- #1 Silent Love
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Surreal 15.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.4%
- #2 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #3 Epimutation
96% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Barbieronpa
Windows · Mac · Linux
399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Thriller 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #4 DESOLATIUM
94% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 12.4%, Thriller 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Point & Click 9%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #5 Condition Unknown
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Bizibee Interactive
Windows
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Thriller 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Surreal 9.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #6 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
93% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called MINDFUNK that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this MIND****.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Surreal 10.3%
- #7 恐怖夜話 第二夜
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Thriller 11.6%, Horror 11.6%
- #8 杀青
91% matchVery Positive84% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: 蒐藏馆工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows · Mac
"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 16.5%, Surreal 14.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #9 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #10 Villa Nocturne
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Lunafrost StudioPub: Wanderia Entertainment
Windows
In a mansion shrouded in mist, face the ghosts of the past. With puzzles, exploration, and moments of sheer terror, Villa Nocturne awaits.
Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Surreal 15.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.9%
- #11 Lake of Darkness
89% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Steeze Games
Windows
Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 12.8%, Surreal 12.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #12 Make Moku Proud
89% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Horror 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #13 Remnants of Dawn
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #14 Dr. Emmerson's Nocturnes
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #15 Cerebral
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Youviverse
Windows
Cerebral is a short psychological horror game where every mistake hurts your memory. Save your mind or surrender it to the system. What remains of you either way?
Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Thriller 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #16 Start Running
86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows · Linux
A horror point and click game where choices matter about trying to do your final marathon training run.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Surreal 14.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #17 Mota Must Die
85% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #18 THRESHOLD
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,340 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Thriller 15%, Surreal 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #19 Town of Dusk
84% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #20 Contra Spem Spero
83% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: DADZINGO
Windows · Linux
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #21 Momo Don't Leave
82% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #22 Awakewood
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Thriller 12.3%, Point & Click 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #23 Haunted House 2
81% matchVery Positive90% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #24 Monologin
80% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Thriller 10.3%
- #25 Amanda the Adventurer 3
79% matchVery Positive87% of 739 reviews2025
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Thriller 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #26 见诡
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 砂糖桔制作组
Windows
A single-player Chinese folk horror RPG puzzle game. As a photographer, you venture into mysterious places with two paranormal vloggers. Explore scenes, gather clues and reveal hidden truths through environmental interaction. Full playthrough takes 2 to 5 hours.
Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Survival Horror 9.9%
- #27 CRYPTIC
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Shoho Games
Windows
Kidnapped by an insane man and dragged into a dark crypt, your only choice is to play along with his twisted games or suffer the consequences for non-compliance. A thrilling text-based interactive fiction game!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Thriller 10.1%, Survival Horror 10%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Surreal 9.6%
- #28 Stay Alive For Me
78% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 9.8%
- #29 Dissociated Worth
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Felis Cassius
Windows
The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.3%, Thriller 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Surreal 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #30 Last Round at the End of the World
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ex Ignorantia
Windows
Dream the riddle. Question the village. Choose who drowns. A poetic folk-horror game about divine messages, guilty villagers, ritual games, and the terrible cost of keeping a place safe.
Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Lovecraftian 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%
- #31 Friends for Strawberry
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KC Amber
Windows
A filthy, horrific nightmare at sea, haunted by people and things cast away. Friends for Strawberry is a story-driven horror FPS where you are trapped on an island of garbage, held captive by the cannibal castaways dwelling there, and... something in the trash, that won't let anyone or anything go.
Why similar: Thriller 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Surreal 12.7%, Horror 12.3%, Survival Horror 11.7%
- #32 The Dream Of A Cockspur
74% matchVery Positive93% of 331 reviews2026
Dev: roccayPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Stranded on a desolate island with Earth's remaining researchers, you investigate a strange celestial body. The day before departure, your only means of transportation gets mysteriously damaged, leaving you stranded. Is someone sabotaging the team, or is there something more sinister going on…
Why similar: Thriller 14.2%, Lovecraftian 14%, Surreal 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Mystery 8.1%
- #33 INSPECTION REPORT
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zolduck
Windows
INSPECTION REPORT is a horror / point & click game focused on exploration and dialogue. Fulfill your duties as a building inspector and uncover the secrets of an abandoned property in total dark using only a flashlight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13%, Point & Click 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #34 Mysteries Of FangClaw
76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Two Bites
Windows
An immersive horror-adventure game. Betrayed by a trusted friend, Baxter finds himself trapped in an abandoned gold mine. Set traps, gather creature samples, and make life-or-death decisions to survive. Can you face the horrors lurking in the darkness of the night?
Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 11.6%
- #35 A Spider to A Fly
75% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: SyineWave
Windows
90's Horror inspired Point & Click — a Dark and Emotional journey of a man looking for his missing son while facing his hidden demons. Enjoy an Atmospheric & stylized world, haunting and memorable audio, and piece together a story that will stay with you long after it ends.
Why similar: Surreal 16.1%, Thriller 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #36 LakeLady
73% matchVery Positive80% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: HungerWhale GamesPub: Wise Games
Windows · Linux
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Thriller 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Horror 9.4%
- #37 Subject Breach
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamfold
Windows
Subject Breach is a hand-drawn psychological thriller about identity, control, and the quiet horror of being observed. Solve surreal puzzles, question self recognition, rethink human connection as reality fractures around you.
Why similar: Surreal 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Point & Click 13.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Horror 10.8%
- #38 DreamNet
72% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Danik Studios
Windows
Rediscover the internet of the 2000s in DreamNet, a free to play Frutiger Aero exploration game. Dive into nostalgic worlds, uncover the story, and revisit the beauty of the old internet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Surreal 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #39 Still Here
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LordOfTheCat Art
Windows
Investigate a disturbing murder case in a world shaped by guilt, trauma and fractured memories. Explore unsettling locations, solve puzzles and uncover a truth your mind desperately tried to bury.
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Horror 12.5%, Surreal 10.8%
- #40 HINGE VR
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Arcadia
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Lovecraftian 14.5%, Surreal 11.3%, Mystery 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #41 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Thriller 9.7%, Point & Click 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #42 Family of Choice
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ecevilgames
Windows
Witness a little girl’s distorted memories of the past and her fantasies of a future that never happened. All she wants is a family… this time, of her own choice.
Why similar: Thriller 26.8%, Surreal 20.9%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #43 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,342 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #44 Abaddon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
Abaddon is a story driven first person psychological horror game. Descend into a suffocating, nightmarish world as Jimmy searches for his missing brother, Georgie. With only a flickering flashlight, solve chilling puzzles, face your past, and struggle to survive.
Why similar: Thriller 17.6%, Lovecraftian 17.5%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 10.5%
- #45 Wonderful Body Wanted
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #46 Those Who Remain
72% matchMixed67% of 857 reviews2020
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
Why similar: Surreal 15.4%, Thriller 15.1%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.5%
- #47 Darkness Up North
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Langer Studios
Windows
Escape into the haunting beauty of the Canadian wilderness — but be careful, the forest doesn’t want you to leave.
Why similar: Thriller 26.7%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #48 Who's Lila?
70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Surreal 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #49 Siren's Call: Second Wind
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Horror 9.6%
- #50 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
DATE, FLIRT & SURVIVE in this Retro-Horror Adventure where you date characters based on REAL Computer VIRUSES. Explore and uncover dark secrets behind each character and make choices that will lead to a ❤️SMOOCH❤️ or your DOOM!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.9%, Point & Click 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Horror 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #51 SAS: Heks
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZenVision Games
Windows
Investigate a second-hand laptop in this first-person psychological horror experience, uncovering files, messages, and anomalies that don’t match reality.
Why similar: Thriller 20%, Surreal 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #52 Shadows of Betrayal
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Thriller 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #53 筮灵 SHILING
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 286 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Thriller 20.9%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
- #54 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
67% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Surreal 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #55 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
67% matchVery Positive95% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Point & Click 10.2%, Mystery 9%
- #56 Penrose
68% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: doublespeak games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Surreal 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Text-Based 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #57 The Innsmouth Case
70% matchMixed65% of 204 reviews2020
Dev: RobotPumpkin GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Mystery 10.7%
- #58 Queen of Moths
67% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Tesseract Games
Windows
It's a winter night. You are coming home by train. You have to change trains at a small train station in the middle of the forest.It's not the first time you've traveled this route. But now you feel like something is different.As if something was watching you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Lovecraftian 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #59 Antumbra - Vile Shards
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vilehead
Windows
In a nutshell: Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter, Text-based, Point & Click, Exploration, Multiple Endings and Interactive Fiction. Dark and surreal psychological horror. Strongly inspired by Lovecraft, H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Thriller 14.3%, Surreal 13.5%, Lovecraftian 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Survival Horror 9.2%