- #1 I'll Do It Tomorrow
97% matchVery Positive96% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Surreal 13.7%, Story Rich 8.1%, Anime 8%
- #2 A Social Platform
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Othello
Windows
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Psychological 16.4%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Dark 7%
- #3 Thorner
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Psychological 11.1%, Dark 10.8%
- #4 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
95% matchVery Positive93% of 21,072 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 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: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Psychological 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Surreal 9.4%
- #5 Hazy Mind
94% matchVery Positive86% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Psychedelic 8.6%
- #6 rest: in a dark room
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: regular glove
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two misanthropic teenagers attempt to be reborn through the world of sensory deprivation. A visual novel full of death, drugs, and dolphins.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Surreal 13%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Psychedelic 7.8%
- #7 Confinio: Reality Prison
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Dark 8.4%
- #8 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Myosi
Windows
"Something is in your house." As a Shaman, you are the only one who can face the unknown. Investigate haunted homes, uncover secrets, and exorcise malevolent spirits. Your choices determine the client's fate. Experience a chilling K-horror story where every decision matters.
Why similar: Psychological 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #9 LEVATE
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dudar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short atmospheric visual novel about a teenager who tries to hide from his thoughts and problems. But the longer he avoids reality, the more it distorts around him.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Psychological 16%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Psychedelic 10.2%
- #10 Necrophobia
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Sapphire Comics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start your life anew at Heaven's Gates Academy. Learn new subjects, make new friends, experience what you've never before deemed possible. Change your fate, and the fate of those around you- your decisions matter greatly.
Why similar: Psychological 26.3%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Anime 6.6%
- #11 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
90% matchVery Positive98% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Surreal 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #12 LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team BONA
Windows
You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional adventure where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Dark 9.2%
- #13 outside the door
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 667 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Psychological 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Surreal 13.6%, Anime 10.6%
- #14 I Live Under Your House (Renovation)
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Surreal 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Dark 10.1%
- #15 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,924 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological 14%, Psychedelic 10.1%, Surreal 8.6%
- #16 AENIGMA
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NEUROMANCE
Windows
Set in the year 4XXX, humanity lives disconnected inside underground megastructures to escape the threat of the ever-expanding silicon-based lifeforms.
Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Anime 8.3%
- #17 Morse Academy
86% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Anime 8%
- #18 時折記 -Tokioriki-
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 綴路工房
Windows
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Psychological 18.8%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #19 The Darkest Emptiness
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological 17.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #20 The Butterfly Dreams
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Ave Q Production
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short mystery and psychological visual novel. Hook in to a state-of-the-art gaming machine capable of creating whole virtual experiences based on your imagination. But be careful, the other testers might be there with a different plan in mind.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #21 箱舟キバウ
82% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: mop
Windows
余命1日の主人公によるちょっと非常識で不条理なADVノベル。 解像度の低い隔絶された世界で揺蕩う。
Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #22 The Horrorscope
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,100 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #23 Re:Metamorphosis Candina
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: 矢澤 豆太郎Pub: ヨアケラボ
Windows
All girls can transform with candy. A short branching visual novel about a mysterious candy shop and the girls who go there. What candy will you choose?
Why similar: Psychological 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Dark 10.8%, Psychedelic 7.6%
- #24 Sister Other Paranoia
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HazeDenkiPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
A dark visual novel created by the team behind NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Anime 9.9%, Dark 9.7%
- #25 NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
79% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Poética Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.8%
- #26 7 Days
79% matchVery Positive99% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Psychological 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.5%
- #27 I Did Not Buy This Ticket
80% matchVery Positive87% of 382 reviews2023
Dev: Tiago RechPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Psychological 16.9%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #28 Train of Afterlife
82% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Psychological 12.1%, Anime 9%, Surreal 8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #29 泥舟と罪人
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Psychological 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #30 The Quiet After
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows · Linux
Step into Greyholt as Ava, a would-be adventurer taking a chance to register with her father's guild. Will this bring the independence she craves, or something more dangerous? A psychological, choice-driven visual novel where every decision shapes the road ahead and the journey beneath her own skin.
Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #31 River Secret
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard2Scream
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Psychological 16%, Surreal 12.2%, Dark 8.7%
- #32 Frog & Blade
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: StarGazer
Windows
Killed by the villain Frogman, you awaken to the same morning. A mysterious drink, "Soma," grants power to those with strong desires, plunging the city into chaos. Fight the emerging villains, solve the case, and uncover the truth. A multi-ending, battle-packed, looping supernatural suspense ADV.
Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Story Rich 9%, Dark 8.1%
- #33 Ashen Reverie
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tidalspire
Windows
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #34 Kindred [Subject 6244]
76% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Psychological 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #35 Backspace Backspace Backspace
75% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Story Rich 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #36 3Paths
74% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Trturist
Windows
A game about the path you're on, and what you're really doing with your life.
Why similar: Psychological 23%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #37 Night Loops
73% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Dark 9.6%
- #38 RE.wired
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atelier Lumina 3D
Windows
A story of loneliness in a connected world set in 90s Japan. Control high schooler Kazami through a psychological explorative visual novel horror to uncover the truth of garbled messages and student disappearances. Featuring 2D hand drawn anime sprites in an explorable 3D techno-horror world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Psychological 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #39 Aimi
75% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #40 Novalie
74% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Biscuit Placebo
Windows
Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Surreal 19.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #41 The Aching Aversion
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Stenblood
Windows
A 3D RPGMaker Horror game about exploring a weird bunker. The bunker will have different horrors or surreal worlds waiting within it, all depending on how you broke into it! 6 different bunkers! 16 unique endings!
Why similar: Psychological 24.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Surreal 14.2%, Dark 7.9%
- #42 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Surreal 8.7%
- #43 Nightmare Crawler
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Hugo Garden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Surreal 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #44 Siren's Call: Second Wind
71% 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: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Dark 9.7%
- #45 Turn Illness into a Weapon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: enderverse
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a high school hidden within a centuries-old castle, terror strikes as a sinister force begins hunting the students. You must use your skills and wits to survive, evade the relentless villain, and find a way to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Anime 16%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #46 Are You Mental?
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: My Real Aviary
Windows
STOP the mentally-ill patients from escaping F.U. Asylum . It is your first day of intern (maybe) and you don't want anything to go wrong (maybe).
Why similar: Psychological 25.4%, Psychological Horror 22%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #47 Neve
69% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
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: Psychological 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Dark 7.9%
- #48 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
73% matchVery Positive86% of 982 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 257.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Psychological 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Anime 9.6%
- #49 Khitarii and Khimoshi
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XeroStryker
Windows
Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Dark 12.1%, Anime 10.5%
- #50 IA
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Otternot
Windows · Mac
Could an AI fall in love with a human? What if that human were you? IA is a psychological horror visual novel about an AI that falls in "love" with you, despite her hatred for humanity.
Why similar: Psychological 28.4%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #51 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,455 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 28.3%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Anime 8.1%
- #52 DEGENERATE STAR
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ozone Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Investigate the S.S Vandermeer and discover the fate of those aboard.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Surreal 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #53 Anomalistic Revolution
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
You stand before a pit at the city's heart, then your gaze drifts to a deeper void, one you fear even more. Wield your invention to unravel mysteries, reclaim lost memories, strengthen your skills, and battle nightmare-born horrors in this multi-ending RPG.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 9.8%, Anime 9%
- #54 My Dear Delirium
67% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Averona
Windows
Within this fully voice-acted Visual Novel, meet Elliot, and the vortex of conflicting truths he has become trapped in. Reach each ending to discover reality for yourself.
Why similar: Psychological 27.7%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Anime 8.5%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #55 Crimson Gray
70% matchVery Positive96% of 447 reviews2017
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #56 Contra Spem Spero
66% 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 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #57 Faro
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: matt!
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Psychological 15.7%, Dark 14.7%, Story Rich 14.1%
- #58 Gurobu
69% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #59 Grow a Girlfriend
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: True Blue Basin
Windows · Mac · Linux
You accidentally grew a mushroom girl! Overcome your social anxiety to help her live her brief life to the fullest! Or don't.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Anime 9.5%
- #60 Trauma - Visual Novel
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KyleKun
Windows · Linux
Welcome to Trauma, a free-to-play short visual novel full of mysteries. Will you ever be able to smile again?
Why similar: Psychological 24%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Psychedelic 7.8%