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Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Anime 11.5%, Text-Based 9.3%

Start your life anew at Heaven's Gates Academy. Learn new subjects, make new friends, experience what you've never before deemed possible. Change your fate, and the fate of those around you- your decisions matter greatly.

Why similar: Psychological 26.8%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 9.3%, Anime 9%

Have you ever had an online friend? What if you were to meet them in real life? Can you be sure that nothing will go wrong? Find out in this horribly adorable experience.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Text-Based 9.9%

A game about the path you're on, and what you're really doing with your life.

Why similar: Psychological 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Text-Based 12%, Anime 11.2%

Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Simulation 14.8%, Psychological 12%, Anime 12%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

All girls can transform with candy. A short branching visual novel about a mysterious candy shop and the girls who go there. What candy will you choose?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Psychological 22.3%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Text-Based 10.4%, Horror 7.1%

A mysterious tale shared with Sujin, the girl only I can see.

Why similar: Simulation 25.9%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Anime 10.7%

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: Visual Novel 24%, Psychological 23.3%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Horror 8.1%

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: Psychological 23.4%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, Horror 9.5%

Beneath the Shadow is a 3-hour psychological horror kinetic novel set in an alternate Tokyo lost to endless darkness. Adapted from the creator's original novel, it follows Kazusa, an 18-year-old whose ordinary days unravel into madness. Linear and story-driven, with save/reload anytime.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Psychological 24.6%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Anime 13.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%

An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monar 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: Visual Novel 25%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological 8.7%

A visual novel depicting the daily life of a high school boy continuously tormented by guilt on a winter's day. It features layered music played on string instruments and piano, characterized by serious, deep psychological portrayals.

Why similar: Psychological 30.6%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Simulation 13.5%, Emotional 11%, Anime 8.7%

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Psychological 19.5%, Text-Based 11.3%, Horror 8.5%

Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychological 15%, Text-Based 14.6%, Simulation 14.6%, Anime 11.2%

Step into Greyholt as Ava, a would-be adventurer taking a chance to register with her father's guild. Will this bring the independence she craves, or something more dangerous? A psychological, choice-driven visual novel where every decision shapes the road ahead and the journey beneath her own skin.

Why similar: Psychological 24%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%

Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.

Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Horror 9.5%

You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Psychological 14.4%, Simulation 12.3%, Anime 10.2%

Virtual Girlfriend Eliza is an experimental simulation that puts you in charge of monitoring and evaluating the behavior of an advanced artificial intelligence. It is not a game about virtual girlfriends or dating.

Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Anime 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

Kagari, a withdrawn child, and Kagami, the robot living in society as their stand-in—Only one will be recognized as the real Kagari. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Psychological 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Anime 10.6%, Adventure 9.6%

The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Psychological 18.1%, Text-Based 14.8%, Horror 9.4%

A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Text-Based 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological 11.8%

Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Psychological 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Text-Based 14%, Anime 11.8%

Lynne is a short story about the scariest thing in the world: being a teenager.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 11.7%, Simulation 11.4%, Anime 10%

Axelle spends most of her life inside her room : watching anime, scrolling on forums online and playing video games. She desperately wants a boyfriend. You are her conscience, help her attain that goal.

Why similar: Simulation 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychological 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Psychological 29.8%, Anime 16.5%, Adventure 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Join Finn on his adventure through the most beautiful periods of his adolescence! Finn, a 16 year old boy, lives in a cute town with his mother and friends. So, what will happen in his life? Put on your coats to find out, because Norway is cold! This game is not suitable for all audiences.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Text-Based 15.6%, Psychological 15.2%, Anime 9.4%

Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Anime 15.6%, Text-Based 8.1%

"You Broke My Sunshine".Haruharu is a cheerful girl loved by everyone. As you spend your school days together, your choices slowly change her heart. Will you save her, or leave behind only her smile? A psychological visual novel with multiple endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Psychological 22.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Anime 14.2%, Adventure 12.1%

On a quiet night, you text your friend Sugimoto: “I’m on my way.” This first-person horror adventure unfolds through smartphone chats. Walk the city at night, face strange encounters, and make choices that lead you to his room. Can you trust the words on your screen?

