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  1. #1 Kara no Shojo
    97% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

    Why similar: Thriller 12.7%, Emotional 11.8%, Drama 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%

  2. #2 My Head On Your Body
    96% 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: Abstract 14.8%, Text-Based 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Emotional 9.9%

  3. #3 Sunlight Scream
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
    Dev: Faithy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dating Sim 11.3%, Anime 10.6%, Thriller 10.5%

  4. #4 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
    95% matchMostly Positive77% of 461 reviews2025
    Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.

    Why similar: Supernatural 17.3%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Drama 10.6%

  5. #5 The Shell Part I: Inferno
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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%, Romance 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Drama 9.3%

  6. #6 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
    Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Romance 12.9%, Anime 12.5%

  7. #7 Five Stages of Pink
    94% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
    Dev: Kaffein
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Horror mystery 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 while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Supernatural 12.5%, Emotional 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.1%

  8. #8 Syutyaku Gakuen
    92% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: mokosoft
    Windows

    The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....

    Why similar: Dating Sim 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 12.2%, Text-Based 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

  9. #9 Fearbonding
    91% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Asobu
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?

    Why similar: Supernatural 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Horror 8%

  10. #10 CHAOS;CHILD
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Anime 14.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

  11. #11 MAMIYA
    90% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
    Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 11.1%, Drama 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  12. #12 Bad Faith
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
    Dev: Mado
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

    Why similar: Thriller 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Emotional 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Anime 9.8%

  13. #13 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
    89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,081 reviews2021
    Dev: 致意
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 11.7%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Drama 10.3%, Thriller 10.3%

  14. #14 Kill or Love
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
    Dev: Andy Church
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Anime 14.8%, Romance 14.1%, Thriller 12.5%

  15. #15 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 678 reviews2025
    Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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: Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dating Sim 10.9%, Thriller 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Romance 10.1%

  16. #16 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2015
    Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 161.9 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: Thriller 17.1%, Surreal 14%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Anime 8.3%

  17. #17 Iwaihime
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 873 reviews2020
    Dev: DMM GAMESPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.

    Why similar: Supernatural 20.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Anime 10.5%, Emotional 10.2%

  18. #18 Midnight Witch
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 345 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: Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Dating Sim 10.3%, Romance 10.1%

  19. #19 Nightmare Zapping
    84% matchVery Positive99% of 74 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 23.3%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 16.2%, Anime 15.1%, Dark 11.4%

  20. #20 The Way We All Go (2015)
    85% matchVery Positive87% of 154 reviews2015
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 57.1%, Anime 29.7%, Horror 13.2%

  21. #21 Doki Doki Literature Club!
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Salvato
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 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 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Anime 13.9%, Romance 10.5%

  22. #22 Corpse Party
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
    Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

    Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Anime 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  23. #23 Sweetest Monster
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 617 reviews2017
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Drama 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 11.5%, Anime 11.4%

  24. #24 You Shouldn't Be Here
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Doomster Entertainment
    Windows

    This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Abstract 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 12.3%

  25. #25 sweet pool
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 455 reviews2018
    Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
    Windows

    As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Anime 13.9%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 8.9%

  26. #26 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2024
    Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Emotional 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 13.6%, Text-Based 10.1%

  27. #27 Crimson Gray
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 442 reviews2017
    Dev: Sierra Lee
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Anime 11.1%

  28. #28 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 171 reviews2025
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows

    “Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 15.4%, Drama 15%, Emotional 14.4%, Dark 8.6%

  29. #29 The House in Fata Morgana
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
    Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 15.9%, Romance 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Anime 9.9%, Horror 9%

  30. #30 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2024
    Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 15.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Horror 12.6%, Romance 12.2%

  31. #31 Folie Fatale
    76% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
    Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!

    Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Anime 8.9%

  32. #32 Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of Offerings
    77% matchMostly Positive78% of 204 reviews2024
    Dev: Chatte NoirePub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    "Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Thriller 20.4%, Anime 19.6%, Horror 15.6%, Casual 8.3%

  33. #33 Geminism
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2025
    Dev: CRAFTWORKPub: Shiravune
    Windows

    Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Emotional 14.6%, Anime 12%, Romance 9.6%

  34. #34 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
    Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
    Windows

    Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.

