- #1 Nimue
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nagi
Windows
A man awoke by the lake with no memory. Guided by a pilgrim, he discovers he was once the sorcerer Merlin—and learns the truth about the "Saint" who sealed him away. A dark fantasy visual novel about unrequited love. Three endings await.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Text-Based 15%, Adventure 9.9%, Magic 8.4%
- #2 The Quiet After
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Psychological 27.1%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Text-Based 11%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #3 슬픈 가족사 - 산장으로부터의 탈출
78% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Text-Based 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #4 Neko No Sentouki: The Greatest Fighter
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: skredjun
Windows · Mac
An Adventure Visual Novel where you can choose your protagonist – Play as Aiko or Hikaru as they try to uncover the secrets that lurk all around them in this character-driven story. Every choice you make will have an impact on the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Adventure 12%
- #5 Dark Light
75% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Psychological 23.4%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #6 After School Cure
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kasabot Games
Windows
In After School Cure (Adventure Game / Visual Novel) play as the spirit Kimiko, and recruit a new member to the spirits living in the school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Psychological 17.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #7 『LACKGIRL I - "Astra inclinant, sed non obligant."』
72% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: DontsugelPub: Lackgirl Project
Windows
A visual novel about a magic battle between girls. Iris" is a boarding school where students learn about magic. The girls gathered there all have mental defects. This is a story of magical girls with flawed minds and their battles and growth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Magic 11.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Cute 8.9%
- #8 Fate is not a line
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: samet bozbıyıkPub: pixel include
Windows
Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Text-Based 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #9 Blue eclipse-Rindo blooming on the ring finger-
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PGB club
Windows
「Blue eclipse(Rindo blooming on the ring finger)」は吸血鬼とそれに対抗するハンター達を題材にした、シネマティックビジュアルノベルゲームです。吸血鬼と人間で成り立つ世界で刑事として働くアナタは、とある仕事をきっかけに自身の運命を歪めることになりました。物語進行中に現れる様々な状況での選択肢を選び、アナタを取り巻くキャラクター達とともに運命を見届けよう。
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.5%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Text-Based 11.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #10 Killing Magician
70% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: DDUCK KONG
Windows
Iris (31), an office worker with eight years of experience. After meeting the mysterious magical girl Gregory, she becomes a magical girl herself. As the dark truths of this world slowly come to light, can Iris save the Earth?
Why similar: Psychological 30.9%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 7%
- #11 Alice's World
69% matchVery Positive90% of 374 reviews2025
Dev: STORIA GAMES CO., LTD
Windows
Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.
Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #12 十三月のふたり姫/The 13th month
72% matchMostly Negative33% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Kobayashimaru LLC
Windows
The famous fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty” is completely reimagined and redesigned as Visual Novel… With a demonic imagination and originality.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 36.5%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Text-Based 6.1%
- #13 右手にペンを、左手に過去を。
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HaraPeko部
Windows
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Psychological 20.3%, Text-Based 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #14 BBirthday - Visual Novel
71% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Yun Seven
Windows
Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective 👁️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Text-Based 15.5%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%
- #15 paravalence ~with my angel
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Effigy Softworks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get implicated in Saint Ambrose. A linear visual novel experience told in three parts: The shadow of my mother is my mother, too. My little cellmate casts a spell. The world is like a dancer: the ritual of everyday. We're all doing magic, of course.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological 26.8%, Dark Fantasy 24.8%, Magic 9.2%, Text-Based 6.1%
- #16 Gretel's Honesty
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Callen Dulla
Windows
A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.
Why similar: Psychological 33.5%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 5.2%
- #17 피랍 일지 - 그 남자로부터의 탈출
70% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
어떻게든 돌아갈 거야. 가족이 기다리고 있는 집으로.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological 17.4%, Text-Based 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #18 The Monster Under Your Skin
70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный (Róman O)
Windows · Linux
Play as an unnamed man who suspects his wife of something, and dive deep into his memories of the day when he was about to propose to her. Your choices can influence the story. Genre: thriller.
Why similar: Psychological 25.4%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Text-Based 20.7%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #19 金鱼症候群 Goldfish Syndrome
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: California Beef Noodle
Windows
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 34.3%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Multiple Endings 5.7%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #20 The Hitchhiker's Guide to Seoul in the 21st Century
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seoul Hitchhiker Studio
Windows
For 20 years, she lived with depression. Now, she's strong enough to name what happened: a social murder. This is a visual essay—not a game—with over 400 illustrations about grief, guilt, and survival in a collapsing meritocracy.
