- #1 Kanna Maze
97% matchVery Positive89% of 375 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Drama 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Emotional 9.8%, Mystery 8.7%
- #2 再见断刀
96% matchVery Positive93% of 2,313 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Historical 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Emotional 13.2%, Drama 12.9%, Mystery 11.8%
- #3 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,081 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: JRPG 15.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 12.8%, Psychological 9.7%, Emotional 9.4%
- #4 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
94% 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 29.3%, Psychological 15.3%, Anime 13.9%, Drama 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
- #5 The House in Fata Morgana
95% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Gothic 30.7% ★, Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 16%, Anime 10%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #6 Syutyaku Gakuen
94% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Emotional 21.1%, Anime 14.7%, Cute 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #7 The Chrono Jotter
93% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Drama 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Emotional 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%
- #8 GNOSIA
92% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Mystery 18.2%, Psychological 16.5%, Anime 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #9 RGB GlitchGazer
91% matchVery Positive99% of 93 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: Drama 19.2%, Word Game 16.7%, Emotional 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 13.3%
- #10 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
90% matchVery Positive89% of 402 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 29.7%, Drama 17.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Emotional 9%, Anime 8.7%
- #11 The Occult Detective
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Drama 17.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Anime 14.1%, Detective 12.9%
- #12 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
91% matchVery Positive85% of 536 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 41.3%, Anime 22.3%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #13 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
89% matchVery Positive80% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Drama 13.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Anime 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%
- #14 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
88% 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: Visual Novel 40.2%, Drama 32.8%, Anime 27%
- #15 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
86% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Visual Novel 22.2%, Drama 19.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Detective 7.9%
- #16 白昼梦 · 心象病院
87% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: Emotional 19.1%, JRPG 15.1%, Drama 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Psychological 12.3%
- #17 Kara no Shojo
86% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Drama 16.4%, Emotional 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Anime 9.9%
- #18 Malleus Cocconum: The Heiress
84% matchVery Positive97% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Domus Aurea
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Arenda Finch—fifteen years old, wealthy beyond measure, and newly exiled from your former school. Dunkenwood House takes you in, but its halls hide the darker side of privilege. Humanity or demonic nature. Love or desire. Every choice shapes the person you become.
Why similar: Gothic 23.6% ★, Mystery 15.2%, Word Game 15%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Drama 9.7%
- #19 花母
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 30.5%, Drama 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #20 Aoi Tori
83% matchVery Positive97% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: Purple softwarePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 61.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shiratori Ritsu, the sole male at Kirihara Academy for Girls and its priest, protects the school from demons but finds his sanity tested by the arrival of a new student, the one-hundred-year-old vampire Mary Harker, and a call from the devil, questioning his purpose in life.
Why similar: Vampire 31.7% ★, Drama 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Emotional 10.5%
- #21 Cursed Mansion
84% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
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: Mystery 27.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Anime 14.2%, Horror 13.1%, RPG 12.3%
- #22 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 505 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 16.5%, Drama 14%, Historical 13.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Thriller 8.4%
- #23 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
81% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Word Game 21.5%, JRPG 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Drama 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%
- #24 Novena Diabolos
82% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: H5DEV GamesPub: Giiku Games
Windows · Mac
One reporter, trying to survive nine days in an isolated village. Four demonesses who are out for blood. Several supernatural murders... Welcome to Hope Hill!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Vampire 16.4% ★, Anime 11.5%, Mystery 10.1%, RPG 8.9%
- #25 Return to Shironagasu Island
81% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 25.4%, Mystery 20.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Anime 9.3%, Drama 7.7%
- #26 Saihate Station
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,177 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, JRPG 19%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Anime 9.5%, Horror 7.9%
- #27 The Simen Rumors
79% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Word Game 26.4%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 18.4%, Drama 17%, Detective 11.7%
- #28 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
79% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Anime 23.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Horror 12.7%, Cute 12%
- #29 MAMIYA
80% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Drama 16.3%, Emotional 15.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #30 The Shell Part I: Inferno
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Mystery 20.9%, Drama 14.7%, Detective 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #31 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
76% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Detective 19.3%, Anime 17.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Horror 9.1%
- #32 Folie Fatale
74% 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: Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 16.9%, Thriller 13.9%, Drama 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
- #33 Subway Exorcist Girl
75% matchVery Positive83% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 16.1%, Drama 12.3%, Detective 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #34 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 35%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Drama 12.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Emotional 9.3%
- #35 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
78% 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 30.8%, Mystery 23.2%, Anime 19.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Cute 8.2%
- #36 Forsaker:DingDing&Blade
73% matchVery Positive81% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: 圣剑提灯制作组 [BladeLanternStudios]Pub: Infini Fun
Windows · Mac
A visual novel/roguelike hybrid where a simple mission spirals into a cannibalistic odyssey. You'll struggle as a fragile human, blood-soaked knight, or flesh-devouring Forsaker. Devour or be devoured—yet your fate dangles by unseen strings. Choose: cling to this broken world... or forsake it.
