- #1 Doki Doki Literature Club!
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Anime 18.4%, Romance 11%, Horror 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive psychological horror visual novel that starts as a standard dating sim before spiraling into a meta-narrative nightmare.
- #2 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,464 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Romance 13.1%, Anime 12.7%, Sexual Content 9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply unsettling meta-horror experience that challenges the player's perception of the characters and the medium of visual novels itself.
- #3 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,737 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, Romance 17.6%, Horror 9.2%, Choices Matter 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror and branching narratives that subverts the concept of romance and obsession through multiple, reality-bending endings.
- #4 Dead Wishes
95% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: VIOLET
Windows · Mac
In this chaotic world, you must adapt - either to forgive or survive. A thriller-romance indie visual novel/dating simulator.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Romance 21.5%, Sexual Content 12.6%, Violent 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, choice-driven visual novel that focuses on dark, mature themes and the consequences of toxic relationships.
- #5 Sweetest Monster
94% matchVery Positive92% of 617 reviews2017
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Anime 16%, Romance 12.8%, Sexual Content 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a short but impactful psychological horror story that centers on a dark, unconventional romantic dynamic.
- #6 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Anime 27%, Romance 11.4%, Sexual Content 7.3%, Horror 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror visual novel that captures the same eerie, anime-styled aesthetic as the seed game.
- #7 The Song of Saya
93% matchVery Positive90% of 9,092 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Romance 11.4%, Sexual Content 11.1%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, dark, and disturbing visual novel that explores themes of love and obsession through a lens of grotesque psychological horror.
- #8 Folie Fatale
92% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Anime 15%, Thriller 14.3%, Mystery 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror otome game that delves into the dangerous nature of obsession and the consequences of your choices.
- #9 Fearbonding
91% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Romance 18.1%, Anime 8.8%, Horror 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game explores the intersection of horror and romance, focusing on the intense, often destructive bonds between characters.
- #10 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 32.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13.1%, Anime 12.5%, Sexual Content 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A branching narrative horror game where the relationships between characters are just as important as the supernatural threats they face.
- #11 missed messages.
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,420 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Romance 19.9%, Anime 6.2%, Choices Matter 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant visual novel that deals with themes of loneliness and mental health through a branching, choice-based structure.
- #12 Quantum Suicide
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Romance 14.8%, Anime 14.1%, Mystery 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes death game visual novel where romance and survival are inextricably linked through your choices.
- #13 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
88% matchVery Positive88% of 678 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Romance 12.9%, Anime 12.4%, Sexual Content 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An unsettling and unique psychological horror dating sim that subverts expectations with its dark, surreal premise.
- #14 Selene ~Apoptosis~
87% matchVery Positive88% of 5,451 reviews2023
Dev: Viscum keyPub: Nupu Neko Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A beautiful stranger appears at your doorstep. Will you let her in? Dive into a captivating nightmare and decide the fates of those around you in this free mystic thriller visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Sexual Content 15.9%, Anime 13.1%, Romance 9%, Horror 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A mature, dark visual novel that blends horror elements with a complex, branching narrative.
- #15 Find Love or Die Trying
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Romance 19.6%, Anime 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Sexual Content 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that combines the dating sim format with the threat of death and dark humor.
- #16 NOeSIS01_诉说谎言记忆物语
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,496 reviews2020
Dev: Classic ChocolatPub: Hikare 个人汉化
Windows
From behind the incidents, there hide the secret of the past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Romance 16%, Anime 15.2%, Mystery 8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller visual novel that uses supernatural elements to explore deep-seated trauma and mystery.
- #17 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 24.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that features a dark, suspenseful atmosphere and strong character-driven drama.
- #18 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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 35.3%, Psychological Horror 33.7%, Anime 13.9%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and deeply psychological experience that captures the feeling of isolation and mental instability.
- #19 Midnight Witch
84% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Anime 15%, Romance 13.8%, Thriller 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that effectively blends dating sim mechanics with psychological horror themes.
- #20 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39%, Visual Novel 35.4%, Anime 7.9%, Horror 4.6%, Multiple Endings 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel that continues the unsettling, introspective journey into the protagonist's fragile psyche.
- #21 It gets so lonely here
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,971 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Anime 15.7%, Romance 15.7%, Horror 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, intimate, and psychological visual novel that explores themes of loneliness and complex emotional states.
- #22 Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 572 reviews2018
Dev: NostalgiaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A short love story with a twist: the love of your life is 50% human, and 50% grasshopper.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 19%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Romance 8.3%, Sexual Content 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A disturbing and unconventional visual novel that pushes the boundaries of the romance genre into dark, horror-filled territory.
- #23 Memory Girl +
81% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Romance 16.1%, Anime 13.3%, Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, psychological horror visual novel that uses a cute aesthetic to mask a deeply unsettling story.
- #24 Layover Lovers
81% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
A terminal love story
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Anime 26.2%, Romance 25.4%, Casual 8%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A character-focused visual novel that provides a slightly lighter, yet still narrative-rich, alternative to the horror-heavy titles.
- #25 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Anime 27.4%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural horror mystery that excels at building tension and delivering a gripping, choice-heavy narrative.
- #26 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Anime 25.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Psychological 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological death game that forces the player to make impossible choices that determine the fate of others.
