- #1 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,271 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 24.1%, Psychological 20.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Anime 8.8%
- #2 Raging Loop
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,075 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Mystery 20.4%, Psychological 15%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 5.6%
- #3 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
96% matchVery Positive88% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Psychological 26.1%, Anime 11%, Adventure 7.1%, Gore 6.4%
- #4 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,381 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.7 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 30.8%, Psychological 23.7%, Mystery 21.2%, Story Rich 10%, Anime 9.9%
- #5 Miracle Detective
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TAKA's factory
Windows · Mac
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Mystery 21.2%, Psychological 16.1%, Supernatural 12.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #6 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,830 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 28.9%, Mystery 18.4%, Psychological 12.1%, Horror 11.6%, Anime 9.3%
- #7 Essence Bloom
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Proxy Vision Projects
Windows
Essence Bloom is a linear, story-focused indie visual novel that allows the player to experience a world with beautiful cherry blossoms and fun times with friends....
Why similar: Psychological 23.2%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Drama 12.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #8 山:临界幸存者
92% matchVery Positive92% of 635 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 36.2%, Mystery 23.1%, Story Rich 15.8%, Anime 12.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #9 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 908 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 29.5%, Mystery 19.6%, Horror 12.1%, Anime 10.4%, Story Rich 10%
- #10 The Fall: Act I
91% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Flexing Skel
Windows
The story of three foreign students at a private British boarding school. Becoming information brokers within the school walls brought them money and respect, but knowledge can also bring trouble. The forbidden fruit was forced in their mouths and its taste will remain forever.
Why similar: Psychological 22.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Supernatural 18.6%, Drama 12.8%, Anime 7.8%
- #11 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIAgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game of Fitna Vol. 1: A thrilling death game visual novel set in 2030. Play as Zayn, a high school student thrown into sinister survival games known as "TEST." Fight for your life, uncover shocking truths, and face intense moral dilemmas in this mature, thought-provoking experience.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological 20%, Mystery 17.7%, Drama 13%, Anime 10%
- #12 CHAOS;CHILD
89% matchVery Positive93% of 3,899 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Mystery 18.8%, Psychological 10.1%, Story Rich 10%, Anime 8.5%
- #13 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 703 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 24.4%, Mystery 20.1%, Horror 11.8%, Anime 11%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #14 1000: The All-Mother's Embrace
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
Do you love me now?
Why similar: Psychological 36.2%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Anime 9.7%, Mystery 9.6%
- #15 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
87% matchVery Positive90% of 1,040 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 36.8%, Mystery 22.9%, Anime 13.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Horror 8.3%
- #16 星天へ発つ日
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astro Shaft
Windows
A string of murders, cryptic phone calls, the "Black Thorns," and a girl calling herself an "Angel"... Before long, these fragments of mystery coalesce into a massive "anomaly" that threatens to consume the entire town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Supernatural 22.5%, Mystery 16%, Adventure 11.6%, Anime 10.7%
- #17 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,810 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Mystery 20%, Story Rich 12.3%, Anime 9.9%, Gore 9.9%
- #18 Phoenyx: Breaking The Cycle
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
A visual novel focusing on the relationship of two girls researching a cabin with a mysterious mirror. Find out more about their past together, what they really mean to each other, and how it will unfold. Can you break their cycle?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Drama 17.9%, Psychological 16.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Supernatural 12.1%
- #19 BAD END
85% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Mystery 18.7%, Psychological 12.7%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #20 Return to Shironagasu Island
84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 31.2%, Mystery 24.2%, Horror 11.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Anime 7.7%
- #21 Goodnight
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UbiK
Windows · Mac · Linux
These events happened in the places where any crime is nonsense. In broad daylight at the same time three children disappeared in nowhere. A young detective Jim Rene is the closest to the key of a mystery. But what’s the price of it? It's time to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Mystery 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Drama 13.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #22 Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves
