Games Like Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi

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 30.6%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Anime 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same author, this is a masterful, complex mystery that shares the same deep psychological intensity and atmospheric storytelling.

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 31.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Horror 8.3%, Anime 8%

Why You'll Like It: This conclusion to the Umineko saga provides the necessary payoff for the intricate mysteries established in the Question Arcs.

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 22.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Anime 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This collection features high-stakes death games and complex, branching mystery narratives that will appeal to fans of Higurashi's tension.

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: Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, emotionally heavy visual novel that excels in building a haunting atmosphere and deep, character-focused storytelling.

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 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 23%, Anime 17.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Psychological Horror 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A legendary visual novel that balances a slow-burn mystery with intense, high-stakes psychological drama.

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: Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Anime 16.1%, Mystery 15%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced death game visual novel that combines mystery-solving with intense character interactions.

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 26.7%, Horror 19.7%, Anime 19%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern horror mystery that utilizes a unique visual style and clever narrative mechanics to keep players guessing.

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 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Anime 13.8%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This entry refines the death game formula with even more complex mysteries and a highly polished narrative structure.

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 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Anime 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological thriller that explores the consequences of trauma and mystery through a compelling visual novel format.

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 15.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Gore 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping detective mystery that blends surreal psychological elements with a compelling, multi-layered plot.

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 23.5%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Gore 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Horror 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply disturbing and dark psychological horror story that explores themes of perception and madness.

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 Horror 21.1%, Mystery 20.6%, Anime 16.8%, Dark 13.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that forces players to make difficult moral choices within a deadly mystery setting.

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 24.2%, Anime 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Gore 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror visual novel that uses a grim atmosphere and high-stakes survival to create genuine dread.

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 17.6%, Anime 15.4%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric detective mystery that features multiple endings and a heavy focus on the psychological toll of the protagonist's journey.

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 20.3%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Dark 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dark horror visual novel that excels at building a sense of unease through its unique art style and narrative.

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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Anime 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Violent 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical and often disturbing psychological horror visual novel that challenges the player's perception of reality.

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 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.5%, Mystery 14%, Violent 13.2%, Anime 12%

Why You'll Like It: Another ambitious work from the creator of Higurashi that explores high-stakes global mystery and psychological conflict.

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: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that subverts the visual novel genre to deliver a truly unsettling and memorable experience.

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 21.5%, Horror 14.7%, Anime 13.6%, Gore 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed mystery that focuses on survival and uncovering the dark secrets of an aquarium.

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 25%, Psychological Horror 19%, Anime 18.3%, Mystery 17.5%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique social deduction mystery that combines replayable gameplay loops with deep, character-driven storytelling.

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 31.6%, Anime 16.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes mystery with complex character dynamics and a branching narrative that keeps the tension high throughout.

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 37.4%, Mystery 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An intricate, multi-perspective mystery that rewards careful reading and logical deduction.

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 19.6%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Anime 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%

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 18.9%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Anime 11.9%, Mystery 11.2%

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 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Anime 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%

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 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 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Anime 13.4%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%

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 24.2%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Horror 15.4%, Anime 9.7%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Anime 18.8%, Story Rich 7.2%, Female Protagonist 6%

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 32.1%, Anime 16.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Story Rich 7.8%

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: Visual Novel 30.6%, Mystery 18.7%, Anime 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Story Rich 8%

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 24%, Anime 17.6%, Gore 11.1%, Violent 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Gore 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Anime 11.8%

"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 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Gore 13.8%, Violent 11.1%, Anime 8.5%

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 47.2%, Anime 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Story Rich 6.1%, Female Protagonist 1.6%

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 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Anime 12.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Violent 10.8%

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 26.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Anime 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

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 29.4%, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Anime 18%, Story Rich 11.4%, Psychological Horror 4.7%

"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Anime 17.5%, Horror 13.7%, Violent 13.6%, Dark 8.6%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 7.4%, Gore 7.1%

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: Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%

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 16.4%, Horror 15.3%, Gore 13.5%, Anime 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%

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 31%, Anime 22.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Horror 16.4%, Adventure 10.2%

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 28.6%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Anime 13.1%, Horror 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Anime 19.3%, Horror 15.8%, Adventure 6.4%

You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try to date a cute magical girl?

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Anime 14.9%, Violent 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%

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 25.1%, Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Gore 9.4%, Anime 9.3%

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 27.4%, Anime 17.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

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 24%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Story Rich 6.9%

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: Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Anime 16.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Anime 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 7.5%

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 27.8%, Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Violent 15.7%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 10.2%

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 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 26.4%, Anime 18.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Adventure 10.7%

Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Anime 18%, Violent 12.1%, Story Rich 8%

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 25.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Mystery 18.4%, Gore 10%, Anime 8.9%

"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 16.9%, Horror 15.8%, Gore 15.4%, Mystery 11.3%

“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 28.8%, Anime 21.8%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 10.8%, Violent 8.8%

You are Youngho, a Korean high school student trapped and relentlessly pursued by a psychotic killer in the hellish corridors of Sehwa High. Run, hide, explore, and survive while piecing together the mystery The Coma in this remastered version of the Korean cult classic.

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Anime 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Violent 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.

Why similar: Anime 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 10.2%

A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%