- #1 Cerebral
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Youviverse
Windows
Cerebral is a short psychological horror game where every mistake hurts your memory. Save your mind or surrender it to the system. What remains of you either way?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Surreal 12.9%, Nonlinear 10.5%
- #2 Ib
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,340 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Surreal 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #3 Waiting for Heaven
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZwiebelGames
Windows
Waiting for Heaven is a psychological first-person-horror experience about waiting at a lonely bus stop between life and death. Every decision counts. Your actions, patience, and behavior determine whether the final bus takes you to Heaven, Hell, or somewhere far worse.
Why similar: Time Management 22%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Surreal 11.6%, Time Manipulation 11.4% ★
- #4 DreamNet
95% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Danik Studios
Windows
Rediscover the internet of the 2000s in DreamNet, a free to play Frutiger Aero exploration game. Dive into nostalgic worlds, uncover the story, and revisit the beauty of the old internet.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Surreal 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Nonlinear 8.8%
- #5 BBirthday - Visual Novel
94% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Yun Seven
Windows
Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective 👁️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Multiple Endings 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #6 Corridors
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dmitry Buzgin
Windows
Explore an abandoned hospital, solve puzzles, and uncover a nonlinear story where your choices have consequences. A hardcore psychological horror game in pixel art.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Gore 7.8%, Violent 7.3%
- #7 Yuremizu: Hold It Through the Shift
93% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: Yaminato AoiPub: Yaminato Studio
Windows
A simulator where, under a strange suggestion triggered by moving water, you must keep serving water to customers during your shift.
Why similar: Time Management 30.7%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Female Protagonist 18%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Cute 8.3%
- #8 CE-III Protocol: Last Drop
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Liminal Grove Studio
Windows
CE-III Protocol is a horror puzzle RPG set in an SCP-inspired world. An amnesiac girl wakes in the darkness—frail, timid… but not alone nor defenseless. Face deadly entities: observe, evade, exploit… or simply eliminate them. Lead her through this surreal nightmare, and uncover the secret behind it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #9 Owold : A simulation distortion
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Pixxaller Studios
Windows
Owold is a type of Psychological Horror game. A story that emerged after an event that took place years later when humanity completely placed itself in the multiverse.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Multiple Endings 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #10 Backrooms: Outpost 998
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Drzomboss09433
Windows
You are a member of the M.E.G., sent on a mission into the Backrooms. When the portal breaks after you enter, you become trapped. Explore the Backrooms, contact the M.E.G., and make your way to Outpost 998 for extraction — or venture deeper and discover what lies beyond. Based on Wikidot canon.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36%, Psychological Horror 30.4%, Multiple Endings 23.6%, Adventure 9.9%
- #11 Lily's Well
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,672 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Surreal 12%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #12 SPRKLS.exe
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PesiiDom
Windows
˚ ̴̡̢̛̼̬̠̰̀͟҉̢C͊͊ ༘⋆ ⟡̷͛ SPRKLS.exe is a cute, melancholic story-driven puzzle-platformer visual novel about friendship and apocalypse that unfolds entirely on YOUR desktop 𓂃˗ˏˋ⟢ 𓂅 ⋆. ˖𓏲ּ𝄢 ⟡̵̂ ִֶָ 𓂃⊹
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #13 Contra Spem Spero
89% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: DADZINGO
Windows · Linux
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Surreal 7.3%
- #14 Seeds of Pain
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aky Heart
Windows · Mac · Linux
A group of kids decide to leave the floating island they live on to go and explore a colossal world tree. They don't know yet how dangerous this choice will be. Feel their fear and try to survive in this Visual Novel with resource management systems.
Why similar: Time Management 32.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #15 Lake of Darkness
87% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Steeze Games
Windows
Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Surreal 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #16 SYNTAXIA
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CANCAT GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Mac · Linux
SYNTAXIA is a dream-dark adventure game that allows you to rewrite reality itself by changing the words that describe it. Use your creativity and intuition to escape. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Surreal 17.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #17 Sister Other Paranoia
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 677 reviews2026
Dev: HazeDenkiPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
A dark visual novel by acclaimed creator nyalra. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Cute 10.5%, Gore 7.2%
- #18 Mahou Shoujo Escape
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: cocoan
Windows
Let's escape the room before the countdown ends, or☆……?
Why similar: Time Management 29%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #19 Sara
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sara Eshard
Windows · Mac · Linux
3 days, 3 dreams, and 3 worlds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Surreal 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 6%
- #20 正体 SHOUT-AI
83% matchMixed61% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: 852話
Windows
Walk through a broken game with Yoka in this psychological horror visual novel. Move dialogue windows, peer through fragmented images, and read records no one answers. What you touch, preserve, or leave behind shapes your conversations and leads to six endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Surreal 12%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #21 Deep Into Darkness
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bubuxus23 Studios
Windows
Deep Into Darkness is a horror game about a guy living in an average city, with dark secrets hiding beneath. Explore the town and its surroundings, do whatever you want, while keeping in mind that every action leads to different paths, each one unique and strange.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Surreal 13.6%
- #22 Do you have SALT?