Why similar: Simulation 21.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

Travel through fantasy worlds and build an idol sanctuary! An idol × city-building simulation game where you create your very own fan sanctuary alongside adorable idols to restore the lost connections between worlds!

Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Text-Based 14.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%

You wake into a perfect life you don't remember choosing — warm, loving, and sealed shut. She knows everything about you. The one door has never opened. KEPT is a short psychological romance-horror visual novel with six endings, gated by how much of the truth you can bear to know.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Psychological 14.5%, Horror 10.8%, Anime 9.2%

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychological 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Anime 9.5%, Text-Based 6.6%

Three students record future-self videos in a classroom room that shouldn’t exist... The next morning, one of them is gone, and only corrupted marks prove she was ever there. A short psychological horror VN about memory, proof, and erasure.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Psychological Horror 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Anime 10.9%, Adventure 10.4%

You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional adventure where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Emotional 9.5%

Assessment is a short psychological horror experience focused on tension, atmosphere, and player choice. You are trapped in a confined environment where you must read, think, and respond under pressure. As the test progresses, the situation becomes more disturbing, unpredictable, and dangerous.

Why similar: Psychological 32.3%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Simulation 23.8%, Horror 13.1%, Indie 1.3%

My friend has become a girl after I came back from army? Visual novel with TS heroine.

Why similar: Simulation 29.8%, Visual Novel 27.8%, Anime 14.9%, Text-Based 12.5%, Emotional 8.6%

A romantic comedy visual novel about the last summer vacation before adulthood, creating unforgettable memories with Yui.

Why similar: Simulation 29.9%, Visual Novel 28%, Text-Based 18.4%, Anime 14.5%, Emotional 8.6%

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 25.8%, Psychological 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Text-Based 11.4%

A cringe story about a cringe guy dealing with a normal aspect of French law.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Text-Based 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Adventure 9.9%

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 32%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Anime 14%, Psychological 13.8%, Horror 12.1%

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

Why similar: Psychological 22.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Simulation 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%

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

Why similar: Psychological 25.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Text-Based 9.5%, Horror 9.2%

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: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Horror 10.1%

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 20.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Anime 11.2%

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 31%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Text-Based 14.4%, Horror 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological 18.1%, Text-Based 15.9%, Horror 7.3%

Could an AI fall in love with a human? What if that human were you? IA is a psychological horror visual novel about an AI that falls in "love" with you, despite her hatred for humanity.

Why similar: Psychological 29.4%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Text-Based 8.5%, Horror 5.7%

矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー

Why similar: Simulation 26.5%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Text-Based 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Adventure 11.2%

A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological 18.5%, Text-Based 16.1%, Anime 12.4%, Simulation 10.9%

鳴神学園初等部六年六組は、選ばれた者たちが集う特殊なクラス。 そこに一人の転校生がやってきた。 何やら曰くがありそうなその転校生に、クラスメイト達は学園にまつわる怪談を語り始める。 そして六年六組は巨大な怪異に飲み込まれていく…

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Text-Based 21.3%, Psychological 21%, Adventure 11.4%, Horror 11%

A man so attractive that it would be dangerous to fall in love with him.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Anime 11.4%

Fantôme Rapport is a multi-genre visual novel that blends romance, horror, and mystery. Uncover the secrets of a ghostly luxury cruise liner and the enigmatic women aboard.

Why similar: Simulation 24.7%, Visual Novel 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Text-Based 12.8%, Anime 11%

Sex Counseling Utilizing Hypnosis

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Anime 11.5%

A world where Spilia, a virus that causes delusions and hallucinations, has become epidemic. A horror visual novel game set in a hospital where patients are isolated.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Psychological 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 9.6%

The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Simulation 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%

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 29.3%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Text-Based 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Adventure 9%

A 2000s styled dress up game with a dark twist.

Why similar: Simulation 29.7%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Anime 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 7.7%

Life is perfect in Vistine Academy, a high tech boarding school for talented young ladies. Perfect, as long as the 10 rules are never broken. Speak Lies is a mystery adventure game. Unravel secrets and solve murders in this text message simulation.

Why similar: Simulation 35%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Adventure 13.7%, Anime 11.2%

Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Text-Based 20%, Horror 12.3%, Adventure 4.1%

NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Psychological 16.2%, Anime 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.1%