Games Like Hedera

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Nonlinear 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Horror 8.8%

"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.

Why similar: Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Thriller 9.2%, Horror 8.5%, Emotional 8.4%

You play as Hicha — a shut-in girl whose only reason to live is her virtual avatar, Virai. Help her escape the depressive nightmare before it consumes her completely.

Why similar: Thriller 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

Why similar: Thriller 14.6%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 9.7%

Collect the seven letters of the deadly sins and repent for your past in this horror game.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 12.8%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Horror 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Dark 9.3%

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: Multiple Endings 10.5%, Thriller 10%, Emotional 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Dark 8.6%

You awaken inside an unknown facility and must explore its mysterious spaces in order to recover your lost memories. Gather clues, follow the records and procedures left behind by the Bureau, and overcome the threatening anomalies that stand in your way.

Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

Aylen is a horror let's player who gets kidnapped. One moment, she was shooting the intro for her next video, and the next, she was waking up her biggest fan's basement. There are only two means for escape: examine & plot in secrecy, or use your words to deceive him. Or willingly accept him. (Don't)

Why similar: Thriller 16.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Horror 10.8%, Emotional 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10%

A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?

Why similar: Nonlinear 14.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Dark 10%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

The little boy Kiddo has spent most of his life in the hospital. Little does he know what a complicated and fascinating world lies concealed beyond the hospital walls. Today, on Kiddo's birthday, his mom wasn't around. Instead of her, the boy met Shadow, who inspired him to escape from a hospital.

Why similar: Nonlinear 14.5%, Emotional 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Horror 9.4%

Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...

Why similar: Female Protagonist 12.6%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.5%, Thriller 9.3%

Yellow House is a non-linear visual horror novel. Dive into the grim atmosphere of a twisted mind surrounded by false and cruelty.

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.7%, Thriller 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Anime 10%

Classic 2D horror game about a lone roamer decides to retrieve a satanic book for mysterious Mr. Grey and face anthropomorphic demons in order to fulfill his childhood dream.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 11.1%, Horror 10.6%, Retro 9.6%, Choices Matter 9%, Anime 8.9%

Congratulations! You're hired as a new waterer in Black Kiwa. Water the plants, and we'll pay you 30 G per hour. You'll never find any other job this generous. No, we're not hiding anything from you. If you just follow the work protocols and stay out of trouble, everything will be fine.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 10%

A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

Why similar: Thriller 21.4%, Horror 18%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Retro 11.4%

Michael Longhurst had just survived a terrible ordeal at Hartown Park. Two months later, he returns with his partner, Ethan. As they try and uncover the cursed history of the Longhurst Family.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Emotional 9.8%

Alibaba, the caretaker of the Medieval Grow your Business Game notices a Glitch or Virus of some sort called Snafu has infiltrated the game files. NPCs begin to act strangely, textures look off, and I think - I think something is trying to hunt me down?

Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.

Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Thriller 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Anime 9.2%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

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

Why similar: Emotional 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10%, Visual Novel 8.8%

"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: Emotional 17.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Anime 9.9%, Horror 7.7%

Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Nonlinear 15.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.6%

My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.

Why similar: Dark 12.4%, Emotional 11.6%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

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

Why similar: Thriller 14.8%, Emotional 13.6%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%

USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.

Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

You complained to a strange roadside statue about being broke—and the next day, a jar of money appeared under your bed. How do you plan to spend this windfall? Of course, you’re free to squander every cent... as long as you can survive until tomorrow.

Why similar: Horror 16%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 9.3%

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: Thriller 14.5%, Emotional 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Dark 9.4%

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Anime 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

Stitched - Mother's Nightmare continues the story of Stitched, putting the player in control of a protagonist named Mia as she ventures in the mysterious doll factory. Why did she come there? What horror awaits her in the factory?

Why similar: Thriller 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Horror 10.6%

Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

Why similar: Emotional 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Dark 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choices Matter 9%

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 16.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Horror 9.7%, Dark 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

"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: Thriller 14.4%, Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Dark 9%

Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.

Why similar: Horror 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Dark 11.3%

A first-person horror game about returning to a familiar place that no longer feels safe. Explore a remote house, search for your missing grandparents, and uncover what was happening right in front of you all along.

Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Thriller 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Nonlinear 13.3%

You only wanted to save them. But in this psychological horror visual novel, a teacher’s kindness may become the thing that breaks his students.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 11.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.2%, Anime 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

“Raising the blade over my dear friend, I could only curse this broken world with all my soul. Nothing to worry about... If my blade turns out to be the slower.” Shards of fate, heart and soul.

Why similar: Thriller 14.6%, Emotional 11%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Anime 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%

GOLOD is an atmospheric visual novel about survival in the pixel-art style, where you will have to fight not only with a lack of food, but also with panic, suffocating idleness, secrets of the past, betrayal and difficult moral choices in a confined space.

Why similar: Thriller 17%, Anime 11.6%, Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%

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: Multiple Endings 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 10.1%, Dark 10.1%

A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...

Why similar: Female Protagonist 12.9%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Thriller 10.7%, Emotional 10.4%

A horror visual novel exploring the dark sides of friendship and the dangerous paths taken to save it.

Why similar: Thriller 15.4%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Emotional 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Dark 9.1%

Wanna join our nightmarish dream?

Why similar: Emotional 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Dark 10%, Horror 9.9%

Cerebral is a short psychological horror game where every mistake hurts your memory. Save your mind or surrender it to the system. What remains of you either way?

Why similar: Nonlinear 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.2%

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

Why similar: Thriller 13.4%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Female Protagonist 10.7%

CE-III Protocol is a horror puzzle RPG set in an SCP-inspired world. An amnesiac girl wakes in the darkness—frail, timid… but not alone nor defenseless. Face deadly entities: observe, evade, exploit… or simply eliminate them. Lead her through this surreal nightmare, and uncover the secret behind it.

Why similar: Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Puzzle 9.8%, Dark 9.3%

A mysterious story about the consequences of loneliness and unfulfilled dreams. Help artificial intelligence in the form of a little girl and avoid facing a ruthless monster.

Why similar: Nonlinear 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Maybe you didn’t do it… but you watched. The Sin of Fabien is a psychological horror experience woven around guilt, denial, and silence, where every choice reshapes the world and the story. Each decision brings you closer to the truth… or pulls you further away from it forever.

Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Emotional 10.6%

Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.

Why similar: Thriller 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

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Why similar: Choices Matter 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.

Why similar: Thriller 18%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

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: Thriller 18.2%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Anime 9.7%

A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.

Why similar: Thriller 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

Why similar: Nonlinear 16.9%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Dark 10%

High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Dark 12%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

A visual novel about a girl who finds herself in a mysterious antique store where letters with screaming human hearts appear.

Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Anime 9.8%

"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.

Why similar: Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.6%, Anime 9.4%

A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.

Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Thriller 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%

A horror adventure that tasks you with detecting the Unseen to escape the facility's labyrinths alive.

Why similar: Emotional 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Horror 8.8%

Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Thriller 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

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: Horror 19%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Nonlinear 8.7%