- #1 For Zekyll
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team HGE
Windows
Every step forward rewrites your past. Dive into a cinematic fusion of first-person horror and novel. Featuring branching choices, and emotional storytelling.
Why similar: Conversation 13.8%, Narrative 13% ★, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Drama 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #2 Your Love Ai
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: eniscoskun
Windows
Your Love Ai is a game where you develop a relationship with an android robot named Ai, and your dialogue choices influence the ending. Will you be able to touch Ai's heart?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Conversation 12.2%, Drama 10.3%, Anime 9.1%
- #3 晨海星澜 - 追忆篇
96% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: 晨海星澜游戏工作室/Morning Starland
Windows
少年们的梦想,是清晨大海般壮阔的晨光,他们立誓冲破黑暗的牢笼 —找到光。 安然的日子稍纵即逝,命运的交织都随着夜雨之季的到来而备受考验, 人间冷暖、烟花绽放,十七八岁的年纪里,所有的一切都是故事的开始。 根据游戏制作人【真实经历】改编,愿你我的青春永不散场。—《晨海星澜》
Why similar: Narrative 17.7% ★, Narration 14%, Conversation 13.4%, Drama 11.2%, Dating Sim 9.8%
- #4 Bound Between Desks
95% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Narration 16.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Drama 11.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #5 Alone After Dark: Head Practitioner
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tachycardia Games
Windows
Attend to patients and fill out paperwork as 22-year-old Kimora Jackson on her first shift after graduating nursing school. Draw blood, administer medications, and try not to lose your head in the chilling hallways of Coldrock Medical Center.
Why similar: Narrative 23.4% ★, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Narration 9.4%, Horror 8.2%, Conversation 7.8%
- #6 Fear Of The Darkness
94% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: GFCreativeLab
Windows
Fear Of The Darkness is a narrative psychological horror game that will push you to face the serious phobias of some patients. Play as the enigmatic doctor, avoid being overwhelmed by the heavy emotional burden of your patients, come out of the Darkness and explore the various corners of the Truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Emotional 9.6%, Horror 9.3%
- #7 幻想症 Fantasy illness
93% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: 庆庆侠
Windows
Pseudo realistic visual novels,I'm Social livestock,Life is full of pressure and fatigue, feeling dissatisfied and confused about the current situation,can only escape reality through fantasy,The spiritual world is hovering on the edge of distortion and collapse.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Conversation 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #8 ウーマンコミュニケーション
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 791 reviews2023
Dev: YAMADA
Windows · Mac
It often happens that lewd words are inadvertently made up in conversation, doesn't it? This game is probably the world's first adventure game where you will find such "inadvertent lewd words" to advance the game!
Why similar: Conversation 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Emotional 11.1%, Dating Sim 11%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #9 Mugger Party
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ingot Games
Windows
Play a psychological horror game that turns a night of party with friends into a nightmare. Unravel the mystery and survive the night 🔎
Why similar: Narrative 19% ★, Conversation 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 11.1%
- #10 Bloody Good Friends
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Five Owls Games
Windows
Explore Mirian's world in the Bloody Good Friends visual novel! Spend time at school with her friends, learn about characters, interests, future plans and dreams! Just beware of the demons of the past that won't stop chasing you!
Why similar: Conversation 21.4%, Narration 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Drama 9.8%, Emotional 8.2%
- #11 Sunset Drive
90% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Klapanom Games
Windows
Relaxing, emotional, and short, Sunset Drive is created for quiet gaming sessions. Embark on a narrative road trip where two companions share talks, silences, and choices under fading light. Piece together unspoken emotions via atmospheric detours leading to multiple endings and discover anew.
Why similar: Conversation 20.3%, Narrative 20.1% ★, Emotional 13.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Drama 8.9%
- #12 Aghori
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tenjiku Productions
Windows
Aghori is a psychological horror game set in the Himalayan foothills. Unravel dark rituals, cursed forests, and forgotten villages as Rudra searches for his missing friends in a narrative-rich journey through fear, mysticism, and the unknown
Why similar: Narration 25.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #13 Unplugged.
