- #1 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
97% matchVery Positive96% of 318 reviews2018
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!
Why similar: JRPG 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Horror 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Anime 9.3%
- #2 Yomawari: Night Alone
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,280 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Anime 13.2%, Gore 10.8%, Cute 10.4%
- #3 Incantation
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,131 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Gore 13.6%, Violent 13.3%, Romance 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #4 猫不语
96% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Female Protagonist 18%, Anime 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Cute 6.7%
- #5 Eve of Souls: Static Pod
94% matchVery Positive95% of 508 reviews2019
Dev: LighTea Fish Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
[The pod will break soon. Will she survive the nightmare or find the truth?]
Why similar: Horror 14.6%, RPG 14.1%, Romance 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Anime 10.2%
- #6 Echo
94% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Nobody Studio
Windows
”Echoes of the heart" can be heard the moment each other's paths intertwine. "Echo" is an action RPG with a perfectly sized storyline and a unique progression system. The story begins with Lin, a young, solo adventurer. Many secrets lie within a closed off forest. Can you hear that faint voice?
Why similar: JRPG 21.1%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Anime 14.5%, Story Rich 7.5%, RPG 6.8%
- #7 The Rule Of SHE
92% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Horror 19%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, RPG 9.7%, Fantasy 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #8 Bride into the Cave
93% matchMostly Negative39% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: Flower_Official
Windows
Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 11.5%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #9 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
91% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.9%, RPG 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #10 Coffin of Ashes
91% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Anime 18.1%, RPG 15.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, Adventure 7.3%
- #11 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
89% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Horror 17.4%, RPG 14%, Violent 13.7%, JRPG 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #12 At Home Alone II
90% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Gore 16.3%, Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Anime 10.2%, JRPG 8.5%
- #13 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
88% matchVery Positive98% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: 橙々Pub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.6%, Horror 17.3%, RPG 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Cute 9.3%
- #14 Coralina: a Memory Tale
89% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Romance 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, RPG 10.9%, Retro 8.7%
- #15 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Anime 15.7%, Horror 12.5%, RPG 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
- #16 Ib
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Anime 11.3%, RPG 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #17 Savior of the Abyss
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 264 reviews2021
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Savior of the Abyss is a horror adventure game. To avoid sudden death, always pay attention and be suspicious of things around you. Collect and use a variety of tools to get to the surface. Please lead the protagonist safely so that the protagonist can achieve his or her purpose safely.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, JRPG 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Anime 5.9%
- #18 HorrorVale
85% matchVery Positive99% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: BatWorks Software
Windows
HorrorVale: A grand Spooktacular adventure about a girl, her dog, and her long journey to save him in a strange and horrifying Underworld.
Why similar: RPG 33.6%, Horror 30.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 11.1%, Cute 8.8%
- #19 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,585 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Anime 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, JRPG 12.5%, Horror 11.6%, RPG 10.8%
- #20 Veloria
83% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: JRPG 16.9%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Horror 12.4%, RPG 12.3%, Anime 10%
- #21 Red Bow
84% matchVery Positive85% of 336 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: Gore 23.4%, Horror 15.6%, Violent 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #22 Xi
82% matchVery Positive91% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: HHGame
Windows
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
Why similar: RPG 25.4%, Horror 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Puzzle 14.1%, 2D 9.4%
- #23 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Anime 12.1%, RPG 11.4%
- #24 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,374 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇,表面悠然而宁静,背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇,在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上,直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: JRPG 19.1%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Horror 8.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #25 Raining City: Millions Recollections
80% matchVery Positive86% of 296 reviews2025
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
Windows
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Horror 16.3%, Anime 15.9%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #26 Little Goody Two Shoes
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,377 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Female Protagonist 15%, Romance 14.2%, RPG 14.2%, Anime 8.2%
- #27 Threads of Karma
82% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, RPG 16.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #28 Fragile
81% matchMixed64% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 29.8%, Violent 23.9%, Horror 11%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #29 幻现的花海 - Sea of Phantom Flowers
78% matchVery Positive96% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: 可爱因子工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
在讨伐魔王的前一天,勇者回到了她久别的故乡,想要履行昔日对同行者的承诺。 然而,时间似乎定格在了临行前的这一天…… 她承诺过的那片花海,还会如约盛开吗?
Why similar: Romance 16.3%, JRPG 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14%, Anime 10.7%, RPG 10.6%
- #30 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
77% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Gore 25.5%, Violent 24.3%, Adventure 21.3%, Cute 12.4%, 2D 7.4%
- #31 月华辉映之刻
75% matchVery Positive90% of 4,417 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中,诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华,歌舞升平,却难以看到那,被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好,残酷的真相。生者的思念,亡者的祝福。所以,你要止步当前,还是深究一切?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.1%, Romance 19%, Interactive Fiction 16%, RPG 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #32 Cursed Mansion
78% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Anime 10%, RPG 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #33 Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,426 reviews2020
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 75.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Waking up in the beautiful night, maiden with cat’s ears whose name is Nyarutoru finds her friends nowhere. What are they waiting her ahead?
Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Anime 14.7%, RPG 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, JRPG 10.7%
- #34 Grimm's Hollow
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 14,362 reviews2019
Dev: ghosthunter
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Why similar: RPG 19%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, Cute 10.3%
- #35 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
73% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Anime 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Cute 13.2%, Story Rich 13%, RPG 6.4%
- #36 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
74% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: JRPG 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Anime 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Horror 12.7%
- #37 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
73% matchVery Positive94% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Violent 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Gore 15.6%, Anime 13.4%, Romance 10.2%
- #38 Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
73% matchVery Positive95% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: 雏形游戏Pub: Comma 49
Windows
"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false king to escape.Face monsters, confront tears and regret, and lead the world to rebirth.
Why similar: Romance 20.9%, JRPG 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, RPG 10.2%
- #39 Rainy Butcher
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.5%, RPG 27.2%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #40 Antrabhara
74% matchVery Positive90% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Nekoday
Windows
在人类与妖怪共存的世界中,三个身份迥异的少年少女在荒废古宅中相遇。结伴冒险的过程中收集道具、推敲讯息、解开谜题,逃离不可名状的生物,并揭开古宅家族背后的血色历史,最终发现“中阴”的秘密。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Anime 16.2%, RPG 13.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #41 Homicipher: Demo
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Horror 24.3%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 8.9%
- #42 THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
76% matchMixed52% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: LuLuDu Tech Co. Ltd.
Windows
《THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION》 is a first-person horror puzzle game. You will play Hui Ting and enter the long-abandoned resort to explore the truth of everything. The props survive as much as possible and solve all the mysteries and connections to her own past.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Female Protagonist 28.5%, RPG 18.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Adventure 7.2%
- #43 Homicipher
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.1%, Horror 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 7.3%
- #44 Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是一款RPG恐怖解谜游戏。在游戏中,玩家将扮演一群以解决灵异事件为课外实践活动的学生,在提西城里调查有关“春日女王”的事件。随着调查的深入,一场巨大的阴谋正徐徐展开……
Why similar: Horror 20%, RPG 19.7%, Female Protagonist 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #45 Ticy Adventure Club
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,248 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Horror 15.1%, RPG 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11%, Anime 10.4%
- #46 Midnight Syndrome
72% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Anime 17.1%, Cute 10.7%, Retro 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #47 The Witch's House MV
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Horror 36%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, RPG 9.4%, Anime 7.1%
- #48 再见断刀
69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Romance 23.9%, Anime 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Retro 13.1%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #49 Bonds of Yachiyo
70% matchVery Positive89% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Aoi TsuyukusaPub: Saikey Studios
Windows
At sunset, darkness swallowed everything. Bonds of Yachiyo is a Japanese horror tale of two best friends getting separated in a strange version of their own world. Escape from evil spirits, explore and solve puzzles as you try to unravel the truth and reunite the two friends!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.8%, Horror 19.6%, Romance 10.7%, RPG 9.1%, Anime 8.5%
- #50 黎明为歌 - Melody before the Dawn
71% matchVery Positive90% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: Eternal Dream
Windows
居住在极北之地的少女瑟里卡,每晚都会在睡梦中进入另一个世界—— 这里有着她未曾见过的风景,鲜活的友人,以及一场奇迹般的邂逅。 懵懂的感情为之觉醒,却被提醒一切只是幻梦…… 梦与现实究竟有什么联系,她们的命运又会发生怎样的转变呢? 迷雾笼罩身周,她将舒展梦境的羽翼,为黎明献上歌唱。
Why similar: Romance 20.2%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, RPG 12.9%, Anime 11.8%, JRPG 10.6%
- #51 Memory Girl +
69% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Romance 27.6%, Horror 19%, Anime 15.1%, Cute 13%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #52 It gets so lonely here
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,141 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: Romance 24.8%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Anime 16.8%, Horror 16.7%, Cute 9.4%
- #53 Blood Lily Ghoststories
67% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.9%, Horror 19.2%, Anime 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #54 Mucorales
67% matchVery Positive96% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Exploration 6.6%
- #55 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
65% matchVery Positive93% of 662 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: JRPG 24.1%, RPG 20.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Anime 9.7%, Adventure 9.2%
- #56 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
69% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Violent 17%, Anime 16.9%, Gore 16.5%, Horror 14.3%, RPG 13.8%
- #57 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
66% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: u-secret studio
Windows
She becomes Alice of the fairy tale world and joins forces with the mysterious Zixuan to explore the twisted world of fantasy: name-grabbing factions, invisible witches ...... In their light-hearted adventures, they gradually uncover the truth and endeavour to return to reality.
Why similar: JRPG 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, RPG 15.2%, Anime 13.8%, Adventure 7.9%
- #58 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
66% matchVery Positive91% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
Windows · Mac
Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, RPG 15%, Anime 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%
- #59 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Anime 17.2%, Horror 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, RPG 10.7%
- #60 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
68% 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 21.9%, Violent 18.5%, Horror 17.9%, Anime 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%