- #1 Gore Screaming Show
97% matchVery Positive88% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Supernatural 12.5%, Emotional 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.1%
- #2 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
96% matchVery Positive80% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Anime 11.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Emotional 8.8%
- #3 Decollate Decoration
96% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Point & Click 18.6%, Horror 18.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #4 Sally Face - Episode One
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Point & Click 12%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%
- #5 Memory Girl +
94% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.9%, Emotional 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #6 Pink Noise
93% matchVery Positive92% of 107 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: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Point & Click 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.6%
- #7 BAD END
94% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Mystery 13%, Horror 12.4%, Anime 11.3%
- #8 Tiny Bunny
91% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
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 21.5%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #9 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
92% matchVery Positive81% of 1,081 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Horror 11.2%, Anime 9.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #10 Happy Game
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,400 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Point & Click 18.2%, Supernatural 11.5%, Cute 10.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #11 Nightmare Zapping
89% matchVery Positive99% of 74 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 20%, Horror 14.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 11.3%
- #12 Midnight Witch
89% 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: Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%
- #13 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
90% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Mystery 19.5%, Anime 18.7%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 9%
- #14 Midnight Syndrome
88% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Point & Click 15.8%, Horror 12.7%, Anime 10.1%, Mystery 9.3%
- #15 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
86% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Drama 8.6%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #16 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
87% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Mystery 17.4%, Anime 17.3%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #17 MAMIYA
85% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Emotional 9.7%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%
- #18 Matsuro Palette
84% matchVery Positive99% of 319 reviews2020
Dev: SleepingMuseumPub: KEMCO
Windows
Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Emotional 10.6%, Mystery 10%
- #19 Winion Virus
82% matchVery Positive95% of 967 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Point & Click 16.5%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Emotional 9.8%
- #20 Snowfall's Mystery
83% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Emotional 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #21 Train of Afterlife
86% 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 37.1%, Anime 15%, Mystery 9.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #22 Return to Shironagasu Island
82% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Horror 12.4%, Anime 8.6%, Adventure 8.1%
- #23 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
84% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #24 For Mother Matron
81% 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: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #25 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
77% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Anime 12.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #26 a pet shop after dark
80% matchVery Positive89% of 399 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: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Point & Click 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #27 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
79% matchVery Positive85% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Anime 16.5%, Emotional 13.7%, Drama 11.5%, Horror 9.7%
- #28 Fledgling Manor
78% matchVery Positive99% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: In Secret Places
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Horror 17.2%, Supernatural 9.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #29 Uberich: Advent Sinners
78% 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: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Anime 9%
- #30 My Head On Your Body
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.9%, Emotional 11.3%
- #31 Disease -Hidden Object-
81% matchMixed60% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: OperaHouse CorporationPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Mystery 12.3%
- #32 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
77% matchVery Positive98% of 133 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: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 12.2%, Mystery 10%, Horror 10%
- #33 The Shell Part I: Inferno
76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Mystery 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Drama 8.6%
- #34 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
75% matchVery Positive94% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: KINJAKOPub: 072 Project
Windows
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.5%, Hidden Object 11.3%
- #35 night nite
75% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. One day, mysterious events begin to unfold around you. What could be the true identity behind these occurrences?
Why similar: Comedy 20.8%, Story Rich 17.3%, Cute 11.4%, Horror 10.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #36 Experimentation
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Supernatural 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Horror 10.3%
- #37 ghostpia Season One
73% matchVery Positive94% of 923 reviews2023
Dev: ChosuidoPub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"In my dreams, I can get out. In my dreams, I can fit in." 'ghostpia' mixes the adorable art style of an illustrated book with glitches-and-noise effects. There are no choices to be made. There's only a lonely girl in a ghost town and her story full of mystery, friendhood...and a bit of violence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Point & Click 12.9%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #38 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Supernatural 14.1%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Anime 12.7%
- #39 Dreambound
73% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Emotional 14.8%, Drama 12%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #40 The Murder Hotel
72% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Anime 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #41 Crimson Gray
74% 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: Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.6%, Anime 11%
- #42 Fearbonding
71% matchVery Positive97% of 135 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: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Horror 11.5%, Supernatural 11%
- #43 Boyhood's End
71% matchVery Positive81% of 718 reviews2024
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Boyhood's End is an adventure horror game following Giovanni, the boy with the lowest human score in the universe, and Campenella, the delinquent genius, and their journey on the galactic railroad regarding the "human" and "inhuman".
Why similar: Story Rich 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Emotional 16.5%, Anime 14.4%, Adventure 12%
- #44 Case 00: The Cannibal Boy
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 164 reviews2020
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows · Mac
Case 00: The Cannibal Boy is a half-hour visual novel partly based on a true story, written by a writer with a background in psychology. It is a psychological horror story with an urban legend theme.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Anime 11.4%
- #45 outside the door
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
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 27.6%, Anime 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 8.3%
- #46 Eye of Saccharine
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: SasDeRiderPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Mac · Linux
A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Anime 11.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #47 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Horror 17.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Anime 14.4%
- #48 Backspace Backspace Backspace
69% 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: Visual Novel 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Story Rich 8%
- #49 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
68% 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 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Horror 11.6%, Point & Click 11.3%, Anime 9.1%
- #50 Tiny Bunny: Prologue
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,244 reviews2020
Dev: Saikono
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Horror 26.2%, Point & Click 11.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #51 Graces: Posthumous Wish
67% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Supernatural 10%
- #52 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
66% matchVery Positive95% of 53,234 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 25.6%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Anime 18.3%, Point & Click 10.8%, Cute 7.1%
- #53 Tokyo Dark
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Point & Click 16.9%, Anime 14%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 11.5%
- #54 Case 03: True Cannibal Boy
67% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #55 7 Days
65% matchVery Positive100% of 80 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: Emotional 27%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Story Rich 16.8%, 2D 7.7%
- #56 Slender Threads
65% matchVery Positive91% of 589 reviews2025
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.2%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #57 Beacon Pines
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,195 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Emotional 14.6%, Horror 10.1%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #58 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Horror 12.4%, Anime 11.6%, Mystery 10.6%
- #59 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
66% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Point & Click 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Anime 11.5%, Horror 11.1%