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: placid blue
Windows
Intense rehearsals before the live show. Searching for inspiration for their next song. Performing on stage at the school festival. A story of youth and inner conflict told through the melodies of the band “Re:sonance.” A visual novel that captures the days they spend facing music—and themselves.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Drama 13.3%, Emotional 9.9%, Anime 9.4%
- #14 Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Narration 12%, Anime 9.8%
- #15 The Doll Shop
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atelier Sentô
Windows
The Doll Shop is a hand-drawn narrative game – part romance, part horror – set in the Japanese countryside. Play as a young dollmaker who reunites with his childhood friend in an eerie snowbound village. Will you dare confess your secret?
Why similar: Emotional 12.4%, Narrative 12% ★, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #16 Myth of Valderit
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loom Studios
Windows · Linux
Nil is trapped in a cursed village that appears only under the full moon. To escape, he must solve twisted puzzles and uncover hidden secrets. Myth of Valderit is a first-person psychological horror experience. The village is alive. It remembers. And it knows your deepest fears.
Why similar: Narrative 21.5% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Narration 11.4%, Horror 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #17 Mermaids are Seafood
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lyyycaena
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story where you work in a company that serves mermaids as seafood. Gamble your blood, chat with customers, trade ingredients, and create fake mermaids. Are mermaids more like fish, people, or monsters?
Why similar: Narrative 19.1% ★, Dating Sim 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Anime 9.1%
- #18 The Apartment
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ultima Thule Labs
Windows
ALARM. Enter the code. Return to the bedroom before it's too late. The gas is coming. You are being watched. Something is inside the closet. A psychological horror about time, control, and survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Narration 13.6%, Conversation 13.1%, Drama 8.9%, Horror 8%
- #19 Lost in Love: Berlin
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lake System
Windows · Mac
Swipe, date & survive Berlin’s wild winter nights in this story-rich horror dating sim. Help Nora find herself — balance Energy, Cash & rising Pain while sex clubs, techno raves, and a messy ex tear your heart apart. Merry Christmas! Your choices decide who you wake up as.
Why similar: Narrative 17.7% ★, Dating Sim 15.2%, Conversation 11.2%, Emotional 10%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #20 终曲。
83% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: 青空社AozoraSoftwarePub: WindField Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
对你来说,音乐是什么?在我的眼中,音乐是一把钥匙,一把可以打开人心的钥匙人们总是要向许许多多的事情妥协,将自己的情感,自己的心套上一把锁音乐就是这把锁的钥匙它能够解开枷锁悲伤也好,愤怒也好,欢乐也好无论什么样的感情,无论什么样的话语,都可以编织成歌曲有了这把钥匙,我们,还有大家……至少在尾奏结束之前,可以暂时摘下那副沉重的镣铐了吧……
Why similar: Drama 14.7%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Emotional 9.4%
- #21 雪凤山 Secret Opera
84% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Drama 14.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Narration 11.1%
- #22 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
82% 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: Conversation 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Drama 10.2%, Anime 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #23 Snowdome
82% matchVery Positive92% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: Lunatic Works
Windows · Mac
For Tan Yan, there is little hope his life will change. It's like his whole life is trapped inside a snowdome, unable to escape. But, what if, one day, he's given the chance to make a change?
Why similar: Narration 14.2%, Conversation 13.8%, Drama 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #24 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.8
81% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
At last, an all-out war is at hand. The battle against the religious organization, The Fatal Answer (TFA), has entered its final phase, with CIRS and SORD preparing to send all of their troops into TFA's stronghold.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Anime 13.5%, Narration 12.2%, Drama 12%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #25 My fair damnation
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Jorge Velasco
Windows
You are a nurse trapped in a decaying hospital, surrounded by grotesque patients you must care for… for your own sake. Step into this psychological horror, uncover the reason for your punishment, and survive the darkness born from within yourself. But above all… stay away from him.
Why similar: Conversation 17.2%, Narration 15.5%, Drama 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #26 Philoria
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 麻糬社
Windows
一款以“记忆重构与命运选择”为主题的剧情向视觉小说,玩家将在静谧的日常与逐渐揭示的真相中,探索一段跨越时间的羁绊。
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.8%, Drama 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Conversation 11.4%, Anime 8.7%
- #27 Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
81% matchVery Positive88% of 398 reviews2020
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows
Cabbage and the Chompettes want to play hide and seek! Can you find all five of them?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Narration 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 11.4%, Dating Sim 10.8%
- #28 BRXKEN INSIDE
78% matchVery Positive85% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.2%, Conversation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Narration 11.7%, Drama 10.8%
- #29 Crimson Snow (2023)
78% matchVery Positive95% of 1,501 reviews2023
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
Why similar: Conversation 17%, Narration 15%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Drama 8.7%
- #30 De Profundis
80% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: points contigus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Un visual novel d’horreur qui se déroule dans le noir complet, où les paroles des personnages sont mises en musique.
