- #1 NOeSIS02_羽化
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 748 reviews2021
Dev: Classic ChocolatPub: Red × Balloon
Windows
A spirit trapped in the mirror, a girl restrained by her elder sister, a younger sister suffering from serious illness.The second wave of NOeSIS and a story of troubled girls and boys.
Why similar: Anime 11.4%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Romance 9%, Mystery 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game, continuing the dark psychological mystery and character arcs.
- #2 NOeSIS Ⅱ-人间无常「重置版」
96% matchVery Positive98% of 201 reviews2023
Dev: Red × Balloon
Windows · Linux
In order to pay off the loan, the protagonist and childhood sweetheart work together to clean up the lonely death. After meeting the girl who claims to be the incarnation of the firefly, the protagonist quietly changes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 10.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Romance 9.9%, Anime 9.5%, Gore 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive remake of the second entry in the series, essential for fans of the original's narrative style.
- #3 Doki Doki Literature Club!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 12.8%, Romance 10.7%, Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror visual novel that subverts player expectations through its seemingly innocent anime presentation.
- #4 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
95% matchVery Positive93% of 2,444 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Gore 11.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Romance 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, philosophical, and often disturbing psychological visual novel that mirrors the intense thematic weight of the NOeSIS series.
- #5 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 36.7%, Mystery 27.3%, Anime 21%, Cute 6.1%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational psychological horror visual novel that masterfully uses a cute aesthetic to mask a deeply disturbing mystery.
- #6 The House in Fata Morgana
94% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Romance 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 11%
Why You'll Like It: A highly acclaimed psychological gothic drama that shares the seed game's focus on dark, complex, and emotional storytelling.
- #7 Kill or Love
93% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Romance 16%, Anime 15.2%, Mystery 8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that focuses on dark romance and unsettling character dynamics.
- #8 CHAOS;CHILD
92% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Gore 17.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Anime 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping psychological thriller and mystery visual novel that deals with supernatural phenomena and dark secrets.
- #9 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Anime 17.8%, Horror 9.6%, Gore 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-heavy visual novel that features a compelling cast and a slow-burn psychological plot.
- #10 Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of Offerings
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 204 reviews2024
Dev: Chatte NoirePub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Gore 22.4%, Anime 15.1%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric horror visual novel that leans into disturbing imagery and psychological tension.
- #11 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
90% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Anime 19.3%, Mystery 18.1%, Gore 13.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A complex mystery visual novel with multiple perspectives and high-stakes psychological tension.
- #12 GNOSIA
89% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 21%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Anime 18.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological mystery game that combines social deduction with a loop-based narrative structure.
- #13 Summer Nightmare
91% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Gore 23.8%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Anime 17.1%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short but effective horror visual novel that captures a similar sense of dread and mystery.
- #14 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,634 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Mystery 27.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Anime 11.3%, Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intricate mystery visual novel that challenges the reader to solve complex psychological puzzles within a supernatural framework.
- #15 STEINS;GATE
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Anime 21.3%, Romance 11.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in mystery and suspense that blends sci-fi elements with deep character-driven psychological drama.
- #16 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
87% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Anime 21.9%, Romance 12.9%, Horror 11.3%, Sexual Content 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short horror-themed visual novel that effectively uses a dark, gothic atmosphere.
- #17 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
84% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Anime 16.4%, Cute 10.5%, Dating Sim 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that shares the seed game's focus on existential dread and multiple endings.
- #18 Carpe Diem
86% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Anime 26.6%, Cute 8.4%, Dating Sim 8.3%, Psychological Horror 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that provides a lighter but still narrative-focused experience.
- #19 MAMIYA
85% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Horror 13.4%, Anime 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and deeply psychological visual novel that explores themes of identity and trauma through a dark, atmospheric lens.
- #20 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
84% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Mystery 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Anime 11.6%, Gore 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes psychological mystery that forces characters into life-or-death situations, mirroring the intensity of the seed game.
- #21 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
81% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: SHAKINO_UNIONPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
她们中间，有一个是恶魔。
Why similar: Romance 26.4%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Anime 18.4%, Dating Sim 12.8%, FPS 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that explores surreal and unsettling themes through a mystery-driven narrative.
- #22 428: Shibuya Scramble
82% matchVery Positive95% of 3,587 reviews2018
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.5%, Mystery 37.4%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, multi-perspective mystery visual novel that rewards careful observation and logical deduction.
