- #1 時折記 -Tokioriki-
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 綴路工房
Windows
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological 13.9%, Time Travel 13.3% ★, Mystery 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #2 Bound Between Desks
96% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #3 The VII Enigma
96% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Every answer lies in a timeline that no longer exists. 『The VII Enigma』 is an intricate time-travel mystery visual novel for players drawn to stories that test the mind, stir the heart, and reward careful attention. Unravel a conspiracy written across time in search of a future beyond their control.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.5% ★, Psychological 15.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #4 Ashen Reverie
95% 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 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological 12.3%, Mystery 10%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #5 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
94% 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 14.3%, Psychological 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 10.6%
- #6 start;again
94% matchVery Positive95% of 189 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: Time Travel 16.2% ★, Visual Novel 13.5%, Supernatural 13%, Mystery 11.5%, Romance 9.6%
- #7 Poison Noir: Desire, Time & Gangsters
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Brunomir
Windows
A breathtaking visual novel that will make you live through two eras filled with love, terrifying mysteries, and bullets. Follow Jake as he travels back and forth between the 90s and the Prohibition era of the 20s, and make choices that will determine his fate.
Why similar: Time Travel 23.6% ★, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Romance 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #8 Canceled
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: None
Windows
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Time Travel 11.7% ★, Mystery 10.7%, Romance 10.6%
- #9 Siren's Call: Second Wind
91% 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: Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological 12.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Dark 9%
- #10 Time Tenshi
91% match9 user reviews30% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Silver Cow Studio
Windows
Join the Time Tenshi on their thrilling adventures through time! Make key decisions to influence the story's outcome... and maybe even go on a date!
Why similar: Time Travel 20.2% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Romance 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #11 Endless Summer Syndrome
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jerrix
Windows · Linux
You ended the world. She, the one who holds every card, gave you an endless summer as your reward. Now your only way out is through sugar, jellyfish, sunlight, and blood — into the deepest reaches of her mind, or be dissolved along the way. Choose your path in this psycho-thriller visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Story Rich 9%, Dark 8.1%
- #12 STEINS;GATE
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,241 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 67.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.1% ★, Visual Novel 20.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #13 Peak or Die
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: House of Morok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Peak or Die is a narrative-driven survival game about leading a team of adventurers up a deadly mountain, where every decision has lasting consequences. Manage oxygen, food, and team morale while facing moral dilemmas, random events, and an unforgiving environment. Reach the summit — or fail trying.
Why similar: Psychological 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Supernatural 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #14 STEINS;GATE 0
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,213 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 126.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Time Travel 29% ★, Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #15 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 500 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Psychological 15.5%, Supernatural 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 10.2%
- #16 ISLAND
87% matchVery Positive95% of 1,760 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.
Why similar: Time Travel 23.6% ★, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Anime 8.2%
- #17 Confinio: Reality Prison
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #18 泥舟と罪人
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Psychological 15%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Mystery 9.6%
- #19 Surreality Check
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Absurdity Interactive
Windows
An absurdist, psychological choose your own adventure, Surreality check has the player helping Rowan Roach discover the meaning of his life through therapy sessions with the Universe personified. The Universe being a massive tool doesn't help matters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Psychological 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Supernatural 14%, Mystery 10.9%
- #20 LOOP THE LOOP The Mansion of Gluttony
83% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: sweet ampoule
Windows
A closed-circle mystery visual novel where twelve people wake up inside a bizarre, impossible mansion—and a string of murders begins. Read from Remi’s point of view as you piece together the truth through his thoughts and conversations. Linear, text-focused, Japanese/English supported.
Why similar: Psychological 23.2%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Mystery 18.3%, Supernatural 16.4%, Story Rich 11%
- #21 Glass Hearts
84% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Aedian Glair
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?
Why similar: Psychological 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 11.2%, Romance 10.2%
- #22 GESTALT: Memoria
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KINJAKO
Windows
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt still lives in a haunted house. The sequel title to GESTALT: The Fifth Day, Wicke is forced to confront her past in this point-and-click psychological horror title with multiple scenarios, branching narratives, challenging puzzles and tense situations.
Why similar: Time Travel 20.8% ★, Psychological 13.7%, Supernatural 13%, Multiple Endings 9%, Choices Matter 9%
- #23 STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.3% ★, Visual Novel 19.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Romance 8.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #24 Parallel Convergence
81% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: NYEKO Studio
Windows
A time travel project. A group of students. A cat that eats too much. Can you rewrite fate without losing what matters most?
Why similar: Time Travel 32.7% ★, Visual Novel 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Anime 8%
- #25 Metahorror Therapy Session
79% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Meiri GamesPub: ZNT Productions
Windows · Mac
Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psychologist.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.3% ★, Psychological 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #26 Date Warp
81% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2014
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!
Why similar: Time Travel 26.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Romance 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #27 囚人カウンセリング
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MoshikabaStudio
Windows
An interactive prison adventure. You play as a psychiatrist, working one-on-one with inmates who have committed crimes. Use case files to choose appropriate responses and hand out items from the drawer to maintain their trust. Your choices can either open up or close the inmates.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Psychological 19.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #28 BAD END
80% matchVery Positive83% of 398 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 17.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Psychological 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #29 The Schizophrenic Dynasty of Müller
79% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Mutkrakt
Windows
In this visual novel you're a voice in schizophrenic heads of dynasty Müller. You pass from generation to generation and you countrol your schizophrenic, talking sometimes with him. The important thing is, you shouldn't let your schizophrenic die without offspring, otherwise you'll die with him.