Why similar: Narration 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Conversation 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Drama 9.9%
- #31 追曙
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 悄语灯
Windows
Officer Yang Fan receives a distorted radio distress call during his shift.The signal traces back to an abandoned apartment building—one linked to the records of a young girl's suicide years prior. As his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dark secret buried so deep,no one dares speak of it.
Why similar: Narrative 22.8% ★, Drama 14%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Emotional 9.3%
- #32 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
77% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows
SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Anime 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #33 Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress
77% matchVery Positive92% of 225 reviews2021
Dev: MintCUBEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A love comedy set in the voice acting industry, from the point of view of voice actresses, managers, and sound engineers... and it's, like, 78% accurate! Play it, and you might find out what this industry is all about!
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.4%, Conversation 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Narration 11%
- #34 The 257th Element
75% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: REAL co.Ltd
Windows · Linux
In 2032, Tokyo scientists unveil Araraginium, the 257th element, capable of materializing matter and bringing back the deceased as Araragi Humans. Masakazu Tokimune, a Japanese high school student, grapples with daily life's blend of humor, intrigue, and love.
Why similar: Conversation 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Drama 13.7%, Anime 10.9%, Mystery 10.8%
- #35 Island of Ruin
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: cretia studio
Windows
"Island of Ruin" is a puzzle novel game where you collect memory cores hidden across the island and uncover the truth behind a tragedy of the past. When the horrors that befell the boys and girls and the island’s strange phenomena are revealed, what final choice will you make?
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.6%, Drama 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Emotional 11%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #36 Tamayura Mirai
75% matchVery Positive94% of 200 reviews2023
Dev: AzuritePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
There is a girl, searching for something she lost... Tamayura Mirai is a midsummer fantasy visual novel of humans, spirits, and sorcerers that's won several industry awards in Japan.
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.5%, Conversation 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Emotional 10.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #37 Doki Doki First Love Club!
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Teriyaki Studios
Windows
Confessing love to someone is one of the most intimidating challenges we face in our lives. Doki Doki First Love Club takes this relatable fear to the extreme. This visual novel isn't your average rom-com; it's a fight between two stubborn geniuses in a battle of who will confess first
Why similar: Conversation 19%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Drama 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #38 Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories
72% matchVery Positive94% of 592 reviews2025
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
《恋爱绮谭 不存在的回忆》是国产悬疑恋爱AVG《恋爱绮谭》系列第三部作品,也是系列的解谜篇。在前作《不存在的夏天》与《不存在的真相》中留下的诸多谜团,将在《恋爱绮谭 不存在的回忆》中解答,系列的故事还在继续。
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Drama 10.6%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #39 Five Owls
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Five Owls Games
Windows
Five Owls is a visual novel telling the story of Veronica and her crazy adventure set in the 21st century in the beautiful city of Pińczów in Poland. The girl is a type of gaming loner who doesn't look for trouble- it finds her!
Why similar: Narration 22.1%, Conversation 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Cute 9.3%
- #40 Lost Brothers
76% matchMostly Negative38% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: BitLight
Windows
Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady.
Why similar: Narration 24.5%, Drama 16.9%, Emotional 14.1%, First-Person 9.2%, Mystery 7.8%
- #41 There Is No Next Stop
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HANPAGE
Windows
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Why similar: Conversation 17%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Drama 11.4%
- #42 Waning Flowers of a World Eternal - The Rainbow Appears After Flowering Rain
71% matchVery Positive98% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: SWEET&TEAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made. Brought to you by popular Japanese bishojo game developer SWEET&TEA. Winner of the Moe Game Awards 2016's "New Brand Award"!
