Games Like Gretel's Honesty

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%

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: Dark 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Psychological 15.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

"You Broke My Sunshine".Haruharu is a cheerful girl loved by everyone. As you spend your school days together, your choices slowly change her heart. Will you save her, or leave behind only her smile? A psychological visual novel with multiple endings.

Why similar: Psychological 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Dark 13%, Anime 10.5%, Adventure 10%

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

Why similar: Psychological 24.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

Start your life anew at Heaven's Gates Academy. Learn new subjects, make new friends, experience what you've never before deemed possible. Change your fate, and the fate of those around you- your decisions matter greatly.

Why similar: Psychological 29.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 9.4%, Hand-drawn 8.4%

Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.

Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Dark 13.3%, Comic Book 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.

Why similar: Dark 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological 15.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%

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 23.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11%, Anime 9.7%

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

Why similar: Psychological 29%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Anime 8.7%

Iris (31), an office worker with eight years of experience. After meeting the mysterious magical girl Gregory, she becomes a magical girl herself. As the dark truths of this world slowly come to light, can Iris save the Earth?

Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Dark 10.4%

.HEADSPACE is a 2D adventure game that combines pixel art and hand drawn styles to immerse the player in a psychological adventure through a fractured landscape. Alone and unsure of who you are, gain clarity, confidence and connection to reawaken yourself and recall your true purpose.

Why similar: Psychological 29.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dark 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Anime 10.6%

In this post-pandemic psychological visual novel, players embody psychotherapist Honda, drawn into a neural imaging project targeting teens. There, Honda meets Natasha, a mysterious girl whose "world" unfolds like a spider's web, disrupting Honda's "calm" life. "Don't you think so, Dr. Honda...?"

Why similar: Psychological 30%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 9.7%, Story Rich 5.9%

Could an AI fall in love with a human? What if that human were you? IA is a psychological horror visual novel about an AI that falls in "love" with you, despite her hatred for humanity.

Why similar: Psychological 30.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Dark 6.9%

Beneath the Shadow is a 3-hour psychological horror kinetic novel set in an alternate Tokyo lost to endless darkness. Adapted from the creator's original novel, it follows Kazusa, an 18-year-old whose ordinary days unravel into madness. Linear and story-driven, with save/reload anytime.

Why similar: Psychological 27.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 14.7%, Anime 11.9%

Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

Why similar: Psychological 21%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.4%, Anime 10.1%

Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.

Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Hand-drawn 12%, Anime 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%

You ended the world. She, the one who holds every card, gave you an endless summer as your reward. Now your only way out is through sugar, jellyfish, sunlight, and blood — into the deepest reaches of her mind, or be dissolved along the way. Choose your path in this psycho-thriller visual novel.

Why similar: Psychological 28.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 12.3%, Story Rich 11%

It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 11.1%

All girls can transform with candy. A short branching visual novel about a mysterious candy shop and the girls who go there. What candy will you choose?

Why similar: Psychological 25.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Dark 16%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

THIS WORLD DESIRES YOUR DEATH. A ghost tour gone wrong leads Freya to a parallel dimension, almost designed for her. Can you beat death, and escape? A game of mystery, adventure and queer love stories for PC.

Why similar: Psychological 26.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Anime 8%

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: Psychological 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Dark 13.2%, Anime 11.3%, Story Rich 9.9%

――My curfew is 8 PM. Having a helicopter mom is annoying, but it's not a big deal.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Psychological 13.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Dark 8.5%

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: Psychological 28%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Anime 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt still lives in a haunted house. The sequel title to GESTALT: The Fifth Day, Wicke is forced to confront her past in this point-and-click psychological horror title with multiple scenarios, branching narratives, challenging puzzles and tense situations.

Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Comic Book 10.8%, Dark 9.7%

A short mystery and psychological visual novel. Hook in to a state-of-the-art gaming machine capable of creating whole virtual experiences based on your imagination. But be careful, the other testers might be there with a different plan in mind.

Why similar: Psychological 22.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dark 14.4%, Anime 10.9%, Story Rich 10.4%

The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

Why similar: Psychological 33.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Anime 14.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Story Rich 12%

Join Finn on his adventure through the most beautiful periods of his adolescence! Finn, a 16 year old boy, lives in a cute town with his mother and friends. So, what will happen in his life? Put on your coats to find out, because Norway is cold! This game is not suitable for all audiences.

Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Dark 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%

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 18.9%, Psychological 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dark 11.3%

A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?

Why similar: Psychological 25%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Don't look away, Stare at their formation of attachment. A psychological horror ADV depicting the twisted pure love between a girl who dies without drinking blood and a boy who dies without eating human meat.

Why similar: Psychological 24.4%, Dark 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Comic Book 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.7%

Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.

Why similar: Psychological 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

Create yourself a perfect friend in this choice-driven visual novel. Love her, hate her, don't let her turn your life into a living hell.

Why similar: Psychological 29.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Comic Book 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 8.2%

This is a narrative-driven adventure game in which you dive into another’s nightmare and intervene in the source of the anomaly. As Homura, a hunter, you explore the dreams of a girl who has lost her memory, and experience a story where nightmares and reality begin to overlap.

Why similar: Psychological 32.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 5.4%

Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.

Why similar: Psychological 33.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.4%, Story Rich 10%

A visual novel in the Samosbor setting. You are a student of the technical college who wakes up in a stranger's hab-cell after your own death. You must come to terms with your new grim nature and face the cruel world far from the walls of your native incubator block.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological 18.6%, Dark 13.7%, Anime 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

A novel adventure where two high school girls encounter the supernatural on their pixelated way home.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.6%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

The Mofu Game is a psychological horror visual novel about a cursed story that should never have been read. Proceed at your own risk.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Comic Book 15.7%, Story Rich 12%, Psychological 11.7%

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

Why similar: Psychological 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Anime 10.2%

Embark on a harrowing journey with Alice, a college student, and her classmate Adrian, as they venture to a desolate town in search of a special cave. Uncover the chilling mystery surrounding Alice's strange nightmares and their connection to the town. The horror awaits.

Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Dark 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%

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: Psychological 30.3%, Visual Novel 25%, Dark 13.8%, Anime 13.1%, Story Rich 11.1%

A dark visual novel by acclaimed creator nyalra. 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: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Dark 14.8%, Anime 12.1%, Story Rich 11.1%

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 20.3%, Dark 19.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Psychological 15.6%, Story Rich 9.3%

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: Psychological 25.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Story Rich 10.4%

A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.

Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 13.2%

Mugen Takebara doesn't remember much of his childhood. Returning to Inonaki wasn't his choice. Welcomed by his cousin, Sora, the two quickly reconnect… but something is wrong. With her. Or with you.

Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Anime 10%

Can you survive the horror of being yourself? A cute and disturbing psychological horror about identity, isolation, and the terrifying reality of being different.

Why similar: Psychological 26.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.8%, Story Rich 9.1%

A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.

Why similar: Psychological 26.1%, Dark 15.4%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?

Why similar: Psychological 22.1%, Comic Book 17.6%, Dark 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Story Rich 11.6%

“Defeat my sleep deprivation monsters. And I will cure your poverty virus.” Living is Expensive... is a visual novel about the cost of existence & minimum wage vampires. 🩸🍷💸😭🥹💀

Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Anime 10.1%

Doomsday is a JRPG styled psychological horror that takes place in the late 60s. The story follows the kidnapping of teen girl Cathy-Anne, and her friends determined to save her- all the while they uncover the mysterious animal-human hybrid doomsday cult they've stumbled across.

Why similar: Psychological 31.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Story Rich 8.9%

A narrative puzzle adventure about a girl lost in a fragmented wonderland where memories become places and reality shifts without warning. Explore surreal spaces, meet strange companions, and uncover a personal story about trauma, healing, and finding a way forward.

Why similar: Psychological 26.1%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.

Why similar: Psychological 18.2%, Dark 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Anime 8.6%

The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.

Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Story Rich 12.6%, Dark 8.1%

In After School Cure (Adventure Game / Visual Novel) play as the spirit Kimiko, and recruit a new member to the spirits living in the school.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Psychological 17.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

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: Psychological 19.9%, Hand-drawn 18%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Story Rich 9.6%

Visual novel in crystal punk genre, In the recent past, humans discovered a new mineral—Visceralite. Its unique feature lies in its ability to integrate with the human body.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.7%, Psychological 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 9.8%

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: Psychological 22.9%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Anime 11.3%, Story Rich 10.6%

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Meat Girl is a lesbian visual novel about a girl searching for her mentally ill roommate in cold mountains filled with meat 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Why similar: Psychological 29.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Story Rich 6.2%