- #1 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,680 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, CRPG 8.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly surreal, meta-narrative approach to psychological horror with a striking art style.
- #2 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Text-Based 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Horror 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same glitchy, surreal, and deeply psychological atmosphere as ghostpia.
- #3 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,285 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Story Rich 8%, Horror 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the intense, introspective, and unsettling narrative style of its predecessor.
- #4 Ib
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal horror game that excels at creating a lonely, dreamlike atmosphere within a strange, artistic world.
- #5 Doki Doki Literature Club!
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 226,656 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Anime 13.6%, Horror 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for players who enjoy the subversion of cute visual novel tropes into psychological horror.
- #6 The Shell Part I: Inferno
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,461 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 115.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Romance 12.7%, Cinematic 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological visual novel that mirrors the dark, mystery-laden tone of ghostpia.
- #7 Decollate Decoration
93% matchVery Positive93% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Horror 24.1%, Point & Click 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the visual novel format with a distinct, unsettling aesthetic and horror themes.
- #8 Afterdream
92% matchVery Positive93% of 358 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: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Horror 23.3%, Story Rich 12.7%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, 2D psychological exploration that feels like wandering through a lucid nightmare.
- #9 Nightmare Zapping
91% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Dark Humor 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that leans into pixel-art horror and surreal, story-rich experiences.
- #10 WORLD OF HORROR
91% matchVery Positive90% of 9,835 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Point & Click 25.5%, Anime 13.9%, Adventure 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a lo-fi, monochromatic aesthetic to deliver a surreal and deeply unsettling cosmic horror experience.
- #11 Memory Girl +
90% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Romance 11.9%, Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Explores psychological horror through a cute, 2D visual novel lens similar to ghostpia's aesthetic.
- #12 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
88% matchVery Positive88% of 6,230 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 9.3%, Point & Click 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends adventure and visual novel elements to explore psychological horror through urban legends.
- #13 CINERIS SOMNIA
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,099 reviews2018
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Cinematic 15.9%, Horror 14.7%, Anime 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, walking-simulator style experience that prioritizes dreamlike, melancholic imagery.
- #14 The Cat Lady
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Point & Click 24%, Story Rich 15.8%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, mature psychological horror game that shares ghostpia's focus on deep, emotional, and often disturbing storytelling.
- #15 It Paints Me
86% matchVery Positive97% of 277 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Romance 12.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, story-rich visual novel that emphasizes atmosphere and psychological tension.
- #16 Mad Father
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,736 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.8%, Horror 29.2%, Anime 22.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a charming, stylized aesthetic with a dark, gothic tale of family secrets and horror.
- #17 DEAD LAMB WALKING
84% matchVery Positive97% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction visual novel that balances a cute art style with unsettling narrative undertones.
- #18 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
83% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Anime 12.3%, Dating Sim 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that uses multiple endings to explore its dark, anime-inspired world.
- #19 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,299 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Horror 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Anime 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, lore-heavy horror game that shares the abstract and mysterious nature of ghostpia.
- #20 Ghost in the pool
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 358 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Anime 11%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction visual novel that focuses on horror and mystery in a 2D anime style.
- #21 For the GHOSTs
81% matchVery Positive99% of 337 reviews2024
Dev: GenSanKoku
Windows
幽霊のために、何ができるの
Why similar: Text-Based 45.7%, Visual Novel 36.3%, Adventure 10.2%, Singleplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based adventure that shares the thematic focus on ghosts and lonely, cute aesthetics.
- #22 Mirages
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Anime 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-mystery title that focuses on exploration and thriller elements in a surreal setting.
- #23 Five Stages of Pink
82% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Psychological horror and mystery game about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city and investigate murders while trying to escape Death. This is a visual novel and point and click game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Horror 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that uses an interactive fiction format to deliver a story-rich horror experience.
- #24 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 992 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Text-Based 17.3%, Cinematic 15.7%, Horror 8.7%
- #25 Molytropia: Cloud in Shape of Hurt
81% matchVery Positive95% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: Alice Nowak
Windows · Mac · Linux
The first of seven chapters, which will tell an amazing story about the adventures of a girl and her friends. Colorful landscapes and warm sunny atmosphere. Also, they will find the real door! And take part in the contest! Can you imagine?
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Anime 13.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, drama-heavy visual novel that delves into psychological horror and narrative depth.
- #26 nophenia
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,456 reviews2026
Dev: lane
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
a small dream explorer.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38%, Horror 23.4%, Anime 22.1%, Simulation 10%, Adventure 6.6%
- #27 Midnight Witch
80% matchVery Positive93% of 364 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: Dating Sim 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Romance 10%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that blends dating-sim tropes with psychological horror.
