- #1 SIMULACRA
97% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Thriller 13.1%, Point & Click 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Psychological 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #2 Hazy Mind
96% 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: Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #3 Will Die Alone
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%, Point & Click 10%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #4 MINE MEMORY
95% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choices Matter 12%, Dark 7.7%
- #5 Pink Noise
94% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #6 You Can Save Everyone
94% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Draper
Windows
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Horror 11.5%
- #7 A Night at the Watermill
92% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Thriller 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 13%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Dark 9.6%
- #8 Love Alone Death
91% matchVery Positive99% of 418 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
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 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Romance 10.8%
- #9 The Island: Into The Mist
93% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Point & Click 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #10 Snowfall's Mystery
90% 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: Psychological 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Romance 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #11 Folie Fatale
89% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Thriller 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #12 I Saw Black Clouds
91% matchMixed61% of 640 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: Psychological 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #13 Loretta
89% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Thriller 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Psychological 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #14 Lover's Enigma
88% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Romance 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #15 Hydrangea
87% 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: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Psychological 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #16 Dread Weight
86% matchVery Positive87% of 178 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: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #17 Blood Orange: Definitive Edition
84% matchVery Positive94% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Decent TreatmentPub: Semicolon
Windows
Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #18 Unforgotten
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Horror 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #19 The Chrono Jotter
84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Thriller 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #20 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
83% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #21 Solstice
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Romance 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #22 The Final Prize is Soup
82% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Psychological 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #23 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
81% matchVery Positive86% of 253 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #24 Choose Wisely
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 132 reviews2018
Dev: ID Card
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This interactive adventure features no specific hero. YOU are the one who decides who makes it out alive - or not. Your actions determine the outcome of the story. In total there are 9 playable heroes and more than 50 different paths all featuring intense dialogues and thrilling events.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Thriller 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #25 1000xRESIST
77% matchVery Positive95% of 6,526 reviews2024
Dev: sunset visitor 斜陽過客Pub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.
Why similar: Thriller 26.8%, Female Protagonist 15%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #26 Saint Kotar
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 280 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Psychological 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Thriller 8.4%
- #27 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
78% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Psychological 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #28 Project Vostok: Episode 1
79% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.6%
- #29 Your Future Self
80% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Contortionist Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #30 Blossoms Bloom Brightest
81% matchMixed69% of 211 reviews2017
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
A sci-fi, yuri visual novel with a dollop of mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #31 Siberian Way
77% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: RootGame
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Psychological 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark 13%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #32 Room No. 9
78% 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%, Thriller 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #33 CRUSH DEPTH
75% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.7%, Horror 21.5%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #34 Inversed
76% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Psychological 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Point & Click 12%
- #35 Outlying Islands
75% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #36 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.9%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 14%, Thriller 12.6%, Psychological 12.1%
- #37 Rail of Möbius
73% matchVery Positive95% of 487 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Horror 10.7%
- #38 STAY
76% matchMixed68% of 567 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Psychological 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #39 DEAD LAMB WALKING
72% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Thriller 9.9%
- #40 Until Then
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,524 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Romance 10.7%
- #41 Backspace Backspace Backspace
72% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 10.9%
- #42 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
73% matchVery Positive86% of 257 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Psychological 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Story Rich 7%
- #43 Care
71% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
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 19.5%, Horror 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Dark 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #44 ZERO PROTOCOL
71% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Horror 10.7%
- #45 Venge
73% matchVery Positive92% of 409 reviews2020
Dev: Costek Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Dark 12.6%, Horror 12.3%
- #46 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
70% matchVery Positive88% of 502 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Point & Click 17.1%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #47 Homicipher
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Thriller 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #48 Lachesis or Atropos
71% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Romance 9.2%
- #49 NEDRA
70% matchMixed66% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Dark 12.7%, Action-Adventure 12.6%
- #50 Blood Lily Loop
70% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #51 The Price Of Flesh
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,097 reviews2022
Dev: Gatobob
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Dark 9.8%
- #52 ALTER EGO
69% matchVery Positive92% of 194 reviews2023
Dev: Fruit Salad Torture
Windows
ALTER EGO is a 2D point-and-click narrative-based adventure game featuring psychological elements. Explore two levels with atmospheric environments, solve puzzles, and use your inventory items to uncover the mystery behind Reese and Winona’s relationship, and find the real culprit—if there is one.
Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Point & Click 12.8%, Thriller 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #53 Yet Another Killing Game
67% matchVery Positive98% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #54 Train of Afterlife
74% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Psychological 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Adventure 8.3%
- #55 Neva
64% matchVery Positive94% of 9,904 reviews2024
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.9%, Atmospheric 30.4%, Adventure 23.6%, 2D 11.1%
- #56 Erica
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,724 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Thriller 12%, Point & Click 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #57 Epimutation
66% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Barbieronpa
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Point & Click 11.5%, Thriller 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #58 Night Loops
66% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Dark 10.4%
- #59 Tales Beyond The Tomb - Route 86
65% matchVery Positive88% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror anthology inspired by real-life cases. In Route 86, a group of friends ends up in a remote nightmare. Explore, hide, and survive in this first-person experience with multiple playable characters and rising tension.
Why similar: Thriller 41.2%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Horror 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.9%
- #60 Second Thoughts
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Gestmorph Games
Windows · Mac
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16%, Psychological 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Choices Matter 9.8%