- #1 Paper Bride
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Horror 100%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the specific brand of Chinese folk horror and puzzle-solving found in Hell Wedding.
- #2 Firework
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,818 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Horror 66.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Indie 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in Chinese indie horror that blends mystery and supernatural elements with a deeply atmospheric narrative.
- #3 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 55.1%, Visual Novel 44.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality supernatural horror visual novel that excels at building tension through branching paths and urban legends.
- #4 Before Arriving at the Terminal
96% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: 人工くらげ
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a suburban city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Horror 31.7%, Indie 25.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror visual novel that shares the same unsettling, low-budget aesthetic and focus on supernatural discovery.
- #5 Detention
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 71.8%, Indie 15.2%, Visual Novel 13%
Why You'll Like It: An essential atmospheric horror game that explores dark themes within a school setting, deeply rooted in cultural history.
- #6 Something Strange
94% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Horror 46.1%, Visual Novel 45.1%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, casual visual novel that focuses on psychological horror and eerie, 2D-style storytelling.
- #7 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
93% 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: Horror 53.7%, Visual Novel 38.8%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven horror visual novel that features branching narratives and high-stakes consequences similar to Hell Wedding.
- #8 Doki Doki Literature Club!
91% 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: Horror 48.6%, Visual Novel 46%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror visual novel that subverts the genre with disturbing twists and meta-narrative elements.
- #9 死掉的女儿（The Dead Daughter）
91% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
一款单人心理恐怖视觉小说。玩家只需要持续点击体验文字和图画呈现的主线剧情。流程短但情节引人入胜。
Why similar: Horror 46.6%, Visual Novel 45.8%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich visual novel that explores themes of loss and horror through a psychological lens.
- #10 彼岸画廊/Nether Gallery
92% matchVery Positive86% of 206 reviews2019
Dev: HongShou Studio
Windows · Mac
《Nether Gallery》 is a cross-section puzzle-solving horror game in which players play a social animal and solve puzzles in the interlaced environment of dreams and reality. The style of background art is similar to that of contemporary China, and the living condition of the protagonist has a lot of resonance with the young people of...
Why similar: Horror 59.7%, Indie 40.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie Chinese horror game that combines puzzle-solving with a surreal, unsettling atmosphere.
- #11 The Cat Lady
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 82.1%, Indie 17.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror experience that uses a unique art style to tell a haunting and mature story.
- #12 Summer Nightmare
90% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Horror 51.2%, Visual Novel 37.5%, Indie 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that delivers a short, intense horror experience with anime-inspired aesthetics.
- #13 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
88% matchVery Positive93% of 942 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Horror 56.1%, Visual Novel 43.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strong continuation of the cultural horror puzzle genre that maintains the eerie, folklore-inspired tone of the series.
- #14 Corpse Party
89% 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 70.6%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic horror visual novel that focuses on survival and supernatural mystery within a trapped school environment.
- #15 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
86% 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 You'll Like It: A gripping choice-based horror game where every decision significantly impacts the survival of the cast.
- #16 Perceptions of the Dead
87% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2017
Dev: Ithaqua Labs
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.7%, Horror 34.8%, Indie 18.6%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie visual novel that focuses on adventure and casual horror elements.
- #17 missed messages.
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,420 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.9%, Horror 27.3%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, choice-driven visual novel that touches on themes of mental health and supernatural mystery.
- #18 业火 Hellfire
84% matchVery Positive99% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Aki
Windows
“阿难，是等皆以业火乾枯，酬其宿债，傍为畜生。” 《业火Hellfire》是一款中国本土题材的剧情悬疑解谜游戏。 故事发生在一个夏秋之交，年轻的摄影师回乡探寻故人。但随着探查深入，深埋已久的回忆被悄然激起…… 题材取自铁链女和乌衣事件，部分剧情改编来自白茕《周娘娘》。
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: An indie mystery game that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and puzzle-solving in a tense environment.
- #19 CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~
86% matchMixed63% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
What will you do if you can redo the last 7 days before you died? Try this unique supernatural mystery visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.8%, Horror 31%, Indie 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural visual novel that blends mystery and drama with a haunting, ghostly premise.
- #20 Oxenfree
84% matchVery Positive91% of 12,023 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Horror 75.1%, Indie 24.9%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery game that emphasizes dialogue choices and atmospheric storytelling in a creepy, isolated setting.
