
A psychological horror romance mystery inspired by Lovecraftian, Black Butler, and Danganronpa
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A psychological horror romance mystery inspired by Lovecraftian, Black Butler, and Danganronpa

Отделение 38
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.

By Your Hands
A murder mystery visual novel where you play a fish-out-of-water college student who must face the best and worst traits animalkind has to offer. Solve the mystery of this school as you develop close bonds, get intimate, and uncover shocking secrets with alluring, yet deeply flawed, ordinary men.
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Romance 11.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Dating Sim 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
A murder mystery visual novel where you play a fish-out-of-water college student who must face the best and worst traits animalkind has to offer. Solve the mystery of this school as you develop close bonds, get intimate, and uncover shocking secrets with alluring, yet deeply flawed, ordinary men.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Thriller 11.5%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Drama 9.4%
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Romance 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Thriller 9.3%
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Gothic 19.7% ★, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Anime 10%, Mystery 8.8%
Spell Candle is your grief coping mechanism in a 2D romance visual novel. Take on the role of a foreign correspondent turned investigator of magical crimes to uncover the culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of a sleeping God.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Mystery 8.3%
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Point & Click 8.9%
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Mystery 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Anime 10%
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Thriller 11.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Mystery 9.1%
Play as Adriana and travel to Europe with her brother Bruno. Meet Silke, who attended to Adriana's grandmother Maria during her final moments, and Dolores, a stunning and secretive woman on a trip. Explore House Chavez's shadowy hallways and navigate the mysteries within.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Point & Click 10.6%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Gothic 19.3% ★, Detective 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 13%, Romance 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Thriller 11.1%, Anime 9.9%
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Romance 12.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
While on a school trip to Jabberwock Island, students are ensnared in Monokuma’s deadly game, forced into mutual killing and Class Trials to expose the culprit. Break through contradictions with high-speed detective action. Includes both a brand-new scenario and the enhanced original!
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Dating Sim 13%, Visual Novel 12%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Investigation 10.5%
You killed him once before. Don't make the same mistake twice. A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you.
Why similar: Gothic 26.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Drama 8.5%, Anime 8.1%
On Love, On Monsters is a Frankenstein-inspired story with an emphasis on love in its many forms. Play as three characters with alternating POVs; the Doctor, The Priest, and The Exile. Bond with allies and enemies, avoid raising suspicion in the town of Blackmoore, and learn what it means to love.
Why similar: Gothic 22.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Choose your own story as you take over a beach resort, of course it's not all fun and games but at least the park is filled with an array of beautiful women to distract you. Your choices will determine the story and whether romance is in the air and how your beach visit will end.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Dating Sim 14.3%, 2.5D 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Romance 12.2%, Investigation 10.3%, Dating Sim 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
- Cannibalism X superpowers X Suspense X Original worldview - "Fried Chicken Wings Cause a Love Fire" is a BL mystery comedy long visual novel. It uses the first-person perspective with a fixed protagonist, Aris; contains elements of horror and sexual innuendo.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Dating Sim 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Romance 10.8%
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona before college. Make choices to maintain a normal facade at work, romance an enigmatic new girl, and stop the occult plot to take Margo's life.
Why similar: Gothic 19.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Romance 11.7%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
When you wake from a deep sleep, the first thing the goblin doctor asks is "What's your name?" The problem is: you don't know. Retrace your steps. Find what you've lost. Piece together who you are from the strange and incredible things you can do
Why similar: Investigation 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Dating Sim 11.3%, Point & Click 9.5%
The Night at Barrington's is a BL mystery visual novel set in Victorian England. When servant Ethan is named the unexpected heir, he becomes entangled with the noble Barrington family's two sons—and uncovers the secrets hidden within the estate.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Romance 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Simulation 9.3%
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Gothic 29.5% ★, Romance 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Mystery 11%, Lore-Rich 10.1%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Thriller 10.1%
It's hard to focus on schoolwork when she's missing.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Investigation 14.4%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Lore-Rich 11%
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 12.4%, Dating Sim 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Romance 10.1%
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Dating Sim 13%, Mystery 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Anime 10.9%
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Romance 11.2%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Romance 12.5%, Dating Sim 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
Guide the traumatized 'Woochan' as you navigate his destiny. He can either find happiness with the heroine or remain forever lost in the depths of his past.
