- #1 Обо: Шоу Теней
97% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Nonlinear 9.6%
- #2 Amnea28: Two Eternities
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Detective 11.5%
- #3 Prison Chain: The Unredeemed Thought
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 落梅序
Windows
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 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Noir 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #4 Kara no Shojo
95% matchVery Positive92% of 450 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 158.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Investigation 13.7%, Thriller 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #5 CARTAGRA
94% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…
Why similar: Detective 22%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Investigation 11%, Thriller 9.6%, Dark 8.1%
- #6 Look Inside
94% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwise Games
Windows
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Thriller 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Investigation 12%, Noir 10.7%
- #7 Отделение 38
93% matchVery Positive93% of 243 reviews2024
Dev: The Three Windmills
Windows
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #8 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Thriller 13.8%, Detective 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Investigation 10.9%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #9 KARA
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IKARUS
Windows · Mac · Linux
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Thriller 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #10 ELEGIES: Aya
91% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Squircle
Windows · Mac · Linux
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Text-Based 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Detective 8.7%
- #11 Blood Accord
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: shards
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror visual novel exploring the dark sides of friendship and the dangerous paths taken to save it.
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Investigation 8.8%
- #12 Biocybernetic Trap
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pavel Kopylov
Windows
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
Why similar: Detective 13.6%, Thriller 12.2%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Text-Based 11.3%, Investigation 10.4%
- #13 Suhoshin
89% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Detective 12%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Investigation 10.1%
- #14 Bad Omens: 8th Apartment
87% matchVery Positive89% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Flamingo Games
Windows
You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...
Why similar: Thriller 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Investigation 10.5%
- #15 Corridors of Their Memories
88% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 19.3%, Thriller 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #16 Inquisitor Shepherd
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrowdeep
Windows
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Thriller 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #17 Siberian Way
86% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: ROOT GAMES
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 9.9%
- #18 Who Killed Mr X
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ENDAI
Windows
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Thriller 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #19 KRAMPEN
84% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Detective 16.5%, Noir 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #20 Stay Alive For Me
84% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #21 Inside The Forest
83% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Stepan Tsokur
Windows
You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Thriller 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #22 The Brothers Hotel
82% matchMixed60% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 17.4%, Thriller 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #23 Protocol Non-Human
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DreadGear Games
Windows
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #24 Hedera
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
HEDERA is a story-driven 2D horror game about dealing with trauma through dreams and videogames.
Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #25 The Paracelsian Project
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 15%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #26 Mistmoon Falls
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Noir 11.2%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #27 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 19.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #28 Through the fog
78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: GDStudio
Windows
You will take on the role of a detective and dive into a dark world from a first-person perspective. What will you have to do? Explore locations in search of clues. Make assumptions and write them down in your diary. Solve puzzles.Run away and hide from your demons.
Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, Detective 19.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dark 9.4%
- #29 The Lighthouse
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 reviews2019
Dev: Shadow Knights Studio
Windows
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 14%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Noir 11.2%
- #30 The Signifier Director's Cut
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 344 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Investigation 17%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #31 Schrodinger's Catgirl
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #32 Remnants of Dawn
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Detective 10.4%
- #33 Reflections in Amber
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frog Croaked Team
Windows · Mac
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Thriller 11.7%, Noir 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #34 슬픈 가족사 - 산장으로부터의 탈출
77% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Thriller 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #35 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Text-Based 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #36 Graces: Posthumous Wish
74% matchVery Positive95% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Thriller 11.2%, Dark 9.6%
- #37 One Eleven
74% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac. Who will be the victim and who will be the killer? Be attentive and courageous, and solve the riddles of One Eleven.
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Thriller 11.6%, Noir 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #38 The Apple Tree
75% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Thriller 17.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dark 8.7%
- #39 Remedy for Personality
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Detective 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Investigation 11.9%
- #40 The Night Jackals Vol. 1
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Devilsky
Windows
"The Night Jackal" is a captivating game where you experience tension as you discover someone breaking into your phone through your security camera. In this game, you'll confront your fears with contemporary technology invading privacy.
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #41 Womb of Worms
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Isopodomancer
Windows
A short horror game where a terrifying ancient god manifests itself through worms, maggots, etc, looking to be reborn through someone's body. You will have to find that someone, speaking to the locals, investigating, uncovering truths and decide who to kill before the world is taken over.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #42 Love and Fear
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Mango x2
Windows · Mac
Visual novel with a detective plot. Summer break is a time of adventure and love! However, Hikari does not yet know that the maniac has already gone hunting!
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #43 There Is No Next Stop
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HANPAGE
Windows
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #44 Dark Memories: Prologue
71% matchMixed65% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Investigation 15.7%, Thriller 13.8%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #45 Blind Dog
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Thriller 13.3%, Investigation 9.9%
- #46 Empty Gauge
70% matchNo user reviews97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Thriller 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #47 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
69% matchMixed57% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Thriller 11.9%, Dark 8.7%
- #48 Ghost Frequency
69% matchMixed68% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: PIT GAMES
Windows
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
Why similar: Thriller 19.3%, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 17.2%, Noir 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
- #49 FAKEBOOK
68% matchVery Positive91% of 772 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Text-Based 10.8%, Detective 9.9%
- #50 City Legends: Trapped In Mirror Collector's Edition
70% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Investigation 16%, Detective 15.3%, Noir 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #51 Nothing To Remember
71% matchMixed69% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Guts United
Windows
Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?
Why similar: Thriller 18%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #52 Stella: into the Shadow
68% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow games
Windows
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Noir 9.8%, Dark 8.8%
- #53 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
67% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Noir 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #54 Monsters of Little Haven
70% matchVery Positive88% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Nonlinear 15.7%, Text-Based 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #55 DESOLATIUM
68% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Thriller 13.6%, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #56 Crime Detective: Red Flags
66% matchMixed62% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: Wizard Team
Windows
Confined under house arrest, Cody Harper begins observing his neighbors out of boredom. But what starts as an innocent pastime soon descends into a real nightmare. A true crime horror inspired by the case of a notorious serial killer.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Thriller 20%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 10.9%, Realistic 8.8%
- #57 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
69% matchVery Positive88% of 4,471 reviews2018
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
Why similar: Detective 21%, Thriller 19%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #58 Wildwake
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonhaze Games
Windows
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Nonlinear 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #59 Captive: You Are My Idol
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: TheOdiePub: NightmarePugStudios
Windows
Aylen is a horror let's player who gets kidnapped. One moment, she was shooting the intro for her next video, and the next, she was waking up her biggest fan's basement. There are only two means for escape: examine & plot in secrecy, or use your words to deceive him. Or willingly accept him. (Don't)
Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #60 The Night of the Exorcism
66% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ludomancer Studio
Windows
An unsettling visual novel where every decision shapes your destiny. Face seven diverse, cunning demons in a dark, atmospheric world and uncover hidden truths through multiple branching paths, culminating in nine distinct endings.
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Noir 11.7%