- #1 Oblivio: Lost In The World
97% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Jacob Meler
Windows
After a brief wander, at the end of a corridor, you encounter a girl curled up by a door, you can tell that her style is far from ordinary. Perhaps she knows more than you do… Or maybe she’s the reason you’re here. Will she help you? Or maybe you will help her?
Why similar: Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychedelic 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Dark 8.8%
- #2 Lacey's Flash Games
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ghosttundraPub: Brand New Groove
Windows
These are the REAL girls’ games. In the mid 2000s, Charlie (Charchar887), discovers the Laceys's Flash Games and their disturbing secrets. Step into the virtual world to uncover the whereabouts of the missing website creator, Rocio Yani, and explore all the games and activities with Lacey!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Point & Click 13.6%, Dark 12.3%, Psychedelic 11.2%, Dark Humor 11.1%
- #3 My Light In The Dark
96% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: Dark 14.2%, Point & Click 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #4 你就是缘由
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 空亡月隈
Windows
Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Emotional 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #5 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,358 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark Humor 12.1%, Surreal 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #6 ARIJIGOKU
94% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: David BlommePub: Sopheli Games
Windows
A short, narrative-driven 2D pixel art adventure/horror game. Play as Erik, a man lost in grief, as you explore a secluded forest, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. With multiple endings and deadly choices, curiosity can cost you — so save often.
Why similar: Point & Click 12.9%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Psychological 11.1%, Dark 10%
- #7 Zeizen
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sonoshee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ultra-violent point & click set in Shanghai, China.
Why similar: Psychedelic 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Point & Click 10.6%, Dark Humor 10.3%, Surreal 10.2%
- #8 Totally Normal Boyfriend 🔪
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Totally Normal Boyfriend
Windows
Totally Normal Boyfriend is a visual novel/dating simulator about your loving and caring boyfriend that would do anything for you.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #9 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
91% 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 20.9%, Psychedelic 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #10 AMEN 11 11
90% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
AMEN 11 11 is a hidden object adventure game set in an atmosphere of apocalypse and psychological horror. The player's task is to find objects hidden on the maps.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Psychological 9.7%, Emotional 9.6%, Surreal 9%
- #11 Forgive or Finalize
89% matchMixed70% of 235 reviews2026
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Dark 17.4%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 9.3%
- #12 Vasilis
91% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: Marginal act
Windows · Mac
Vasilis is a hand-drawn adventure game. The main character – Vasilis, lost her husband – Peter, in the rebellious city center. The city is in riots for a long time and almost everyday something burns or someone dies.
Why similar: Investigation 12.4%, Point & Click 11.7%, Psychedelic 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Surreal 10.1%
- #13 IDET
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DebluePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
In a diner at the edge of time, murder is afoot. Serve gourmet meals to the ethereal patrons of the Duskrise Diner. Form relationships. Embrace culinary bliss. Infinite day, endless taste.
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.7%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Point & Click 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #14 Re:Metamorphosis Candina
88% 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 Horror 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Dark 13.8%, Psychological 12.7%
- #15 Hell Is Other People
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miss Self Destruct
Windows
A dark & whimsical psychological horror about social anxiety.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 12.7%, Point & Click 10.6%, Surreal 10.3%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #16 Petit Game Collection vol.1
86% matchVery Positive87% of 652 reviews2024
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 26%
A spin-off minigame collection of "Needy Streamer Overload". Meet your internet angel in this retro-style game world!
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.4%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Psychological 10%
- #17 The Cat Lady
86% matchVery Positive94% of 6,201 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Point & Click 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 10%
- #18 Nightmare Zapping
85% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Dark 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Point & Click 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #19 Project Volition
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Wirelore
Windows
Find your rebirth along the wires.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Anime 11.7%
- #20 NEUROZA
83% matchPositive98% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Ņ̴̣͕̻̤̣̞̝͑̾̉̄̃͊̀̚ͅĘ̵̢̺̞̱̙̔ͅǓ̶̢͚͕̙̙͕̙̻̖̥̗̗̦̾͆̄͋̉̈́͂̄̉̽̉̒̓R̸̨͈̝͇̰͇̺̼̙͕̄̇̃̈́͜͠Ǒ̸͔̳͇̏̽̽̒́̾Z̵̛͕͙͍͚̒̇̏̆̍̌̂̔̕Ȃ̶͇̱̫͌̌̑́̒̂́̑́̒̈͐͘͠ is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map.
Why similar: Psychedelic 13.9%, Surreal 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 10%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #21 Fran Bow
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,524 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Point & Click 17.9%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological 8.6%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #22 im not supposed to be here: or anywhere
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LK ValentinePub: Titanomachy RPG
Windows
You used to help the hollow maid take care of herself. This time, she's missing & the front-facing UI has disappeared, giving way to a whole new environment. Find your friend.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Surreal 14.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Emotional 10.5%
- #23 Contraindication
81% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Point & Click 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #24 Lucid Dream Adventure
82% matchVery Positive82% of 234 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Surreal 13.3%, Dark 12.6%, Psychological 12.1%
- #25 Isolomus
81% matchVery Positive95% of 423 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.8%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Point & Click 13.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #26 River Secret
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard2Scream
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Dark 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Surreal 9.9%
- #27 Night Loops
79% 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 Horror 14.3%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #28 Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN)
78% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN) is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map. Help Alice cross this path, destroy the ego-structure, get out of the abyss, find the key.
