Games Like Itachi: Haunted Abodes　Wandering Through 2000s Tokyo Culture

Frog Telephone (蛙电话 / 蛙電話) is a folklore mystery adventure game rooted in computer science concepts. You play as an amnesiac phone operator at a Tokyo travel agency, reconstructing shattered reality through the spin of a dial, exploring the terrifying truth hidden behind Gero City's mystery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Point & Click 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Text-Based 10.5%, Adventure 10.3%

可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Hand-drawn 7.5%

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Text-Based 12.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Point & Click 11.3%

Will returns to bury his mother and leave right away, but everything changes when he finds a stranger in the woods. As the house decays and roots swallow everything, saving her comes with an irreversible cost: uncovering a truth hidden in Awakewood for ten years.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Anime 8.5%, Mystery 8%

A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!

Why similar: Point & Click 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%

Play as Sticker Line, a 711 emergency call center worker. He lives his quiet life until strange and unfortunate events begin to occur, and he might be somehow connected. Discover the truth behind Sticker's quiet life in this dreamcore-style visual novel with horror elements.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Point & Click 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 10.9%

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: Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Text-Based 11.4%, Mystery 11.1%

A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 11.2%, Point & Click 11.1%

WINNIE THE POOH: Honey Distortion is a horror point-and-click visual novel inspired by the story of Alan Alexander Milne.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Psychological Horror 21%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

Everyone's Detective is a supernatural mystery Exploration Novel about helping those forgotten by conventional logic.

Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 14.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%

This is a visual novel about the future, where every choice shapes the protagonist's character. Follow the path from youth to adulthood, play as a scoundrel or a champion of justice, fall in love, and create your own unique story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Text-Based 24%, Anime 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Story Rich 11.3%

1929. The Beresford Mansion once again becomes the stage for a tragic story. Follow its new owner, Samuel Chapman, on his descent into madness in this dark visual novel.

Why similar: Point & Click 22%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Adventure 12%, Mystery 11.8%

Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Point & Click 14.2%, Anime 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

Watercolors Sink Beneath the Surface is a nostalgic pixel-art point-and-click adventure set on Narumi Island, where only an abandoned high school stands. Years later, two girls return to complete a watercolor inspired by their school memories, gathering ideas from the remnants of the past.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Text-Based 11.9%

This is a narrative adventure game in which the player becomes an administrator of the underworld who has lost both his memories and his body, and regains his lost memories and body. You can carry out executions, you can explore, everything is at your master's will!

Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Text-Based 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Cthulhu Mythos with this 2D visual novel game featuring a thrilling TRPG-based experience! Roll the dice and use your skills and luck to escape the abandoned hospital, while experiencing the cosmic terror.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Anime 9.2%

Flower For A Farewell is a visual novel, Scroller-Adventure, that takes you on a journey with a turtle named Toby, who is going through grief. Meet characters who are dealing with a similar painful experience.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Hand-drawn 10.8%

A short, sweet and charming puzzle game about a girl named Aurora, who is trapped in a dreamy room filled with everything she could possibly desire. Explore her wonderland to find a way out and discover the true nature of this fantastical room. All dreams, good or bad, must come to an end... right?

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Point & Click 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Anime 10.9%

Tokyo, 1998. A rain that never ends and a girl who wants everything to end. Two lonely youths will change the world with their choices.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Point & Click 18%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 12.8%, Adventure 8.8%

Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Point & Click 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

Play as VT, a lonely TV-boy who seeks solitude until the sudden message from a strange bunny named IV. Discover the different endings of this cozy visual novel.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.5%

You’re a snarky sentient tentacle in a chaotic hospital. Possess humans and creatures, befriend the right weirdos, and decide humanity’s fate in this dark humor visual novel where every character is a potential pawn… or pal.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Point & Click 20%, Story Rich 12.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Anime 10.8%

Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Text-Based 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

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: Visual Novel 19.9%, Point & Click 19.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

You've been turned into a newt by a necromantress! Your task is to find the way to turn back.

Why similar: Point & Click 29%, Adventure 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Anime 14.3%, Hand-drawn 10.8%

Relive the four days of destiny...

Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Anime 12.1%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Adventure 9.2%

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 24.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Point & Click 11.4%

An evolving death game set in a bar, where getting to know its players is the only way out. Each person hides one of the game's rules. Discover them through their pasts, tastes, and finding hidden clues, then face them in an all-out discussion. Only three can survive, unless you fight back.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Anime 10.3%

Comet Angel is a sci-fi yuri narrative adventure with point and click puzzles. Join teenagers Izzy and Nat on an emotional journey of self-discovery and acceptance as they make humanity's first-ever alien contact.

Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Text-Based 13.5%, Story Rich 9.1%

Among the 18 people who have a heart of justice, there is an evil that seeks murder. It is a mysterious and malicious death game of justice ADV. This is a free game made by an individual. Please note that this is an unfinished work.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Anime 13.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%

A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Point & Click 14%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 9.5%

In 2032, Tokyo scientists unveil Araraginium, the 257th element, capable of materializing matter and bringing back the deceased as Araragi Humans. Masakazu Tokimune, a Japanese high school student, grapples with daily life's blend of humor, intrigue, and love.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Anime 13%, Mystery 11.1%

Yanagi is a youngster facing his life´s most transcendetal day. With a divided heart, he faces an irrevocable decision that might either unite him with his clan or tear them appart forever. He knows that, once the unavoidable ritual begins, there will be no turning back...

Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Anime 16.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12.2%

Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!

Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Text-Based 14.7%, Hand-drawn 6.3%

Forgotten masterpieces with stories still left to be told... Lost Museum -Echoes of the Chromageists- is an adventure game that tells the story of Chromageists, beings with strange faces born of paintings. Through their memories, unravel the meaning each piece of art holds.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%

To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%

Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Anime 10.7%

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Anime 10.9%

偏远的山村中，正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着，舞动着，一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Anime 18.6%, Mystery 17.8%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 14.7%

It was a fake — that's exactly why I could love it. Fifteen days of Rei's summer vacation. A first-person "seeing" narrative adventure. Fully voiced (JP/EN/ZH). Playtime: 3+ hours.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Text-Based 14.8%, Anime 12.2%, Story Rich 10.6%

A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 10.3%

Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Anime 8.1%

Summona Realm is a simple visual novel that uses a map-based system to navigate the story. The game gives the feel of black and white Japanese manga.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Mystery 11.3%

The centennial ritual failed, trapping the United Army inside the Cataclysm. A dark visual novel with Point & Click elements. Explore locations and unite with survivors, gather clues, and make choices to forge a path to the epicenter through madness and death.

Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Text-Based 18%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 8.9%

If you're ready to run and play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, then come on in and make yourself at home. Behind the door, endless oppressive corridors, filthy walls, deadly traps, and a ravenous creature eagerly waiting to get up close and personal with you await.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 10.9%, Story Rich 9.2%

A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?

Why similar: Point & Click 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 10.7%

Walk through a broken game with Yoka in this psychological horror visual novel. Move dialogue windows, peer through fragmented images, and read records no one answers. What you touch, preserve, or leave behind shapes your conversations and leads to six endings.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Text-Based 13.7%, Story Rich 10.1%

A 'Choose Your Own Adventure' themed sequel to the free-to-play 'Disturbed'. Your journey begins with Gabriel, a depressed soul who has been banished away on Greyrock Island. Discover an unfolding world as you wander to fulfill the desires of your heart.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Text-Based 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.3%

The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Anime 11%, Text-Based 11%

A short workplace-horror visual novel. You play as John, a fresh grad on his first day in IT ops. The office looks completely normal—your predecessor’s ThinkPad does not. Read the notes, analyze the logs, and decide who to trust. It all ends today.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 11.1%

On his first visit to his father's rural hometown in seven years, Hotaru reunites with his first love—only to learn that she died three years ago. Explore Yokomizo, uncover the truth behind a family tragedy, and escape supernatural otherworlds in this Japanese horror mystery adventure.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 9.7%

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: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Anime 16.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Adventure 12.6%

Wake up from a never-ending slumber and find your lost dreams in the shadows of the Peacock House, in this short narrative game that combines simple text adventure mechanics, point-and-click puzzles, and visual novel segments.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.1%, Text-Based 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 10.7%

A surreal sci-fi adventure about a daughter searching for parents who don't know she exists. Play character cards to rewrite tragic choices across three interconnected visual novels, unlocking 64 reality-altering endings before you're permanently forgotten.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Text-Based 15%, Anime 13.8%, Mystery 13.2%

Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!

Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Psychological Horror 19%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Hand-drawn 8.1%

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: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Story Rich 8%

Your very own apartment, even if it's a 20-year mortgage – what could be better? Maybe the fact that Lena isn’t the only one living in this apartment? Or maybe they're not exactly people...

Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Anime 18.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Text-Based 9.9%

A claustrophobic psychological mystery visual novel. On their high school graduation day, an anonymous message draws five friends back to their empty middle school. The doors won't open, and their memories refuse to agree. A complete 1-2 hour story with three endings, built to be read twice.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Text-Based 22.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 11.3%

Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...

Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%