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Games Like Five-Star Courier and the Fog That Reeks of Death

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Psychological Horror, Adventure, Choices Matter.

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Experience the work of a courier in a city of living rumors and legends. Pay off your debt by carrying out strange requests from mystical customers. Uncover the reason behind the appearance of a mysterious fog that smells of decay.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Q3 2026
Developer: ZarUmbra
Publisher: VISUAL FLOSS
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive88% of 6,218 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Text-Based 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Supernatural 10.1%

  2. #2 The Trial
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NowakGames
    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: Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%

  3. #3 恐怖夜話
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 157 reviews2026
    Dev: ひめこ
    Windows

    Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Horror 9.9%

  4. #4 ノロワレサイクル
    95% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Bokusen StudioPub: PAW International
    Windows

    Mayuhara City, Tokyo. The wounds of the mass suicide event of Mayuhara Academy from eight years ago have finally begun to heal. The rumors of the “Mayuhara Curse” are still whispered amongst the students.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Modern 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Horror 9.2%

  5. #5 Resequence: The Orchard
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: CLEARRAVE
    Windows

    Resequence: The Orchard is an occult-horror adventure game in which school counselor Saito approaches an inexplicable phenomena through his counseling sessions with students.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Supernatural 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 9.5%, Text-Based 9%

  6. #6 Choose Your Own Alternative
    94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
    Windows

    A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.

    Why similar: Text-Based 14.5%, CRPG 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.7%

  7. #7 Worn Out
    93% 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 12.7%, Text-Based 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Mystery 9.6%

  8. #8 The Trials - Chapter One
    91% 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: Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Supernatural 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

  9. #9 Recluses
    92% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2020
    Dev: Timofei UsikovPub: cd-doma production
    Windows

    More than 30 orthodox sectarians underground. They locked themselves in man-made caves. You're a negotiator. Your task is to rescue recluses before Apocalypse.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Text-Based 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  10. #10 Be Honest
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
    Windows

    The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Supernatural 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Horror 9.3%

  11. #11 Haunted House 2
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 244 reviews2025
    Dev: Genuine Studio
    Windows

    In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.

    Why similar: Supernatural 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 8.8%

  12. #12 ANIMA : Dark Fairy Tale for Adults
    89% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: MUNAKI
    Windows

    In a psychological horror that delves behind the veil of a cruel fairy tale, you must gather fragments of the past to face the truth. Your choices may lead to salvation—or the most wretched of ruins.

    Why similar: CRPG 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

  13. #13 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
    89% 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 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Supernatural 14.2%, Idler 10.5%, Horror 9.7%

  14. #14 Doctor Visit
    88% 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: Supernatural 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 9.6%

  15. #15 Midnight Road
    87% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
    Windows

    Embark on a nocturnal road movie full of mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and an unexpected destination. Choose your answers carefully... and you might just find a happy ending.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

  16. #16 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
    86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Supernatural 17.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Text-Based 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

  17. #17 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
    86% 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 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%

  18. #18 Brood Year
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wurm Fud
    Windows

    Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.4%, Supernatural 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%

  19. #19 DARKROOM 2
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LS
    Windows

    DARKROOM: Ray of Light is a sequel of DARKROOM. You managed to figure out where you are, and now you have to find out what to do next. Do you want to know the end of Timmy’s story?

    Why similar: Supernatural 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Adventure 9.3%

  20. #20 Evil Spirits
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NVORON
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Supernatural 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Mystery 9.1%

  21. #21 Feeling Death
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SYUPRO-DXPub: room6
    Windows

    A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Adventure 9.3%

  22. #22 Contra Spem Spero
    82% 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 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  23. #23 OTHERS
    82% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Sicosiber
    Windows

    This is a retro story game about choices and the voices in your head. Unlock new voices, new thoughts, and new endings.

    Why similar: CRPG 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Text-Based 9.9%

  24. #24 Terror Diversion
    81% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: FatCoke
    Windows

    This is a text-based horror game in which you investigate mysterious urban legends. Along the way, the player takes on the role of a character who gets “lost” and encounters a series of random events.

    Why similar: Text-Based 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Horror 9.8%

  25. #25 Zili Diary escape against witch
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KeyChong Studio
    Windows

    Zili Diary is a psychological horror visual novel. Explore a cursed mall, make life-or-death choices, and fight to survive. Every action costs a piece of your soul.

    Why similar: Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Supernatural 11%, Modern 10.5%

  26. #26 恐怖夜話 第二夜
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ひめこ
    Windows

    On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Text-Based 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Horror 10.8%

  27. #27 What Killed Rachel
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Team Miji
    Windows

    A story-driven psychological horror that chases the truth behind Rachel's death. As you follow scattered memories, you slowly come face to face with the reality of the tragedy. Blaming someone is easy. But answering what truly killed her is not.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Supernatural 15.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%

  28. #28 Backspace Backspace Backspace
    78% 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: Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

  29. #29 わたしをそとにつれてって
    77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: 鬼火書天
    Windows

    Explore a sealed classroom and work together with a mysterious girl to escape. As the story unfolds, it gradually begins to seep into reality.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Text-Based 21.8%, Mystery 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.8%

  30. #30 Nightmare knock
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 290 reviews2022
    Dev: FreezyCat
    Windows

    How would you like to know that an uninvited guest, about whom you know absolutely nothing, will come to you at night? One thing is clear, he is unlikely to come in peace. What will you do? Prepare for his visit? Will you take a knife or hide in the closet? It's up to you.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Supernatural 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Modern 12.9%

  31. #31 DARKROOM
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LS
    Windows

    DARKROOM is a mystic novel. You wake up in complete darkness and you don’t know where you are or how you got there. Yet, there is someone else in this dark room.

