Games Like Novena Diabolos

Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.

Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 10.8%, Thriller 9.2%, Anime 8.8%

Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 18%, Dark 12%, Investigation 11.9%, Survival 11.8%

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 25.6%, Anime 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Survival Horror 8.6%

The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Detective 15%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Anime 7%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Horror 13.6%, Detective 13%, Mystery 11.9%, Anime 10.9%

Your class trip to Durhal Cathedral turns into a nightmare when everyone gets trapped inside. A killer demon hides among your classmates—can you uncover the truth before it’s too late?

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Anime 15.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.5%, Detective 9%

Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.

Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 13%, Horror 11%, Dark 9.4%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Horror 13.8%, Anime 11.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Dark 10.8%

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Horror 24%, Anime 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Mystery 7.5%

Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —

Why similar: Vampires 19.2% ★, Visual Novel 16.7%, Anime 11.2%, Mystery 9.7%, RPG 8.7%

A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!

Why similar: Detective 18%, Horror 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Anime 11.3%, Dark 11.2%

Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

Why similar: Crime 21%, Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 11.7%, Mystery 9.4%

The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?

Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 13%, Mystery 8.7%, Horror 8.1%

Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Anime 10.5%, Horror 9%

On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 14.1%, RPG 13.3%, Mystery 9.3%

Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Dark 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?

Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 8.5%

"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 15.5%, Anime 14.1%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

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 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.6%, Detective 10.1%

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: Visual Novel 23.9%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Anime 13.2%, Dark 10.6%

A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...

Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Horror 29%, Anime 13.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Detective 12.1%

You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?

Why similar: Demons 17.3%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 10.7%

Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!

Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Anime 12%, Investigation 9.6%, Dark 8.8%

You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Anime 12.7%, Horror 12.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Demons 11.1%

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Demons 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 15%, Mystery 12.2%

Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.

Why similar: Horror 18%, Thriller 14.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Detective 11.5%, Anime 9.9%

A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Detective 23.8%, Anime 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Dark 9.1%

Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...

Why similar: Demons 33%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Horror 16.6%, RPG 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%

You were hired to extract a bioengineer. Now your team is cut off, your comms are dead, and you're surrounded by something wearing human skin. Hold the line, make the calls, and survive the night in this choice-driven visual novel with turn-based combat.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Dark 16.8%, RPG 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Demons 9.8%

In 1947, hard-boiled private eye Ben O'Hara is searching for a missing girl in an abandoned hotel. Investigate room by room, piece together clues, and give the living dead lead poisoning in this noir horror. Can you push through your fear and discover what became of her?

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.3%, Detective 16.1%, Anime 12.2%, Horror 11.3%, Investigation 9.5%

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Magic 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Horror 8.3%

Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——

Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Thriller 12.3%, Dark 11%

Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 16%, Horror 15.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Dark 10.5%

Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths

Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Magic 15.2%, Demons 15%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

NineHells is a psychological horror first person single player, with an unraveling mystery, enriched with voice acting, and has virtual haunted attraction feeling. You play as Davie a man trying to remember his past while traveling though Hell. Play and find out what in the Ninehells is going on!

Why similar: Survival Horror 24%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18%, Dark 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Dark 14.1%, Anime 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%

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: Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 14.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Thriller 12.4%, Dark 11.1%

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: Visual Novel 14.4%, Horror 13.5%, Anime 12.7%, Thriller 12.5%, Dark 11.3%

Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?

Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Dark 13.7%, RPG 12.1%, Anime 10.5%

A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.

Why similar: Demons 23.3%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Anime 10.9%

Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion is an old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Dark 18.4%, Horror 18.2%, Mystery 13.1%, RPG 11%

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 29.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Anime 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Detective 8.5%

Psychological horror and mystery game about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city and investigate murders while trying to escape Death. This is a visual novel and point and click game.

Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Horror 12.2%, Anime 11.9%, Mystery 10.8%

In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.

Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 11.8%, Horror 9.8%, 2D 8.2%

Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.1%, Adventure 29.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, 2D 4.6%

A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.

Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Demons 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Horror 15.3%

Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Detective 16.5%, Horror 15.1%, Demons 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.

Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Anime 25.8%, RPG 20.5%, Adventure 10.8%, 2D 7.7%

You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.

Why similar: Investigation 25.9%, RPG 14.1%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 9.5%

The game takes place in a world on the brink of destruction. You experience all the horrors of the apocalypse in your own cozy house on the outskirts of a small town. People may knock on your door in need of your help. Will you be able to save them?

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, RPG 14.1%, Thriller 10.7%, Dark 10%

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Magic 8.6%, Mystery 7.9%

In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.

Why similar: Horror 24.2%, RPG 18.1%, Anime 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Adventure 8.3%

The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!

Why similar: Investigation 18.1%, Detective 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Crime 14.8%, Horror 13.5%

A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.

Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Horror 15.5%, Anime 9.9%, Mystery 9.3%

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Horror 18%, Anime 16.1%, Dark 12.3%, Mystery 8.8%

Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 12.6%, Anime 10.7%, Survival 10.4%, Mystery 9.6%

A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.

Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 17.6%, Mystery 9.6%, RPG 9.5%

Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!

Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 12%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Anime 16.9%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, RPG 12.3%

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: Visual Novel 27.8%, Horror 23.5%, Thriller 16.3%, Dark 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%