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.9%, Dark 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Surreal 11%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #29 Castle of Thorns
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BodzaWorks
Windows
A mystery visual novel set in a cursed castle. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the castle's dark past.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Emotional 10.4%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #30 Sterling Shroud
78% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Squid Snooze Studio
Windows
Sterling Shroud is a point-and-click atmospheric horror game with a focus on navigation and puzzle solving. Can you escape the forest alive?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Point & Click 19%, Dark 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #31 Gretel's Honesty
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Callen Dulla
Windows
A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.
Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Dark 15.6%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #32 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
76% matchVery Positive94% of 56,574 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 11.5%, Psychedelic 9.4%, Dark Humor 9.4%
- #33 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,530 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Surreal 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Psychological 10.7%, Dark 10.2%
- #34 Dissolution of the Silent Union
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.
Why similar: Psychedelic 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Surreal 10.5%
- #35 LEVATE
75% 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: Psychedelic 21.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #36 I'll Do It Tomorrow
74% 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 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Surreal 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Anime 11.2%
- #37 Bulb Boy
76% matchVery Positive86% of 2,199 reviews2015
Dev: Bulbware
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Dark 15.1%, Horror 12%, Adventure 7.4%
- #38 Hazy Mind
73% 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: Psychedelic 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #39 Subject Breach
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamfold
Windows
Subject Breach is a hand-drawn psychological thriller about identity, control, and the quiet horror of being observed. Solve surreal puzzles, question self recognition, rethink human connection as reality fractures around you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Point & Click 19.8%, Surreal 19.5%, Psychological 9.4%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #40 Asleep: Act 1
73% matchVery Positive94% of 558 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.3%, Point & Click 12.7%, Dark 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Investigation 11.2%
- #41 MONOPHOBIA
72% matchVery Positive99% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Z-xian
Windows
Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Surreal 16.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Psychedelic 11.1%, Psychological 10%
- #42 Rusty Lake Hotel
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,345 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Surreal 13.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #43 Infinite Crosswalk
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S.P.G
Windows
Infinite Crosswalk is a psychedelic walking simulator and horror game in retro 3D style. You get hit on a zebra crossing and trapped in limbo. Uncover the victims' tragic stories to escape — or pay with parts of your own body.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.7%, Surreal 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Investigation 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #44 I dream of you and ice cream
72% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows
A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #45 a pet shop after dark
71% matchVery Positive89% of 407 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.3%, Dark 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #46 outside the door
70% 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: Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Psychological 15.3%, Anime 13.1%, Surreal 12.2%
- #47 The Supper
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,402 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
Why similar: Dark Humor 15.9%, Point & Click 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Dark 10.9%
- #48 Close Your Eyes
71% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac
An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Surreal 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Psychological 9.8%
- #49 Bad Faith
70% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological 14.4%, Dark 12.9%, Emotional 11.3%
- #50 Dissolving Disarray
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: slugstart
Windows
Dissolving Disarray is an RPG Maker adventure horror game. Awaken as a girl lost in a vine-clad room with no recollection of her past. Imprisoned within an otherworldly tower, she must piece together the fragments of her forgotten life and escape before succumbing to the tower's maddening absurdity.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 13.8%, Psychedelic 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Horror 9.2%
- #51 偕老同穴 Euplectella
69% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: 七星天都
Windows
A short Visual Novel. Player will play as a reclusive writer who explores in her own dreams by moving and clicking, listening to and recording the story of a dream-prisoner. As the story progresses, she can no longer remain detached ...
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.3%, Point & Click 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #52 NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
67% 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: Visual Novel 17.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Psychological 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #53 Little Misfortune
69% matchVery Positive92% of 13,890 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Point & Click 18.9%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Dark 9.5%
- #54 Decarnation
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,093 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Surreal 19%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 11.4%
- #55 Kiki & Ana - The Child
68% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: Horror Shop
Windows
"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.
Why similar: Emotional 15%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Anime 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #56 Inversed
67% matchVery Positive91% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Psychological 14%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark 12.8%, Point & Click 12.3%
- #57 Cataplexy
68% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: 12sevenPub: Diada Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waking up at night, the main character realizes that he cannot move. A terrible sense of panic gradually overtakes his mind, and the imagination begins to paint frightening pictures.
Why similar: Psychedelic 16.4%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Surreal 12.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological 11.1%
- #58 Re:Turn 2 - Runaway
68% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Red Ego Games
Windows
Re:Turn 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. The game follows on from the events of the first game. Saki and her fiancé, Sen, are trapped on an abandoned train that is haunted by an evil spirit that takes the form of a little girl named Ayumi.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 11.8%, Point & Click 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #59 Of Caterpillar Dreams
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: O'chu
Windows
Of Caterpillar Dreams is a strange adventure game about obsessive thoughts. Play as a caterpillar consumed by obsession, performing various "rituals" to ward off anxiety. But will the day ever come when wings unfurl upon your back?
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Psychedelic 16.3%, Adventure 9%, Dark 8.1%
- #60 The Phases of Abril
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Re-Lo Games
Windows · Linux
Narrative-driven bullet hell exploration with simple puzzles. Join Abril in a surreal plane as she fights weird people and creatures, stealing their balls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Surreal 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%