Why similar: Psychological 27.5%, Visual Novel 26%, Text-Based 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #21 Hazy Mind
67% matchVery Positive86% of 317 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Story Rich 9%
- #22 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.1%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Text-Based 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #23 Putrika 1st.cut:The Reason She Must Perish
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 517 reviews2024
Dev: トトメトリ
Windows
"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed! Enjoy this crazy pure love drama with beautiful visuals and cute characters!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Text-Based 14.5%, Cute 10.3%, Adventure 8.8%
- #24 Snowy Heaven
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reinfree
Windows
Angels greet you with smiles! Welcome to Heaven, where happiness awaits!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Psychological 29.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Cute 9.1%
- #25 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
66% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Psychological 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Text-Based 11%, Choices Matter 9%
- #26 Return to ...
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: kupstudio
Windows
A loop-based text adventure where turn-based combat, exploration, and branching choices drive a haunting journey through death and memory.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Dark Fantasy 24.4%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #27 La Fille aux Pommes / The Apple Girl
65% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Gud91
Windows
Apple-loving girl delivers potatoes and makes people happy... ?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Text-Based 18.3%, Psychological 14.5%, Cute 9.4%
- #28 3Paths
66% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Trturist
Windows
A game about the path you're on, and what you're really doing with your life.
Why similar: Psychological 28.9%, Visual Novel 23%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Text-Based 12%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #29 My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life
68% matchVery Positive81% of 902 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
This is you, and this – is You. Both of you have something in common – exceptionality in a monotonous moment of time, when meaningless decisions have to be made. Or meaningful, to such an extent, that there is nothing left once they are made.
Why similar: Psychological 44.7%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Indie 4%
- #30 Dawn of Griseo
67% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: 白砂庵
Windows
A medium-length visual novel set in a fantasy world where magic exists. The encounter between a boy living in a rural farming village and a girl who is a dark wizard leads to the revelation of truths that were never meant to be revealed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Magic 15.7%, Adventure 10.8%, Text-Based 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #31 집착의 망자 - 집으로부터의 탈출
67% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological 19.9%, Text-Based 16.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #32 Star Knightess Aura
64% matchVery Positive88% of 182 reviews2025
Dev: AuraGamedev
Windows
Follow Aura's adventure as she is thrust into the fantasy world of Roya. What she initially believed to follow the conventional plotline of a "summoned to another world"-story quickly turns into her worst nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Dark Fantasy 24.7%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #33 The Ancient Magus' Bride Midsummer Pilgrimage
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: mebiusPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The first visual novel game of The Ancient Magus' Bride!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Text-Based 18.3%, Magic 17.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 11.6%
- #34 Cold Verdict 3
64% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Psychological 31.2%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #35 Eliza
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,720 reviews2019
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
Why similar: Psychological 32.5%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #36 IA
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Otternot
Windows · Mac
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 35.8%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #37 日進月歩
65% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ユキハラ創作企画Pub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
“The sun goes, or the moon walks. I go, or walk.” This is a VN with parallel points of view. You shall stand where you fit on your mind, and watch the uncirculated line. For three days voyage, the two will know how intersected their orbit and its direction.
Why similar: Psychological 38.8%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Text-Based 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #38 桃の華は鮮血に染まる
65% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: 株式会社ワンコネクト
Windows
陰陽師の少女達が冒険をする純和風テキストアドベンチャーゲーム。 妖の蔓延る殺伐とした世界を、小説感覚で読み進んでいく。 ヒトに仇なす者には、容赦はしない。例えそれがヒトの形をしていたとしても━。 途中の選択肢で結末が変化するマルチエンディング形式を採用。 陰陽少女達の旅を見届けられるのは、アナタしかいない。
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Female Protagonist 15%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #39 Prism
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gazpins
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about the mind, change, and being locked up.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Psychological 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #40 Túatha Echoes: The Village
64% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Freki GamesPub: Heathen
Windows
Immerse yourself in the psychological horror of The Village, where whispers bend reality and ordinary life spirals into madness. Unravel the dark rise of one of Túatha's most infamous figures in this short story visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 27.5%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Text-Based 13.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #41 Everything Will Be Fine!
62% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
Windows
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: Visual Novel 30.3%, Psychological 20.4%, Text-Based 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Adventure 11.1%
- #42 Fugue of Delights
64% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Enygmage
Windows
A daemonic, handcrafted visual novel where your choices shape erotic dreams, secrets, and ritual desires.
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #43 The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek
64% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: Senokos Games
Windows · Linux
The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.9%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #44 Lythe The Forgetful Witch: A Visual Novel
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Siren Sigil Studios
Windows
Guide Lythe, a naïve witch on a journey through the spooky world of Samhain, as she seeks the High Witch and rediscovers her magic. This visual novel features spell crafting, rune seeking, and magic casting, all while unraveling the desires of her monstrous friends!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #45 EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-
64% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
The main character, a mermaid, is caught up for a crime she didn't commit. She ends up in a small box garden where a certain race of people is quarantined.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 26.3%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Text-Based 14%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #46 It gets so lonely here
63% matchVery Positive94% of 1,942 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Dark Fantasy 24.6%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #47 Demonophobia Company
63% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: MILKYPub: MILKY FACTORY
Windows · Mac
'Angel of glory, Gloria' joined the 'Demonophobia Company' with disguising herself as 'Demon of vanity, Burbary.' Could Burbary finish her mission and go back to her home?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Psychological 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #48 Replica Club √D-レプリカクラブ ルートD
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mnts
Windows
"Show me your sin." — The nightmare begins. As a new manager, you step into the hidden mysteries of the flawless actor Kane and the nightmarish world ruled by the "Painter," his identical double. Every choice, every sin, splits the story into two divergent fates—one hope, one horror.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Dark Fantasy 27.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Story Rich 13.7%, Indie 2%
- #49 Operation Eventide
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kolulu
Windows
Adelle, a former magical girl, wakes up in a robotic body. Still picking up the pieces after her untimely demise, she seeks the truth of her new life. Experience as this 'love song' resounds in the rift of magic and logic in this nostalgic, thrilling yuri sci-fi visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Dark Fantasy 25.1%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #50 Magic Potion Stories
64% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: ARTIFACTS
Windows
魔法の薬とそれにまつわる人々、そして『魔女』が織り成す50の物語。
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Text-Based 14.8%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 11%
- #51 Silverblood
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tidehead Studios
Windows
Years after leaving her family to join the Sisters of the Whiterock Coven, Edith is anxious to finally return home. But first she has to pass her Trial of Ascension, a harrowing task bestowed by her patron deity. Together, Edith and her bully must complete the trial, no matter the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Magic 10.8%
- #52 trophies
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gg8473
Windows · Mac
TROPHIES is a kinetic visual novel of a young girl trying to escape to normality. Experience an endless tomorrow in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Psychological 37.6%, Visual Novel 32.6%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Story Rich 7.3%, Indie 1.3%
- #53 Putrika 2nd.cut:For the Exquisite Attire
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: トトメトリ
Windows
Is cutting down a young girl a sin, or a salvation? In the Haku-a Church where pure love and jealousy collide, a young gem-craftsman is forced to choose—to let her live, or to end her life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Dark Fantasy 21.3%, Text-Based 13.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Cute 8.9%
- #54 幽霊少女室
63% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MeimPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Text-Based 23%, Story Rich 14.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 2%
- #55 Backspace Backspace Backspace
62% matchVery Positive97% of 59 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: Psychological 31.4%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Text-Based 16.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #56 囚人カウンセリング
62% 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: Visual Novel 33%, Psychological 28.2%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #57 When The Rumors Become Real
62% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: 菠蘿Pub: orange pineapple tea
Windows · Mac
Matt, a 14-year-old student, is forced to visit a ghost house for having "hide and seek with oneself" challenge . He invites his friend Esther to visit together and pretends to do the challenge. However something wrong happened during the challenge.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Text-Based 18.7%, Cute 9%, Story Rich 8%
- #58 Jessica's Choices - Forced [Episode 1]
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoAdventures
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Psychological 16.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #59 Making Friends
61% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Mortally Moonstruck Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide the misanthropic witch Morrigan as she creates a homemade friend of her very own in this short and sweet sapphic visual novel!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 26.1%, Visual Novel 24%, Female Protagonist 15%, Magic 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #60 outside the door
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 537 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
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 33.9%, Visual Novel 30.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Text-Based 8%