- #1 The Beresford family
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Conversation 15.7% ★, Mystery 15.3%, Narration 9%
- #2 Faro
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: matt!
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Dark 13.8%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #3 Forgive or Finalize
95% matchMixed69% of 198 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 27.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Dark 14.2%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #4 De Profundis
96% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: points contigus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Un visual novel d’horreur qui se déroule dans le noir complet, où les paroles des personnages sont mises en musique.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Conversation 17.8% ★, Narration 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #5 Zoe's Game
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lemon Bird
Windows
Escape from a mansion full of puzzles, traps and characters who may not be what they seem! Can you survive to this deadly birthday party?
Why similar: Narration 24.4%, Visual Novel 23%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 7.7%
- #6 KARA
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IKARUS
Windows · Mac · Linux
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Dark 9.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #7 There Is No Next Stop
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HANPAGE
Windows
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Conversation 16.4% ★, Mystery 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #8 Pomegranate Tea
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Higanbana
Windows · Mac
Olivia's quiet and peaceful life in her native estate changes overnight when her father woos her to the mysterious Earl Schernadier. An ordinary tea party ends in the most incredible way: a strange aristocrat imprisons Olivia in a castle, and now she must do the impossible to return home.
Why similar: Conversation 32.5% ★, Narration 20%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #9 Raging Loop
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,044 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 59.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Mystery 20.8%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 6%
- #10 Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves
90% match2 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Dulkha315Pub: WhiteLodgeGames
Windows
Mugen Takebara doesn't remember much of his childhood. Returning to Inonaki wasn't his choice. Welcomed by his cousin, Sora, the two quickly reconnect… but something is wrong. With her. Or with you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Mystery 18%, Narration 12.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #11 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
91% matchVery Positive82% of 4,785 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Mystery 19.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #12 Your Story
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: GameLoad
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Your Story, a visual novel with point’n’click elements, you leave the safe quiet of your family’s inn and embark on a fantasy adventure. It’s a wholesome growing of age tale. The mystery awaits just beyond the horizon…
Why similar: Conversation 23.1% ★, Visual Novel 16.8%, Narration 15.9%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #13 32, Dandelion Drift
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PRG Studios
Windows
Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Conversation 17.4% ★, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 10%, Narration 9.9%
- #14 R.I.P. Tour
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Mystery 21.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 6.8%
- #15 Thorner
87% 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 29.3%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Dark 14.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #16 Five Owls
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Five Owls Games
Windows
Five Owls is a visual novel telling the story of Veronica and her crazy adventure set in the 21st century in the beautiful city of Pińczów in Poland. The girl is a type of gaming loner who doesn't look for trouble- it finds her!
Why similar: Conversation 32% ★, Visual Novel 23.9%, Narration 21.7%, Story Rich 10%, Mystery 5.1%
- #17 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
85% matchVery Positive100% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Narration 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 9%
- #18 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,819 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 33.6%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Mystery 19.1%, Dark 9.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #19 River Secret
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard2Scream
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Dark 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #20 Tiny Bunny
82% matchVery Positive83% of 30,170 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Dark 13.3%, Story Rich 12%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #21 Anomalistic Revolution
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
You stand before a pit at the city's heart, then your gaze drifts to a deeper void, one you fear even more. Wield your invention to unravel mysteries, reclaim lost memories, strengthen your skills, and battle nightmare-born horrors in this multi-ending RPG.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #22 Yuki「清醒梦」
81% matchVery Positive98% of 350 reviews2025
Dev: visualmemoryunit_
Windows
Explore an abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. Uncover the mystery of your best friend’s disappearance. Dodge bullets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 20%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #23 Return to Shironagasu Island
83% matchVery Positive94% of 4,060 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Mystery 23.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #24 Novalie
82% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Biscuit Placebo
Windows
Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Narration 11.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #25 Undercurrent
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mikrokozmos
Windows
You are a diplomat in interstellar negotiations when a remote station on an ocean world goes quiet. Your brother works there, so you secure the mission. Something inside is wrong. The longer you stay, the harder it gets to act like yourself. What you discover may change the very nature of humanity.
Why similar: Narration 20%, Story Rich 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Dark 9.6%
- #26 Fear Of Mine 001 (Novel)
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: NVG Games
Windows · Mac
Fear of Mine - a visual novel in the genre of adventure and horror. An alien mushroom creature has brought you under his influence, and now it seems to take over the whole world. Can you escape its grasp? Can you survive? Can you at least save others from falling prey to the same fate as yours?
Why similar: Narration 27.4%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #27 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A month has passed since the tragic events at the Miyamoto Mountain Resort, which still weigh heavily on Raiko and her friends. Explore the challenges they face while trying to return to an ordinary life in this follow-up to the visual novel SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair.
