- #1 CORPSE FACTORY
97% matchVery Positive80% of 866 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 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: Thriller 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Violent 7.6%
- #2 Cold Verdict
96% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows · Linux
Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.
Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Dynamic Narration 20.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #3 Pentimento
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fool Bloom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Thriller 14.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Dark 9.8%
- #4 Still Room: I Miss You
95% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Pohybelnia
Windows
Experience the mind of a man with schizophrenia in a surreal, single-room narrative. Manage his daily needs, maintain mental stability, and explore shifting memories in a calm, intense psychological journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dynamic Narration 16.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.5%, Thriller 13%, Dark 9%
- #5 KillerNight
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Illusoria
Windows · Mac
Killer Night is a psychological survival thriller where a group of death row inmates face extreme trials in an isolated mansion to gain freedom. Among them lies a ruthless killer. Will you be able to discover the killer's identity before it's too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Thriller 14.5%, Dynamic Narration 13% ★, Adventure 8.5%, Dark 8.3%
- #6 The King of Cats
94% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
Navigate the claustrophobic corridors of a cargo ship and try to survive a night with man-eating tigers on the loose. Your choices will determine who lives and who dies.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Thriller 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Quick-Time Events 10.6% ★, Adventure 9.5%
- #7 A Night at the Watermill
93% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Thriller 21.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dark 11.3%, Point & Click 7.5%
- #8 Thorner
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Dark 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #9 Awakewood
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Thriller 16.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Point & Click 7.9%
- #10 Vacation Terminal
91% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Thriller 13.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Dark 7.5%
- #11 Neve
90% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Thriller 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Psychological 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dark 8.1%
- #12 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
89% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Dynamic Narration 10.8% ★
- #13 生物实验室:畸变实验记录
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: EL
Windows
A dark sci-fi survival horror visual novel where you make deadly choices to uncover the truth of live experiments in a sealed facility. It features choice-driven narrative, multiple endings, and light puzzles, with a focus on branching story rather than high-end graphics.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Thriller 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological 13.5%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #14 The Sin Of Fabien
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkvein Studio
Windows
Maybe you didn’t do it… but you watched. The Sin of Fabien is a psychological horror experience woven around guilt, denial, and silence, where every choice reshapes the world and the story. Each decision brings you closer to the truth… or pulls you further away from it forever.
Why similar: Thriller 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Dark 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #15 Kingdom Unwritten
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unplayed
Windows · Mac
"A heartwarming kingdom simulator + procedural story generator = make villager's life difficult, friendship betrayal, love entanglement, conflicts, join cults, overturn leaders, dragon dueling, turn villagers into animals, to create a beautiful ending." --- 10/10, anonymous.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.4% ★, Thriller 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #16 Yellowcreek Stories - The Cabin Watcher
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Carlos Azuaga
Windows
A masked killer hunts you in the dark. Manage noise and light, hide quickly, and survive this intense first-person stealth horror experience inspired by classic 80s slasher films.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Thriller 15.9%, Psychological 10%, Adventure 9.3%, Quick-Time Events 8.8% ★
- #17 Distraught
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chris Donutello
Windows
Find your way through an abandoned village in DISTRAUGHT. A first person Atmospheric thriller with unique pixelized graphics. You find yourself on a highway looking for a way to fix your car. When you come across a nearby gas station, it seems to be abandoned. Or is it?
Why similar: Thriller 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Quick-Time Events 18.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #18 Pikabuu: STOP!