- #23 Quantum Suicide
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Gore 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery visual novel that forces players to make difficult choices in a high-pressure environment.
- #24 Sweetest Monster
82% matchVery Positive92% of 617 reviews2017
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Romance 13.8%, Anime 12.4%, Horror 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that explores dark themes through a unique and unsettling narrative.
- #25 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,566 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Anime 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Horror 13.2%, Cute 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed RPG maker visual novel that focuses on dark secrets and supernatural occurrences.
- #26 School Years
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,497 reviews2019
Dev: YEARSPub: 电钮组
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A visual novel adapted from a real story.To tell the most authentic Chinese story in the most simple words
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Romance 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Anime 11.5%, Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that explores dark, mature themes within a school setting, similar to the seed game's tone.
- #27 MWNeus
78% matchVery Positive84% of 437 reviews2024
Dev: CLLGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
MWNeus revolves around a single love interest: your childhood friend, who hides a secret yet to be revealed.
Why similar: Sexual Content 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Romance 15.9%, Nudity 9.9%, Dating Sim 9.7%
- #28 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
80% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Anime 15.9%, Gore 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that features dark themes and a mystery-driven plot.
- #29 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,929 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里，不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦，作为“非日常部”的一员，和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间，废墟一般的住宅楼，等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Romance 16.4%, Anime 12.6%, Cute 8.2%
- #30 Sakura no Mori † Dreamers
78% matchVery Positive92% of 1,051 reviews2017
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 192.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Who is the one hiding deeply in abyss? The Devil? The Killer? or—Yourself?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Anime 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Gore 10.8%, Sexual Content 9%
- #31 Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia
76% matchVery Positive91% of 561 reviews2019
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 85.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
《追忆夏色年华》是由美少女游戏品牌MOONSTONE制作的一款奇幻恋爱题材作品。讲述了主人公与妹妹时隔三年一同返回故乡生活，并与曾经关系密切的三位女孩再度相见，并深入了解她们内心隐藏的爱意与黑暗的故事。本作由山风岚负责原画，吴担当剧本，solfa制作音乐，霜月遥献唱主题曲。
Why similar: Gore 22.4%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Anime 13.3%, Sexual Content 12.5%, Nudity 8.5%
- #32 Sabbat of the Witch
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,370 reviews2018
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 295.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Anime 17.4%, Romance 15%, Cute 8.8%, Dating Sim 7.2%
- #33 Project Vostok: Episode 1
75% 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: Visual Novel 18.1%, Gore 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 13.2%
- #34 彷徨之街 The Street of Adrift
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,325 reviews2024
Dev: Caramel-Mocha StudioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。
Why similar: Gore 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 13.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Anime 11.9%
- #35 Moe Era
73% matchVery Positive88% of 4,830 reviews2020
Dev: Comfy Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Moe Era, the era of cute things! It has everything but a hero to help four adorable girls. You're the one they're waiting for!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Anime 15.7%, Romance 11.2%, Dating Sim 8.9%
- #36 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,308 reviews2016
Dev: FerventPub: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Sexual Content 13.5%, Romance 13.5%, Anime 9.1%, Nudity 8.8%
- #37 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Gore 22.6%, Mystery 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Anime 12.5%
- #38 BlueberryNOVA
76% matchMixed65% of 118 reviews2018
Dev: Nova B12
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%
BlueberryNOVA is a yuri visual novel about a girl who is transferred to new place of study.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Anime 13.7%, Dating Sim 8.3%, Romance 7.8%
- #39 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale-【DEMOver.】
74% matchVery Positive90% of 373 reviews2018
Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
-"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.
Why similar: Gore 37.1%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 19.8%, Horror 14.7%, Sexual Content 4.8%
- #40 Secret Psychology
70% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Momentum Games
Windows
Try to understand and solve their pain by using hypnosis! Please enjoy her story of overcoming pain and standing up
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 12.4%, Cute 11.4%, Romance 11.3%, Sexual Content 10.3%
- #41 Lunar Mirror
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,074 reviews2023
Dev: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Lunar Mirror" It is a horror suspense decryption game with the theme of Cthulhu in the research institute. Nishimura Qiren's girlfriend mysteriously disappeared on campus. As the investigation deepened, strange events happened one after another
Why similar: Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18%, Mystery 14.8%, Sexual Content 12.4%, RPG 9.6%
- #42 Dark Secrets of Showbiz
71% matchVery Positive85% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: BoruPub: Playmeow
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
In her attempt to solve the mystery of her parents’ death, Chen Ruoxia is accidently drawn into the storm of unspoken rules in the entertainment industry. Hiding behind it is a truth even uglier... In this showbiz world surrounded by dark secrets and conspiracies, will she be able to escape with the truth or will she become their next...
