- #1 The Song of Saya
97% matchVery Positive90% of 9,431 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 59.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.7%, Gore 16.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Sexual Content 12.7%
- #2 Kara no Shojo
96% matchVery Positive92% of 449 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 161.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Sexual Content 8.2%, Anime 7%
- #3 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
96% matchMixed60% of 272 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Detective 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Dark 7.3%, Gore 6.8%
- #4 Saint Kotar
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 280 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.7%, Detective 14.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Visual Novel 6.7%, Dark 6.3%
- #5 DESOLATIUM
94% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.6%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Thriller 7%
- #6 The phenomenon of Edgar Allan Poe 1/2
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Team Edgar Allan Poe VideogamesPub: NA
Windows
A horror novel visual in which you can choose a way, anime style.
Why similar: Soundtrack 32.3% ★, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 11.3%, Horror 8.7%
- #7 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
93% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Gore 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Anime 9.8%
- #8 Tokyo Dark
92% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Anime 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 8.2%
- #9 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
91% matchVery Positive88% of 4,460 reviews2018
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Thriller 10.3%, Sexual Content 10%
- #10 Call of Cthulhu®
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.7%, Detective 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 8.6%, Mystery 4.7%
- #11 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Detective 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Thriller 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #12 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Detective 14.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Mystery 7.2%
- #13 Wonderful Body Wanted
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Thriller 9.9%, Mystery 9.5%
- #14 Inquisitor Shepherd
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrowdeep
Windows
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Thriller 8%
- #15 Sunlight Scream
87% 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: Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Anime 9.4%, Mystery 7.3%
- #16 AI: The Somnium Files
86% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Gore 12%, Anime 11.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #17 The Paracelsian Project
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Dark 8.4%
- #18 Blind Dog
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Gore 9.2%
- #19 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 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 19.2%, Horror 13.4%, Gore 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Sexual Content 8.7%
- #20 Unraveling Angel
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ego Dismantler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unraveling Angel is an adult horror visual novel about a man losing himself in a world that's rotting before his eyes. Bury yourself in the warmth of others and remember to forget how much they've always loved you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Gore 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #21 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.4%, Detective 16.8%, Gore 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 8.9%
- #22 Return to Shironagasu Island
82% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #23 House Of Chavez
82% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
Play as Adriana and travel to Europe with her brother Bruno. Meet Silke, who attended to Adriana's grandmother Maria during her final moments, and Dolores, a stunning and secretive woman on a trip. Explore House Chavez's shadowy hallways and navigate the mysteries within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 10.1%, Anime 8.8%
- #24 The Flayed Man
81% matchVery Positive92% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Gore 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Dark 11.7%, Lovecraftian 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #25 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
81% matchVery Positive83% of 601 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Detective 15.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Dark 8.7%, Mystery 6.2%
- #26 The Game of Fourtune
80% matchPositive97% of 36 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 10.3%, Thriller 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Gore 10.1%, Dark 8.8%
- #27 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
79% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.7%, Gore 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #28 The Chrono Jotter
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Detective 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Thriller 8.9%, Gore 8.1%
- #29 Stay Alive For Me
78% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Thriller 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #30 Project Vostok: Episode 1
77% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Gore 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Sexual Content 10.3%, Anime 9.4%
- #31 Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qDrotPub: TERNOX
Windows
Endless world. Endless sky. Endless light. Will the shadows be cast upon all Children dwelling on the Treetops? Regardless, I spread my prosthetic wings, taking a leap of faith.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Gore 11.8%, Dark 10.5%, Anime 9.9%
- #32 Inner Voices
78% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Gore 11%, Dark 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #33 Sister Other Paranoia
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HazeDenki
Windows · Mac
A dark visual novel created by the team behind NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Gore 13.4%, Anime 11.5%, Dark 9.7%
- #34 ASYLUM
74% matchVery Positive85% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.1%, Gore 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.2%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #35 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
74% matchVery Positive87% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 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: Psychological Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Sexual Content 10.5%, Dark 9.5%, Anime 7.5%
- #36 Styxton
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
Windows · Mac
"Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Detective 16.3%, Dark 13%, Horror 11.9%, Gore 9.7%
- #37 Raging Loop
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,075 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Gore 9.9%
- #38 Reflection Link
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Anime 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #39 CORPSE FACTORY
73% matchVery Positive80% of 866 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Gore 12.3%, Anime 10.2%
- #40 No Recollection
73% 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: Detective 20.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 9.4%, Dark 9.4%
- #41 Thorner
73% 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 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Gore 7.8%
- #42 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,810 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Gore 22.4%, Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Anime 11.7%, Mystery 9.5%
- #43 Tiny Bunny
70% matchVery Positive83% of 30,195 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Gore 12.6%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 11.2%
- #44 HINGE VR
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Arcadia
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Detective 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Thriller 9.3%, Horror 7.4%
- #45 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 703 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Gore 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Anime 13.4%, Horror 11%
- #46 Evil Spirits
70% 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: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Horror 8.7%, Gore 8.6%, Dark 8.5%
- #47 CHAOS;CHILD
71% matchVery Positive93% of 3,899 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 19.6%, Gore 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Anime 10.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #48 Dead Dreams
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Detective 16%, Gore 13.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Dark 8.7%
- #49 Selene ~Apoptosis~
69% matchVery Positive88% of 5,527 reviews2023
Dev: Viscum keyPub: Nupu Neko Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A beautiful stranger appears at your doorstep. Will you let her in? Dive into a captivating nightmare and decide the fates of those around you in this free mystic thriller visual novel.
Why similar: Sexual Content 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Horror 10.4%, Lovecraftian 9.3%, Anime 8.6%
- #50 Outlying Islands
68% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19%, Gore 13.8%, Detective 13.4%, Thriller 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #51 Insight
69% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Detective 19%, Thriller 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.3%
- #52 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 908 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Gore 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Anime 12.8%, Horror 11.5%
- #53 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,215 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.9%, Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 7%
- #54 Tsunagari Chess School
68% matchMixed68% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Mintkuru
Windows
Welcome to the chess school! Connect with the brilliant girls of Sakuragi town and engage them in chess matches. How will you master the moves that come your way?
Why similar: Soundtrack 29.1% ★, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Thriller 11.6%, Anime 9.6%
- #55 Welcome to Levy
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Sleepy Squids
Windows · Linux
All the women in Levy have disappeared. Why did they leave in bare feet? Discover their story along with 680 CGs and 11 unique endings in this apocalyptic visual novel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #56 NoseBound
67% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Quarantine InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
A classic Point & Click adventure set in a stylized Noir world. What starts as a routine detective case quickly spirals into a Lovecraftian nightmare. Interrogate suspects, deduce the truth, and uncover secrets that were better left buried.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Detective 16.4%, Thriller 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, Sexual Content 7.6%
- #57 Morse Academy
67% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Thriller 13%, Anime 10.1%, Horror 9%
- #58 Ghostlight Melancholia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aarre Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Ghostlight Melancholia is a retro horror first person mystery solving game, where you find out what connects the four ghostlights, the evil that is after them and the secrets behind it all.
Why similar: Soundtrack 23.7% ★, Detective 17.7%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Dark 8.8%
- #59 ReDo
66% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: ENerd_Official
Windows
A supernatural horror visual novel game where your choices decide if you and your friends see the light of day again or not. Use your sleuthing skills with point and click mechanics to battle horrifying creatures of the night that haunt an abandoned school building and earn your title of "Exorcist"!
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Gore 10.1%, Horror 10%
- #60 Suhoshin
66% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.6%, Detective 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Thriller 11.6%, Anime 9.9%