84% matchVery Positive96% of 202 reviews2025
Dev: JoyKeratif
Windows
Beni, a loving husband to Nadia and father to Kaila, always ensured his family's needs were met with simple contentment. However, one day, an unwitting decision dragged his small family into a spiral that threatens everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Thriller 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #19 Morse Academy
84% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Thriller 26.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological 14%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 8.2%
- #20 Invisible Wall
83% matchPositive98% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Right Hand Lab
Windows · Linux
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #21 The Solitary Existence of a Little Universe
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Wolkemann
Windows · Linux
In this dark interactive novel you will play as a lost soul wandering a forsaken desert, accompanied by a mysterious girl. Explore ancient ruins and face obscure choices. Your decisions will shape their journey—often in ways you’ll never fully understand. Will you find peace, or something else?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #22 Sickness
85% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: ZetsubouPub: Unwonted Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Thriller 15.9%, Psychological 11.2%, Dark 11.1%, Violent 9.5%
- #23 Shadows of Betrayal
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Thriller 24.7%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
- #24 Cold Verdict 3
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Thriller 30.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Psychological 16.8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #25 I Have Died
80% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Ratmouse Games
Windows
You have died, and only you can discover how it happened. Do not worry though, I am here to help you. Let us figure this out together. This mixed media artistic point and click adventure novel will not take you long to complete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.9%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Psychological 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Adventure 5.4%
- #26 Loretta
81% matchVery Positive93% of 425 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Thriller 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological 12.8%, Story Rich 6%
- #27 Mutual Harrow
79% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Thriller 19.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #28 Mota Must Die
78% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies
Why similar: Thriller 27.2%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Adventure 6.8%
- #29 Fragments
79% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: codapill
Windows · Mac
Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Thriller 20.5%, Psychological 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #30 River Secret
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard2Scream
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Psychological 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #31 The Breakfast Serial Club
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucian Gallacane
Windows
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Thriller 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Dark 7.8%, Simulation 4.8%
- #32 Death Sees Twice: Spot the Difference
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: hirohasu
Windows · Mac
The most sinister spot-the-difference in the world. When you uncover the final mistake, the truth of this world will be revealed.
Why similar: Thriller 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Psychological 6.3%, Psychological Horror 6%
- #33 Gnawer No. 44 Observation Report
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hunger Evil
Windows
Due to "special" work requirements, you've been assigned by your superiors to live in a very remote and desolate villa. You thought your dull and monotonous life would just carry on as usual, but every midnight, strange sounds emanate from the pitch-black attic...What kind of beginning awaits you?
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological 7.9%
- #34 Momo Don't Leave
75% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Thriller 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Point & Click 8.1%
- #35 Silent Numbers
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio T12
Windows
A promising facility has fallen to ruin, yet experiments continue to torment. Traverse the depths, restore minds turned into code. Troubleshoot repression, live to see tomorrow.
Why similar: Thriller 27.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #36 Demonic Blade
77% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Linux
A boy. A demon. A pizza delivery girl. Sometimes all you need is to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Everything is different than it seems to be.
Why similar: Thriller 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Quick-Time Events 12.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.6%
- #37 The Will and Torment of El Brante
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goosenior
Windows
A hardcore narrative RPG about an inquisitor who defied the Gods and returned from the Afterlife against Their Will. In a world where faith is fracturing, power is waning, and blood is spilled ever more often, your choices will decide what remains of the Empire. Complete the story of Sir El Brante!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #38 Monologin
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Thriller 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #39 Outlying Islands
72% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Thriller 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #40 Shadows of Gothenburg
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ratkiw StudioPub: Ratkiw studio
Windows
Set in Gothenburg. After a long day at work, Erik just wants to get home. It's a snowy and windy night in the city, and a serial killer is still on the loose. A thriller by solo developer Ratkiw.
Why similar: Thriller 36.1%, Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Dark 11.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #41 The Game of Fourtune
73% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Thriller 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark 10.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #42 Shattered Dreams: Redemption
71% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Nebula Dreams
Windows · Linux
Shattered Dreams: Redemption is a choice-driven visual novel where you play as a former basketball prodigy whose dreams were shattered. The game emphasizes its immersive narrative, where you will face moral and difficult choices that will shape your story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Thriller 17.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological 11%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #43 REARVIEW MIRROR
73% matchPositive85% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: CUBUS GAMES SL
Windows · Mac
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
Why similar: Thriller 23.5%, Dynamic Narration 22% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological 11.6%
- #44 STAY
74% matchMixed68% of 568 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Thriller 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Psychological 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Dark 9.5%
- #45 Mayday Trials
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 15%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #46 Neon Testament
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StyxStoriesPub: Styx
Windows
Hundreds of universes merged into one when the Gods decided to finally settle who among them is the greatest and who must vanish. The main character finds himself at the center of unbelievable events after the Ancient & Terrifying One chose unremarkable guy as a "character" in the Gods' RPG.
