Games Like Matsuro Palette

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Cute 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of atmospheric puzzle-horror that shares the same focus on exploring a surreal, art-themed world while managing relationships with mysterious entities.

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 15.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Horror 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Multiple Endings 11%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping mystery visual novel that utilizes unique investigation mechanics and features multiple, often fatal, branching paths.

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: Point & Click 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Mystery 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at high-stakes, character-driven horror where your choices and interactions directly determine who survives the ordeal.

Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?

Why similar: Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 11%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the 'cute but cursed' aesthetic, masking a dark, psychological horror story behind a friendly visual novel exterior.

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: Visual Novel 28.5%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 20.1%, Cute 14.9%, Story Rich 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Matsuro Palette, it uses a cute visual novel facade to hide a deeply disturbing and meta-narrative horror experience.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic exploration-based horror game that balances emotional storytelling with a dark, supernatural mystery.

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Point & Click 15.4%, Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Hidden Object 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and unsettling interactive fiction game that relies on careful observation to survive the night.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: Horror 50.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 7.2%, 2D 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense puzzle-solving and a constant sense of dread as you navigate a shifting, hostile environment.

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 24.8%, Horror 22.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy horror experience where the survival of your characters depends on your ability to navigate complex social dynamics.

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 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Emotional 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and deeply psychological experience that mirrors the intimate, unsettling tone of interacting with a troubled character.

Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on identity and exploration within a surreal, dreamlike world filled with dark secrets and puzzle-based progression.

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 13.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic visual novel horror experience that leans into the 'death game' trope with a focus on player choices.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Point & Click 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Horror 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique point-and-click game where you must manipulate facial expressions to uncover a dark, psychological mystery.

Just as you begin to settle in for a fun day at your best friend's house, something changes in her and she kills you. And not just once—she ends your life time and time and time again.Your goal is to escape from this endless loop of despair.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Cute 13.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cycle of death and survival, forcing the player to learn from past failures to progress.

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Horror 13.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Hidden Object 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click puzzle game that features a dark, macabre atmosphere and a focus on serving mysterious guests.

Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!

Why similar: Horror 22%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused horror game that emphasizes a sense of dread and vulnerability as you uncover the history of a cursed location.

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Emotional 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Point & Click 8.9%, Horror 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: While cozier, it shares the story-rich, emotional, and mystery-solving elements that make Matsuro Palette compelling.

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: Multiple Endings 17.1%, Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused horror game with multiple endings that rewards careful investigation and logical deduction.

Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Emotional 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, story-rich horror game that shares the core theme of artistic obsession and supernatural consequences.

This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Horror 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 9%, Cute 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, horror-themed visual novel that mirrors the specific aesthetic and point-and-click elements of the seed game.

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Mystery 20.7%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines point-and-click management with a dark, occult mystery that requires careful observation and deduction.

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: Visual Novel 30.8%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal, psychological journey of its predecessor with an even deeper focus on character-driven trauma.

What will you do if you can redo the last 7 days before you died? Try this unique supernatural mystery visual novel!

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-driven visual novel that features a supernatural premise and a focus on uncovering the truth behind a tragic past.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Point & Click 29.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled cosmic horror game that utilizes point-and-click investigation and high-stakes decision-making.

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: Horror 35.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, character-driven survival horror game where every decision can lead to a gruesome and permanent end.

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 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Horror 24%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, 2D 3.2%

A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Emotional 24.6%, Mystery 22.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused game that forces you to solve puzzles under a strict time limit, mirroring the tension of the seven-day countdown.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, Horror 19.6%, Emotional 14.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, highly emotional psychological horror game that deals with heavy themes through a unique, hand-drawn art style.

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 38.8%, Mystery 31.3%, Story Rich 15.1%, Cute 7.7%, Adventure 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive mystery-horror visual novel that excels at building tension through character interactions and sudden, violent shifts.

Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——

Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Hidden Object 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Horror 12.2%

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

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: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Horror 12.8%, Emotional 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%

399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%

Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%

Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.

Why similar: Mystery 14.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, Horror 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Point & Click 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 8.9%

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Story Rich 17.7%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Horror 13.5%

Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.

Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Emotional 17.2%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Can you survive until dawn? Monitor real Japanese properties and report every anomaly. Miss too many… and you will fail.

Why similar: Hidden Object 26.5%, Point & Click 23.7%, Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 11%, Adventure 7.9%

Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.7%, Horror 16%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Emotional 12.9%, Mystery 9.4%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.5%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, Cute 11.2%

A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

Why similar: Emotional 17.6%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 12.1%

A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Cinematic 15.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 9.9%

7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.

Why similar: Point & Click 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Horror 10.7%

It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.8%, Hidden Object 18%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Cute 9.1%

Embark on your struggling artist adventure. Draw and sell art to cheeky critics to reclaim your lost art career. Explore the endearing art-starved town of Phénix and show them you're a true artist!

Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Cute 9.7%

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: Mystery 16%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Point & Click 15.4%, Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!

Why similar: Mystery 13.5%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.7%, Horror 16.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Cute 11.3%

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: Multiple Endings 17.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 9.7%

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.

Why similar: Emotional 24.6%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.

Why similar: Hidden Object 15.9%, Point & Click 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Horror 15.8%, Multiple Endings 13.7%

Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.

Why similar: Emotional 21.4%, Point & Click 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Hand-drawn 14%, Mystery 11%

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 12.4%, Point & Click 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Horror 9.9%

Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!

Why similar: Horror 16.5%, Multiple Endings 16%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Cute 10.7%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Mystery 15.6%, Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%

You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.

Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Hidden Object 20.3%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Puzzle 9%, Cute 8.2%

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: Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%