- #1 The Rule Of SHE
97% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Surreal 21.9%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #2 Ib
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Surreal 20.2%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Anime 11.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #3 Reflection of Mine
96% matchVery Positive81% of 247 reviews2017
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about the dissociative identity disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan and the goal is to discover who is real – Lilly herself or one of her many personalities.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.6%, Anime 19.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Dark 15.9%, Story Rich 13.1%
- #4 Aimi
95% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Surreal 19.6%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Dark 16%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #5 Ashina: The Red Witch
94% matchVery Positive92% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Join Ash on the journey of an afterlife-time! Travel through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures, interesting characters, and memorable moments! Ash must find her way back home and save her sister from the powers that be.
Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Dark 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Anime 8.9%
- #6 Hazy Mind
93% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Anime 16%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #7 MINE MEMORY
92% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Dark 16.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #8 RGB GlitchGazer
91% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Surreal 22%, Philosophical 17.7%, Emotional 15.3%, Anime 15.3%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #9 Night Loops
91% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Dark 16.9%, Anime 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #10 Restless Dreams
90% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Female Protagonist 18%, Anime 12.1%, Dark 11.5%
- #11 CLeM
89% matchVery Positive92% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 12.8%, Dark 12.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Magic 11.3%
- #12 Veloria
89% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23%, Puzzle 19.4%, Anime 16%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 13.7%
- #13 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
87% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.8%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #14 CINERIS SOMNIA
88% matchVery Positive90% of 894 reviews2018
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Anime 15.7%, Dark 13.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #15 INDIKA
86% matchVery Positive90% of 8,070 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Surreal 28.6%, Dark 15.4%, Walking Simulator 14%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 10%
- #16 High School Dirty Secrets
85% matchPositive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Dark 17.6%, Anime 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #17 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,558 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Philosophical 20%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Investigation 13.5%, Emotional 12.5%, Anime 12.5%
- #18 The Signifier Director's Cut
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 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: Surreal 17.6%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Dark 11.9%, Investigation 11.7%, Emotional 11.3%
- #19 7 Days
83% matchVery Positive99% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Surreal 23.1%, Dark 14.9%, Emotional 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Walking Simulator 10.8%
- #20 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 485 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.4%, Dark 18.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Anime 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #21 The Path Home
81% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: kakuhitoPub: michikusa
Windows
"The Path Home" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle game where you explore a strange world with a girl. Use panels to "flip" black and white tiles and reshape the puzzle world. The girl always searches for the "shortest path to the goal," but avoiding fake goals and reuniting her with the crow is up to you.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.3%, Story Rich 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Adventure 10.2%, 2D 9.7%
- #22 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
82% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Why similar: Dark 31.3%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Puzzle 19.7%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 8.2%
- #23 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
82% matchVery Positive87% of 288 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Surreal 20%, Anime 19.5%, Investigation 18.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #24 MOOD
80% matchVery Positive86% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Philosophical 22.5%, Dark 15.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Anime 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #25 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
79% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Story Rich 18.3%, Exploration 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Anime 12.9%, Adventure 9%
- #26 春と修羅|Haru to Shura
81% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: MIYAKOpubl
Windows
Explore a mysterious world as the protagonist in this short adventure game with pixel graphics.
Why similar: Dark 23.7%, Anime 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Story Rich 13%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #27 With My Past
78% matchVery Positive95% of 348 reviews2024
Dev: Imagine Wings StudioPub: Edigger
Windows
"How should I face my past in my ever-changing life? "Collaborating with the shadow of the past to unravel allegorical puzzles, confront inner struggles, and explore the path of self-growth.
Why similar: Philosophical 43.4%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Puzzle 16.9%, Story Rich 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #28 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Anime 18.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #29 Greyfox RPG
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,042 reviews2015
Dev: Lesley DoddPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a new arrival to a foggy and mysterious town. You find yourself waking up in the bodies of the town's inhabitants at pivotal moments of their lives. Make tough choices as you discover the truth about this town called Greyfox.
Why similar: Anime 49.5%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Adventure 15.3%, Story Rich 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #30 Tokyo Dark
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 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: Anime 28.5%, Female Protagonist 22.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #31 Lover's Enigma
75% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Anime 22.6%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #32 Cursed Mansion
77% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Dark 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Anime 10.1%
- #33 My Head On Your Body
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.3%, Emotional 14.8%, Anime 14.6%, Dark 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #34 DEAD LAMB WALKING
74% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Anime 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #35 Alice's World
73% matchVery Positive90% of 390 reviews2025
Dev: STORIA GAMES CO., LTD
Windows
Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.
Why similar: Anime 18.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #36 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 22%, Surreal 16%, Dark 15.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Emotional 11%
- #37 Kara no Shojo
75% matchVery Positive92% of 449 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 161.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Dark 15.3%, Anime 14.7%, Investigation 14.7%, Emotional 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #38 Majotori
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,041 reviews2017
Dev: Majorariatto
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A narrative trivia game focused on video games, anime and cinema. How many lives will your ignorance ruin?
Why similar: Anime 20.2%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #39 The Method of Hiding a Body
73% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.3%, Multiple Endings 29%, Story Rich 26.6%, Female Protagonist 3.5%, Adventure 3.2%
- #40 Ashina: The Red Witch: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive87% of 180 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her.
Why similar: Surreal 22.2%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #41 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
70% matchPositive100% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Orscat
Windows
Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30%, Anime 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Magic 14.6%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #42 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
71% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: SHAKINO_UNIONPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
她们中间,有一个是恶魔。
Why similar: Surreal 22.6%, Philosophical 17.1%, Anime 13.6%, Dark 11.3%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #43 Tsunagari Chess School
72% matchMixed68% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Mintkuru
Windows
Welcome to the chess school! Connect with the brilliant girls of Sakuragi town and engage them in chess matches. How will you master the moves that come your way?
Why similar: Anime 49.3%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Story Rich 18.7%, 2D 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #44 The Almost Gone
72% matchVery Positive80% of 1,208 reviews2020
Dev: Happy Volcano
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Surreal 16.5%, Puzzle 16.4%, Emotional 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #45 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
70% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.9%, Emotional 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #46 Case #1472
71% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Dark 21.3%, Investigation 18%, Puzzle 17.8%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #47 Reaplaced
70% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Dark 22.1%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Anime 17.1%, Investigation 12.3%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #48 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
71% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Anime 21.5%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Investigation 9.7%
- #49 Taiji
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,395 reviews2022
Dev: Matthew VanDevander
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Surreal 22.9%, Puzzle 16%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Exploration 9.5%
- #50 Yet Another Killing Game
66% matchVery Positive98% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Dark 17.7%, Anime 17.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%
- #51 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Puzzle 17%, Dark 16.1%, Surreal 14.8%, Exploration 13.4%
- #52 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
69% matchVery Positive83% of 267 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Anime 20.6%, Dark 18%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, Investigation 11.2%
- #53 Dark Light
67% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.8%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%
- #54 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
63% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Anime 22.8%, Surreal 22.7%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Story Rich 14.3%
- #55 Without a Dawn
65% matchVery Positive93% of 757 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.9%, Emotional 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14%, Dark 13.7%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #56 Cross The Boundaries
66% matchVery Positive99% of 69 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: Anime 21.5%, Puzzle 17.9%, Exploration 14.3%, Dark 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #57 outside the door
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Anime 25%, Surreal 24.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #58 One's Own Exile
64% matchVery Positive100% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Emotional 18.8%, Dark 18.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #59 Jessika
69% matchMixed68% of 238 reviews2020
Dev: Tritrie GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 42.3%, Story Rich 29.4%, Adventure 27.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%