- #1 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
97% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #2 Abyssal Frontier
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: WondercatStudios
Windows
You just wanted to finish your cargo run. The universe had other plans, Abyssal Frontier is a choice-driven cosmic horror visual novel with light RPG elements, time loop mechanics, and dating sim suggestions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.2%
- #3 Blackthorn Witch
96% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #4 Between
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A story-driven visual novel set on a quiet coastal town, where fleeting connections, unspoken desires, and personal choices shape how every relationship unfolds.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Anime 7.3%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #5 Shadows Of Memory ll
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Pixelyarn
Windows
Go home, Alice. The past awaits you. This is the second chapter in the horror visual novel trilogy.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.3%, Anime 6.6%
- #6 Nurse Me!
94% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enjoy your time in a hospital with a sexy doctor, nurse and an idol roommate! An adult visual novel adventure with multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Dating Sim 21.8%, Horror 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #7 Madness within
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indra
Windows
Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Horror 10.2%
- #8 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
92% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.5%
- #9 Memories Off Sousou Break out of my shell
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
メモリーズオフシリーズ最新作のアフターストーリー 主人公「久寿米木一葵」と登場ヒロインたちの「その後」を楽しんでいただけます。 ビジュアルノベル形式のゲームスタイルで選択肢を選びながらストーリーが進行します。 それぞれの道を歩み始めたヒロインたち。 それぞれの未来を大切な「あなた」と一緒につかむため、 それぞれの想いが、今はじける……!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Anime 7.2%, Choices Matter 7%
- #10 Nippon Island: The Flight
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meow Arts
Windows · Mac
Nippon Island is a first-person story adventure that begins on a flight to Japan. What starts as a peaceful trip slowly turns surreal. Reality shifts, memories stir... and somewhere, a cat begins to care. The journey is just beginning.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Horror 10.9%, Mystery 7.8%
- #11 Yonder World: Interview with the Void
90% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Fluttering Abyss
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 8.6%
- #12 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
89% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #13 Contra Spem Spero
89% matchPositive96% of 24 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #14 Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
88% matchVery Positive88% of 398 reviews2020
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows
Cabbage and the Chompettes want to play hide and seek! Can you find all five of them?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Horror 12.1%
- #15 For Mother Matron
87% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #16 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
86% matchVery Positive100% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 9.3%
- #17 Before The Haunting
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Frenchy Pal Protocol Pub: Frenchy Pal Protocol
Windows
A psychological horror interactive fiction focused on atmosphere, investigation, and player choices. Explore an unsettling environment where every decision shapes the story and the truth behind a disturbing presence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Horror 17.4%, Investigation 12%, Choices Matter 10%
- #18 10mg: Locked In
86% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Locked In is a two-player visual novel simulating the breakdown of a marriage during lockdown.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #19 Parasite Infection 2
84% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Anon SmithPub: LightDarkDeviant
Windows
Parasite infection is a sci-fi visual novel sexual body horror game that includes a plethora of sexual fetishes. Handle the parasites and manage the characters - discover the dark story of society succumbing as a whole to their carnal desires.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Psychological Horror 9%, Anime 8.3%
- #20 Midnight Witch
82% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Anime 9.4%
- #21 Parasite in Love
82% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.3%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #22 Crimson Gray
84% matchVery Positive96% of 442 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: Dating Sim 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #23 Make Moku Proud
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #24 Elisa: Seduce the Innkeeper
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Dating Sim 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Anime 7.4%
- #25 Memories Off Sousou ~Not always true~
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
かけがえのない想いを見つけた、その先に――
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Anime 7.9%, 2D 4.7%
- #26 Good Night, Every Night
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 7757
Windows
Guide the traumatized 'Woochan' as you navigate his destiny. He can either find happiness with the heroine or remain forever lost in the depths of his past.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #27 Mass of Consumption
79% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Horror 17.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, 2D 5.6%
- #28 Shepherd's Eye
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio AdaminaPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone has secrets at Found Sheep Farm, but it’s so much easier to pretend no one does! Will you pull the wool over your eyes, or will your pursuit of the truth make you the black sheep in this thrilling horror visual novel?
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #29 Doppelganger
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omotenashi Games
Windows
Yukari Niijima, a girl leading a mundane life, finds herself plagued by nightly nightmares filled with puzzles, keys, and eerie creatures, disrupting her usual routine of work and subway rides.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #30 Going Down
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mytholite Games
Windows
Descend into the haunting depths of the human psyche in this horror RPG adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #31 Mermaids are Seafood
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lyyycaena
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story where you work in a company that serves mermaids as seafood. Gamble your blood, chat with customers, trade ingredients, and create fake mermaids. Are mermaids more like fish, people, or monsters?
