60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Horror.
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
My Head On Your Body
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
A Dream You Had Before the Dream You Had Before the Dream
is a short, interactive experience about those endless, looping fever dreams you get when you're sick.
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.1%, Experimental 14.8%, Psychological 12%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
is a short, interactive experience about those endless, looping fever dreams you get when you're sick.
Why similar: Philosophical 14.6%, Experimental 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.6%, Experimental 15.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Philosophical 22.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Thriller 10.7%, Experimental 10.4%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Experimental 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Psychological 13.6%, Philosophical 11.3%
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological 12.5%, Text-Based 9.3%, Story Rich 8.2%
Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 13.4%, Thriller 9.6%, Text-Based 8.8%
“Signed Mary”, a psychological horror visual novel, in which not your choices of action will determine the story’s end, but the choices of how to perceive your reality.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Thriller 11.3%, Text-Based 7.8%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Experimental 15.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Experimental 17.3%, Philosophical 16%, Psychological 14%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Experimental 14.9%, Philosophical 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological 10.4%
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Horror 9.6%, Thriller 9.6%
Your daughter is sick. Hoping to alleviate her condition, you go to a distant temple. But your daughter disappears, your mind too, and the inhabitants of the church are not in the best mood for you. Will you be able to learn all the secrets of the Temple and get out of there alive?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Philosophical 14.5%, Thriller 14.1%, Psychological 12.1%, Horror 9.1%
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Philosophical 19.2%, Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Eight people are trapped in an abandoned neurotech facility. The only hope for escape is by surviving deathgames based on scans of each other's minds.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.3%, Psychological 14%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Thriller 9.8%
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Philosophical 18.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%, Text-Based 8.9%
An existential drama in handmade clay animation. Game writer Eric is replaced by AI. He loses everything, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Philosophical 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Experimental 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 8%
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Psychological 10.1%, Dark 9.2%
You take on the role of Alice, who wanders through a dark forest in search of a way out. On her journey she meets many figures — each one a reflection of her own personality, an echo of her fears, and a manifestation of her subconscious.
Why similar: Experimental 19%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Psychological 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Philosophical 12.4%, Text-Based 10.4%
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: Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Philosophical 15.2%, Thriller 12.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Thriller 13.9%, Horror 8.8%
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Psychological 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Text-Based 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%
SCA-DI's award-winning visual novel masterpiece is finally available in English and in full HD! Sakura no Uta is a story of those whose paths stop short—and of those who walk on.
Why similar: Philosophical 34.8%, Psychological 18.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Dialogue Heavy 6.6%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.1%, Psychological 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Text-Based 9%
Every soul seeks absolution, yet not each deserves it. SALVARE is a psychological horror game where you step into the worn cassock of a young Catholic priest, burdened with hearing the confessions of those who come seeking God's mercy.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Dark 8.8%
A short experimental visual novel about obsessive counting.
Why similar: Experimental 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Philosophical 12.8%, Horror 9.1%
A dark sci-fi survival horror visual novel where you make deadly choices to uncover the truth of live experiments in a sealed facility. It features choice-driven narrative, multiple endings, and light puzzles, with a focus on branching story rather than high-end graphics.
Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
GEMINI SYNDRXME is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Thriller 9.4%, Text-Based 9.2%
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.6%, Psychological 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 8.1%
After being stranded in a decaying amusement park, elementary school student Tianyuan and his estranged older brother Tianfang discover that the city they grew up in has been tampered with. Tianfang Funland is a surreal adventure game with retro game visuals that bring players to 2010s Beijing.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.2%, Psychological 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.3%, Psychological 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 11.4%, Experimental 10.8%
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 16.2%, Psychological 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 8.6%
Show the transfer student 〈Yuu〉, who is struggling with psychological issues, around the school and become a source of emotional support for her. A minimalist retro visual novel inspired by the PC-98.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.3%, Psychological 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 6.3%
This is a psychological horror visual novel game. You wake up in an eerie old hotel with no memory. You need to meet bizarre characters and recover lost memories. There are 20 endings. Pixel art, desaturated tones, dreamlike dread. Horror comes from existential self-reflection, not jump scares.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Experimental 7.6%
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Experimental 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Psychological 8.3%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Psychological 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 9.9%, Thriller 9.4%
My Room Philosopher is a text-based game where a boy asks questions many people face during adolescence. Answer his questions and explore his thoughts while reflecting on your own values and life.
Why similar: Philosophical 32.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological 15%, Story Rich 9.5%, Text-Based 7.8%
An interactive psychological horror drama.
Why similar: Experimental 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Psychological 9.4%
Start your life anew at Heaven's Gates Academy. Learn new subjects, make new friends, experience what you've never before deemed possible. Change your fate, and the fate of those around you- your decisions matter greatly.
Why similar: Psychological 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Horror 9.5%
You awaken in an ever-shifting manor with no memory of who you are. As you explore its corridors, you encounter a disfigured man, an arrogant scientist, and a faceless doll waiting for someone in a greenhouse. Uncover the tragic link between them.
Why similar: Philosophical 24%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Thriller 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?
Why similar: Philosophical 16.7%, Thriller 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
Goodbye Shadow is a story about facing yourself and chasing unfinished memories. As the main character tries to understand his childhood hero , he realizes that the real unknown is himself. Love, friendship, and family become mirrors on this journey.
Why similar: Philosophical 31.4%, Psychological 22.3%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Text-Based 8.8%
Jacob White, a young man in need, took a job at an old motel. It seemed easy: clean rooms, survive the nights. But he soon noticed increasingly unsettling things. Adding to his pain was the recent loss of his wife.
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Thriller 15.4%, Horror 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological 14%, Text-Based 11.2%
A short novel about travelling by train. Become the one who (not)helps three girls to get to the final destination at the sea.
Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Philosophical 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
P.I.G.E.O.N. is a short surrealist visual novel RPG in which you become a pigeon, armed with a camera, sent to spy. You will have to make choices, but you won't always be able to make a choice.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.1%, Experimental 16.2%, Psychological 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust adventure from the makers of The Witcher.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.2%, Experimental 18.6%, Psychological 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%
The Mofu Game is a psychological horror visual novel about a cursed story that should never have been read. Proceed at your own risk.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Thriller 10.1%, Story Rich 9.4%
In a final bid to cheat death, you challenge The Alleyman to a high-stakes dice game where every roll could be your last.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 12.8%, Psychological 10.5%
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, Experimental 11.6%
Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan
Why similar: Philosophical 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Thriller 11%, Text-Based 10.8%
Naomi wakes decades older in a house she does not recognize, and discovers that escape may cost the future.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.3%, Psychological 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 8.8%
An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?
Why similar: Philosophical 25.8%, Experimental 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%
«Separator» is a short nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, inspired by modern occultism and beliefs surrounding mysticism.
Why similar: Psychological 20.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Thriller 16.7%, Philosophical 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 9.7%
TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.
Why similar: Experimental 17.5%, Psychological 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
