- #1 The Ultimate Death Clock
97% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Apoptosis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Philosophical 14.3%, Psychological 12.7%, Surreal 12.2%, Emotional 8.9%, Abstract 8.3%
- #2 Siren's Call: Second Wind
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: Surreal 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Philosophical 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Romance 10.1%
- #3 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
96% matchVery Positive98% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Surreal 13.5%, Psychological 13.4%, Philosophical 13.3%, Abstract 10%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #4 Mediterranea Inferno
95% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2023
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Surreal 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Romance 9.5%
- #5 Glass Hearts
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Aedian Glair
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Psychological 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Romance 10.2%
- #6 Not Your Eyes
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac
Your eyes cannot be trusted. A girl finds herself questioned by a twisted psychiatrist, helping a fallen angel, and followed by a bizarre stalker, descending to a beautiful, terrible world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Surreal 13%, Abstract 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Psychedelic 10.2%
- #7 MONOPHOBIA
93% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Z-xian
Windows
Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.4%, Surreal 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 10.8%, Abstract 9.8%
- #8 You Shouldn't Be Here
92% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Doomster Entertainment
Windows
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Psychedelic 12.7%, Abstract 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Philosophical 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #9 Dreambound
91% matchVery Positive95% of 93 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: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Psychological 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Emotional 10%
- #10 Trauma - Visual Novel
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KyleKun
Windows · Linux
Welcome to Trauma, a free-to-play short visual novel full of mysteries. Will you ever be able to smile again?
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Romance 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychedelic 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #11 A List Of People Who Went Missing In The Scheleirland National Forest
90% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: F.SDRI
Windows · Mac
A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.
Why similar: Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Abstract 10.3%, Psychedelic 10.2%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #12 Project Subtrahend
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: LilyDynamite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Subtrahend is a choose-your-own-adventure visual novel, where you have the chance to get to know the stories, lore, and personalities of nine unique characters. Choices matter in this game, and it's up to you who lives or dies as you explore what it means to be human.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.8%, Philosophical 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%
- #13 A House Inside Me
88% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl HorrorPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.
Why similar: Abstract 16.7%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychological 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #14 A Social Platform
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Othello
Windows
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Surreal 15.1%, Psychological 13.4%, Abstract 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11%
- #15 Everliving Town
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid Void Studio
Windows
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.3%, Surreal 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Psychological 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #16 Mayday Trials
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Philosophical 18.3%, Psychological 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #17 堡外就医 / Can I Buy You A Cheeseburger?
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AgentLive
Windows
"Can I Buy You A Cheeseburger?" is a reality-bending puzzle game. Explore a fractured mindscape, solve subconscious riddles, and experience surreal storytelling through figurative expressionism. Uncover hidden truths and reconstruct your reality.
Why similar: Surreal 15.9%, Philosophical 13.7%, Abstract 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #18 Death by Begonia
85% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
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+ 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Romance 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #19 DERE. Some Answers Before I...
84% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Unusual MeaningPub: VISUAL FLOSS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Come back, for no one is waiting for you. Search for your memories - no one ever knew you. Destroy everything in your path - all around you are nothing but ruins. End the endless cycle, for it has long since closed in on itself.
Why similar: Philosophical 18.1%, Abstract 17.4%, Psychological 14%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychedelic 10.6%
- #20 Fallen, the last light
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonrider studios
Windows
A 2D platform journey within the mind of a person struggling with mental issues such as anxiety and depression.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.6%, Psychological 16.2%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Surreal 10.5%, Emotional 9.1%
- #21 Return to Ash
82% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Psychological 10.2%
- #22 Acceptance
83% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Rasul MonoPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
A story-driven psychological thriller about the horrific consequences of a loved one's suicide.
Why similar: Surreal 16.9%, Abstract 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Philosophical 13.2%, Romance 12.9%
- #23 7 Days
81% matchVery Positive99% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
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: Surreal 18.4%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Psychedelic 10.8%, Psychological 10.8%, Emotional 10.4%
- #24 LEVATE
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dudar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short atmospheric visual novel about a teenager who tries to hide from his thoughts and problems. But the longer he avoids reality, the more it distorts around him.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Abstract 13.5%, Psychological 12.1%
- #25 Lone Bird in the Tree
80% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Aosolagame
Windows · Mac
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Hand-drawn 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #26 Something's Wrong With Sunny Day Jack
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SnaccPop Studios
Windows
Navigate your relationships and figure out the truth behind the ghost of a 80s children's TV show host who's been haunting you in this fully voiced R-18 visual novel filled with nostalgia, romance, and horror. Can everyone get their happily ever after?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Psychological 13.5%, Romance 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #27 Call Me Cera
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toadhouse GamesPub: Team Toadhouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Philosophical 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Emotional 10.5%
- #28 Nightmare Crawler
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Hugo Garden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Surreal 15.1%, Abstract 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Psychedelic 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #29 Eye of Saccharine
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: SasDeRiderPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Mac · Linux
A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".
Why similar: Surreal 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Visual Novel 12%, Abstract 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #30 Snowfall's Mystery
77% matchVery Positive87% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.7%, Psychological 14%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Lore-Rich 9.2%
- #31 Wail of Despair
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
A shut-in tries to recover, facing a horrific, overstimulating, judgmental world. Confronted with their past scars and mistakes, taunted with what they've lost by a strange shadow that always follows, can they learn once again to be okay, or will they be swept away by the vibrant pulsating horror?
