- #1 NOeSIS02_羽化
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 758 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 11.5%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Romance 9%, Mystery 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game and continues the dark, supernatural mystery narrative established in the first entry.
- #2 NOeSIS Ⅱ-人间无常「重置版」
96% matchVery Positive98% of 205 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 9.6%, Gore 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This remastered version of the second installment provides the definitive experience for fans of the series' unique psychological horror style.
- #3 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
96% matchVery Positive92% of 2,538 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 173.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Gore 11.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Romance 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like NOeSIS, this title is a masterpiece of psychological horror that explores dark, philosophical themes through a visual novel format.
- #4 Doki Doki Literature Club!
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 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%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 12.8%, Romance 10.6%, Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It subverts the cute anime aesthetic to deliver a shocking psychological horror experience that is highly regarded in the genre.
- #5 The Song of Saya
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,431 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 59.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Gore 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Romance 10.7%, Horror 8%
Why You'll Like It: This classic visual novel is essential for fans of the gore and psychological horror elements found in the seed game.
- #6 Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of Offerings
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Chatte NoirePub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 8.0 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 22.7%, Gore 22.1%, Anime 15.1%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific blend of gore, horror, and anime-style visual novel storytelling present in the seed game.
- #7 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,381 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.7 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 36.9%, Mystery 27.1%, Anime 21%, Cute 6.1%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core premise of a seemingly peaceful setting hiding a deep, terrifying mystery and supernatural horror.
- #8 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,040 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 27.9%, Mystery 18.5%, Anime 17.9%, Horror 9.6%, Gore 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This mystery-focused visual novel provides a compelling narrative with a similar emphasis on character secrets and suspense.
- #9 The House in Fata Morgana
91% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 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 18.9%, Romance 18.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This gothic suspense visual novel excels at building a haunting, psychological atmosphere similar to the tone of the NOeSIS series.
- #10 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,616 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 27.4%, Anime 22%, Romance 12.9%, Horror 11.3%, Sexual Content 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A concise horror visual novel that effectively uses anime aesthetics to mask a darker, more sinister narrative.
- #11 CHAOS;CHILD
90% matchVery Positive93% of 3,899 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 18.2%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Anime 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a complex mystery plot involving psychological trauma and gruesome incidents that will resonate with fans of the seed game.
- #12 Kill or Love
89% 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: Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Romance 16%, Anime 15.3%, Mystery 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title explores the intersection of romance and psychological horror, mirroring the darker character dynamics of the seed game.
- #13 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
88% matchVery Positive90% of 598 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 37.5%, Anime 19.3%, Mystery 18.1%, Gore 13.7%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a complex, multi-perspective mystery narrative that rewards players for unraveling psychological secrets.
- #14 Summer Nightmare
89% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
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 24%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Anime 17.1%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a short, intense horror experience that leans heavily into the psychological and gore-filled themes of the seed game.
- #15 Quantum Suicide
87% 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 15.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Gore 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a high-stakes mystery with multiple endings and psychological elements that keep the player guessing.
- #16 School Years
86% matchVery Positive82% of 1,498 reviews2019
Dev: YEARSPub: 电钮组
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 13.2 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 16.6%, Romance 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Anime 11.1%, Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on intense, character-driven drama with dark undertones that fit the psychological profile of the seed game.
- #17 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
86% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 27.6%, Mystery 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Anime 11.6%, Gore 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This series combines high-stakes mystery with psychological tension and branching paths that force players to confront dark truths.
- #18 Corpse Party
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Gore 18.6%, Anime 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a staple of the anime horror genre, focusing on survival and the psychological breakdown of characters in a supernatural setting.
- #19 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,708 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 42.9 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 27.9%, Mystery 26.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Anime 11.2%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A legendary mystery visual novel that challenges the player with complex puzzles and supernatural psychological horror.
- #20 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
81% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 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 29.2%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Anime 15.8%, Cute 10.1%, Dating Sim 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the psychological horror and multiple-ending structure that defines the NOeSIS experience.
- #21 Sakura no Mori † Dreamers
84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,058 reviews2017
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 194.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 14.5%, Gore 10.7%, Sexual Content 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features a dark, supernatural mystery plot that aligns with the seed game's tone.
- #22 Project Vostok: Episode 1
83% 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 18.2%, Gore 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: This indie visual novel focuses on psychological horror and mystery, fitting well within the thematic scope of the seed game.
- #23 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
82% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: Mystery 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Romance 11.5%, Dating Sim 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines dating-sim elements with Lovecraftian mystery and psychological horror, echoing the seed game's genre-bending nature.
- #24 Moe Era
80% 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 16.3%, Anime 15.7%, Romance 11.2%, Dating Sim 9%
Why You'll Like It: Despite its cute appearance, it contains significant psychological horror elements that subvert player expectations.
- #25 Sweetest Monster
81% matchVery Positive92% of 618 reviews2017
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Romance 13.8%, Anime 12.4%, Horror 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that deals with heavy themes and dark character secrets.