    Why similar: Supernatural 16.8%, Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10%

  32. #32 Sabbatical In Merzouga
    77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Feeling Potion
    Windows · Mac

    You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams.

    Why similar: Supernatural 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Text-Based 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%

  33. #33 Frog Telephone
    76% matchNo user reviews2028
    Dev: Acid House Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Frog Telephone (蛙电话 / 蛙電話) is a folklore mystery adventure game rooted in computer science concepts. You play as an amnesiac phone operator at a Tokyo travel agency, reconstructing shattered reality through the spin of a dial, exploring the terrifying truth hidden behind Gero City's mystery.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 8.6%

  34. #34 Witchlight Woods
    76% 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 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 12%, Horror 10.3%

  35. #35 怪話
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2024
    Dev: 法螺会
    Windows · Mac

    オムニバス形式で送る四章構成の心霊ホラーノベルゲーム

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Text-Based 15%, Mystery 14.3%, Horror 12.4%

  36. #36 Lake of Darkness
    74% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Steeze Games
    Windows

    Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Text-Based 8.8%, Horror 7.2%

  37. #37 INSPECTION REPORT
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: zolduck
    Windows

    INSPECTION REPORT is a horror / point & click game focused on exploration and dialogue. Fulfill your duties as a building inspector and uncover the secrets of an abandoned property in total dark using only a flashlight.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Horror 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Exploration 8.2%

  38. #38 The Trials - Chapter Two
    73% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Hama Studios
    Windows

    A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%

  39. #39 Escaping Herbert
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lonely Cabin Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Relive your summer vacations at your grandparents' house in the countryside, except things aren't going to go as planned. Intrigue, mystery, and unbridled capitalistic greed: it's time to grow up!

    Why similar: CRPG 24.3%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%

  40. #40 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
    Windows

    “Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Horror 11.3%, Text-Based 11.2%

  41. #41 Cat carried Butterfly
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2026
    Dev: 包包丁STUDIO
    Windows · Mac

    In Republican-era Shanghai, Lu Ping returns to the forgotten Luchang Apartment after receiving a letter from her orphanage headmistress. As lost memories resurface, she uncovers buried secrets, her past, and the eerie truth behind the bond between humans and yaoguai.

    Why similar: Supernatural 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Text-Based 11.3%

  42. #42 Stay Alive For Me
    72% matchPositive82% of 11 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 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Text-Based 12.3%, Mystery 10%

  43. #43 The Wolf of Derevnya
    73% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Supernatural 10.4%

  44. #44 MOOZ
    71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: motsuhouse
    Windows

    This is an adventure novel of suspense and horror in which the story diverges depending on the choices you make. An online drinking session with friends. A person with a knife is lurking in the background. What will you do to rescue your friend?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Text-Based 15.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 12%

  45. #45 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
    Windows

    Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Horror 11.9%

  46. #46 Secret Glory Hole
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: jonnymelabo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In an abandoned bathroom waits a hungry female mouth; wet, eager, and downright sinister. Dare to feed it? — SHORT NAUGHTY SPOOKY VISUAL NOVEL · 26k words · 12 endings (in some you might even survive).

    Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Text-Based 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Supernatural 11.4%

  47. #47 The Peresmeshnik
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 110 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: Text-Based 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 8.2%

  48. #48 Parasite in Love
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 60 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: Visual Novel 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 9.2%

  49. #49 Echoes of Pinebridge
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Koalu Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Supernatural 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 10.1%

  50. #50 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
    69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
    Windows

    A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 9.8%

  51. #51 Nighthawks
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: The Curiosity EnginePub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac

    The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, seduction, and forbidden supernatural gifts. Your second life begins tonight...

    Why similar: CRPG 17.2%, Supernatural 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Text-Based 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

  52. #52 Ashen Reverie
    68% 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 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  53. #53 Lost/Secret A
    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: uehara create
    Windows

    A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Text-Based 12.7%

  54. #54 Not It: Spookiest Edition
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 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: Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%

  55. #55 空野まなみの事件録 ― 空白のカルテ ―
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rabbitly
    Windows

    Medical clerk Manami Sorano discovers a medical record of a non-existent patient. The next day at a hot spring inn, a murder occurs—the victim’s name matches the record. Coincidence or fate? Using her skills and medical records, she unravels the truth in this mystery adventure!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Text-Based 23%, Visual Novel 22%, Mystery 14.5%, Adventure 8.2%

  56. #56 海鳥野ガクの精神鑑定録
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 325 reviews2024
    Dev: いもチャイ屋
    Windows

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Text-Based 16.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%

  57. #57 FAKEBOOK
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 813 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Text-Based 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

  58. #58 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
    67% 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: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 8.7%

  59. #59 Whispers From The Rift
    67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
    Windows

    A choose-your-own-adventure novel. ​Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.

    Why similar: Text-Based 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Horror 11.5%

  60. #60 星影の館殺人事件
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
    Dev: 法螺会
    Windows · Mac

    1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

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