Games Like 刑死のためのカウンセル

Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Noir 37%, Psychological 29.9%, Story Rich 10%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Hand-drawn 6.6%

A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.

Why similar: Noir 34.9%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Psychological 16%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Hand-drawn 7.4%

Raw April Day is a hand-drawn Mystery Point-And-Click game where you solve enigmatic puzzles, engage in soul-searching branching dialogue with colorful characters and piece together the clues for why your husband went missing in a surreal and mystifying Victorian complex.

Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Psychological 23.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Dark Humor 9.7%, Story Rich 9.3%

A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.

Why similar: Noir 39.7%, Psychological 24.4%, Crime 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Story Rich 8.3%

Step into a chilling mystery and peel back the ominous veil shrouding a peaceful southern Russian town.

Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Psychological 31.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Dark 7.4%

Descend into mind of detective Zara Moreland in this dark, moody, short, story emphasized adventure game with fixed camera angles. Talk with people from her past, solve old school puzzles and try to figure out what is happening.... or what has happened.

Why similar: Psychological 36.5%, Noir 33.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Dark 8.1%, Story Rich 5.2%

Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.

Why similar: Psychological 38.8%, Noir 21.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Story Rich 9.3%, Hand-drawn 8.8%

Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.

Why similar: Noir 35.7%, Psychological 22.2%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Visual Novel 10%, Crime 5.9%

A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.2%, Psychological 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

Angels That Kill - The Final Cut is a dark, first person adventure game that tells the story of two men as they uncover the truth behind a murder that has shaken the city. Play through both sides of the story and discover the truth behind the murder.

Why similar: Noir 52%, Crime 14.9%, Adventure 14.4%, Dark 7.2%, Multiple Endings 5.1%

Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game

Why similar: Noir 41.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Adventure 11%, Crime 10.5%

Angels greet you with smiles! Welcome to Heaven, where happiness awaits!

Why similar: Psychological 32.4%, Dialogue Heavy 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Story Rich 11.5%

「現実と区別のつかない幻覚を見せる能力」を手に入れた高校生・拓海。復讐のために使い始めた力は、やがて彼自身の運命を大きく変えていく。選択によって結末が変化する心理サスペンスビジュアルノベル。

Why similar: Psychological 37.5%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Crime 11.5%, Adventure 7.3%

Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.

Why similar: Noir 32.4%, Psychological 26%, Crime 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Story Rich 6.8%

Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.4%, Psychological 28.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Story Rich 9.5%

"How easily can a life fall apart? Kihaven invites you to a dark confrontation behind the monotony. In this traumatic, psychological, and drama-filled visual novel, uncover the truth hidden on the dusty shelves of the past. Every day is a new piece of a shattered life."

Why similar: Psychological 27.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Crime 11.7%, Dark 8.1%

Blackwood knows how to keep secrets: beneath the neon, behind polite smiles, in offices with no nameplates. Stella is searching for a missing friend and realizes too late that she was let in for a reason.

Why similar: Noir 50.8%, Psychological 22.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Dark 9.4%, Story Rich 5.4%

Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.

Why similar: Noir 35.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Psychological 13.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Crime 7.9%

Noir adventure for an unlucky subway's lost and found worker!

Why similar: Noir 48.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Crime 9.7%, Hand-drawn 8%

“Man Without organs” is a 2D detective adventure game. The player assumes control of “Man Without organs”, whose body is hollow inside, on his journey through a ruined Hong Kong.

Why similar: Noir 51.2%, Psychological 16.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Dark 10.2%, Adventure 9.3%

ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...

Why similar: Noir 39.3%, Psychological 31.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 4.8%

Hidden Love in the Monochrome MetropolisA uniquely-styled text adventure game. The protagonist wakes up in a mysterious city after death, only to learn that every soul is granted one chance at reincarnation. But his missing death memory haunts him with endless doubts.