Why similar: Narration 26.6%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Dark 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #28 Stay Alive For Me
79% match9 user reviews78% of 9 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: Visual Novel 26%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 10%
- #29 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,226 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Mystery 20.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #30 Sprunki Horror from the Loop
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xenon Bloom
Windows
Will you break the circle of madness, even if you have to lose everything? Discover the dark secrets that the world of Sprunki hides. Be careful, because an ancient evil is waiting for you there.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Narration 9.3%, Dark 8.2%
- #31 Elevenses: The Flask
78% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Conversation 21.3% ★, Visual Novel 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Mystery 15.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #32 LateSummer
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 黑领工作室
Windows
The story takes place in the summer of 2006. Mountain City Magazine received a mysterious photo, which led to a case of a missing actress.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Conversation 30% ★, Mystery 11%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #33 RLM4U
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RLM4U Studio
Windows
This visual novel is the story of a boy and a robot traveling through a world where hatred and violence threaten life, where humans are more dangerous than machines, and machines are more dangerous than humanity. The game features fictional mechanical puzzles.
Why similar: Conversation 34.4% ★, Visual Novel 25.1%, Narration 16.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #34 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 907 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.6%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Mystery 20.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #35 ストレイ・メモリア
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ルピナスパレット
Windows
A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Mystery 27.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #36 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,800 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 52.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Mystery 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 5%
- #37 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 697 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 28.4%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Mystery 20.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 8.7%
- #38 Elevenses
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.
Why similar: Conversation 26.9% ★, Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #39 Adventure Awaits in The Secret of the Golden Key
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pigeon Post Games
Windows
A family friendly adventure visual novel that makes reading fun! Accessibility is top of mind with voice-acted read-along narration with friendly fonts for readers with dyslexia. Experience hand drawn art and make important choices to determine how your story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Narration 26.3%, Mystery 17.7%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Adventure 8.9%
- #40 The Interval Bureau: Extension 0
71% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Quiet Den Games
Windows
A short psychological audio horror call where every number routes you deeper into a faceless bureau that measures and files you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Narration 16.6%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 14.5%, Dark 9.8%
- #41 Next Please
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Your mom left you alone at the checkout. With a full cart. It's your turn. What do you do? A short psychological game about everyday anxiety.
Why similar: Conversation 27% ★, Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological Horror 20%, Narration 15.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #42 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 23.4%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #43 Alice's Warped Wonderland:REcollection
73% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Nightmare Studio
Windows
Return as Alice and embark on her adventure to find the truth...
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #44 On The Way Home : Strange Incidents
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KarasuTengu
Windows
A novel adventure where two high school girls encounter the supernatural on their pixelated way home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #45 Banebush
69% matchVery Positive95% of 2,156 reviews2024
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Psychological Horror 29.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 5%
- #46 Canceled
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: None
Windows
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Mystery 15.2%, Narration 15%, Dark 10.2%
- #47 Wonderful Body Wanted
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Mystery 22.7%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 5.2%
- #48 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
70% matchVery Positive86% of 252 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: Visual Novel 27.3%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Dark 9.4%
- #49 I'll Do It Tomorrow
69% matchVery Positive96% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #50 His Bet, Her Loss
67% matchVery Positive85% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Would your girlfriend really stay faithful for... five days? Follow Karl and Heather as they discover just how strong their relationship is in this hard NTR Visual Novel of 100k words in length. Featuring voice acting, animated sex scenes, and lots and lots of cheating sex... maybe!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Narration 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 11.7%
- #51 Malleus Cocconum: The Heiress
68% matchVery Positive97% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Domus Aurea
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Arenda Finch—fifteen years old, wealthy beyond measure, and newly exiled from your former school. Dunkenwood House takes you in, but its halls hide the darker side of privilege. Humanity or demonic nature. Love or desire. Every choice shapes the person you become.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Mystery 20.8%, Dark 16.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #52 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,051 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 27.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Dark 8.2%
- #53 DARKROOM 2
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LS
Windows
DARKROOM: Ray of Light is a sequel of DARKROOM. You managed to figure out where you are, and now you have to find out what to do next. Do you want to know the end of Timmy’s story?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #54 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
70% matchVery Positive93% of 7,117 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Mystery 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #55 You Stay
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A short psychological visual novel about a town you can’t leave. Observe. Wait. Repeat. The longer you stay, the more the town notices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Dark 11.2%, Adventure 11%
- #56 Dark Auction
66% matchMixed66% of 226 reviews2026
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Noah lives with his eccentric father, who’s obsessed with Dictator X. When he joins a strange auction at a castle, he must work to solve mysteries hidden in the exhibits and uncover his father’s secrets. Risk everything to win—but what truth awaits? Story by Rika Suzuki!
Why similar: Mystery 34.9%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Dark 11.4%
- #57 3:33 AM
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: null.exePub: Subconscious Games
Windows
A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Narration 13.8%, Dark 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #58 Morse Academy
66% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Narration 20.2%, Dark 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #59 Midnight Road
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
Embark on a nocturnal road movie full of mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and an unexpected destination. Choose your answers carefully... and you might just find a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Mystery 24.3%, Story Rich 7.7%, Adventure 6.1%
- #60 Diptych
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Dnovel
Windows
The heroes meet on the battlefield of the First World War, in the case of the "Diptych", an anthropomorphic animal, we learn a terrible and touching story in a deceptively cute and unique style.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Narration 21.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Adventure 11%, Dark 9.7%