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Romance 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?
Why similar: Gothic 21.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Romance 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
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: Thriller 13.5%, Detective 12.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Anime 9.8%
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: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Romance 12.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Drama 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Drama 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Point & Click 11.6%, Mystery 11%
The story-rich 18+ prequel to The Divine Speaker. Follow alongside Aemyl and Lucius in a two-sided story about the past and the future.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Romance 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Anime 9.7%
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 14%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Detective 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
A psychological/drama/romance visual novel about a sweet marriage that slowly rots into a nightmare. Over the course of seven days, try to navigate a rocky relationship with your husband and unravel the mysteries surrounding this man... who might not be the man you married.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Romance 11.4%
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, 2.5D 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
Explore the small town of Kettle Rock as Detective Lupe, alongside their unlikely partner Sheriff Misra, to solve the case of a mysterious Winery. But things are not as they seem, as something much more sinister lies behind the history of this town.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Thriller 13.2%
Some people have pets. You now have a romance novel villainess. Guide your neurodiverse villainess through an animated visual novel with menacing manors, mysteries, (wo)men, and murder to see if you can… Save the Villainess.
Why similar: Gothic 19.7% ★, Detective 15.3%, Romance 10.1%, Dating Sim 9.7%, Mystery 8.9%
Heartbeats is a visual novel about music, love, relationships, mental health, and more! Features: 4 love interests, choices that affect the story, original music, beautiful art, and multiple endings.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Romance 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Lore-Rich 10.4%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Romance 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Gothic 17.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 10.8%
A Chistmas themed afterstory to The Divine Speaker featuring Leos and Raen! Search for the elusive Mister Bells, spend the Winter Solstice together, and win at rock-paper-scissors against your favorite ex-assassin turned bounty hunter!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Romance 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Challenge four hot beauties and save the world from the attacks of sexy bosses in the new EmyLiveShow game!
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
A story-driven mystery visual novel about chasing the past of a phantom thief. As you investigate the old cases of a Phantom Thief - Raven, new murder incidents unfold one after another. With every case solved, the hidden truth behind the past slowly comes to light.
Why similar: Gothic 21.5% ★, Detective 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Investigation 11.7%, Lore-Rich 9.7%
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Romance 13.3%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Detective 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 12.1%
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
In a place where summer rain falls, some memories refuse to stay buried⸺ Nine students are trapped inside a school. A psychological thriller begins as the sound of rain entangles their past.
Why similar: Romance 16.6%, Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Anime 9.3%
In 'To Grant A Wish' you play as a Minor Deity, whose presence has been fading due to a lack of worship. One day, you receive an offering on your shrine that grants you more power than you have had in a century, and you set out, determined to grant their wish...
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Anime 10.5%
Customize your fate in a fallen world: forge bonds and uncover secrets in a tale of power, love, and the weight of grief. Your choices define your path: how will you rise in the hierarchy of the damned?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Romance 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Gothic 12.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
Adrian Heart is a reclusive composer dragged into the world of the entertainment industry by his famous sister to become the new personal assistant to one of the elite talents who calls the agency home. He is none to happy about it.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Romance 20.1%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Thriller 14.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Romance 12%, Point & Click 11.8%
An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monar Station, a short psychological horror visual novel. Navigate an extreme situation, make value-defining choices... Discover what lingers after the train moves on...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, 2.5D 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
A breathtaking visual novel that will make you live through two eras filled with love, terrifying mysteries, and bullets. Follow Jake as he travels back and forth between the 90s and the Prohibition era of the 20s, and make choices that will determine his fate.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.8%, Romance 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Anime 10.4%, Drama 10.3%