Why similar: Mystery 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Anime 14.3%, Sexual Content 10.4%, Cute 10%
- #43 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
70% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Gore 19.3%, Anime 17.2%, Horror 15.5%, Romance 15.1%
- #44 At Home Alone
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,891 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: 0Cube
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 24.4%, Anime 18.6%, RPG 9.9%, Cute 8.6%
- #45 Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,619 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 82.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A Visual Novel with a twist - improve skills, charm girls, and learn dangerous secrets... by any means necessary.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Romance 13.5%, Sexual Content 13%, Anime 12.1%, Dating Sim 11.8%
- #46 Honeymoon : Mystery Journey
68% matchVery Positive82% of 204 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman.LTDPub: Mango Party
Windows
Return to that fateful day to save your beloved wife in this time-hopping puzzle game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Romance 14.5%, Anime 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Sexual Content 9.5%
- #47 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 161.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Gore 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Horror 12.4%
- #48 Lands Of Peace: Legends - Chapter 1
72% matchMostly Negative38% of 142 reviews2021
Dev: Steve Madison
Windows
Lands Of Peace: Legends is a 3D anime, hentai, adventure, adult game with sexual contents. Myths, Legends, Monsters about a place? Does it really exist? Is it really peaceful? After much research, you have arrived to the secret Lands of Peace...adventures await you!
Why similar: RPG 21.3%, Sexual Content 19%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Romance 14.1%, Nudity 13.1%
- #49 白昼梦 · 心象病院
67% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.9%, Mystery 24%, Horror 17.2%, RPG 11.4%, Gore 6.9%
- #50 雨鸦 - You are my sanctuary
69% matchVery Positive91% of 288 reviews2018
Dev: 迷糊的安安
Windows
《雨鸦》是一款灰色治愈风格的剧情向解谜游戏。探寻久远的回忆，失散又重聚的兄妹俩，孤独而温暖的亲情故事。
Why similar: Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Anime 12.9%, RPG 11.2%
- #51 月影魅像-解放之羽-
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,736 reviews2019
Dev: AppliquePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
《月影魅像-解放之羽-》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的一款悬疑传奇题材作品。本作由小田原箱根负责作画、桐月编写剧本、鹰石忍制作音乐。讲述了一个层层剥茧，需要完成十几种不同结局才能最终了解全貌的精彩故事。本作曾荣获萌系游戏大赏2017年度话题金奖。
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Gore 18.4%, Mystery 16.5%, Anime 14.1%, Sexual Content 9.7%
- #52 Heart Fragment
68% matchVery Positive92% of 325 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Romance 19.1%, RPG 15.8%, Anime 10.1%, Indie 8.4%
- #53 Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 572 reviews2018
Dev: NostalgiaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A short love story with a twist: the love of your life is 50% human, and 50% grasshopper.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Gore 24.6%, Anime 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Romance 8%
- #54 Yokai's Secret
67% matchVery Positive90% of 6,923 reviews2020
Dev: Double WPub: Toffee Cafe
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"Yokai's secret" is a decrypt game with ecchi girls. The "Country of Yamato" once had cherry blossoms, and Yokai lived in peace with human beings. One day, the Yokai suddenly began to riot. In order to heal the world, you, as the "Master Hentai", embarked on the journey.
Why similar: Sexual Content 22.6%, Nudity 15.6%, Anime 15.5%, Hentai 11%, RPG 10.9%
- #55 Her Lie I Tried To Believe
69% matchVery Positive81% of 976 reviews2018
Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Sexual Content 22.1%, Anime 21.6%, Nudity 8.6%, Casual 4.9%
- #56 Zero End: Chapter One
66% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Stolen Rose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zero End is a paranormal mystery adult Visual Novel with horror elements where you try to find the truth behind the sinister happenings at Altham Academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Mystery 23.4%, Sexual Content 18.1%, Horror 16.6%, Nudity 8.7%