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Anime 9%
- #32 Confinio: Reality Prison
77% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Anime 8.9%
- #33 Poubelle City
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rono Ok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Poubelle City: Dive into a vibrant and offbeat metropolis where the raw energy of the streets meets authenticity! Explore iconic locations and feel the rhythm of the legendary night with DJ Aye-Aye!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%, 2D 5.4%
- #34 Rewrite+
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 669 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Dating Sim 20.9%, Anime 12%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #35 Witchlight Woods
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Horror 13.2%
- #36 AI Asylum
74% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: River DynamicsPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in a realm of madness and bone-chilling terror as you step into our gripping horror adventure, meticulously crafted to send shivers down your spine. Explore a nightmarish world where each step unveils sinister secrets and heart-pounding encounters.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #37 Miya Might Break
73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 13.3%, Anime 10.5%
- #38 Amanda the Adventurer 3
72% matchVery Positive87% of 662 reviews2025
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 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 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #39 The Peresmeshnik
75% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2020
Dev: Sean Arnold
Windows
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #40 The Trial
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NowakGamesPub: Pale Blue Dot
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #41 A Bad Christmas Story
72% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: S&J Games
Windows · Mac
Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Horror 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Investigation 10%
- #42 A Clockwork Ley-Line: Daybreak of Remnants Shadow
74% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
Windows
In search for her grandmother's keepsake, an unlikely visitor--Adelheid Ritter von Weinberger pushed order after order towards the bureau. Time felt like it passed by at their command--what could it mean for the academy?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Anime 9%, Choices Matter 5.1%
- #43 Virtual Girlfriend: Eliza
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: m.Pub: Tsundere Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Virtual Girlfriend Eliza is an experimental simulation that puts you in charge of monitoring and evaluating the behavior of an advanced artificial intelligence. It is not a game about virtual girlfriends or dating.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Horror 11%
- #44 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
71% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #45 Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #46 Addy
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Sofia Gyger
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's hard to focus on schoolwork when she's missing.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Dating Sim 21.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #47 Echo Tokyo: Reaper
71% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Keiji as a private investigator in a cyberpunk city. Follow his story as he aims to uncover the truth. Meet a variety of women along the way whilst enjoying several adult animated scenes.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Dating Sim 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Investigation 8.5%
- #48 Am I Nima
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HO! Games
Windows · Mac
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #49 Coins of the Wonderland
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Japan Interactive Game StudioPub: Interactive Art Studio
Windows
A relaxing visual novel game focusing on cozy adventure and learning Japanese.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Dating Sim 28%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Anime 9.8%, Choices Matter 5.2%
- #50 Uberich: Advent Sinners
67% matchVery Positive84% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: NBDR GamesPub: XD
Windows
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #51 Bad Summer
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S&J Games
Windows
Welcome to Bear Ridge Summer Camp! Jenny Lewis is an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting summer of making new friends, and finding her first love. But be wary! Not all is as it seems...
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #52 Sounds of Her Love 2
67% matchPositive100% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cute romance visual novel set at an international school in Japan. As you approach the final hours of your school years together, help your sweet but shy girlfriend Ceri overcome her fears to be able to play the harp at the school's graduation ceremony. A tender, wholesome love story awaits.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Anime 8.8%, Family Friendly 6.1%
- #53 Gloom and Doom
70% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2021
Dev: Neo Tegoel Games
Windows
Gloom and Doom is a visual novel throwback to 90s slacker movies - complete with the solitude and sarcastic retorts - but with a supernatural twist. Push a powerful but unmotivated wraith to complete his stagnated quest to enter heaven, while trying to kill the suicidal but unkillable Doom Bringer.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #54 While We Wait Here
66% matchVery Positive89% of 2,242 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%
- #55 Welcome, Dear Human
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kiki CanPub: Ronkad
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sentient dating simulator is determined that you date monsters - starting with your sleep paralysis demon. Learn their language and earn their trust. Or sabotage it and watch it unravel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 10%
- #56 Elisa: the Innkeeper
70% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Dating Sim 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Anime 7.3%
- #57 Mycorrhiza
68% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Distorted WanderersPub: Tim Reichert
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Mystery 6.6%
- #58 The Ouroboros Express
67% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Small Loan Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dating Sim 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Anime 8.1%, Horror 7.6%
- #59 Amanda the Adventurer 2
65% matchVery Positive83% of 1,459 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #60 BAD STUDENT LOVE
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REALIZE NOVA
Windows
Labeled a “troublemaker,” you transfer to the worst high school. There, you become entangled in dangerous relationships driven by desire, jealousy, and manipulation. Will you get closer, be used, or get hurt— your choices will determine how your story with them ends.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Anime 7.8%, Stylized 6%