82% match2 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Dulkha315Pub: WhiteLodgeGames
Windows
Mugen Takebara doesn't remember much of his childhood. Returning to Inonaki wasn't his choice. Welcomed by his cousin, Sora, the two quickly reconnect… but something is wrong. With her. Or with you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Mystery 19.6%, Psychological 18.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Drama 8.9%
- #23 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
82% matchMixed62% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Supernatural 28.1%, Mystery 22.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 5.5%
- #24 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
81% matchVery Positive90% of 598 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Mystery 18%, Story Rich 12.8%, Anime 11.6%, Adventure 4.9%
- #25 アパシー小学校であった怖い話 月曜日
80% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 七転び八転がり
Windows
鳴神学園初等部六年六組は、選ばれた者たちが集う特殊なクラス。 そこに一人の転校生がやってきた。 何やら曰くがありそうなその転校生に、クラスメイト達は学園にまつわる怪談を語り始める。 そして六年六組は巨大な怪異に飲み込まれていく…
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Psychological 19.8%, Mystery 18.8%, Horror 11.4%, Adventure 11.1%
- #26 MYTH - Steam Edition
81% matchVery Positive89% of 170 reviews2016
Dev: CircletempoPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A world of shadows. A world of light. In the world of light where no shadows exist lived a boy - Meito Tanabe. One day, he met a girl who possessed a shadow - Shimon. She brings him to her world - a place filled with shadows.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Mystery 18.5%, Horror 15%, Violent 10.7%, Anime 7.4%
- #27 Cross The Boundaries
78% 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: Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychological 18.8%, Mystery 16%, Supernatural 13.8%, Anime 10%
- #28 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,186 reviews2026
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Will you survive the curse together this summer? A new supernatural mystery adventure begins, telling a bittersweet story of the passions of youth featuring new locations, new legends and a new cast of characters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 17.8%, Supernatural 17.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #29 Feeling Death
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SYUPRO-DXPub: room6
Windows · Mac
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Mystery 22.9%, Story Rich 12%, Psychological 11.5%, Drama 10.7%
- #30 Elsewhere High: Chapter 1 - A Visual Novel
79% matchMixed65% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Horizon Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to Elsewhere High, "a school for exceptional children." In this visual novel, players are able to immerse themselves in the world of the outcast. Each student at Elsewhere High has fallen short of expectations at their original high school; they've flunked out, skipped class, wrote threatening notes, or grew to be a...
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Mystery 25.5%, Horror 14.6%, Adventure 12.7%, Anime 11.3%
- #31 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
79% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Mystery 25.6%, Anime 14.4%, Horror 11.4%, Adventure 10%
- #32 Miniature Garden
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: MuzintouPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Mystery 26%, Anime 15.2%, Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8.7%
- #33 SOULS
77% matchVery Positive91% of 148 reviews2017
Dev: Team Fork
Windows
One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?
Why similar: Psychological 25.3%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Anime 10.1%
- #34 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 532 reviews2026
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 18.2%, Drama 13.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Horror 8.7%
- #35 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
76% matchVery Positive86% of 419 reviews2022
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Mystery 22.1%, Drama 18.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Anime 7.6%
- #36 Lyset Core
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Lyset Team
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Story Rich 15%, Anime 13.3%, Horror 13.2%, Violent 8.4%
- #37 Vivian Carmine
75% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: The Hand
Windows
In an average town somewhere in America, a disturbance has been felt. Vivian Carmine and her badge, Nicholas, have come from the Gap Between Worlds to investigate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Mystery 23.5%, Supernatural 13.2%, Anime 10.6%, Gore 7.4%
- #38 苍空的彼端
73% matchVery Positive93% of 245 reviews2024
Dev: PygmaGame
Windows
"The Other Side of the Sky" is a short text adventure game with an alternate fantasy setting in a single-line ending narrative mode.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Story Rich 19%, Anime 15.2%, Drama 14.4%, Adventure 9.9%
- #39 ココロトーカーズ
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cbeats
Windows
舞台は廃校。記憶喪失の少年と、「モノ」を自身に宿すことができる「モノマネ」の力を持つ少女。 校舎内のあらゆる「モノ」と会話してモノだけが知っている情報を聞き出し、失われた記憶を取り戻そう!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Mystery 26.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #40 Ubel
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Mystery 22.7%, Psychological 14%, Anime 11.8%, Horror 7.6%
- #41 The Spell - A Kinetic Novel
73% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
Windows · Mac · Linux
After the death of her parents, Eloise is forced to live with her uncle. Though she’s reluctant to the idea, she soon finds out that it’s not nearly as bad as she had envisioned. That is, until she found a weird note concerning her parents’ deaths next to the garbage bin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Psychological 35.5%, Mystery 24.5%, Indie 4.2%
