%, Adventure 6.8%

During the five-night levels in the game, you need to closely monitor the surveillance cameras, operate the gates and all available tools to fend off the attacks of the monsters, and gradually experience the entire storyline through the various plot developments and gameplay in each level

Why similar: Drama 33.7%, Thriller 27.1%, Horror 22.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 5.2%

The life of a detective is unpredictable and very dangerous. You never know what awaits you around the next corner and what secrets you need to unravel. But you knew what you were getting into, there's no turning back!

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.7% ★, Thriller 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Drama 14.9%, Mystery 11.6%

Experience the mind of a man with schizophrenia in a surreal, single-room narrative. Manage his daily needs, maintain mental stability, and explore shifting memories in a calm, intense psychological journey.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.4% ★, Visual Novel 23.5%, Thriller 16.7%, Drama 15.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%

All you do is talk to a butterfly. A very short horror game. Enjoy the story through simple click-only controls.

Why similar: Thriller 45.2%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 14%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Casual 10.4%

Urban Abilities Text Adventure Game

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 33.7% ★, Visual Novel 29.4%, Drama 26.2%, Casual 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏，以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中，玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步，深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”，利用“刻印”的力量，探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。

Why similar: Thriller 25.1%, Drama 17.3%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Elezion is a visual novel about memory, war, and human connection, told across several intertwined timelines. Retro pixel art and original music frame a story where every choice explores what it means to exist.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Drama 30.8%, Adventure 14.5%, Casual 9%, Linear 6.2%

Beneath the Bell is a horror game that combines exploration, bizarre puzzles, and frightening paranormal phenomena, all enriched by brief action sessions. A gloomy and disturbing atmosphere, which changes and deforms due to paranormal events that you will unintentionally trigger.

Why similar: Thriller 35.3%, Drama 22.7%, Horror 17.6%, Mystery 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%

It's time to make your choice! A whole series of crimes happens right before your eyes: a murder in an alley, your boss getting shot, abductions in broad daylight, and so on… Can you deal with it all?

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30.6% ★, Thriller 21.7%, Drama 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 10.1%

Creepy Forest, a scary plot puzzle game, is full of strange things waiting for you to discover the truth on the mysterious mountain.

Why similar: Thriller 37.2%, Drama 19.7%, Mystery 19.2%, Horror 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27% ★, Thriller 23.4%, Drama 15.3%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 10.4%

Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.

Why similar: Thriller 27.2%, Visual Novel 24%, Drama 22.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%

In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.

Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Drama 20.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Horror 14.1%

A horror puzzle game with strange rules

Why similar: Thriller 40.8%, Horror 18.5%, Drama 17.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 5.8%

A Girl's Kidnapping Case in Your Neighborhood...Your Choices and Actions Determine the Outcome

Why similar: Cats 28.4%, Thriller 22.6%, Drama 18.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Mystery 9.2%

Your team must uncover the secrets of the Terraforming Center on Mars and face an overwhelming battle for the future of the Red Planet. But remember: every choice you make will shape the outcome of this fight.

Why similar: Thriller 28.5%, Dynamic Narration 26.3% ★, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Drama 8%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 52%, Horror 19.2%, Adventure 14.1%, Casual 8.4%, Indie 6.2%

A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Drama 18.3%, Mystery 18.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Stylized 5.7%