Why similar: Surreal 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Abstract 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Romance 11.1%
- #32 MARK'S LIFE
78% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: THIRTEENDAYS
Windows
This is the story of Mark's life...
Why similar: Philosophical 16.5%, Psychological 13.6%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Abstract 11.1%
- #33 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Psychedelic 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Abstract 11%, Psychological 10.7%
- #34 In The Liminality
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sucre AmygdalumPub: Consorts of the Reverend-Queen
Windows
A psychological-cosmic horror experience, unique in story, art, and heart. Bear witness to a tale of girl's love, rage, hurt, and healing. Only you can bring it an end. Only you can bring World Revolution.
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Abstract 14.3%, Surreal 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%
- #35 RGB GlitchGazer
74% matchVery Positive98% of 94 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: Surreal 15.3%, Philosophical 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychedelic 11.7%, Emotional 11.2%
- #36 Children's Garden
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wellness MechanismPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the Reincarnation Ethics Program "Children's Garden." This is a puzzle game where you seek eternal rest.
Why similar: Surreal 16%, Philosophical 15.2%, Abstract 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Psychedelic 11.7%
- #37 Everything Ends In 0
74% matchVery Positive94% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: findaeden
Windows
The world ends in 1 hour. It can't be saved. Wanna chat?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Lore-Rich 15%, Philosophical 12.6%, Emotional 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #38 a Dogs Dream
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PUMPKIM
Windows
Test your sixth sense. Will you eat a wild rabbit, or tie someone to the train tracks? Every choice is yours to make. May you find a reason to laugh inside your nightmares.
Why similar: Psychedelic 12.2%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Abstract 12%, Philosophical 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #39 Neve
73% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Psychological 12.3%, Thriller 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #40 The Quiet After
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Emotional 11.5%, Lore-Rich 10.7%
- #41 Hell Is Other People
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miss Self Destruct
Windows
A psychological horror adventure game about social anxiety.
Why similar: Psychological 14%, Surreal 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Philosophical 12.3%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #42 Dissolution of the Silent Union
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Psychedelic 12.4%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #43 Hydrangea
71% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Psychological 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%
- #44 骸心 Mainbody
72% 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: Abstract 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Emotional 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #45 Room No. 9
72% matchVery Positive90% of 535 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
It's up to you to decide how far you're willing to go in order to survive in this psychological thriller visual novel about two best friends trapped in an experiment. Can these two men survive their choices between physical and psychological harm long enough to earn freedom?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological 12%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 10.1%
- #46 Room 337
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Philosophical 12%, Emotional 11.4%, Psychological 11.2%
- #47 Talk About Something in the Nowhere
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Rhoddon-Byte
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 8.8%
- #48 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 485 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Philosophical 13.4%, Psychological 13.1%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #49 Smell like a puddle
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Leonteva Irina
Windows · Mac · Linux
— Each of us fell into a puddle. And everyone knows that you can find yourself after that... in a strange place from which there is no escape. Didn't it happen?.. Well, it's nothing — it's going to happen soon! You will have to explore your new home... and become a part of it. ^-^
Why similar: Abstract 17%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Psychological 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
- #50 Gore Screaming Show
70% matchVery Positive89% of 155 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Abstract 13.7%, Surreal 13.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #51 Close Your Eyes [Old Version]
71% matchVery Positive86% of 777 reviews2015
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.
Why similar: Surreal 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Abstract 13.3%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Psychological 11.9%
- #52 Grief Visual Novel
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Tales Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about the day to day life of a grieving women. Join her story and make the right decisions so she can get out of a cycle that seems to have no end.
Why similar: Abstract 13.3%, Psychological 12.6%, Surreal 12.6%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #53 This Is Not Your House
67% matchVery Positive87% of 258 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Tierson (Trash Eyes)Pub: Trash Eyes
Windows
Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.
Why similar: Surreal 14%, Abstract 13.4%, Psychological 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Psychedelic 10.8%
- #54 Sunflower Pie
68% matchVery Positive82% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Philosophical 14.9%, Abstract 14.8%, Psychological 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #55 Close Your Eyes
70% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac
An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.
Why similar: Surreal 15.6%, Abstract 15.1%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychological 12.1%
- #56 神明高中生 - Cosmic High Schooler
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 日冕鹰Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
This is an AVG visual novel with romance elements, set against the backdrop of a Chinese high school. It tells a story about imagination, the universe, and the youthful innocence of high school students.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.3%, Philosophical 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Emotional 12.4%
- #57 Ascension: Transition and Silver
69% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: SulMatul
Windows · Linux
Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Philosophical 10.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #58 Hazy Mind
67% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.3%, Psychological 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #59 The Shame of a Daydreamer
65% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Micki
Windows
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, Surreal 16.1%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Emotional 10.3%
- #60 Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN)
66% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN) is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map. Help Alice cross this path, destroy the ego-structure, get out of the abyss, find the key.
Why similar: Psychedelic 14.6%, Surreal 13.5%, Abstract 12.7%, Psychological 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11%