- #1 In Your Hands
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nibble & HopPub: Lusty Robots
Windows · Mac
A psychological horror sound novel. A child who lost memories wakes in a ruined building. Explore unsettling space. Open cabinets, speak to adults, grab a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. Whatever you choose, do it with your own hands. Then… face the consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Horror 8.7%
- #2 Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yohan Dupuy
Windows · Linux
A psychological horror interactive novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your footing. Your choices shape a branching story where your mental state governs what you see and which paths open to you. 4 intersecting routes, 12 possible endings, 15 to 20 hours of play.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 9%
- #3 Witchlight Woods
95% 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: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Horror 9.1%
- #4 BLACKWELL
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PolyDraft Studio
Windows
You are a Mech plague doctor treating a family infected by a disease that spreads through emotions, and mutates them into monsters. Your choices decide their fate.
Why similar: Medical Sim 25.2% ★, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #5 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choices Matter 9%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #6 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
93% 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 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #7 Make Moku Proud
92% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #8 Evil Spirits
91% 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: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Point & Click 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #9 Momo Don't Leave
90% matchPositive92% of 13 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: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Point & Click 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #10 Scarlet Hollow
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,335 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Lovecraftian 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
- #11 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
89% matchVery Positive98% of 146 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: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #12 Cannibal Court
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%
- #13 Choose Your Own Alternative
88% 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: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 10%, Point & Click 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #14 Mycelium Protocol: Prologue
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SIMIRIALS
Windows
You are the Supreme Mortimarch’s apprentice. Discarded documents challenge Kudesh’s history. The more answers you seek, the harder it is to keep your mentor’s trust and know whose side you’re on.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #15 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,471 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #16 Contra Spem Spero
86% 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 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Horror 10.7%
- #17 Monologin
84% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #18 Siren's Call: Second Wind
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #19 Reflections of the void
83% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Echo Story Games
Windows
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Lore-Rich 10.1%
- #20 For Mother Matron
84% matchVery Positive92% of 173 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: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #21 Do No Harm
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 950 reviews2025
Dev: Darts Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?
Why similar: Medical Sim 29.3% ★, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 7%
- #22 Blackthorn Witch
82% 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: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #23 Blackout: The Darkest Night
82% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: MiniChimera Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all the events from the past few days. Now you are faced with the choice of going after the truth, facing the shadows that hide within our world, or trying to forget and leave all this behind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.4%, RPG 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #24 Rootless
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Guardian Studios LLC
Windows
Guide Trask, a young seedling born into a cave-dwelling family that fears the outside world. Uncover the secrets of a mysterious tree and fight to save everyone trapped in their isolated home. Explore strange environments, absorb animal traits, and overcome dangers in this adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Lovecraftian 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #25 OTHERS
79% matchPositive100% of 16 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: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #26 Dr. Emmerson's Nocturnes
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #27 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive86% of 267 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Horror 10.2%
- #28 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
78% matchMixed54% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Touched by GracePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #29 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
78% 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 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Point & Click 12.6%, Horror 9.3%
- #30 Miya Might Break
77% matchPositive94% of 16 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: Psychological Horror 20%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Horror 9.7%
- #31 Madness within
77% 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: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Point & Click 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #32 The Casting of Frank Stone™
76% matchMixed62% of 6,021 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Choices Matter 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Lovecraftian 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #33 Do Not Merge
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MaruMiru
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short workplace-horror visual novel. You play as John, a fresh grad on his first day in IT ops. The office looks completely normal—your predecessor’s ThinkPad does not. Read the notes, analyze the logs, and decide who to trust. It all ends today.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Horror 9.8%
- #34 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,383 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Horror 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #35 The Pigment
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, RPG 9.2%
- #36 NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
73% matchPositive95% of 37 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: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Point & Click 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #37 Wildwake
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonhaze Games
Windows
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #38 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
72% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called MINDFUNK that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this MIND****.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Point & Click 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #39 At the Mount Leng of madness
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 井頭。
Windows
Four female college students visit a mountain where spirits live. There had been a number of disappearances there in the past, and it was known as a dangerous place. This work is a visual novel that depicts the secrets of Mount Leng and the adventures of college students.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Lovecraftian 17.2%, Choices Matter 14%, Horror 11.3%
- #40 正体 SHOUT-AI
71% matchMixed61% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: 852話
Windows
Walk through a broken game with Yoka in this psychological horror visual novel. Move dialogue windows, peer through fragmented images, and read records no one answers. What you touch, preserve, or leave behind shapes your conversations and leads to six endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #41 Saint Kotar
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Point & Click 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #42 南海饥年志
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Framea Studios
Windows
乱世饥年,岭南盐沼中的丰浦仍有热饭与灯火。你是账房执笔者江砚:翻名册、核份额,把「添丰」与「归丰」一笔一笔记清楚。供期临近,潮路、闭门规矩与人们过分周全的好意,让熟悉的日常渐渐显出不对劲。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 6.5%
- #43 VIGNETTE
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loxarc Inc.
Windows · Mac
A first-person point-and-click psychological horror game. Only the areas illuminated by your flashlight change in appearance. The game progresses through quiet unease and puzzle-solving, without relying on jump scares. A demo is now available (approx. 20 minutes).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Point & Click 12%, Horror 9.5%
- #44 Thorner
71% matchNo user reviews2027
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: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #45 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
70% matchVery Positive95% of 250 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Point & Click 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #46 RUNT
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Grimtaste StudiosPub: DreadXP
Windows
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #47 Morningtide Motel
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Slandercast Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #48 WINNIE-THE-POOH: Honey Distortion
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows
WINNIE THE POOH: Honey Distortion is a horror point-and-click visual novel inspired by the story of Alan Alexander Milne.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Point & Click 16.2%, Horror 8.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #49 Worn Out
69% 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: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #50 Into Samomor
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
Into Samomor is a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape everything: storylines, quests, and intense boss battles. With a branching narrative and multiple endings, each playthrough offers a fresh experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Lovecraftian 13.2%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #51 Monari Station
67% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monari 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: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Horror 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #52 Tales from the Dark Manor
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Working Penguins GamesPub: Astrava Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Tales from the Dark Manor is a narrative visual novel where you play as a struggling journalist given a limited time to interview supernatural beings inside a mysterious manor where the laws of logic no longer apply. Every choice uncovers a new secret.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 10%, RPG 9.4%
- #53 At Eve’s Wake Definitive Edition
70% matchPositive84% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: Sugar Rush Studios
Windows
An interactive Lovecraftian horror story about surviving a family you never knew and their servitude to a dark patron. True to the genre, you retain all knowledge from every play-through. Shape your fate and that of the family. Will you embrace this gift or rid humanity of their taint?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #54 Am I Nima
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HO! Games
Windows · Mac
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Point & Click 10%
- #55 Stay Alive For Me
67% matchPositive83% of 12 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: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #56 Creepy Crypt Critters
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcade Eleven
Windows
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Story Rich 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #57 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
67% 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: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #58 Glitch
66% matchPositive92% of 38 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: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Point & Click 12%, Horror 10.7%