Why similar: Noir 39.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Psychological 10.7%, Faith 9.7% ★, Visual Novel 8.7%

A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

Why similar: Noir 36.6%, Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Crime 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Dark Humor 9.4%

Your real smartphone is your only weapon... Sync your phone with the game and pray it doesn't ring while you're hiding in the closet.

Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Psychological 22.6%, Dialogue Heavy 21.4%, Crime 12.4%, Story Rich 7.1%

An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.

Why similar: Noir 53.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Story Rich 11.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.

Why similar: Noir 45.9%, Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Multiple Endings 5.4%

In this post-pandemic psychological visual novel, players embody psychotherapist Honda, drawn into a neural imaging project targeting teens. There, Honda meets Natasha, a mysterious girl whose "world" unfolds like a spider's web, disrupting Honda's "calm" life. "Don't you think so, Dr. Honda...?"

Why similar: Psychological 40.3%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Adventure 7.3%, Story Rich 6.3%

On his usual, weary walk home from work, the tired protagonist is suddenly pulled into a strange and fantastical world. He gains the power of “Flip”, which let him unveils a hidden truth and takes one step closer to discovering himself. Uncover the truth now in the narrative puzzle game Flip Tale.

Why similar: Psychological 41.7%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 9.6%

Meridian Archive is a neo-noir crime visual novel set in the sealed world of Notus in 2008. After the disaster known as Saltification, those immune to the disease begin losing their memories—and themselves. Follow a band of Nomads through a violent, surreal world to uncover what went wrong.

Why similar: Noir 42.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Crime 11.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Dark Humor 8.4%

Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.

Why similar: Noir 44.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Story Rich 5.8%

A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.

Why similar: Noir 33.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Psychological 16.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Crime 8.3%

AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Psychological 21.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Dark 9.5%

It was a fake — that's exactly why I could love it. Fifteen days of Rei's summer vacation. A first-person "seeing" narrative adventure. Fully voiced (JP/EN/ZH). Playtime: 3+ hours.

Why similar: Psychological 40%, Dialogue Heavy 25%, Visual Novel 15%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 8.1%

His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.

Why similar: Noir 35.3%, Psychological 18.2%, Crime 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Dark Humor 9.1%

Winchester, 1906. Arabella Ravencroft is dead, and nine suspects are trapped inside a mansion. You are Inspector Hartwell. Combine clues to forge facts, break their lies, and solve the case. The story doesn't unlock with keys or puzzles. It unlocks through what you can prove.

Why similar: Noir 47.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Crime 8.8%, Story Rich 6.9%

Go ahead and take on this psychological point and click puzzle adventure. Uncover the truth behind Jim’s shady past, his current mental illness and his peerless journey to vanquish a madman!

Why similar: Noir 36.4%, Psychological 31.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Dark 7.3%

A story-driven first person adventure where you should fight through with your loyal revolver, gather knowledge from the enviroment and solve puzzles to unveil the secrets of a cult and how it fits with you.

Why similar: Noir 52.8%, Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Dark 4%

Broken soul is a personal hell of a lost person, which makes Alex meet his own demons. Should he lose to his fears or he must struggle and fight off the things his own mind hides?

Why similar: Noir 33.5%, Psychological 21.1%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Dark 7.9%

You are Damien Hunt, a junior detective of the Crownston City Police Department. Together with your partner, you are to investigate criminal activities around the city.

Why similar: Noir 53.3%, Crime 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 3.2%

Things are bad. Rent is late, again. There's no food, again. Your parent-in-law needs medication, again. Life is relentless. In this ethically ambiguous title, it's time to set your morals aside, and do whatever it takes to survive. When all you have is nothing, you take from those who have it all.

Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Psychological 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Crime 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%

«Separator» is a short nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, inspired by modern occultism and beliefs surrounding mysticism.