Why similar: Conversation 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Emotional 13.4%, Drama 12.1%, Anime 11.2%
- #43 ESCAPE: Orphanage
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brotherhood Studios
Windows
A psychological thriller set in Scarlet Orphanage, where every choice shapes the fate of the residents. Nothing is as it seems. Are you facing ghosts… or something far worse?
Why similar: Narrative 27% ★, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #44 GINKA
72% matchVery Positive91% of 2,764 reviews2023
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 13%, Drama 11.9%, Narration 11.6%, Anime 11.2%
- #45 Unknown Call: Ohio
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arachnocoder
Windows
You wake up in an empty forest in Ohio. A voice calls you. Says you're friends. Says you need to get out. But the signal keeps breaking, and so does your memory. Your friend will guide you from a distance, but he can't save you. Escape the creatures in the dark and find your friend.
Why similar: Conversation 20.3%, Narration 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Emotional 10.1%
- #46 After the Stream Went Dark
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 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 16.1%, Drama 14.3%, Anime 12%, Emotional 10.8%, Mystery 10.2%
- #47 Talewarden: Riders of the New Day
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bucket Hat Cat
Windows · Mac
Talewarden is a weird west adventure visual novel. Restore time on a planet where the sun never sets as you explore locations, talk, romance, and bond with your companions. Find the source of the voice in your head and discover why you all fell here from different worlds.
Why similar: Narrative 22.5% ★, Conversation 14.8%, Narration 11.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #48 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #49 Beyond R: Rule Ripper
69% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: TohrivPub: GJ Staff
Windows · Mac · Linux
An evolving death game set in a bar, where getting to know its players is the only way out. Each person hides one of the game's rules. Discover them through their pasts, tastes, and finding hidden clues, then face them in an all-out discussion. Only three can survive, unless you fight back.
Why similar: Conversation 18.5%, Drama 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Narration 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%
- #50 Ajnabee - The Unknown
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Akshat Softwares
Windows
Follow Naina’s daily life as it slowly stops belonging to her alone. 🚪 An unseen presence watches 👁️, remembers 📝, and interferes 🕰️ as her sense of safety slowly collapses. 🌑 A deeply atmospheric psychological horror set in India, exploring obsession 💔, fear 😰, and emotional vulnerability.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Narration 13.5%, Narrative 12.6% ★, Drama 8.4%, Emotional 7.8%
- #51 Pieces Left Behind
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: PULSUSBYTE
Windows
After her passing, a grandmother’s home holds decades of untold memories. Step into a heartfelt narrative journey through objects, voice acting, and beautifully crafted environments.
Why similar: Narrative 25.7% ★, Narration 21.7%, Drama 13.7%, Emotional 9.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #52 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
69% 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 13.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Anime 9.7%
- #53 Why don't they laugh?
68% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Cornfield Games
Windows
A first-person narrative horror game where you will get dangerously close to the secrets of the Kensington circus dynasty and discover what lies behind their famous shows' scenes.
Why similar: Narration 20.2%, Emotional 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Horror 8.9%
- #54 Heartlines
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Renaius
Windows
Heartlines: A choice-driven FPS. Under an angel's threat, you have 10 days to kill the demon hiding among 5 friends. Who is the victim? With 10+ endings, every choice leads to salvation or hell. Will you obey the light or find the truth?
Why similar: Conversation 19.5%, Drama 15.1%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Mystery 10.6%
- #55 Dread Weight
67% matchVery Positive87% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
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: Dating Sim 14.5%, Narration 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #56 Lola Maria
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Kallim Studio
Windows
Lola Maria is a first-person psychological horror game where everyday tasks take a disturbing turn. Living with your grandmother, you uncover unsettling secrets as the line between family, memory, and the supernatural begins to blur.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Conversation 11.2%, Narration 10.3%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9%
- #57 Katawa Shoujo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,256 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Narrative 15.4% ★, Dating Sim 14.1%, Narration 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 10.1%
- #58 Cocktail Magic
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seiransoft GamesPub: MediBang Games
Windows
A human drama novel game set in a bar with the theme of "companion". Enjoy the "Speak Easy" atmosphere that mixes the liveliness of a bar with the stylishness of a bar.
Why similar: Conversation 20%, Drama 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Emotional 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%
- #59 Memory Girl +
66% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Emotional 9.9%
- #60 Suhoshin
68% 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: Conversation 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Narration 12.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%