Games Like Matsuro Palette

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

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Cute 10.2%

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 16.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Horror 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Multiple Endings 12%

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 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Mystery 15.6%

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 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

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 36.3%, Horror 25.6%, Cute 19.1%, Story Rich 13.1%, Indie 2.3%

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 35.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Exploration 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Puzzle 9.9%

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 17.2%, Point & Click 16.2%, Horror 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Hidden Object 9.5%

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 56.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 8.1%, 2D 6.9%, Cute 5.9%

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

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 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 8.4%

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

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 24.1%, Horror 22.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Drama 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 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Horror 18.1%, Drama 12.8%, Emotional 12.5%

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

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

Why similar: Point & Click 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%

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

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 14%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Horror 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%

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

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 25.3%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Cute 13%, 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.

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 13.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Horror 11.2%, Drama 9.8%

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

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 24.6%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Cute 9.1%

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 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Point & Click 9%, Horror 8.8%

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 17.9%, Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Drama 13.1%

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

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 19.3%, Horror 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Cute 8.8%

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 26.2%, Mystery 23.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%

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

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 28.6%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Hidden Object 8%

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.

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 40.7%, Horror 15.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 7.8%

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.

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 38.9%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Horror 11.6%, Point & Click 9.7%

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

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 34.5%, Point & Click 34.3%, Mystery 20.1%, 2D 5.8%, Adventure 5.3%

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 40.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 6.5%

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

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Emotional 24.9%, Mystery 22.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Adventure 7.8%

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.

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 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Horror 23.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, 2D 3.3%

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 19.5%, Horror 18.9%, Emotional 14.4%, Drama 13.2%, Story Rich 11.9%

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 38.6%, Mystery 31.5%, 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 36.6%, Hidden Object 22%, Story Rich 15.6%, Horror 14.5%, 2D 6.5%

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 14.6%, Point & Click 14.2%, Horror 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.6%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, Cute 11.2%

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 17.2%, Drama 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 11.7%, Horror 11.7%

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: Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 15.7%, Point & Click 14.5%, Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11%

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 14.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%

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 17.5%, Horror 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Story Rich 9.7%

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: Drama 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Emotional 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.4%

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 23.4%, Story Rich 15.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Cute 10.1%

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 23.3%, Drama 20%, Emotional 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Horror 10.8%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Drama 11.3%, Horror 11%

Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Horror 14.9%, Emotional 13.6%, Cute 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.3%

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 19.3%, Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Emotional 14.3%, Mystery 10.3%

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 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Drama 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%

Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.

Why similar: Point & Click 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Cinematic 12.8%, Hidden Object 12.7%, Drama 12.4%

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 29.4%, Point & Click 26.9%, Horror 23.4%, Adventure 9%, Casual 6.6%

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 18.9%, Point & Click 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Drama 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.3%

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 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Point & Click 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%

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 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%

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 16.4%, Drama 14.9%, Point & Click 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%

To know a language, know the world, and finally know you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.2%

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.7%

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 27.4%, Hand-drawn 20%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Puzzle 8%

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 15.7%, Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Hidden Object 20.9%, Hand-drawn 13%, Puzzle 9.2%, Cute 8.8%

You're gonna get yourself killed out here... There's monsters, bandits, and much, much worse roaming these lands... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Multiple Endings 22.5%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Horror 14.7%, Cute 12.2%

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 19%, Horror 18.7%, Puzzle 14.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Cute 12.8%

"Peaceful days full of curses" A heartwarming horror game about exploring in a mysterious company housing and living with a ghost for 7 days

Why similar: Hidden Object 48.9%, Horror 22.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Cute 7%, Indie 6.9%

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 17.3%, Point & Click 17%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%

NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 8%

Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Drama 13.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12%