- #1 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
97% matchVery Positive82% of 4,723 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #2 Birth ME Code
96% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The second entry of the Abime Series. Play as the mastermind in a death game where you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.3% ★, Philosophical 9.9%, Mystery 9%, Visual Novel 7.8%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #3 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 16%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #4 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
95% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.7%, Psychological 16.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Anime 9.4%
- #5 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
94% 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 22.8%, Horror 18%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #6 Yet Another Killing Game
92% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #7 Train of Afterlife
94% 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 27.4%, Anime 12.4%, Psychological 9.5%, Mystery 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #8 The Zodiac Trial
93% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Multiple Endings 15%, Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%
- #9 BURIED STARS
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,079 reviews2021
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.4% ★, Thriller 18.7%, Psychological 11.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #10 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
91% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Anime 17.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Dark 14.8%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #11 THRESHOLD
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 11.3%
- #12 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #13 STAY
90% matchMixed68% of 566 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Psychological 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Horror 9%
- #14 My Head On Your Body
89% 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: Philosophical 16.6%, Psychological 15%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #15 The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
86% matchVery Positive88% of 8,163 reviews2025
Dev: Too Kyo GamesPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 42.8 hrsMean: 65.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.2% ★, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #16 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
87% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Multiple Endings 14%, Mystery 13.2%, Anime 12.9%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #17 Folie Fatale
84% 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 21.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 11%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #18 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
85% matchVery Positive95% of 9,094 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Anime 14%
- #19 Homicipher
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,818 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Thriller 22.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #20 BAD END
86% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Horror 11.5%, Anime 11.4%
- #21 Hazy Mind
84% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #22 MAMIYA
82% 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: Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #23 Tokyo Dark
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 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: Visual Novel 17%, Anime 15%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #24 骸心 Mainbody
81% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 15.7%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 9.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #25 SIMULACRA
81% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological 9%
- #26 Epimutation
79% matchVery Positive95% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Barbieronpa
Windows · Mac · Linux
399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Horror 10.2%
- #27 One Eleven
79% matchVery Positive83% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac. Who will be the victim and who will be the killer? Be attentive and courageous, and solve the riddles of One Eleven.
Why similar: Thriller 20.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #28 Corpse Party
80% 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 24.1%, Anime 17%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #29 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
78% 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: Thriller 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #30 Class Escape
78% matchVery Positive95% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: OneMac
Windows
There are two types of test-takers. Those that take and beat it, and those that miserably fail it. Either case, he waits for your attempt.
Why similar: Thriller 32.1%, Psychological 20.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Dark 10.8%
- #31 The Shell Part I: Inferno
77% 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 18.5%, Mystery 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #32 Sunlight Scream
77% 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 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Thriller 12.7%, Anime 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #33 outside the door
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
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 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Anime 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #34 [SUBJECT]
76% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Thriller 28.1%, Psychological 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.7%
- #35 SkullX: Aibohphobia
74% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: SkullX
Windows · Mac · Linux
You were hired to extract a bioengineer. Now your team is cut off, your comms are dead, and you're surrounded by something wearing human skin. Hold the line, make the calls, and survive the night in this choice-driven visual novel with turn-based combat.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Dark 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #36 Welcome To The Dark Place
72% matchVery Positive88% of 559 reviews2025
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The train is the only escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.7%, Mystery 34.4%, Horror 19.1%, Adventure 8.8%
- #37 Quantum Suicide
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Mystery 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #38 Bad Faith
75% 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 19.7%, Psychological 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Anime 10.5%
- #39 CHAOS;CHILD
73% 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 19.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Anime 10.2%, Thriller 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #40 Saihate Station
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,177 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Anime 8.3%
- #41 AI: The Somnium Files
73% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 19.3%, Anime 14.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #42 HeadHorse Legacy
73% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Yellow Pixel GamesPub: Creepy Pixel Studio
Windows
HeadHorse is your captor and you have a single mission, escape. He is a very intelligent killer with an unmatchable desire for blood is following every single one of your moves, every step, every glimpse of hope you have of escaping, every instant getting closer to his objective, you!
Why similar: Mystery 27.6%, Dark 24.9%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 21%, Adventure 5.2%
- #43 Minds Beneath Us
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #44 s.p.l.i.t
69% matchVery Positive93% of 3,199 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
Why similar: Thriller 33.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Dark 14%, Multiple Endings 13%, Horror 12.2%
- #45 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
71% 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 27.4%, Mystery 19%, Anime 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #46 DEAD END
72% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
Windows
Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.
Why similar: Thriller 34.6%, Psychological Horror 31.9%, Horror 26.8%, Adventure 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #47 Trapped with Jester
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,481 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Horror 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #48 Room No. 9
71% matchVery Positive90% of 508 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of these two...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Thriller 14.4%, Psychological 12.9%, Anime 9.4%
- #49 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
69% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Thriller 27.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #50 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
67% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 21%, Mystery 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #51 The Archetype
74% matchMixed55% of 132 reviews2015
Dev: Rafael BarretoPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Archetype is a psychological-horror where you'll be in control (or not) of Archty's psychological aspects, like Fear, Despair, Anxiety, Sadness, Jealousy, Anger, Aggression, Libido, Envy, Guilt, Depression and Solitude.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.1%, Story Rich 34%, Adventure 16%
- #52 Raging Loop
70% 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 26.2%, Mystery 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Psychological 12.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #53 Backspace Backspace Backspace
68% 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: Psychological 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #54 Tren0
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 283 reviews2018
Dev: BubblePub: INDIECN
Windows
A pixel game that contains some puzzles. It tells a story about five strangers who were trapped on a mysterious train.
Why similar: Thriller 35.1%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #55 Rail of Möbius
68% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Horror 11.6%
- #56 The Tartarus Key
67% matchVery Positive93% of 291 reviews2023
Dev: Vertical ReachPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Psychological 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Mystery 11.4%
- #57 The Exit 8
65% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 25%, Psychological 24.3%, Mystery 20.7%, Casual 3%
- #58 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
66% 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: Psychological 13.5%, Mystery 12%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dark 10.1%
- #59 Dead end Exit 8
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Linkup
Windows
This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space
Why similar: Mystery 26%, Psychological 25.4%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 21.2%, Adventure 3%
- #60 No, I'm not a Human
61% matchVery Positive93% of 26,830 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%