Why similar: Psychological 36.8%, Faith 23.2% ★, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Dark 8.4%

This ported edition of Baroque Syndrome presents the visual novel depicting the events before the main Baroque story. Play as Kitsune, owner of the Baroque Shop, and experience a branching narrative shaped by your choices. Fonts, stills, animations, and UI have been remastered for smoother play.

Why similar: Noir 49.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Dark 7.8%, Story Rich 6.1%

Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!

Why similar: Noir 38%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Crime 12.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%

Explore the mysteries of your soul to discover whether you're melancholic, choleric, sanguine, or phlegmatic. Each decision reflects your inner world, challenging your perception and revealing the hidden depths of your personality in this journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Psychological 38%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Hand-drawn 10%, Story Rich 9.5%

A visual novel in the "noir story" genre, where the grit of Sin City meets the humor of The Naked Gun, the madness of Archer, and a dose of Italian brainrot!

Why similar: Noir 33.5%, Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Crime 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 8.5%

"All Songs are from the King," a haunting psychological horror experience that transcends traditional gaming boundaries.

Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Psychological 29.5%, Faith 17% ★, Visual Novel 9.5%, Story Rich 6%

Don't look away, Stare at their formation of attachment. A psychological horror ADV depicting the twisted pure love between a girl who dies without drinking blood and a boy who dies without eating human meat.

Why similar: Psychological 33.1%, Crime 12.9%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

A total-immersion kinetic novel: boot up a PC running Prisma OS and descend into the psyche of a broken protagonist as 2001 Argentina collapses in the background. Late-night chats, obsession, music, and raw Y2K bleakness — all the way to a point of no return.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.6%, Psychological 25.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 10.9%

An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.

Why similar: Noir 48.4%, Psychological 40.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

Why similar: Noir 36.9%, Psychological 26.4%, Crime 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%, Story Rich 8%

You're the crooked dealer at a game of 21, and the House owns you, where only cheating pays. Rig the deck in the half-second the mark looks away, his eyes hunting your hands, his suspicion climbing. Take a quiet cut, or push for it all. Get caught, and the night ends in the gutter.

Why similar: Noir 46%, Psychological 41.3%, Dark 10.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 1.1%

Immerse yourself in a first-person psychological horror experience where every choice matters. Confront the echoes of a forgotten past and uncover the truth behind your lost identity.

Why similar: Noir 31.6%, Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Psychological 20.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Dark 8.7%

The Ritual is what so many are afraid of, it is not known where it came from, but is it really so? What is his secret, why people take actions because of him, exhausting themselves and, in the end, dying. Can't no one be able to overcome this attack?

Why similar: Noir 41.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Dark 10.6%, Adventure 9.8%

A noir 2.5D platformer in which Satrapo explores a sealed city through a rotating 2D perspective, engaged in an obsessive hunt for the mysterious R. A paranoid tale about desire, featuring eccentric characters and complex three-dimensional labyrinths.

Why similar: Noir 42.3%, Psychological 20.7%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Dark 7%

Scarecrow: 90s Crime Story blends narrative adventure with brutal top-down action. In a crime-ridden town of humans and animals, you're a resident by day and a hitman by night. Uncover your buried past before it catches up with you.

Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Crime 11.9%, Dark Humor 10%, Visual Novel 8.5%

«NEUROBROOD» is a visual novel in the cyberpunk‑horror genre. Those touched by the abyss of neurodream never wake up the same.

Why similar: Noir 29.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Adventure 13%

Embark on a whimsical, surreal four-act journey in a handcrafted storybook theater. Take on different roles and uncover the mystery of Nomanland.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.4%, Psychological 26.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10%, Adventure 9.8%

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 37.6%, Noir 35.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Story Rich 8%, Multiple Endings 4.6%

A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.

Why similar: Psychological 42.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dark 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.4%

Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.

Why similar: Noir 35.6%, Psychological 33.8%, Crime 15.9%, Dark 6.5%, Adventure 6.4%