- #1 Bad Faith
97% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological 11%, Thriller 10.5%, Text-Based 10%
- #2 Online Obsession
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: sourmilk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever had an online friend? What if you were to meet them in real life? Can you be sure that nothing will go wrong? Find out in this horribly adorable experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.4%, Text-Based 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Dark 9%, Psychological 8.6%
- #3 The Darkest Emptiness
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Text-Based 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Horror 9.3%
- #4 Bring Me that Shawarma
95% matchVery Positive91% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about shawarma, consisting of multiple episodes.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.2%, Memes 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #5 Essence Bloom
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Proxy Vision Projects
Windows
Essence Bloom is a linear, story-focused indie visual novel that allows the player to experience a world with beautiful cherry blossoms and fun times with friends....
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological 14.5%, Dark 12.9%, Emotional 11.1%, Anime 10.4%
- #6 Necrophobia
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Sapphire Comics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start your life anew at Heaven's Gates Academy. Learn new subjects, make new friends, experience what you've never before deemed possible. Change your fate, and the fate of those around you- your decisions matter greatly.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological 15.8%, Horror 9.9%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #7 Geminism
93% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: CRAFTWORKPub: Shiravune
Windows
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dark 12.1%, Emotional 10.1%, Anime 9.3%
- #8 Backspace Backspace Backspace
92% 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: Text-Based 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological 13.4%, Horror 9.9%
- #9 Graces: Posthumous Wish
91% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 12.1%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #10 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
91% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Reijo
Windows · Mac
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 10.8%, Psychological 10.6%, Anime 8%
- #11 Stay Alive For Me
90% match8 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Thriller 13%, Dark 10%
- #12 Hello my World! Lily.
89% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Black Leaf Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Thriller 12.4%, Anime 9.7%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #13 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
88% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Emotional 11.3%
- #14 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,766 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.2%, Anime 10.7%, Dark 10.2%
- #15 GEMINI SYNDRXME
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
GEMINI SYNDRXME is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dark 9.5%, Psychological 9.3%
- #16 Dziedzic: Księga pytań bez odpowiedzi
86% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: MegoBari
Windows · Linux
Zlot rodzinny to dla Miłosza Dajskiego okazja, aby spotkać się z dawno niewidzianymi członkami rodziny. Przechadzając się po pałacu, w którym nie było go od lat napotyka człowieka, który zdaje się twierdzić, że jest jego kuzynem, ten jednak za nic nie potrafi go sobie przypomnieć.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Thriller 9.1%, Anime 7.7%
- #17 The Way We All Go
86% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A remake of the 2015 visual novel The Way We All Go. A yandere story with over 20 endings set in the sleepy Japanese countryside. Can you reconnect with your old friends, or will you meet a grisly ending?
Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dark 12.3%, Anime 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #18 Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves
85% 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 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological 11.4%, Mystery 10%, Anime 9.3%
- #19 Elevenses: The Flask
84% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Emotional 9.3%
- #20 Something Strange
84% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Text-Based 24.5%, Visual Novel 23%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.8%
- #21 the doll museum
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: delulu girl
Windows · Mac
This 2D psychological horror game traps you in a pastel-pink doll museum, where you help Valentine to survive the cruel Doll Queen!
Why similar: Text-Based 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Psychological 11.8%, Emotional 11%, Dark 10.5%
- #22 Faro
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: matt!
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.
Why similar: Dark 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Psychological 9.2%
- #23 你就是缘由
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 空亡月隈
Windows
Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Dark 14.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Cute 9.1%
- #24 슬픈 가족사 - 산장으로부터의 탈출
82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Dark 11.8%, Psychological 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #25 IA
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Otternot
Windows · Mac
Could an AI fall in love with a human? What if that human were you? IA is a psychological horror visual novel about an AI that falls in "love" with you, despite her hatred for humanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological 16.9%, Text-Based 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #26 집착의 망자 - 집으로부터의 탈출
80% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Text-Based 23.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Thriller 13.7%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 10.4%
- #27 Night Loops
79% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 Horror 15.6%, Psychological 13.1%, Dark 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #28 The Doll Beneath
79% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: SurvivalMyths
Windows
Awakened from a deep slumber, six students find themselves trapped inside an abandoned research facility, otherwise known as the "Losinglight". Escape into a war torn city, and discover the truth behind an otherworldly being like no other.
Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Horror 10.9%
- #29 The Night She Took Control ~Sougankyo~
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DarkButaGorillaWanchanWorks
Windows
A chilling mix of horror and pleasure— A short horror x femdom ADV where the “White Woman” approaches from the phone booth. Includes skin variations (pale, tan, blue) and full voice. All erotic scenes are non-reversible. Optional gag mode for those afraid of horror!