- #21 Banebush
82% matchVery Positive95% of 2,088 reviews2024
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
Why similar: Horror 50.9%, Visual Novel 40.8%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that explores psychological horror through a dark, atmospheric lens.
- #22 WORLD OF HORROR
81% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 100%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that captures the essence of cosmic dread through short, branching scenarios.
- #23 Greetings
83% matchVery Positive84% of 632 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Explore what is around every corner in hopes for answers to where you're going and why.
Why similar: Horror 79.7%, Indie 20.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric indie horror game that relies on environmental storytelling to create a sense of unease.
- #24 The House in Fata Morgana
81% 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: Horror 45%, Visual Novel 43.1%, Indie 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic horror visual novel known for its exceptional writing and deeply tragic, atmospheric mystery.
- #25 Interactive Horror Stories
82% matchMixed68% of 147 reviews2019
Dev: Aslan Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Choose your own adventure" style nightmares
Why similar: Horror 79%, Indie 21%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of interactive fiction that emphasizes player choices in various classic horror scenarios.
- #26 Who's Lila?
79% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 60.5%, Visual Novel 39.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game that uses manual facial expression control to influence the narrative and uncover dark secrets.
- #27 Midnight Witch
79% 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: Horror 50.9%, Visual Novel 49.1%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that blends dating-sim elements with psychological horror and anime aesthetics.
- #28 Dissolving
80% matchVery Positive87% of 410 reviews2019
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows
Her ex-boyfriend became a shut-in. The girl goes to visit him... then things start to go wrong. They always do, right? Experience two stories about digital gods and loss. And remember - believe in the net.
Why similar: Horror 48.2%, Visual Novel 36.1%, Indie 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie visual novel that focuses on dark, psychological themes and a bleak atmosphere.
- #29 全网公敌：诡村
77% matchVery Positive90% of 527 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
本作是与《全网公敌》联动的全新故事，通过一台“旧电脑”进行互联网搜索解密的剧情互动游戏。你作为一名特殊调查员，需要负责解开隐藏在“登山客意外失踪”背后的超自然事件。随着调查深入，始作俑者也渐渐浮出水面，“祂”，似乎又与四十多年前消失在大火中的白河村，有着千丝万缕的联系。
Why similar: Horror 83.8%, Indie 16.2%
- #30 Stories Untold
78% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 78.9%, Indie 21.1%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental horror game that uses text-based interfaces and atmosphere to build a sense of creeping dread.
- #31 怪話
77% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
オムニバス形式で送る四章構成の心霊ホラーノベルゲーム
Why similar: Horror 50.9%, Visual Novel 41.9%, Indie 7.2%
- #32 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
78% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
“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: Horror 50.6%, Visual Novel 35%, Indie 14.4%
- #33 迷离诡夜 blurred weird night
75% matchVery Positive82% of 325 reviews2023
Dev: QSN
Windows
I thought it was a comedy, but it turned out to be a tragedy. If there's a chance to go back in time and change something that would cause lifelong regret, would you fight with all you have? (Including story mode and zombie mode)
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #34 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 53%, Horror 38.9%, Indie 8.1%
- #35 Back
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Horror 63.4%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Indie 7.5%
- #36 The Simen Rumors
73% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式，收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角，探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Visual Novel 88.5%, Indie 11.5%
- #37 Back：Fade
72% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Horror 65%, Visual Novel 35%
- #38 REALITY
76% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Grey Reality Studios
Windows
REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.
Why similar: Horror 78.5%, Indie 21.5%
- #39 FILTHY US
74% matchMixed68% of 471 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏，以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中，玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步，深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”，利用“刻印”的力量，探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
Why similar: Horror 76.9%, Indie 23.1%
- #40 Hydrangea
71% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53%, Horror 47%
- #41 Trapped with Jester
71% 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: Horror 53.9%, Visual Novel 46.1%
- #42 出马
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: SS STUDIO
Windows
《出马》是一款结合了AVG和挂机玩法的恐怖互动真人影视游戏，脱变于东北传统民俗出马仙，同时融合了挂机玩法，不仅让你有视觉体验，还有超高的成就收集体验。 在游戏里，你将扮演民国时期的一名尔滨神探，和青梅竹马的记者林秋，受林秋学妹刘菲菲的邀请，前往一个名叫黑顶子的山村，调查一起离奇命案。过程自然是惊恐万分，你要面临多种选择，在村民、村长、巫师、林秋、刘菲菲，以及穿着肚兜出现的神秘女人之间，不断做出选择，最终获得正经的、不正经的、完美的、遗憾的等多种结局。
Why similar: Horror 69.5%, Indie 30.5%
- #43 BEKKOUAME
73% matchVery Positive93% of 269 reviews2018
Dev: Mt.Bamboo VillagePub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
有一天，想成为制簪人的【光】无法忍耐每日修行的痛苦，逃出了家门。 路上，她遇到一位头上发簪十分合称的女性。 在女性的引导下，她来到一个稀奇古怪的城镇。
Why similar: Horror 65.5%, Indie 34.5%
- #44 幽灵高校(Ghost College)
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: 血色双眸
Windows
An average college girl takes an elective class and everything is different. Death, spooky, enveloped her, uncovering the truth, looking for clues, making the right choice was the only way.
