Games Like oct 14

A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Horror 7.6%, Cute 7.4%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Top-Down 12.5%, Cute 10%

DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE is the first part of a dialogue-based, story-driven psychological horror game made in RPG Maker MZ.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Top-Down 9.9%, RPG 7.6%

Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Surreal 19.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Horror 8.6%, Top-Down 8.5%

A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Surreal 35.9%, Visual Novel 31.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 8.2%, Story Rich 7.7%

Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Psychological Horror 35.5%, Horror 16%, Dark 7.2%, Indie 1.6%

Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.5%, Visual Novel 28.3%, RPG 18.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Colorful 8.5%

A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43%, RPG 26.5%, Horror 12%, Linear 8.5%, Story Rich 8.4%

A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.2%, RPG 23.6%, Emotional 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Linear 8.9%

Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, RPG 28.2%, Horror 20.1%, Story Rich 8.2%, Indie 1.5%

An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.3%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Horror 7.9%, Cute 6.8%

"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Emotional 14.9%, Cute 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 8.9%

A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Cute 9.7%

When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...

Why similar: RPG 21%, Cartoon 18.1%, Cute 16.8%, Horror 11.9%, Colorful 10.4%

She was created for one purpose: to make sure everyone in the world enjoys Halloween. At all costs. A short, fully-voiced horror visual novel exploring instrumental convergence.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Linear 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 6.7%

Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, RPG 12.6%, Emotional 11%, Horror 8.4%

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Emotional 13.9%, Linear 12%, Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 11.3%

A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Emotional 14%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 9.8%

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: RPG 27.2%, Story Rich 17.9%, Top-Down 16.7%, Horror 12%, Emotional 9.9%

Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Story Rich 8.9%

A cute RPG Maker horror game

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Top-Down 11.9%, RPG 10.9%, Cute 10.2%

"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Top-Down 10.7%

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 24.5%, Psychological Horror 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Surreal 12.5%, Cute 9.6%

本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中，玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员，分工调查被委托的事件，探索场景，寻找线索，并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, RPG 11.5%, Cute 11.4%

A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Linear 11.4%, Horror 10.4%

Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, RPG 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Cute 18.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

A short non-linear narrative game about negative experiences after coming out as transgender.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.4%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Emotional 13%, Story Rich 7.2%

A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Cute 17.8%, Surreal 17.4%, Horror 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

That day, we told a lie.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Surreal 25.2%, Top-Down 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, RPG 8%

A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.

Why similar: Surreal 51.4%, Emotional 25.1%, Dark 14.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, Indie 0.3%

An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Cute 11.1%, Horror 9.3%

This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.7%, Horror 21%, Top-Down 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Dark 9.2%

A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Story Rich 8.2%, Dark 4.9%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 8.1%

"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Emotional 11.2%, Story Rich 5.8%

A chance encounter. An inevitable murder. The truth always hides where you least expect it. Survive the night in this mansion.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Horror 11.7%, RPG 9.2%

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Cute 19.4%, Dark 9.9%, Story Rich 6.3%

All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.2%, Cute 13.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Emotional 11.8%, RPG 8.2%

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 46.2%, Visual Novel 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Emotional 7.1%, Story Rich 6.4%

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 25.7%, Surreal 23%, Emotional 15.5%, Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Cute 11.8%, RPG 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Story Rich 10.2%

This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, RPG 13.5%, Cute 10.8%

An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Linear 15.8%, Dark 5.9%

A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.

Why similar: Surreal 31.6%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.5%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Cute 15.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 5%

"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 31.3%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Cute 14.2%, Emotional 8.4%, Linear 6.7%

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.

Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Top-Down 13.4%, Emotional 13.1%, Story Rich 8.4%

A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.

Why similar: Surreal 27%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Emotional 13.7%, Story Rich 8.2%

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 52.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, LGBTQ+ 6.4%, Emotional 5.5%

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Emotional 14.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

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 25.7%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 13.1%, Linear 11.9%, Story Rich 10.1%

A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, RPG 8.8%

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.3%, Visual Novel 29.4%, Surreal 12.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Horror 10.1%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Cute 8.6%, Horror 7.6%

You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Emotional 10.9%, Horror 10.8%

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.8%, RPG 13%, Cute 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Story Rich 10.9%

Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.1%, Visual Novel 43.8%, Colorful 9.5%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Top-Down 14.3%, RPG 12.2%, Horror 8.4%

オムニバス形式で送る四章構成の心霊ホラーノベルゲーム

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Psychological Horror 37.4%, Horror 19.8%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%