Why similar: Text-Based 24.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 12.1%, Emotional 10.1%
- #30 BRXKEN INSIDE
77% 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: Text-Based 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Thriller 10.1%, Psychological 10%
- #31 Gretel's Honesty
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Callen Dulla
Windows
A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Dark 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #32 Morse Academy
76% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Thriller 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological 13.4%, Horror 10.7%
- #33 Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
75% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Dark 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Emotional 11.6%, Psychological 10%
- #34 Fairy Deer
77% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Expedition Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fairy Deer is a kinetic thriller visual novel. Make your way deep into the terrifying Forest in search of the sole pathway to happiness—the mythical Fairy Deer.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.4%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Horror 11%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Dark 9.7%
- #35 Amnea28: Two Eternities
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological 11%, Hand-drawn 11%, Dark 11%
- #36 Paradise Sea
75% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
Where are we? But the destination is clear. In this sea of trees, my final home, there must be a paradise. Who am I? But my purpose is clear. The noise that wanders in the deep consciousness, seeking the peace that lies beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Dark 12.7%, Psychological 11%, Anime 10.5%, Cute 9.3%
- #37 Pumpkin Eater
74% matchVery Positive88% of 555 reviews2021
Dev: thugzilladev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.
Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dark 13.1%, Psychological 10.8%
- #38 Pages of Tomorrow
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doksa
Windows · Linux
Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Psychological 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 11.9%, Dark 11.9%
- #39 Oblivio: Lost In The World
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Jacob Meler
Windows
After a brief wander, at the end of a corridor, you encounter a girl curled up by a door, you can tell that her style is far from ordinary. Perhaps she knows more than you do… Or maybe she’s the reason you’re here. Will she help you? Or maybe you will help her?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 11%, Horror 9.5%, Emotional 9.4%
- #40 Blood Accord
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: shards
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror visual novel exploring the dark sides of friendship and the dangerous paths taken to save it.
Why similar: Thriller 14%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological 11.5%, Dark 11.3%
- #41 A Conversation With Mister Rabbit
74% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
A Conversation With Mister Rabbit is a very short, linear visual novel with a dark and bloody twist. The story follows an aspiring knight who seeks wisdom from a big and fluffy rabbit.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 14%, Dark 12.2%, Emotional 9.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #42 CORPSE FACTORY
73% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Thriller 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 10.3%, Mystery 8.6%
- #43 Naishitai: The parts I'm missing.
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mayuuri
Windows
Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.
Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
- #44 Yet Another Killing Game
70% matchVery Positive98% of 220 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: Text-Based 13.5%, Thriller 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dark 10.8%
- #45 The Game of Fourtune
71% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Thriller 14%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 9.9%
- #46 Do you have SALT?
70% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Sin and SunPub: BRXKENVN
Windows
A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?
Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Horror 9.1%
- #47 Sprunki Town
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ilovemustard
Windows
Welcome to Sprunki Town, where everyone is happy!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Psychological 10.9%, Story Rich 8%
- #48 3:33 AM
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: null.exePub: Subconscious Games
Windows
A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 16.9%, Thriller 16.1%, Dark 12.7%, Mystery 9.3%
- #49 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,224 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological 14.1%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Anime 10.9%
- #50 Yellow House
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Yellow House is a non-linear visual horror novel. Dive into the grim atmosphere of a twisted mind surrounded by false and cruelty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological 16%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Thriller 12.3%, Anime 11.4%
- #51 BAD END
71% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Horror 11.8%, Anime 11.3%, Memes 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%
- #52 アパシー小学校であった怖い話 月曜日
69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 七転び八転がり
Windows
鳴神学園初等部六年六組は、選ばれた者たちが集う特殊なクラス。 そこに一人の転校生がやってきた。 何やら曰くがありそうなその転校生に、クラスメイト達は学園にまつわる怪談を語り始める。 そして六年六組は巨大な怪異に飲み込まれていく…
Why similar: Text-Based 28.6%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological 12.9%, Horror 12.2%, Emotional 10.2%
- #53 Teaparty in Candyworld
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: WildCatCom
Windows · Linux
Read the story from beginning to end, solve all the puzzles and unravel the creepy history of Candyworld. Accept the invitation to the tea party and make a choice - escape forever or stop the destruction of the magical world.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dark 14%, Thriller 12.1%
- #54 Elevenses
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Thriller 11.8%, Emotional 8.1%
- #55 After the Stream Went Dark
66% 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 19.2%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Anime 11.8%, Psychological 11.4%, Emotional 11.4%
- #56 DR3AMy
67% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: ph0ton
Windows · Mac
"Players, please break the chains of Amy's nightmares with DR3AMy!" Break free from nightmares with the lovely DR3AMy android and Amy. This game contains visual and auditory horror elements. It is not recommended for the elderly or those with a weak heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Dark 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Anime 12%, Horror 10.4%
- #57 .HEADSPACE
66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Diana Jean Keith
Windows
.HEADSPACE is a 2D adventure game that combines pixel art and hand drawn styles to immerse the player in a psychological adventure through a fractured landscape. Alone and unsure of who you are, gain clarity, confidence and connection to reawaken yourself and recall your true purpose.
Why similar: Psychological 18%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #58 Aroma
67% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.8%
- #59 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
67% 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: Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Thriller 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 10.2%
- #60 outside the door
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 18%, Psychological 16.3%, Anime 13.7%, Text-Based 11%