- #27 Amnesia™: Memories
80% matchVery Positive92% of 4,125 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Romance 22.2%, Anime 18.2%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Mystery 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: While primarily a romance, the psychological tension and the mystery surrounding the protagonist's lost memories create a compelling, suspenseful experience.
- #28 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Anime 16.6%, Romance 13.6%, Sexual Content 8.7%
- #29 Fatal Twelve
79% matchVery Positive92% of 995 reviews2018
Dev: LYCORISPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Anime 23%, Mystery 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Violent 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes death game visual novel where characters must fight for their lives while navigating complex emotional bonds.
- #30 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 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 46.6%, Anime 27.4%, Mystery 14%, Psychological 5.7%, Story Rich 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational psychological horror visual novel that masters the transition from a peaceful setting to a terrifying, violent mystery.
- #31 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Psychological Horror 21%, Romance 18.3%, Anime 11.7%, Horror 10.1%
- #32 Sunlight Scream
76% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Anime 16.2%, Romance 10.9%, Mystery 7.5%
- #33 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
76% matchVery Positive87% of 1,308 reviews2016
Dev: FerventPub: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Sexual Content 17.3%, Romance 11.1%, Anime 10.4%, Nudity 9%
- #34 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
72% matchVery Positive95% of 53,234 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.8%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Anime 21%, Sexual Content 12.2%, Multiple Endings 4.4%
- #35 Hydrangea
73% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Anime 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Romance 16.7%, Horror 7.1%
- #36 Our Lovely Escape
77% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Anime 15.4%, Romance 15.1%, Sexual Content 9.1%
- #37 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Romance 20.5%, Anime 14%, Horror 13.3%, Dating Sim 7.5%
- #38 Carpe Diem
74% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Anime 34.3%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Sexual Content 5.8%, Romance 3.5%
- #39 My Therapy
73% matchVery Positive96% of 332 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Anime 22%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Romance 11%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #40 Kidnapped Girl
73% matchVery Positive86% of 6,374 reviews2020
Dev: TroyHolman
Windows
The main character, named Clive, considers himself a psychopath. He has long wanted to hurt someone. So Clive kidnapped a girl on his seventeenth birthday. But the victim was more complicated than he'd thought.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Anime 20.6%, Sexual Content 18.1%, Romance 11.1%, Nudity 6.6%
- #41 Her Lie I Tried To Believe
74% matchVery Positive81% of 976 reviews2018
Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Sexual Content 23.4%, Anime 20.4%, Nudity 7.2%, Violent 4.8%
- #42 Drops of Death
70% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Romance 18.1%, Anime 14.5%, Thriller 13.7%, Mystery 9%
- #43 Lachesis or Atropos
71% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Anime 17.2%, Romance 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.1%
- #44 Raging Loop
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Anime 8.8%, Indie 3.4%
- #45 Killer Chat! - Original Edition
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 913 reviews2025
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Romance 22.7%, Horror 11.4%, Dating Sim 4.3%
- #46 9-nine-:Episode 1
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,894 reviews2019
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 145.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Anime 23%, Sexual Content 14.8%, Nudity 8.2%, Mystery 5.2%
- #47 Sucker for Love: First Date
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,933 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Romance 18.8%, Anime 17.5%, Horror 8.2%
- #48 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
66% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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: Visual Novel 34.7%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Anime 19.8%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Psychological 3.5%
- #49 Pandemic Love
70% matchVery Positive93% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Anime 27.6%, Romance 17.2%, Dating Sim 5.5%, Psychological 4.3%
- #50 Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 562 reviews2020
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Anime 16.3%, Romance 14.5%, Sexual Content 7.3%
- #51 CORPSE FACTORY
68% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Anime 16.1%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 7%
- #52 XOXO Blood Droplets
69% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2019
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows
A collection of very short stories. XOXO Blood Droplets is an absurd, dark comedy, twisted romance Visual Novel about terrible things happening to terrible people. The fun comes not from avoiding the potential horrors, but by seeing just how many ways things can go wrong.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, Romance 15.5%, Violent 9%, Horror 5.8%
- #53 My Loving Wife
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Conor Hehr
Windows · Mac · Linux
Come home to see your wife who loves you a lot every day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Anime 22.4%, Romance 18%, Sexual Content 11.3%, Violent 4.4%
- #54 Gore Screaming Show
67% matchVery Positive88% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Anime 14.8%, Romance 14.1%, Thriller 12.5%
- #55 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
67% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows
SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Anime 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Romance 17.1%, Horror 5.8%
- #56 Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™
65% matchVery Positive90% of 6,572 reviews2022
Dev: PsyopPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Welcome to Murderer’s Island. Your companions: four dead-sexy Killers who, underneath their murderous exteriors, just want a little romance. Flirt your way into their hearts, uncovering dark twists along the way. Will you find true love, forge friendships… or get hacked to death?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Visual Novel 25%, Romance 19.2%, Anime 12.9%, Dating Sim 4.2%
- #57 Room No. 9
67% matchVery Positive90% of 508 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of these two...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Sexual Content 14.4%, Anime 10.6%, Thriller 5.8%
- #58 Kimochii Classroom
64% matchVery Positive89% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Radish ASMR
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Anime 18.1%, Romance 10.6%, Choices Matter 4.4%
