Games Like Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi

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 21.2%, Psychological 15.6%, Cult Classic 14.4% ★, Mystery 12.3%, Anime 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the essential starting point that establishes the core mystery and atmospheric dread of the series.

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 19.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Anime 9.8%, Horror 8.4%, Psychological 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel deepens the psychological horror and introduces new layers to the town's dark secrets.

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%, Cult Classic 12.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Anime 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This chapter provides crucial context and a shift in perspective that is vital for understanding the overarching mystery.

Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Cult Classic 17.7% ★, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Written by the same author, this series shares the same masterful approach to complex, multi-layered mystery and psychological tension.

This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Cult Classic 16.8% ★, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This conclusion to the Umineko saga offers a profound and rewarding resolution to the intricate puzzles established in the Question Arcs.

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: Visual Novel 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Anime 10.2%, Dark 9%

Why You'll Like It: This gothic visual novel offers a deeply emotional and psychological narrative that mirrors the dark, atmospheric intensity of Higurashi.

The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Psychological 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar loop-based mystery mechanic combined with intense social deduction and psychological horror.

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 23%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Psychological 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, gripping psychological thriller that explores the consequences of trauma and mystery in a way that fans of Higurashi will appreciate.

Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Anime 18%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative masterpiece that expertly blends science fiction with high-stakes psychological tension and branching consequences.

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Anime 17.1%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-stakes death game scenario that forces the player to solve complex mysteries under extreme psychological pressure.

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 26.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Anime 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This series excels at combining locked-room mystery with psychological horror and branching narrative paths.

Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Gore 10.6%, Cult Classic 9.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short but incredibly impactful psychological horror visual novel that explores themes of madness and perception.

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Psychological 19.9%, Mystery 15%, Anime 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the paranoia of a small group trapped in a deadly mystery, utilizing loop mechanics to drive the narrative forward.

Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Anime 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly philosophical and dark visual novel that challenges the player's perception of reality through intense psychological themes.

This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Mystery 15.5%, Violent 13.2%, Anime 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Another ambitious work from the same creator that pushes the boundaries of the visual novel format with complex, global-scale mysteries.

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Mystery 17.5%, Anime 16.4%, Story Rich 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant detective mystery that uses surreal psychological landscapes to uncover dark truths.

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Mystery 14%, Anime 12.7%, Gore 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological thriller focuses on the protagonist's crumbling grip on reality, creating a sense of unease similar to the Higurashi experience.

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: Visual Novel 31%, Anime 19.3%, Mystery 18.5%, Horror 15%, Story Rich 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery set in a small town that relies on clever narrative structure and eerie atmospheric storytelling.

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 26.1%, Mystery 18.3%, Dark 15.2%, Anime 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tense psychological mystery where the player must navigate deadly social dynamics and high-stakes decision-making.

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 20.6%, Anime 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Gore 9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror visual novel that focuses on the psychological breakdown of characters trapped in a supernatural nightmare.

A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.1%, Anime 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning and atmospheric narrative experience that focuses on mystery and the supernatural.

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 31.3%, Mystery 20.4%, Horror 12.2%, Anime 11.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A focused, atmospheric mystery visual novel that captures the feeling of being trapped in a dangerous, isolated location.

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Anime 15.5%, Horror 12.6%, Violent 9.2%, Gore 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed visual novel that emphasizes the dread of the unknown and the psychological toll of survival.

A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.3%, Mystery 22.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Violent 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intricate mystery that uses a unique multi-perspective narrative system to weave together a complex story of survival.

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 35.8%, Anime 16.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-tension psychological thriller that uses a unique 'Senses Sympathy System' to influence the narrative outcome.

Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Anime 16.4%, Mystery 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Story Rich 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A death game visual novel that explores the psychological motivations of its characters through a high-stakes mystery.

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 18%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Anime 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 9.9%

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 23.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Anime 12.9%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

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 20.6%, Anime 14.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10%

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 31.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Horror 13%, Anime 11%

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 34.8%, Anime 15.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Cute 8.2%, Mystery 5.9%

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: Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological 20.8%, Anime 14.3%, Violent 7.3%, Gore 6.1%

If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Anime 17.3%, Story Rich 12.7%, Psychological 5.7%

"A Requiem for Innocence" is a companion to the visual novel "The House in Fata Morgana." It tells the tale of a young man dragged down by his ambitions and a girl both worshiped as a saint and maligned as a witch. For them, there is no happily ever after.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Violent 12%, Gore 10.5%, Anime 9.5%

From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Classic 5.6% ★

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 23.4%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 8.9%

YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Anime 13.3%, Psychological 7%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%

This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".

Why similar: Visual Novel 52.8%, Anime 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Story Rich 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

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 21.5%, Anime 16.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

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: Visual Novel 22.1%, Anime 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Horror 9.2%

"This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?” CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...?

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Cult Classic 23.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Anime 13.9%, Story Rich 7.3%

A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Anime 15.2%, Story Rich 9.2%

Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Anime 18.9%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 6.1%

An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Anime 14.2%, Horror 12.6%, Violent 11.8%, Dark 10.5%

This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?

Why similar: Psychological 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Anime 8.9%

Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Anime 21.9%, Mystery 20.9%, Horror 12%, Adventure 5.6%

Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Anime 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 8.5%

Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Anime 18%, Mystery 16.6%, Horror 7.7%, Story Rich 7.7%

In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Mystery 16.9%, Violent 16%, Story Rich 6.7%

From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Anime 18.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 6.5%

“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 16.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 7.1%

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 20.2%, Anime 12.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Violent 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%

You play as Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster. Kyousuke knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. Referred to as God by his classmates, he often enjoys listening to Bach and "working" part time for his stepfather.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Anime 15.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Story Rich 10.2%

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 28.9%, Mystery 19.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.2%, Anime 8.9%

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 25.1%, Mystery 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%

Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Cult Classic 14.3% ★, Anime 12%

From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Anime 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Violent 8.6%, Story Rich 5.7%

Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.

Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Anime 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Story Rich 12%, Psychological Horror 5%

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 22.9%, Mystery 16.1%, Anime 15.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Horror 12.1%

An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Psychological 20.8%, Mystery 19.1%, Anime 14.2%, Story Rich 9.7%