Why similar: Gothic 21.3% ★, JRPG 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Historical 12.4%, Drama 12.2%
- #37 Corpse Party
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Anime 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, RPG 11%
- #38 The Monsters' History Book
77% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2018
Dev: 喵呜喵5Pub: 0Cube
Windows
Beyond horrible, odd and black feelings, while there is a sincere relationship.However,The horrors more terrible than all these, become increasingly clear as the two linger around in the school. The nervous history of the bizarre deaths replays again as the history book be opened.
Why similar: Drama 34.2%, RPG 22.1%, Horror 17.1%, Anime 14%, Adventure 12.6%
- #39 Geminism
73% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: CRAFTWORKPub: Shiravune
Windows
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Emotional 20%, Anime 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Mystery 10.4%
- #40 Crimson Spires
75% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.
Why similar: Vampire 43.9% ★, Adventure 27.2%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Horror 6.5%
- #41 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
71% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Mystery 21.1%, Thriller 16.7%, RPG 13.4%, JRPG 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #42 Mercury Abbey
70% matchVery Positive92% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Drama 29.8%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Anime 8.7%, 2D 7.6%
- #43 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
70% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Mystery 28%, Detective 13.6%, Anime 13.4%, RPG 10.1%
- #44 Ghost in the pool
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Drama 21.8%, Anime 16%, Thriller 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #45 Town of Dusk
72% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Mystery 22.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Thriller 16%, Detective 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #46 骸心 Mainbody
71% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 30.9%, Emotional 20.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Thriller 6.9%
- #47 Fearbonding
69% 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: Visual Novel 30.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Mystery 18%, Horror 11.2%, Anime 10.2%
- #48 Break Wolf
68% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: JRPG 33.6%, Anime 20.7%, Cute 15%, RPG 12.2%, 2D 9.8%
- #49 Dreambound
69% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Drama 21.3%, Emotional 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 16.4%, Psychological 13.3%
- #50 Suhoshin
70% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 17%, Drama 15%, Anime 12.3%, Thriller 11.6%
- #51 Ib
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Anime 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, RPG 18.3%, Horror 15.8%, Cute 15.5%
- #52 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
69% matchVery Positive82% of 308 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
A puzzle & plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.
Why similar: JRPG 23.5%, Drama 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 9.5%
- #53 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Drama 14.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 13%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #54 猫不语
71% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...
Why similar: Anime 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Cute 11.4%
- #55 DAEMON MASQUERADE
66% matchVery Positive96% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: Callum Page
Windows · Mac · Linux
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Mystery 28.3%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Detective 21.8%, Anime 18.6%, Adventure 5.5%
- #56 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
66% matchVery Positive85% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Drama 18%, Emotional 15.3%, Anime 13.8%, Psychological 9.1%
- #57 Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
65% matchVery Positive95% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: 雏形游戏Pub: Comma 49
Windows
"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false king to escape.Face monsters, confront tears and regret, and lead the world to rebirth.
Why similar: Word Game 38.7%, JRPG 22%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, RPG 8%
- #58 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,800 reviews2026
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 23.9%, Mystery 20.3%, RPG 15.5%, JRPG 13.4%, Adventure 10.7%
- #59 筮灵 SHILING
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 15.7%, Thriller 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #60 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Drama 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Emotional 11.1%, Anime 9.6%