    Why similar: Anime 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Horror 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10%

  35. #35 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    74% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
    Windows

    A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 11.3%

  36. #36 Glassy Stare
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2026
    Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows

    A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

    Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Supernatural 17.6%, Dark 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

  37. #37 ghostpia Season One
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 923 reviews2023
    Dev: ChosuidoPub: room6
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    "In my dreams, I can get out. In my dreams, I can fit in." 'ghostpia' mixes the adorable art style of an illustrated book with glitches-and-noise effects. There are no choices to be made. There's only a lonely girl in a ghost town and her story full of mystery, friendhood...and a bit of violence.

    Why similar: Text-Based 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Drama 10.6%

  38. #38 Return to Shironagasu Island
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 23.7%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.6%, Anime 10.8%

  39. #39 Sickness
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2016
    Dev: ZetsubouPub: Unwonted Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Thriller 14.8%, Anime 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.5%

  40. #40 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 499 reviews2018
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.9%, Anime 14.8%, Dark 9.3%

  41. #41 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,464 reviews2020
    Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Romance 14.1%, Anime 10.8%, Dating Sim 6.1%

  42. #42 DRAMAtical Murder
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,466 reviews2021
    Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Romance 19.2%, Anime 13.7%, Drama 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%

  43. #43 Train of Afterlife
    76% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Anime 13.3%, Abstract 11.1%, Surreal 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

  44. #44 The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,710 reviews2018
    Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    "A Requiem for Innocence" is a companion to the visual novel "The House in Fata Morgana." It tells the tale of a young man dragged down by his ambitions and a girl both worshiped as a saint and maligned as a witch. For them, there is no happily ever after.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Anime 15.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, Adventure 13.1%

  45. #45 Last Bloody Snack
    71% matchMostly Positive80% of 84 reviews2023
    Dev: Small Throne Studios
    Windows

    Cody, haunted by psychological demons, envisions a monstrous threat eliminating all he hates.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Horror 16.8%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%

  46. #46 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 23.9%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Anime 9.4%

  47. #47 Gwan Moon High School : The Ghost Gate
    72% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio AWE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    High school students return well after hours, each with their own agenda and an ominous feeling. Come midnight...The fears deep inside become reality.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Anime 25.4%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 6.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%

  48. #48 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
    68% matchVery Positive98% of 133 reviews2025
    Dev: ThePenSword
    Windows

    The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

    Why similar: Surreal 13.9%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Drama 10.1%, Abstract 9.6%

  49. #49 Raging Loop
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
    Dev: KEMCO
    Windows
    Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Anime 8.6%, Adventure 7.1%

  50. #50 PASSENGER x PRINCESS: NO HOPE // MUST DIE
    67% matchVery Positive99% of 140 reviews2026
    Dev: Lunaticker
    Windows

    A self abating husk is forcibly coerced into a suicide pact by a "perfect" girl drowning in ennui and despair. The result is unfathomable heart rending terror and confusion.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Romance 21.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Surreal 15.2%, Anime 12.5%

  51. #51 Backspace Backspace Backspace
    69% 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: Text-Based 19%, Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Horror 10.5%, Drama 8.5%

  52. #52 Forgive My Sins & Desires, Father - Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2022
    Dev: ChaniMK
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.

    Why similar: Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 11.7%, Emotional 11.7%, Anime 9.9%

  53. #53 Tiny Bunny
    65% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
    Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
    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 23%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  54. #54 Hira Hira Hihiru
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
    Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    "Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Text-Based 17%, Drama 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Adventure 8%

  55. #55 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Anime 18.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Horror 5.1%

  56. #56 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,766 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 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 26.9%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Anime 16.6%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 8.3%

  57. #57 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 402 reviews2022
    Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"

    Why similar: Drama 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Anime 11.6%, Emotional 10.1%

  58. #58 SOULS
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Fork
    Windows

    One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Anime 28.6%, Story Rich 18.6%, Adventure 7.3%, Horror 4.4%

  59. #59 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008 reviews2017
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.9 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 22%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Anime 17.3%, Horror 16.8%, Story Rich 8.1%

  60. #60 MindMindMind
    66% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2024
    Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!

    Why similar: Supernatural 16%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 10.8%, Anime 8.5%

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