- #26 MWNeus
78% matchVery Positive84% of 442 reviews2024
Dev: CLLGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 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 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Romance 15.8%, Nudity 9.9%, Dating Sim 9.7%
- #27 Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia
79% matchVery Positive91% of 565 reviews2019
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 85.2 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%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Anime 13.3%, Sexual Content 12.9%, Nudity 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a blend of mystery and character-focused narrative that fans of the genre will find familiar.
- #28 Carpe Diem
79% 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 8.4%, Psychological Horror 4.7%
- #29 Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,632 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 82.5 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 16.7%, Romance 13.2%, Sexual Content 12.9%, Anime 11.9%, Dating Sim 11.6%
- #30 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
78% 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%, Romance 13.6%, Sexual Content 13.5%, Anime 9.2%, Nudity 8.7%
- #31 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
75% matchVery Positive94% of 2,933 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 37.6 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 19.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Romance 16.3%, Anime 12.6%, Cute 8.2%
- #32 The Edge Of
77% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Edge Of is a Mystery NTR visual novel with a tense atmosphere and a story that will keep you on the Edge of your seat. Play as either Sam as he grapples with the fact that his wife might be cheating on him, or Beth, the lovely wife who couldn't possibly be cheating... or is she?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Romance 14.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Anime 9.3%
- #33 At Home Alone Final
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,988 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 20.2%, Mystery 17.3%, RPG 14.6%, Sexual Content 4.8%
- #34 Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn
74% matchMixed69% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Celestial Novel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn is a visual novel game set in an enigmatic city rife with mystery and lust. Navigate the intertwining paths of fate and desire, unearth the haunting secrets of Vaulinhorn, and revel in the thrill of its sensual encounters.
Why similar: Romance 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 10.7%, Sexual Content 9.1%
- #35 Dark Secrets of Showbiz
74% matchVery Positive85% of 149 reviews2022
Dev: BoruPub: Playmeow
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 19.9 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 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Anime 13%, Sexual Content 9.5%, Cute 9%
- #36 BlueberryNOVA
76% matchMixed65% of 120 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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Anime 13.6%, Dating Sim 8.3%, Romance 7.8%
- #37 彷徨之街 The Street of Adrift
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,333 reviews2024
Dev: Caramel-Mocha StudioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。
Why similar: Gore 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Romance 13.7%, Anime 11.9%, Mystery 11.9%
- #38 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
75% 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 16%, Gore 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 12.5%
- #39 Sabbat of the Witch
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,372 reviews2018
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 296.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 40%, Anime 17.3%, Romance 15.3%, Cute 8.6%, Dating Sim 7.1%
- #40 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,810 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Gore 21.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Anime 12.5%
- #41 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
70% 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 26.3%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 18.4%, Dating Sim 12.8%, FPS 5.9%
- #42 Secret Psychology
71% matchVery Positive92% of 61 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 11.2%, Sexual Content 10.4%
- #43 GNOSIA
69% matchVery Positive94% of 4,865 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 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 24.9%, Mystery 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Anime 18.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #44 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
70% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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%, Anime 17.2%, Horror 15.9%, Romance 15%
- #45 Lunar Mirror
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,084 reviews2023
Dev: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"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 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Sexual Content 12.7%, RPG 9.6%
- #46 白昼梦 · 心象病院
68% matchVery Positive85% of 235 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 30.5%, Mystery 23.7%, Horror 17.1%, RPG 11.4%, Gore 6.7%
- #47 Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 576 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 25.1%, Gore 24.7%, Anime 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Romance 7.8%
- #48 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,296 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 163.4 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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 12.5%
- #49 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 19.1%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Romance 14%, Nudity 13.1%
- #50 Heart Fragment
68% matchVery Positive92% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 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 19.9%, Romance 19%, RPG 15.9%, Anime 10.2%, Indie 8.3%
- #51 Yokai's Secret
67% matchVery Positive90% of 6,923 reviews2020
Dev: Double WPub: Toffee Cafe
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 33.8 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 22.8%, Nudity 15.6%, Anime 15.5%, RPG 10.9%, Hentai 10.9%
- #52 Rescuing You in the Infinite Loop
69% matchMixed69% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: NemesisPub: Playmeow
Windows
Kyosuke and his fiancée, Erisa, are visiting an isolated island in the sea and attending a mysterious festival to make a sacrifice to the island's gods. It should have been a romantic holiday, but the island seemed to be overshadowed by a great fear coming from the abyss...
Why similar: Romance 15%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 12%, Anime 11%
- #53 Zero End: Chapter One
66% matchVery Positive86% of 102 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 23.2%, Sexual Content 18.3%, Horror 16.6%, Nudity 8.7%
- #54 At Home Alone
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,898 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
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%, Horror 24.5%, Anime 18.7%, RPG 9.9%, Cute 8.6%
- #55 Her Lie I Tried To Believe
68% matchVery Positive81% of 976 reviews2018
Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 22.2%, Anime 21.6%, Nudity 8.6%, Casual 4.8%
- #56 AMNESIA
67% matchMixed67% of 1,064 reviews2022
Dev: Super Alex
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Sexual Content 23%, Romance 22.3%, Nudity 14.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
