Games Like Eldritch Academy

Kasumi Kawamura thought the nightmare was over, but it followed her to university. A strange affliction begins to affect the city, causing the victims to suffer terrible nightmares. At the same time, Kasumi's old wound starts to burn with a frightening power, making her wonder if she is to blame...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Thriller 13.9%, Supernatural 11.1%, Romance 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

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: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Supernatural 11.4%, Thriller 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

A ritual. A festering, unrequited love. Sink into a humid and visceral Southeast Asian horror about the pursuit of a doomed lesbian love. Is a bad ending better than no ending at all?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Supernatural 18.5%, Romance 13.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Horror 8.7%

Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Romance 14.7%, Supernatural 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 6.8%

This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Romance 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Romance 15.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Mystery 7.6%, Horror 7.6%

A dark yuri horror visual novel inspired by a classic gothic novella. When the enigmatic Carmilla arrives, Laura is swept into a fever dream of obsession. Is this stranger the cure for her loneliness or a herald of corruption? And what caused the mysterious deaths of two girls in the nearby village?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Romance 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Thriller 9.2%

In a place where summer rain falls, some memories refuse to stay buried⸺ Nine students are trapped inside a school. A psychological thriller begins as the sound of rain entangles their past.

Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Romance 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

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 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Romance 11%, Mystery 10.9%

A sci-fi, yuri visual novel with a dollop of mystery.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Romance 16.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Anime 7.7%

Camp Palut is an otome-style mystery that can be completed in 2-4 hours. Play as Jess, a high school senior attending summer camp for the first time. Luckily there are cuties ready to get to know you! Choose between the four unique love interests or play them all to piece together the whole story.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Supernatural 17.3%, Romance 15.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

As the summer heat fades, Suoh Shirahane is just one step away from unraveling the mystery of why her beloved Amitie partner left in the spring.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Romance 19.3%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%

A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Thriller 16.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9%

Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Supernatural 15.3%, Thriller 13.6%, Romance 12.5%, Mystery 8.2%

GEMINI DISORDER is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Thriller 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Anime 10.3%

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+ 21.7%, Romance 14%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Thriller 10%

A yuri horror visual novel about madness, fox girls, and forbidden love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Thriller 13.9%, Romance 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Mystery 8%

A B-horror mystery comedy adventure game. Having a crush on your bestie is hard enough without serial killers in the way! Lily's vacay plan to romance her crush Sally goes wrong when killers keep cropping up and ruining the mood. And that means war. "How dare you come between Sally and me!"

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Romance 14.5%, Thriller 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Mystery 7.9%

Symbiotic Love is a coming-of-age Yuri Visual Novel set in an All Girls' High School. What has fate in store for love so perfect, so symbiotic, that they could only live, and perish together?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.9%, Romance 19.9%, Female Protagonist 15%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.3%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Romance 13%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.8%

Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.1%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Supernatural 7.4%

Summer has arrived early to Saint Angraecum Academy, and with it comes change. Follow the story of Erika in the second game in the Flowers series.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.4%, Romance 18.7%, Female Protagonist 14%, Mystery 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.5%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Romance 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Anime 8.3%

A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Romance 18.3%, Thriller 13.5%, Anime 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%

A theologically spicy visual novel about a trans man loving the artistic process a little too literally. Fight across a branching 250,000 word storyline, dozens of watercolor illustrations, and 9 endings. Can Lee win his freedom before his captor meta-stasizes deep into his personal narrative?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Supernatural 15%, Romance 13.5%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

Butterfly//Circuit is a cybergothic kinetic visual novel. Unravel the secrets of this character driven psychological thriller and explore the hidden interstices of a darkly (un)ordinary world. When glimmers of hope are snuffed out, the boundary between reality and fiction start to blur.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Thriller 18.2%, Conspiracy 17.8% ★, Romance 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%

DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona before college. Make choices to maintain a normal facade at work, romance an enigmatic new girl, and stop the occult plot to take Margo's life.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Supernatural 14.4%, Romance 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.2%, Romance 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 11%

A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Thriller 16.4%, Romance 14.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Choices Matter 8%

Dark yaoi horror game about learning who to trust. Investigate leads, interrogate suspects, and unravel a doomsday conspiracy in the search for your missing friend.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Romance 13.4%, Conspiracy 12.3% ★, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Mystery 8.2%

A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Thriller 18.4%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

A coming-of-age yuri visual novel set in a university. Players take on the role of a female protagonist and deepen their relationships with three girls. The game features a multi-ending format where the story branches based on the player's choices.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.2%, Romance 19.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Visual Novel 6.2%

Team Z.A.C.K. are immortal, and the government tells them to kill demons. A visual novel where everything hinges on when, or even if, you make a choice.

Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Supernatural 12%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

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: Thriller 22.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Anime 9.5%, Violent 8.6%

A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Romance 15.6%, Supernatural 14.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

A BL Visual Novel about an unlucky modern day Vampire who work the night shift at a convenience store. Will a mysterious co-worker and a flirty regular customer change his life to the better or worse?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Romance 15.2%, Supernatural 14%, Mystery 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Don't worry, he's always going to be with you... Spend time getting to know Ren, a mysterious individual who seems more than obsessed with you — and is willing to do anything he can to have you.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Romance 17.4%, Thriller 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Anime 8.3%

It is the year 2014 in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, Japan. Though previously banned at the close of World War II, the practice of the onmyoji—masters of spirits and divination—has been approved once again in order to combat the ongoing supernatural threat.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Supernatural 19.4%, Romance 13%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%

Veronica doesn't believe in mysticism, but the unexplained events that occur after she loses her job will make her change her mind forever.

Why similar: Supernatural 20.8%, Romance 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Female Protagonist 10%, Anime 9.6%

When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40%, Romance 21.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7%

Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Romance 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%

Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school, as she joins Yurigahama Hospital. Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse and "healing hands" that let her relieve pain in patients just by touching them.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Romance 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%

A visual novel focusing on the relationship of two girls researching a cabin with a mysterious mirror. Find out more about their past together, what they really mean to each other, and how it will unfold. Can you break their cycle?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Supernatural 12.8%, Thriller 12.5%, Anime 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%

Play as Adriana and travel to Europe with her brother Bruno. Meet Silke, who attended to Adriana's grandmother Maria during her final moments, and Dolores, a stunning and secretive woman on a trip. Explore House Chavez's shadowy hallways and navigate the mysteries within.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Romance 11.3%, Anime 8.8%

Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Thriller 17.5%, Romance 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

An otome horror visual novel set in a mysterious sharehouse filled with strange rules. Forge bonds with your fellow housemates as you unravel the secrets hidden within the house, where breaking the rules may mean losing more than your life.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Romance 16.4%, Supernatural 15.4%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 8.5%

The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?

Why similar: Thriller 21%, Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Mystery 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

A Supernatural Thriller from the indie creators of "White Night" and “Under The Waves” now remastered for PC gamers.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.4%, Thriller 22.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Romance 17.1%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.5%

Let's MEAT Adam is a Bara, BxB visual novel set in a neon NIGHTMARE of an escape-room-turned-death-game. Muscles, Blood, Escape, Trust, Betray, MEAT.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27%, Thriller 22.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Horror 9%

A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.7%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Anime 10.4%

A first-person psychological horror set in a late-night 1990s video rental store. As disturbing tapes begin to surface, reality distorts and your decisions shape how the night unfolds.

Why similar: Supernatural 21.5%, Thriller 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%

A visual novel about a girl who watches a snuff video to relieve stress, justifying herself with the fact that what is happening on the screen isn’t real...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Thriller 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Anime 10.4%

On her way to the city of opportunity, a young Freyja is trapped when a sudden fog descends upon the town known as Avon-On-Reach. Soon, she starts to wonder if there's more to the fog than meets the eye, and if it has a connection to the strange monstrous happenings around the town.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.1%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Mystery 8.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%

Based on a True Story, "For My Darling" is NOT fiction! Lili’s ordinary life was fractured in 2023 after meeting someone strangely familiar. Her reality twists as something begins to follow her. It is tied to lost memories and a past that won’t stay buried. To understand, she must uncover the truth.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Romance 14.4%, Supernatural 14%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

Made for people who love Hallmark movies — and people who love to hate them. A totally normal love story in a perfectly ordinary small town, where nothing weird ever happens…or so you’re told.

Why similar: Thriller 26%, Romance 23%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%

A romantic comedy featuring "Reaper x Spirit Eye"?! (Maybe?)

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.2%, Romance 16.5%, Supernatural 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Visual Novel 8.3%

On your one day off, you decide to take your partner Iris and their camera to a planning party for your friend Erik’s future thesis film. But the footage Erik wants to capture is more than you or Iris bargained for. Will you be able to protect your partner from what lies before you?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Thriller 21.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 8.4%, Violent 7.9%