- #1 恐怖夜話
97% matchVery Positive96% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Text-Based 14.7%, Horror 13.2%
- #2 Haunted House 2
96% matchVery Positive90% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Horror 11%, Thriller 10.1%
- #3 Be Honest
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
Windows
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Text-Based 15.3%, Horror 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choices Matter 10%
- #4 The Trials - Chapter Two
95% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #5 Thorner
94% 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 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Horror 8.4%
- #6 Stay Alive For Me
94% matchPositive82% of 11 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 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Thriller 9.6%, Text-Based 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #7 Backspace Backspace Backspace
93% matchVery Positive97% of 60 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: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Text-Based 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Horror 12.4%
- #8 The Fifth Name
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tiny Hammer Games
Windows
A claustrophobic psychological mystery visual novel. On their high school graduation day, an anonymous message draws five friends back to their empty middle school. The doors won't open, and their memories refuse to agree. A complete 1-2 hour story with three endings, built to be read twice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Text-Based 17.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Thriller 8.6%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #9 The Darkest Emptiness
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Text-Based 13%, Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #10 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
Windows
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Horror 14.7%, Text-Based 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #11 Contra Spem Spero
90% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: DADZINGO
Windows · Linux
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #12 Worn Out
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morimichi
Windows
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Text-Based 11.2%, Horror 10.7%
- #13 Parasite in Love
89% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 9.6%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #14 The Haunted Building
88% matchVery Positive87% of 393 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Horror 13.5%, 1990's 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #15 There Is No Next Stop
87% 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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Horror 10.6%
- #16 Evil Spirits
86% 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 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #17 Pet
86% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 11%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #18 Prison Chain: The Unredeemed Thought
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 落梅序
Windows
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Thriller 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #19 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Text-Based 8%
- #20 Monsters of Little Haven
85% matchVery Positive88% of 446 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.2%
- #21 Make Moku Proud
82% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #22 Aroma
83% matchVery Positive85% of 464 reviews2022
Dev: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #23 Vacation Terminal
81% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, 1990's 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Horror 7.5%
- #24 Per My Last Email
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
You are the new hire. The account you inherited is not new — it belonged to E. Vale, who is no longer with the company. Ten business days of email in which you choose what you say, then choose who sees it. The routing is permanent. Someone is still reading.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Text-Based 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #25 Blackthorn Witch
80% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #26 Pentimento
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fool Bloom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Thriller 7.3%
- #27 Not It: Spookiest Edition
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.7%
- #28 Where Control Ends
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softveil StudioPub: Softveil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Text-Based 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #29 Sunberry Care Center
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: foolkien
Windows
An analog horror adventure where you work as a staff member at the uncanny facility named Sunberry Care Center, which is dedicated to the treatment of a mysterious disease called Sunberry Syndrome.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 15%, Text-Based 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choices Matter 12%
- #30 Undesirable Me
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kaya
Windows
Undesirable Me is a psychological horror game in the genre of visual novel and adventure game. Overcome your inner demon: solve challenges, make tough decisions and face the consequences of your choices. Who will win this inner confrontation and take possession of the body? It depends on you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #31 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Text-Based 19.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #32 The Peresmeshnik
78% matchVery Positive93% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Sean Arnold
Windows
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 18.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #33 Doctor Visit
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #34 Start Running
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows · Linux
A horror point and click game where choices matter about trying to do your final marathon training run.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #35 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
75% matchVery Positive86% of 264 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 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #36 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
76% matchVery Positive86% of 1,525 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #37 Remnants of Dawn
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Thriller 10.4%, Horror 10.2%
- #38 KARA
72% matchNo user reviews100% of 15 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 22%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Thriller 8.5%
- #39 Tiny Bunny
71% matchVery Positive83% of 30,488 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 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 23.1%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #40 For Mother Matron
74% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #41 Reborn
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gecko Gaming
Windows
A visual novel written as a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape your life, leading to irreversible consequences and determining how your descent into darkness unfolds. The game can end in many different ways. Your choices determine how.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #42 Siren's Call: Second Wind
73% 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 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #43 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Thriller 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #44 Mass of Consumption
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Horror 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #45 Pink Noise
70% matchVery Positive86% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #46 生物实验室:畸变实验记录
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: EL
Windows
A dark sci-fi survival horror visual novel where you make deadly choices to uncover the truth of live experiments in a sealed facility. It features choice-driven narrative, multiple endings, and light puzzles, with a focus on branching story rather than high-end graphics.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 9.8%, Thriller 9.2%
- #47 School Bathroom
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hanahito Apps
Windows · Mac
A first-person escape horror game, 'School Bathroom'.You've found yourself penned in an eerie stall.What is the source of the fear you feel in this inescapable space...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #48 The Game of Fourtune
71% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Thriller 10.2%, Horror 9.7%
- #49 No Recollection
70% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #50 Shadows of Betrayal
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Thriller 11.1%, Horror 10%
- #51 Kindred [Subject 6244]
69% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #52 R.I.P. Tour
68% 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 26.2%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Mystery 9.1%
- #53 Elevenses
68% 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: Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #54 집착의 망자 - 집으로부터의 탈출
69% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #55 Witchlight Woods
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
- #56 FAKEBOOK
67% matchVery Positive91% of 813 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.1%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #57 SALVARE
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pale Crow Games
Windows
Every soul seeks absolution, yet not each deserves it. SALVARE is a psychological horror game where you step into the worn cassock of a young Catholic priest, burdened with hearing the confessions of those who come seeking God's mercy.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Horror 12.6%
- #58 怪話
67% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17%, Text-Based 13.1%, 1990's 12.3%
- #59 Scottside
64% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Plotline Games
Windows
"Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 14.2%, 1990's 8.7%, Thriller 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #60 The Sixth Sorrow
66% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Horror 13.6%, Thriller 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%