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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.

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 99% — of 948 reviews
Released: 2018-06-14
Developer: 07th Expansion
Publisher: MangaGamer
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 6.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 39.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 88%

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  1. #1 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,107 reviews2017
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 19.1%, Horror 12.6%, Anime 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Mystery 11.3%

  2. #2 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,894 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 25.1%, Horror 13%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 12%

  3. #3 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,326 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 23.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Anime 12.7%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

  4. #4 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 731 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 88.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 19.5%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%

  5. #5 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 932 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 23.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Anime 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Violent 9.5%

  6. #6 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 832 reviews2020
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 73.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 31.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 15.9%, Anime 10.7%, Adventure 8.2%

  7. #7 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,552 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 37.6%, Mystery 20.4%, Anime 18.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Dark 5.1%

  8. #8 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei
    92% matchVery Positive97% of 277 reviews2022
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 203.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Anime 15.9%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Gore 7.8%

  9. #9 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,754 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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: Visual Novel 27.4%, Mystery 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Anime 9.3%

  10. #10 Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,518 reviews2017
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 53.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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: Visual Novel 28.2%, Mystery 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Anime 9.6%, Horror 9.4%

  11. #11 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 184 reviews2023
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    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 29%, Anime 17.6%, Gore 11.8%, Violent 9.7%, Adventure 7.1%

  12. #12 CHAOS;CHILD
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 3,973 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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.

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  13. #13 Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 556 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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.

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  14. #14 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 1,885 reviews2022
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 53.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

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  15. #15 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 2,595 reviews2017
    Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 175.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  16. #16 The House in Fata Morgana
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 6,401 reviews2016
    Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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.

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  17. #17 The Song of Saya
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 9,826 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 61.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,990 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.

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  19. #19 The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,822 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Gore 15.1%, Violent 12.2%, Anime 9.6%, Adventure 8.4%

  20. #20 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 539 reviews2015
    Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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  21. #21 Corpse Party
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,384 reviews2016
    Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Anime 17.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Gore 13%

  22. #22 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,330 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%

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  23. #23 Iwaihime
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 900 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    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.

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  24. #24 Tiny Bunny
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 30,327 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    81% matchVery Positive92% of 9,294 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    81% matchVery Positive83% of 22,748 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    79% matchVery Positive86% of 513 reviews2018
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    Windows
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    78% matchVery Positive80% of 869 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Anime 12.6%, Mystery 12%, Violent 11.5%

  31. #31 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 352 reviews2017
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
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  32. #32 The Witch's House MV
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 4,019 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac
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    Why similar: Horror 48.5%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Anime 10.3%, Story Rich 7.1%, Adventure 4.5%

  33. #33 Raging Loop
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,315 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 7.6%, Gore 6.9%

  34. #34 Tokyo Dark
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,343 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 22.6%, Anime 16.9%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%

  35. #35 The Shell Part I: Inferno
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,407 reviews2023
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 115.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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  36. #36 STEINS;GATE 0
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,213 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 126.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Anime 20.1%, Story Rich 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Psychological Horror 4.7%

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    75% matchVery Positive94% of 4,118 reviews2020
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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 6,076 reviews2025
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    74% matchVery Positive93% of 7,226 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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  44. #44 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
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    72% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
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    65% matchVery Positive93% of 21,072 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac
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  50. #50 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 4,838 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 25.9%, Mystery 16%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Anime 10.3%, Story Rich 9.1%

  51. #51 soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: milk+ visual
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A yuri denpa tale about the cursed pariah of a rural cult, Mercy, and her fateful meeting with the Holy Maiden Auma. Bloody, bold, and bone-chilling, this visual novel explores the complexities of the cycle of abuse and the violence in playing by the rules.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Gore 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Violent 12.9%, Horror 12.2%

  52. #52 Ib
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,206 reviews2022
    Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

    Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Anime 22.7%, Story Rich 18.4%

  53. #53 ENIGMA:
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 145 reviews2016
    Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    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 40.8%, Anime 20.9%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%

  54. #54 The Fruit of Grisaia
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,111 reviews2015
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 124.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Anime 24%, Story Rich 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Violent 6.8%

  55. #55 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,522 reviews2017
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 29.2%, Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Gore 9.4%, Anime 9%

  56. #56 G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 758 reviews2015
    Dev: AKABEiSOFT2Pub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 38.8%, Anime 15.9%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 9.8%, Violent 5.3%

  57. #57 The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 518 reviews2018
    Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 36.6%, Violent 18.2%, Mystery 17.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%

  58. #58 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,299 reviews2015
    Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 162.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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: Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Gore 12.2%, Horror 12.2%

  59. #59 Analogue: A Hate Story
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
    Dev: Love Conquers All Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 65.3%, Anime 20.2%, Story Rich 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 3.2%, Mystery 2.7%

  60. #60 Cross The Boundaries
    63% matchVery Positive99% of 89 reviews2025
    Dev: AlfredProsPub: Ziel Graywords
    Windows · Linux

    This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Anime 20.9%, Mystery 17.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 4.9%

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