60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Psychological Horror, Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure.
You're an eldritch in love with your angel. A glutton in love. You may be a mass of vines and branches but you have a confession to make. Somehow, you must find a way. (A darker sequel to Seraphim Slum.)
The Lanterne of Light
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
My Husband is a Stranger
A psychological/drama/romance visual novel about a sweet marriage that slowly rots into a nightmare. Over the course of seven days, try to navigate a rocky relationship with your husband and unravel the mysteries surrounding this man... who might not be the man you married.
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
A psychological/drama/romance visual novel about a sweet marriage that slowly rots into a nightmare. Over the course of seven days, try to navigate a rocky relationship with your husband and unravel the mysteries surrounding this man... who might not be the man you married.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
This 2D psychological horror game traps you in a pastel-pink doll museum, where you help Valentine to survive the cruel Doll Queen!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Immersive Sim 12%, Text-Based 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dating Sim 10%
A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Text-Based 8.7%
Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Dating Sim 12%, Visual Novel 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Text-Based 9.1%
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Text-Based 10.7%
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.8%
Not thrilled that fate has led him into the confines of a sinister place, Varlu is left with no choice but to come face to face with many types of demons, including his very own.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 11%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Demons 9%
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Text-Based 11.5%
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Immersive Sim 14%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%
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 27.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 11%, Visual Novel 11%
The Evil Mouse is a short linear story psychological horror game about guilt and memory. You discover a strange program on your computer that pulls you into a haunted house. Inside waits Lucy, a girl asking for help, and the evil mouse, who will do anything to keep you out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Demons 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Text-Based 12.8%, Dark 10.7%
Sacrificium is a dark psychological horror experience blending illustrated storytelling, branching choices, and sanity-driven gameplay. Trapped in a castle controlled by a satanic cult, you must escape before the nightmare consumes you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Faith 12.3% ★
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Text-Based 13.3%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%
A horror-fantasy visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Dating Sim 14%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
A haunting horror story set in an isolated abbey. Jeanne, a naïve young nun, struggles to save her lover, the angelic Sister Séraphine, from a wasting disease which has ravaged their home - but what is Jeanne prepared to sacrifice for Séraphine's sake?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Demons 11.2%
A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Exploration 8.5%, First-Person 8.1%
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Faith 10.4% ★
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
An interactive text narrative where charm, charisma, and seduction will be your key tools. Angel is an alluring and confident twink- each word, each glance, has deeper meanings as the two of you spend a fleeting night's tryst with eachother.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.4%, Text-Based 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 8.5%
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: Lovecraftian 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%
Team up with Asmodeus and Cupid to restore the balance of love and lust in the mythical realm after the modern world has unbalanced it, show the mythical figures how to love again.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.1%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Text-Based 13.2%, Faith 12.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
A narrative-driven adult feminization life simulation game where you navigate a web of false accusations, manage personal stats, make branching choices, and explore a city map to rebuild your life through creative survival strategies.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11%
Welcome to MONSTER LUV RADIO, where you play a radio DJ giving dating advice to a host of supernatural creatures! Keep your ratings up by giving sound advice and following the rhythm of your DJ mix board, and make sure your boss doesn't shut down your show!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Text-Based 13%, Immersive Sim 12.8%
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dark 8.9%
- Cannibalism X superpowers X Suspense X Original worldview - "Fried Chicken Wings Cause a Love Fire" is a BL mystery comedy long visual novel. It uses the first-person perspective with a fixed protagonist, Aris; contains elements of horror and sexual innuendo.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
A story about love, death, and the universe, told through tarot cards.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%
The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Demons 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
Welcome to an immersive horror fiction reading simulator. Every tale within is rooted in the chinese mundane, familiar moments we all live through —like the annual Spring Festival Gala You can shut down the simulator at any time. But remember: reality is always far more horrifying than any story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
Slice through a collection of HORROR STORIES, produced by a solo dev! Survive through the body horror of health clinics, haunted dating sims, robot takeovers, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE VIDEOS & MORE!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological Horror 13%, Text-Based 12.6%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Dark Lovers is a short pixel art teenage romantic mistery visual novel game about a highschool prom night in 1979 which contains multiple endings and secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Text-Based 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%
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: Lovecraftian 18.7%, Faith 15.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 15%, Demons 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.3%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%
In an abandoned bathroom waits a hungry female mouth; wet, eager, and downright sinister. Dare to feed it? — SHORT NAUGHTY SPOOKY VISUAL NOVEL · 26k words · 12 endings (in some you might even survive).
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
Will you rise to the heavens when you wield the magic of fallen stars? Call lightning, ride the wind, and raise the dead in this fantasy epic!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Text-Based 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%
A psychological horror where Charlie will have to deal with his memories and his demons... but are they really demons? Who can Charlie trust? The flying brain or the mysterious voice? Every choice matters and will lead you to a different ending
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Demons 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
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 37.4%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Mystery 8.1%
Dream Spectra is a visual novel about trying to hang out with your crush and escape your migraines, styled with surreal 90s 3D rendered environments.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dating Sim 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%
A Boys Love visual novel with branching plotlines and two love interests. Features beautiful CGs and sprites, and top-notch voice acting throughout the game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Demons 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%
Killer Chat! Expanded Edition fleshes out our serial killer dating chatsim to make it bigger, better and bloodier than ever before! Play as a writer, pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, and try not to call the cops as you fall in love with your murderous beau of choice.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Emotional 10.8%
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 12.4%
It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.1%, Demons 11.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, Dark 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Exploration 7%
Gale and Arthur are in a long-distance relationship, but Gale found himself feeling lonely without his partner. When he applies to work at a cafe, he meets his charismatic co-worker, Brycen. Brycen is so different from Arthur, yet he finds himself falling for him. Will he choose his new or old love?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Dating Sim 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 13.7%
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
A romance-suspense visual novel set in Taishō Japan. Amnesiac actor Kotori Sakuma grapples with a dear friend's bizarre death, the awakening of his magic, and the blood ties that haunt him. As the truth unravels, shape Kotori's final choice: return to his bloodline's embrace, or pursue true freedom?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Dating Sim 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
A Boys Love visual novel set around a pulse-pounding hostage situation. Can Numata make it out of things unscathed? Every choice matters! Fully translated into English with the original Japanese voice acting intact.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Dark 9.3%
AshCreek is a female-oriented interactive visual novel centered on Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Players take on the role of an outsider who is unwillingly drawn into AshCreek, uncovering the truth behind its anomalies step by step by taking part in stories set across different worlds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Lovecraftian 21.5%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Text-Based 10.2%
Play as Vivienne Sanssouci, a daring journalist who has been tasked to review the Ouroboros Express. She quickly notices that this is not your regular train—and a devastating secret changes her life forever, and that of the other passengers…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Dating Sim 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
TOUCHSTARVED is a dark romance visual novel where your choices determine whether the story ends with gothic romance or blood-curdling horror. Explore an enigmatic city and find a cure for your curse by entrusting your fate to 5 love interests, each uniquely monstrous in their own way.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.9%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
A first-person psychological horror adventure where you explore a cursed mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover dark family secrets to escape eternal damnation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Demons 15.8%, Lovecraftian 14.4%, Dark 12%, Exploration 6.6%
