- #1 School Bathroom
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hanahito Apps
Windows · Mac
A first-person escape horror game, 'School Bathroom'.You've found yourself penned in an eerie stall.What is the source of the fear you feel in this inescapable space...
Why similar: Supernatural 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #2 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 17%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #3 Pink Noise
96% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Choices Matter 10%, Point & Click 9%
- #4 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Supernatural 11.9%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 9.3%
- #5 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
94% matchVery Positive95% of 129 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: Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Point & Click 9%
- #6 Madness within
94% 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: Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Point & Click 10.6%, Horror 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #7 M City
93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SMEK
Windows
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #8 Make Moku Proud
92% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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: Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Horror 10.8%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #9 Tiny Bunny
91% matchVery Positive83% of 30,195 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12%, Dark 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #10 Contra Spem Spero
91% 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 14.4%, Horror 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #11 The Game of Fourtune
90% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Supernatural 9.2%
- #12 The Wolf of Derevnya
89% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Linux
When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Horror 8.5%
- #13 Blackthorn Witch
89% 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 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #14 Witchlight Woods
88% 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: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Horror 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #15 Momo Don't Leave
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Point & Click 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #16 Ashen Reverie
86% 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: Supernatural 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #17 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
85% 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: Point & Click 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Horror 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #18 Miya Might Break
84% matchPositive93% of 15 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: Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Horror 10.8%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #19 I Live Under Your House (Renovation)
84% 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 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Horror 10.5%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #20 RUNT
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grimtaste StudiosPub: DreadXP
Windows
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Horror 8%
- #21 Stay Alive For Me
81% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #22 7Days Origins
82% matchVery Positive86% of 348 reviews2021
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Why similar: Supernatural 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Point & Click 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #23 Five Stages of Pink
82% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Point & Click 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #24 Welcome, Dear Human
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kiki CanPub: Ronkad
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sentient dating simulator wants you to date monsters - starting with your sleep paralysis demon. Learn their language, earn their trust, and open your heart to 10 strange creatures. Or ruin it all and watch it unravel.
Why similar: Supernatural 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #25 Midnight Watch
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Platuro
Windows
Midnight watch: When night falls, creepy shadows creep through the halls and unseen spirits roam. Take up your watch and expose the disturbing truths hidden in the darkness. Will you survive the night, or will the midnight terrors consume you?
Why similar: Supernatural 18.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.1%
- #26 Kindred [Subject 6244]
79% 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: Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Horror 9.8%
- #27 Parasite in Love
78% matchVery Positive95% of 57 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 17.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Horror 8.2%
- #28 Worn Out
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morimichi
Windows
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Horror 9.1%
- #29 Heather's Haunted House Party
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AliceQuinnArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
While trying to plan a party that’s to die for, a high school queen bee finds she has an uninvited guest that is much scarier than your average teenage girl.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Supernatural 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Horror 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #30 A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM
76% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Point & Click 11.3%, Horror 11.2%
- #31 Awakewood
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #32 Not It: Spookiest Edition
76% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #33 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Emperor
Windows · Mac · Linux
It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #34 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
74% matchVery Positive100% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 12.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #35 New Life: SILENT RIVER
73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: eagerbeavergames
Windows
A creepy story about a guy who went to a calm and remote city to forget his past and start a new life. But this place turned out to be not as nice and safe as it seemed at first glance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.5%, Supernatural 12.2%, Point & Click 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Horror 9%
- #36 Marked Souls
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marked Boy
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far would you go to undo death? Marked Souls is a psychological horror visual novel about five orphans trapped in an isolated manor. Uncover the shelter's dark history, perform a forbidden ritual, and try to survive the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Supernatural 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #37 Fearbonding
73% matchVery Positive96% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Supernatural 12.7%, Horror 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #38 Flesh Blossom
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Pearl Games
Windows
You are Doctor Parsnip Green, the first and last line of defense against a grotesquely beautiful epidemic. Make difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #39 The Trials - Chapter One
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic choose your own adventure story. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings and secrets to unlock. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.6%, Supernatural 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.1%, Choices Matter 10%
- #40 Doctor Visit
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Supernatural 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Horror 11.4%
- #41 For Mother Matron
72% matchVery Positive91% of 164 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: Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #42 Be Honest
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
Windows
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Supernatural 11.6%, Horror 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #43 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search forces her to confront haunting visions, buried family secrets, and dark entities. Will you help her embrace the light, or let her fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Supernatural 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #44 The Doll Shop
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atelier Sentô
Windows
The Doll Shop is a hand-drawn narrative game – part romance, part horror – set in the Japanese countryside. Play as a young dollmaker who reunites with his childhood friend in an eerie snowbound village. Will you dare confess your secret?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choices Matter 9%
- #45 Epimutation
68% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Barbieronpa
Windows · Mac · Linux
399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #46 Cannibal Court
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #47 Glitch
68% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Bulbo Games
Windows
Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Point & Click 13.3%, Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #48 Dreamwalker
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a man who discovers the existence of another dimension hidden in dreams. Explore and learn the rules of a new reality, meet fellow dreamwalkers and solve the mystery of a disaster in the past. Make decisions, build relationships and strive to reach the best ending!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Supernatural 13.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #49 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
69% 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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #50 Corpse Party (2021)
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,439 reviews2021
Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Supernatural 11.8%, Dark 9.9%
- #51 Ezrebeth
68% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Point & Click 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%
- #52 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%
- #53 Whispers of Gold
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #54 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
67% 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: Supernatural 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #55 Vacation Terminal
66% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Hand-drawn 8%
- #56 Monari Station
65% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monar Station, a short psychological horror visual novel. Navigate an extreme situation, make value-defining choices... Discover what lingers after the train moves on...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Horror 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #57 Scarlet Hollow
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,749 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Supernatural 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%