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  1. #1 Connected Hearts - Visual novel
    97% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2017
    Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Stw Projects
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 68.4%, Casual 17%, Indie 14.6%

  2. #2 The Bottom of the Well
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 591 reviews2016
    Dev: Red Nettle Studio
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    Play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world, and is retelling it to her friend. A single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, but experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 86.3%, Horror 13.7%

  3. #3 Lake of Voices
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 643 reviews2018
    Dev: GB Patch Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Horror 15.6%, Casual 14.7%, Indie 14.1%

  4. #4 Summer Nightmare
    95% matchMixed55% of 555 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, Horror 24.5%, Casual 14.7%, Indie 10.8%

  5. #5 Lynne
    94% matchVery Positive80% of 1,151 reviews2018
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%

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

    Why similar: Visual Novel 69.4%, Horror 21.1%, Indie 9.5%

  6. #6 A Date in the Park
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,059 reviews2016
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.

    Why similar: Horror 100%

  7. #7 Shiver
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 482 reviews2017
    Dev: Kowai Sugoi Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Welcome to Windy Oaks National Park. A beautiful and chilling point-and-click horror adventure. On your way to visit your aging father, everything goes wrong, leaving you trapped and isolated.

    Why similar: Horror 60.2%, Indie 39.8%

  8. #8 Marie's Room
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 6,711 reviews2018
    Dev: Kenny Guillaume
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

    Why similar: Indie 46.5%, Casual 41.2%, Horror 12.3%

  9. #9 PRICE
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 5,176 reviews2016
    Dev: YETU GAME
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    The hero Ivry wakes up from a nightmare and finds himself in a weird room. To escape from fear and darkness, he has to search and explore on his own until he discovers the truth and finds his sister Iva.A puzzle game 《PRICE》

    Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Casual 18.2%, Indie 17.3%

  10. #10 Perceptions of the Dead
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 336 reviews2017
    Dev: Ithaqua Labs
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 53.8%, Casual 16.5%, Indie 15.3%, Horror 14.4%

  11. #11 Disturbed
    90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,876 reviews2016
    Dev: iBlackpen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 65.6%, Horror 34.4%

  12. #12 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 3,627 reviews2016
    Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 66.1%, Horror 17.4%, Casual 9.3%, Indie 7.2%

  13. #13 Trick & Treat
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,422 reviews2016
    Dev: Rabbiton
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

    Why similar: Horror 48.2%, Casual 26%, Indie 25.8%

  14. #14 Lucid Dream
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 1,025 reviews2020
    Dev: sizrit
    Windows

    Lucid Dream is Point and Click horror game. The girl dream of being trapped in a weird place even though you fell asleep as always. Collect the item and Find clues! Escape and wake up from the dream!

    Why similar: Horror 63.3%, Indie 36.7%

  15. #15 Until Oblivion
    87% matchVery Positive97% of 127 reviews2024
    Dev: ixavon
    Windows

    Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  16. #16 outside the door
    85% matchVery Positive94% of 776 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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: Visual Novel 64.1%, Casual 15.2%, Horror 12.6%, Indie 8.1%

  17. #17 Once Upon an All Hallow's Eve
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 202 reviews2017
    Dev: RanPub: Visual Wordplay
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    What happens when a girl gets lost all alone in the woods and can only find the occupants of one mysterious mansion to help her?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  18. #18 Lily's Well
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,672 reviews2022
    Dev: PureIceBlue
    Windows

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

    Why similar: Horror 100%

  19. #19 You know my name?
    83% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2024
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 65%, Horror 23.3%, Casual 9.5%, Indie 2.2%

  20. #20 Midnight Syndrome
    82% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2024
    Dev: ナツミカン
    Windows

    A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

    Why similar: Visual Novel 67%, Horror 33%

  21. #21 Brother Perro
    84% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2018
    Dev: LUZSTARDOM
    Windows

    Play with 'P.', a mystery character trying to figure out what's going on in this 'dream'. Who to trust? Apparently, not the dog.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Casual 32.4%, Indie 23.8%

  22. #22 Hazy Mind
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 355 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: Visual Novel 71.4%, Horror 22.1%, Indie 6.5%

  23. #23 Into The Unknown
    84% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2016
    Dev: FYRE Games
    Windows · Mac

    There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?

    Why similar: Casual 56.5%, Indie 43.5%

  24. #24 Ann
    80% matchVery Positive94% of 2,780 reviews2021
    Dev: Rong Rong
    Windows

    Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.

    Why similar: Horror 66.8%, Indie 21.5%, Casual 11.7%

  25. #25 Contraindication
    79% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: Static Remains
    Windows

    Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 97.1%, Indie 2.9%

  26. #26 Annie and the Art Gallery
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 196 reviews2022
    Dev: jswessler
    Windows · Mac

    After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.

    Why similar: Indie 55.9%, Horror 44.1%

  27. #27 Murmurs of the Mist
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2026
    Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
    Windows

    In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.

    Why similar: Horror 47.1%, Casual 41.6%, Indie 11.2%

  28. #28 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,923 reviews2024
    Dev: Leef 6010
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    Why similar: Horror 100%

  29. #29 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 3,595 reviews2023
    Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 69.1%, Horror 30.9%

  30. #30 Tiny Bunny: Prologue
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,262 reviews2020
    Dev: Saikono
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 53.5%, Horror 30.1%, Indie 16.3%

  31. #31 MONOPHOBIA
    75% matchVery Positive98% of 127 reviews2026
    Dev: Z-xian
    Windows

    Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.

    Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Visual Novel 30%, Casual 22.2%, Indie 13.9%

  32. #32 Forgive or Finalize
    76% matchMixed69% of 262 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 73.2%, Horror 16.4%, Indie 10.4%

  33. #33 My Light In The Dark
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2019
    Dev: TaleHammer
    Windows

    My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.

    Why similar: Horror 100%

  34. #34 The Room Syndrome
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 364 reviews2019
    Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
    Windows

    Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

    Why similar: Casual 53.6%, Indie 46.4%

  35. #35 Yume Nikki
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 10,656 reviews2018
    Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 70.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

    Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Indie 31.9%, Casual 23.8%

  36. #36 Children of Silentown: Prologue
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
    Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%

    Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

    Why similar: Horror 100%

  37. #37 Inversed
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 87 reviews2024
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 69.2%, Horror 30.8%

  38. #38 Oblivion Maiden
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2026
    Dev: Project Ex Libris
    Windows · Mac

    An exploration adventure set in St. Dorothia Academy, a magical educational institution hidden deep within a forest. A story that begins with an encounter with a girl named Lulunya, and unfolds through mysterious phenomena and dream worlds.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 88.1%, Indie 11.9%

  39. #39 Something Strange
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
    Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Visual Novel 53.5%, Horror 19.7%, Casual 19.3%, Indie 7.4%

  40. #40 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
    72% matchMostly Positive77% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: Notick
    Windows

    VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?

    Why similar: Horror 49.7%, Casual 33.2%, Indie 17.1%

  41. #41 Hydrangea
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 143 reviews2024
    Dev: Meiri Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 59.1%, Casual 22.3%, Horror 18.7%

  42. #42 Fran Bow
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
    Dev: Killmonday Games AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

    Why similar: Horror 67.5%, Indie 32.5%

  43. #43 Traum
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 383 reviews2018
    Dev: Ruskatuli
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Traum is a short, story-driven adventure about a man with a dream. Can even the best of plans be shattered by unexpected news?

    Why similar: Horror 60.2%, Indie 39.8%

  44. #44 Fallstreak
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 177 reviews2018
    Dev: Centicerise Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 67.6%, Casual 16.4%, Indie 15.9%

  45. #45 At Home Alone
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,906 reviews2018
    Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
    Windows

    This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

    Why similar: Horror 63.2%, Indie 22.6%, Casual 14.1%

  46. #46 Only Faces Remain
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2026
    Dev: Santiago Garcia
    Windows

    ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

    Why similar: Horror 54.2%, Casual 34.2%, Indie 11.5%

  47. #47 Lost in the Woods
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2025
    Dev: delulu girl
    Windows

    'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!Wandering through a dark forest in search of lost mementos, she finds the world around her shifting with every step.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Horror 24.5%, Casual 15%, Indie 14.1%

  48. #48 The Winter Mind
    70% matchMixed67% of 85 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 70.8%, Horror 13.4%, Indie 8%, Casual 7.9%

  49. #49 The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 923 reviews2016
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    A short lesbian / yuri visual novel set in England. Our heroine, Toma Andrews, meets a ghost girl wearing an old-fashioned nightgown in a graveyard who calls herself Emmeline. Just who is she, and how did she die?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 68%, Casual 17.6%, Indie 14.4%

  50. #50 Have a Nice Dream
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 4,927 reviews2021
    Dev: 榭季生
    Windows

    A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.

    Why similar: Indie 63%, Horror 37%

  51. #51 Jurig Escape
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 86 reviews2024
    Dev: Digital Happiness
    Windows

    Jurig Escape is a 15-minute Free Third-Person Survival Horror game. You will play as the unnamed high-schooler trapped in a looping nightmare: An "empty" school with a revolver in your hand. Shoot the ghost and collect lost souls and escape this never-ending nightmare.

    Why similar: Horror 74.6%, Indie 25.4%

  52. #52 Lost girl`s [diary]
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,126 reviews2016
    Dev: SmoleVN
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    A group of girls are having their vacation, alone. What would a group of girls do on a dark Christmas night? Of course, fortunetelling! Unfortunately for them, their boyfriends are not about to leave them alone and their sudden visit totally ruins their plans for fortune telling, turning it into a scary story contest.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 84.9%, Horror 15.1%

  53. #53 Midnight Witch
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 366 reviews2023
    Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
    Windows

    Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 62.9%, Horror 23.2%, Casual 13.9%

  54. #54 Rental
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 5,674 reviews2024
    Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
    Windows

    Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

    Why similar: Horror 72.6%, Indie 27.4%

  55. #55 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,925 reviews2021
    Dev: Leef 6010
    Windows

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    Why similar: Horror 100%

  56. #56 the white chamber
    67% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2023
    Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
    Windows

    Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.

    Why similar: Horror 100%

  57. #57 Red Bow
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 350 reviews2020
    Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.

    Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Casual 31.8%, Indie 25.6%

  58. #58 Afterdream
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 363 reviews2023
    Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

    Why similar: Horror 79%, Indie 21%

  59. #59 Almost Home Now
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 800 reviews2022
    Dev: Timberwell 本幺
    Windows · Linux

    A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

    Why similar: Horror 82%, Indie 18%

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