- #28 Asleep: Act 1
79% matchVery Positive94% of 564 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Use light to survive a nightmare: each creature reacts differently to it. Explore, solve puzzles, and evade the horrors in the dark. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Point & Click 26.6%, Horror 21.6%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses pixel graphics to depict a dark, dream-like journey.
- #29 Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
79% matchVery Positive81% of 1,203 reviews2023
Dev: Andrew Quist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.8%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Horror 18.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the liminal, lonely, and unsettling atmosphere of exploration-based horror.
- #30 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
78% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Dating Sim 8.9%, Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that incorporates horror elements into its adventure-focused narrative.
- #31 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
76% matchVery Positive87% of 744 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #32 MONOPHOBIA
75% matchVery Positive98% of 116 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: Hand-drawn 30%, Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #33 It gets so lonely here
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,296 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 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Romance 12.8%, Text-Based 12.1%, Anime 11.3%
- #34 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,183 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11%, Horror 10.3%, Anime 9.8%
- #35 Will Die Alone
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Text-Based 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #36 Land of Ghosts
73% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: brutal_vap
Windows
A literary horror adventure made in RPG Maker MV, where you explore a land of endless rain and continue a lonely journey through fleeting encounters with ghosts. Rain-soaked landscapes and quiet conversations shape a desolate, melancholic road ahead.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.3%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #37 Seven Nights Ghost
74% matchVery Positive92% of 640 reviews2023
Dev: TozukuGames
Windows
"Peaceful days full of curses" A heartwarming horror game about exploring in a mysterious company housing and living with a ghost for 7 days
Why similar: Dating Sim 68.2%, Horror 26.5%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #38 Pink Noise
73% matchVery Positive86% of 133 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: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Cinematic 11.6%, Choices Matter 11%
- #39 No Ghost in Stay Home
74% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....
Why similar: Point & Click 30.1%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 17%, Anime 14.7%, Adventure 4.6%
- #40 CHURIP
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"CHURIP" is a horror adventure game set in modern times. On the day of the funeral, her casket was beautifully adorned with many flowers. She often appears in my dreams as she was when she was alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Walking Simulator 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Anime 14.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #41 Winion Virus
71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,061 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 20.4%, Point & Click 20.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #42 Yunashi no Yume
72% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: The Yunashi Archive
Windows
A fractured dream of a girl who tried to make something beautiful, and was silenced before she could finish it. Now, her voice resurfaces. A quiet story of memory, loss, and reclaimed authorship - told through fragmented exploration and stark, fragile spaces.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Anime 20.1%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 13.3%
- #43 Королевская ночь
72% matchVery Positive88% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: SNch
Windows
"Королевская ночь"– нелинейная визуальная новелла в жанре ужасов. Десятки лет одиночества заставят её мыслить иначе..
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
- #44 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 97 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: Psychological Horror 33.8%, Horror 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Adventure 6.7%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #45 GNOSIA
70% matchVery Positive94% of 5,092 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Anime 19.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Simulation 6.4%
- #46 Little Goody Two Shoes
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,516 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.9%, Horror 19.5%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Romance 10.8%, Anime 8.3%
- #47 My Head On Your Body
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 12.4%
- #48 The House in Fata Morgana
70% matchVery Positive95% of 6,643 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Romance 15.3%, Horror 11.8%, Anime 10.9%
- #49 night nite
70% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. One day, mysterious events begin to unfold around you. What could be the true identity behind these occurrences?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Story Rich 12.9%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #50 Without a Dawn
67% matchVery Positive92% of 871 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 17.8%, Story Rich 15%, Singleplayer 5%
- #51 UNREAL LIFE
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,982 reviews2020
Dev: hako lifePub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 310.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Story Rich 30.5%, Point & Click 19.3%, Adventure 14%, Psychological Horror 14%, Anime 11.2%
- #52 Yume Nikki
69% matchVery Positive94% of 10,543 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35%, Walking Simulator 31.3%, Horror 22.8%, Adventure 6.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #53 Money for Girls: Amortized
66% matchVery Positive98% of 129 reviews2026
Dev: PorpentinePub: INNOCENT Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A girl detective faces her darkest mystery yet, in this horror-romance visual novel with stickers, fashion, and bad ends.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 13.3%, Text-Based 12.2%, Horror 12.2%
- #54 Beacon Pines
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,465 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Horror 13.3%, Point & Click 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.1%
- #55 Cooking Companions
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,207 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.9%
- #56 Autumn Spirit
68% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: SynstoriaPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Hunted by anxiety, you exiled yourself to a lonely mountain inhabited by a ghost and his regrets.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Text-Based 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 16.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #57 Restless Dreams
66% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Anime 18.8%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #58 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
66% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 11.3%
- #59 The Bunker Notes - Horror/Drama Visual Novel
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows
"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Text-Based 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Horror 11.9%