Why similar: Time Travel 25.2% ★, Psychological 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #30 Shadows of Ambition: Season 1
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abyss Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into a dark, choice-driven visual novel where ambition, lust, and power collide. Build relationships, shape your future, and uncover the secrets hidden beneath a world driven by desire and corruption.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Romance 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #31 STEINS;GATE ELITE
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,659 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 275.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Why similar: Time Travel 35.5% ★, Visual Novel 24.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Anime 8.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #32 DESOPE
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celephais Seeker Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mechanical ghosts hide in the fog and the summer sky prays to collapse. Like a broken tape, do you still remember your name?
Why similar: Time Travel 28.6% ★, Supernatural 19.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #33 Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FUF Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #34 Rising Odds
75% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Lone Fox Studio
Windows
Participate in the Death Game "Rising Odds", a psychological horror visual novel, with dark and gore themes. Your choices will decide how this story ends!
Why similar: Time Travel 22.7% ★, Psychological 14.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 10%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #35 ノロワレサイクル
76% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Psychological 14.4%, Supernatural 8.1%
- #36 Memory Girl +
74% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Romance 11.2%, Mystery 11%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #37 The Call of Darkness
74% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Ace_Games_
Windows · Mac · Linux
A war veteran and newly minted starship captain faces ancient cosmic horrors as his dreams become reality. Navigate romance, mystery, and sacrifice in this sci-fi adult visual novel where every choice echoes beyond the stars. Optional graphic adult content via free DLC.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Psychological 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Supernatural 12.2%, Mystery 8.9%
- #38 Trauma - Visual Novel
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KyleKun
Windows · Linux
Welcome to Trauma, a free-to-play short visual novel full of mysteries. Will you ever be able to smile again?
Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Romance 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%
- #39 MINE MEMORY
73% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 31.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #40 Evil Spirits
73% 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 16.6%, Supernatural 15%, Mystery 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #41 IIT Quest
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IQHQ Pub: IQHQ
Windows
Is it okay to kill 6 billion people to avenge the deaths of 2 billion? In this epic sci-fi visual novel, make tough choices to solve "impossible" problems, unlock branching paths and achieve multiple endings.
Why similar: Time Travel 20.6% ★, Visual Novel 20%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #42 Timestamps: Lost Love
71% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Motkeyz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An exciting adult Visual Novel with a unique intriguing story featuring Sci-Fi, Time Travel, Romance, Sex, Humor, Character Development and some fun references.
Why similar: Time Travel 27.8% ★, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Romance 9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #43 Ubel
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #44 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,552 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 26.8%, Psychological 24.8%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Dark 9.5%
- #45 Forgive or Finalize
70% matchMixed70% of 235 reviews2026
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Psychological 16.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Dark 14.6%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #46 SYNESTHESIA
71% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
🌀 Is there an escape to the endless spiral?🌀 『SYNESTHESIA』 is an emotive, character driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Join a group of college students with strange cognitive powers, who soon discover something is amiss at the institute sworn to help them...
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Romance 9.5%, Sci-fi 8%
- #47 Deadtective Academy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fyre Studios
Windows
At Mystery Academy, training detectives is routine. Dealing with a vampire? Not so much. As mysterious deaths begin to surface, questions begins to arise: is it all just pure coincidence? And who can you trust when danger might be right beside you?
Why similar: Psychological 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dark 11.4%, Supernatural 9.2%, Romance 8.8%
- #48 The Retro Exorcist
69% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Chestpain Studios
Windows
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #49 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
70% matchNo user reviews2026
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 17.9%, Supernatural 15.3%, Psychological 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #50 Dreambound
69% matchVery Positive95% of 94 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: Psychological 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Romance 10.2%, Story Rich 8%
- #51 A Totally Normal Love Story
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Something Hippo
Windows · Mac
Made for people who love Hallmark movies — and people who love to hate them. A totally normal love story in a perfectly ordinary small town, where nothing weird ever happens…or so you’re told.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Romance 15.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
- #52 Jaden & Jasmine II: Lost Memories
70% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Ladell Parks
Windows
It's been exactly one month since Jaden Black was shot and betrayed by Jasmine Miles. Did she complete her mission? Well in Lost Memories you not only find that out, but you find out what Harmony’s motive was. This game follows the events of the first game Jaden & Jasmine: The Curse of Deception.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Visual Novel 21%, Mystery 15.4%, Romance 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #53 Thorner
68% 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 22%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Dark 13.7%, Psychological 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #54 Abandoned Village Walking Group
68% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological 14.9%, Multiple Endings 11%, Mystery 10.4%
- #55 Gurobu
69% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Psychological 10.4%, Mystery 9.4%
- #56 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
66% 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 20.8%, Supernatural 20.2%, Mystery 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #57 Ghost of the Quadrangle
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VNhub
Windows · Mac
A choice-driven visual novel set at Blackthorn Academy, where you uncover hidden secrets, shape relationships, and influence rival factions through branching decisions in a dark story of mystery, romance, revenge, and multiple possible outcomes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 14%, Romance 13.6%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #58 Head AS Code
67% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?
Why similar: Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Dark 8.2%
- #59 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
67% matchMixed62% of 452 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Supernatural 29.1%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Mystery 18%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 10%
- #60 Kindred [High Tide]
64% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Supernatural 10.1%