- #42 SMU News: Strange events recorded
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Supernatural 17.1%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 12.7%, Drama 11.3%
- #43 ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH
72% matchMixed67% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Story Rich 23.9%, Mystery 23.6%, Anime 12.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #44 After the Stream Went Dark
70% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Joe Kerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Psychological 17.7%, Drama 15.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Anime 10.2%
- #45 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
71% 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: Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 19.7%, Psychological 18.8%, Supernatural 17.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #46 Manic Pixie Dreamgirls
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kajan CollaborationPub: TERNOX
Windows · Mac
Four students have a dark secret—they are mystic fae, who can enter people’s dreams and influence their feelings. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 17.9%, Psychological 15.8%, Supernatural 12.4%, Horror 10.2%
- #47 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
71% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological 16.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #48 Paradise Sea
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
Where are we? But the destination is clear. In this sea of trees, my final home, there must be a paradise. Who am I? But my purpose is clear. The noise that wanders in the deep consciousness, seeking the peace that lies beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Psychological 18%, Mystery 13.8%, Supernatural 13.2%, Anime 9.6%
- #49 红夏
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anning004
Windows
《红夏》是一款以剧情体验为主的视觉小说游戏。八月末的某天,二十多名师生被神秘地困在学校里,等待他们的将是一场自相残杀……
Why similar: Psychological 26.8%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Anime 9.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #50 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Myosi
Windows
"Something is in your house." As a Shaman, you are the only one who can face the unknown. Investigate haunted homes, uncover secrets, and exorcise malevolent spirits. Your choices determine the client's fate. Experience a chilling K-horror story where every decision matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Supernatural 17.5%, Psychological 17.2%, Mystery 16.6%, Horror 9.3%
- #51 Natural - Beyond Nature -
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Natural - Beyond Nature - is a Mystery, Drama, Supernatural Visual Novel. Follow the story of Olea in a chance encounter with two residents of a quiet island, Flori and Llima. Can Olea save them from their cruel yet inevitable fate?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Supernatural 13.3%, Anime 11%, Mystery 10.8%, Drama 10.3%
- #52 Unseen
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noxvale Studio
Windows
A story-driven visual novel set within the dark corridors of the mind. Uncover your past through choices, shape your fate with dice. Unseen blends psychological horror and eldritch atmosphere into a haunting narrative full of forgotten memories and buried fears.
Why similar: Psychological 30.8%, Mystery 26.7%, Supernatural 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Horror 6%
- #53 The Tenth Minute
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XU S.A Studio
Windows
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Psychological 20.4%, Drama 17.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #54 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,058 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 26.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Horror 13.5%, Anime 11%, Story Rich 10%
- #55 ノロワレサイクル
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bokusen StudioPub: PAW International
Windows
Mayuhara City, Tokyo. The wounds of the mass suicide event of Mayuhara Academy from eight years ago have finally begun to heal. The rumors of the “Mayuhara Curse” are still whispered amongst the students.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 21.8%, Psychological 16.6%, Horror 12.3%, Supernatural 8.8%
- #56 Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
65% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.3%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological 17.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #57 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 899 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 27.6%, Mystery 19.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Anime 9.9%, Psychological 9.8%
- #58 探偵Rと預言者J
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NUMBER7
Windows · Mac
Gather evidence and uncover the truth through your interactions with others in this mystery adventure game about a case where past and present collide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Mystery 28.8%, Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 15%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #59 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
68% matchVery Positive85% of 537 reviews2015
Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Horror 14.7%, Anime 12.5%, Gore 9.4%, Mystery 7.9%
- #60 DARKROOM 2
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LS
Windows
DARKROOM: Ray of Light is a sequel of DARKROOM. You managed to figure out where you are, and now you have to find out what to do next. Do you want to know the end of Timmy’s story?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Supernatural 20.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Horror 11.2%