Why similar: Horror 84.5%, Indie 15.5%
- #45 港詭實錄ParanormalHK
71% matchVery Positive90% of 20,031 reviews2020
Dev: Ghostpie Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paranormal HK is a first person horror game about Urban legends of Hong Kong, China. The story is about a crew of online supernatural channel“Beyond the Invisible” went to Kowloon Walled City to film a short movie for their latest episode and encountered something out of their expectations.
Why similar: Horror 93%, Indie 7%
- #46 Orphan of the Petal
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Scorching CastlePub: 0Cube
Windows
《Petal Orphan》是一款黑童话风格的轻度恐怖解谜游戏，其容错性允许玩家跳过部分解密和搜集要素。玩家将以主人公薇妮的视角，与未知的人一起探索未知的领域。被遗忘的灵魂，被折断的蝴蝶，或是随风消逝的花瓣……被人捏在手中，到最后你会成为什么？能否去揭开七色花田下的秘密呢？
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #47 last seen online
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,052 reviews2024
Dev: Sochin Studio
Windows · Mac
Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.
Why similar: Horror 60.7%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Indie 9.6%
- #48 Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
70% matchVery Positive85% of 4,786 reviews2019
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Paper Dolls Original is a first-person horror adventure game steeped in Eastern culture. You act a man who is separated from his daughter after a car accident. When he awakes, he finds himself in a deserted Asian mansion. Find your daughter and unveil a terrifying story buried for a hundred years
Why similar: Horror 89.3%, Indie 10.7%
- #49 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
67% matchVery Positive92% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Horror 52.1%, Visual Novel 38.4%, Indie 9.5%
- #50 Ghost in the pool
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.3%, Horror 44.7%
- #51 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 619 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Horror 60.6%, Visual Novel 39.4%
- #52 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,992 reviews2018
Dev: Arrowiz
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！
Why similar: Visual Novel 71%, Indie 29%
- #53 집착의 망자 - 집으로부터의 탈출
68% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Horror 58.5%, Visual Novel 41.5%
- #54 筒楼异事
67% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: 炸渣渣鸡Pub: IndieArk
Windows
一个再平常不过的早晨，阿伟在幻境中接到莫名其妙的任务。利用奇怪的手电和钥匙，深入内部，发现隐藏在筒楼中的黑暗，找回自己失去的一切。
Why similar: Indie 50.7%, Horror 49.3%
- #55 筮灵 SHILING
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪，销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息，将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄，还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索，怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.7%, Horror 49.3%
- #56 Yuki「清醒梦」
64% matchVery Positive99% of 271 reviews2025
Dev: visualmemoryunit_
Windows
Explore an abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. Uncover the mystery of your best friend’s disappearance. Dodge bullets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #57 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Horror 64.1%, Visual Novel 35.9%
- #58 6 PEOPLE
70% matchMixed52% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: GsK
Windows · Mac
A man travels in a subway car alone. Where is he going? Will he or any of his fellow passengers arrive at their destination? Are they drawn together by pure coincidence, or something more sinister?
Why similar: Indie 38.4%, Horror 37.9%, Visual Novel 23.7%
- #59 Kill or Love
66% 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: Visual Novel 52.7%, Horror 35.4%, Indie 11.9%
- #60 镇邪
65% matchVery Positive87% of 2,948 reviews2022
Dev: 灵煦工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
《镇邪》是一款单机国风道士题材游戏，根据大量的民间故事改编。玩家将扮演道门弟子前往神秘村庄调查身世之谜，不想却无意中卷入一场巨大的阴谋。摸金寻宝，驱邪镇灵，开坛做法，画符炼尸...空前绝后的人鬼较量，灵异邪祟的无尽纠缠。二十载宿命，难抵一生夙愿。
Why similar: Horror 86%, Indie 14%