Why similar: Thriller 26.6%, Dynamic Narration 19.3% ★, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 9.8%
- #47 Darkness Up North
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Langer Studios
Windows
Escape into the haunting beauty of the Canadian wilderness — but be careful, the forest doesn’t want you to leave.
Why similar: Thriller 37.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #48 Occultus: Daughter of Darkness
70% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: BCG
Windows
Occultus: Daughter of Darkness is a noir-inspired visual novel detective story with supernatural elements.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Thriller 17.1%, Dark 11.7%
- #49 The Gods of the Red Planet
70% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Aurora Way Studios
Windows
Your team must uncover the secrets of the Terraforming Center on Mars and face an overwhelming battle for the future of the Red Planet. But remember: every choice you make will shape the outcome of this fight.
Why similar: Thriller 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Dynamic Narration 19% ★, Visual Novel 11.5%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #50 Absolution
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Andrea LimPub: USC Games
Windows
Absolution is a first-person psychological horror experience where you face THE JUDGE as they peel apart your very soul. Uncover dark truths and navigate moral dilemmas as you're questioned about your past deeds. Every lie has consequences.
Why similar: Thriller 26.2%, Dynamic Narration 19.7% ★, Psychological 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Point & Click 7.5%
- #51 POSSESSOR
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JEVON
Windows
2 YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF G̫̐O̷̷̤̝̔̈͛̎͡D̷̨̺̳̹ͥ͢ . A SERIES OF INCREASINGLY BRUTAL MURDERS HAS SHAKEN WHAT WAS ONCE A SMALL AND PEACEFUL RUSSIAN COMMUNITY. IT HAS BEGUN. KILL THEM ALL.
Why similar: Thriller 21%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Violent 10.7%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #52 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
69% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows
Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG. Defeat enemies, explore countries, make friends, and find your place in Savvarah.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Quick-Time Events 9.5% ★
- #53 妄生 - Wandering Souls
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
"Wandering Souls" is a visual novel game set in modern China. It tells a touching story about love, sacrifice, and repentance. Through delicate narrative and profound character creation, it brings players an immersive audio-visual experience.
Why similar: Thriller 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #54 Marked Souls
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marked Boy
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far would you go to undo death? Marked Souls is a psychological horror visual novel about five orphans trapped in an isolated manor. Uncover the shelter's dark history, perform a forbidden ritual, and try to survive the consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Dynamic Narration 18.6% ★, Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological 12.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #55 The Last Signal
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scratched Metal
Windows
Allow me to share a story with an ending you won't see coming...
Why similar: Thriller 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Dynamic Narration 9% ★, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #56 Don’t Make Her Open Her Eyes!
67% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Velvet Rot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A black-white-red visual novel in the horror genre.
Why similar: Dark 14.1%, Gore 12.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #57 Scarlet Manor: The Heir
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astral Game Studio
Windows
Unravel the mystery of the Scarlet Manor! Embark on a 2D point and click horror journey, solving complex puzzles and uncovering the secrets hidden behind the walls of the mansion. The Manor awaits you.
Why similar: Thriller 24.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #58 The Portal Pirate
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.9%, Thriller 16.6%, Dynamic Narration 15.1% ★, Psychological 12.7%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #59 Pink Noise
64% matchVery Positive86% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #60 This Party Is Killer
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SweetTooth Tiger
Windows
On your one day off, you decide to take your partner Iris and their camera to a planning party for your friend Erik’s future thesis film. But the footage Erik wants to capture is more than you or Iris bargained for. Will you be able to protect your partner from what lies before you?
Why similar: Thriller 28.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Psychological 9.4%, Gore 8.7%