82% matchPositive91% of 45 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: Psychological Horror 20%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #23 Ami's Room
82% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows · Mac
An exploration game set in a surreal dreamscape full of projections. Piece together past recollections and elusive memories. Make a choice as the reality and dreamed world begins to blur...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Surreal 21.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #24 OneShot: World Machine Edition
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,811 reviews2024
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.2%, Puzzle 13.5%, Surreal 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #25 糖霜与灰烬之森 The forest of sweet lies
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零露
Windows
你是个乖巧懂事的好孩子,妈妈生病了,探望外婆的重任交到了你的手中。路途遥远,一边享受这段有趣的旅途一边前进吧!不过,好像一直有什么东西在试图接近你……别让它抓到你,更别让它击败你!游戏内含有较简单的回合制战斗,战斗中可以收集不同敌人的图鉴小故事和各种可爱的小互动。以“心情值”取代传统血条,无等级,无需大量刷经验值。游戏包含多个结局,玩家的每一个不同的选择都可能导向不同的结果。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.2%, Multiple Endings 21.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Puzzle 8.7%, Cute 8.2%
- #26 Mitoza
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,916 reviews2021
Dev: Gal MamalyaPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 17%
It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Surreal 19.8%, Multiple Endings 17%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #27 Pixel Nightshift: The Vesta Protocol
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Linux
You are on the night shift at a desolate robot logistics facility. Prepare orders, pack them, and deliver them. The routine appears simple, yet every night something shifts a little more out of place. Ten nights. Two endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Multiple Endings 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Story Rich 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #28 冷泉-阈限空间
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Li Jun
Windows
A 2D psychological horror survival game with no weapons. Every time you enter, the map reorganizes itself. Walls can be broken with an ice axe. Invisible entities can only be tracked by the sound of their footsteps. In an endlessly looping liminal corridor, finding the exit is your only way out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Surreal 15.8%, Puzzle 14.6%
- #29 箱舟キバウ
78% matchNo user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: mop
Windows
余命1日の主人公によるちょっと非常識で不条理なADVノベル。 解像度の低い隔絶された世界で揺蕩う。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Multiple Endings 22.2%, Surreal 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #30 Soul Return
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxpace
Windows
Help a little soul go through a unique and wonderful world. Explore the area, solve puzzles, find scraps of memories to help the hero reunite with his family and find out why Death didn't come for him.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.7%, Surreal 16%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #31 No Ghost in Circus Caravan
77% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
It's a small... somewhat eerie circus caravan. Each round lasts a few minutes, leading to numerous endings. Unravel the mysteries and control the outcomes. In the end, you might just hold it in your hands...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Multiple Endings 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Cute 9.3%, Adventure 5.5%
- #32 MYMEMORY
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: jswessler
Windows · Mac
MYMEMORY is a story-focused RPGMaker game set in the SCP Foundation universe. Play through Camille's memories as she is contained and classified as SCP-9831. Is the Foundation hiding something? Does Camille know more than she's letting on? Does Camille know about... you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Multiple Endings 22%, Puzzle 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #33 Endacopia
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 7,578 reviews2026
Dev: Andyland
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Surreal 16.7%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #34 Let's Go Out
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lemniscat
Windows · Mac
Chosen isolation has kept you inside for far too long. Now, explore an interactive home, examine objects to uncover past memories, and confront surreal nightmares within. Every choice branches the narrative toward multiple endings. Can you step outside?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Surreal 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #35 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
75% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called MINDFUNK that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this MIND****.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.8%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Surreal 9.9%
- #36 MINUSE
75% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Pericallis_
Windows
A warm and healing fairy tale adventure journey. Get to know the outside world, make new friends and work together to escape the fate of death brought by the curse.There are a total of eight official endings in the game, and everything is determined by your choices.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.5%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Gore 8.6%, Violent 8%
- #37 House of Rules
76% matchVery Positive90% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: Chii the Cat
Windows
Congratulations! You're hired as a new waterer in Black Kiwa. Water the plants, and we'll pay you 30 G per hour. You'll never find any other job this generous. No, we're not hiding anything from you. If you just follow the work protocols and stay out of trouble, everything will be fine.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Multiple Endings 22.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Puzzle 12.5%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #38 Anomalous City
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 蒼木いつろ
Windows
Narrative-adventure game where you contain "anomalies" secretly and prevent the world’s end. Influenced by the "SCP Foundation" and "Cthulhu Mythos," the game offers a blend of unease and curiosity as you delve into a bizarre and disturbing world, eventually uncovering hidden truths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Time Manipulation 23% ★, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Cute 7%
- #39 Selfpolis
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trioskaz
Windows
What will happen if anxieties overwhelm a human so much they burst into a real-world like a wave?
Why similar: Time Management 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #40 The Clown's Forest: Shadows of Blood
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Retrowave Studios
Windows
Set during the events of The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows, join Officer Dragon as he is kidnapped by Chester, and taken to a very familiar location. He isn't the only victim stuck in the forest though. Meet familiar, and unfamiliar faces as you fight to survive, or succumb to your death.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #41 I SHALL NAME THE DEAD
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tiago RechPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Nameless Dead cannot be buried, their remains pile up in a mass of indignity. You have crawled from the gutter to name them. Explore the cemetery and uncover their names before the Worm eats your insides.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16%, Surreal 14.9%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #42 Dead Man's Pass
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ark
Windows
Inspect travel passes and question the strangers who reach your mountain gate after dark. In this yokai inspection game, compare every face, paper, and answer, then let them pass, turn them away, or draw your sword. Your family and the village bear the cost.
Why similar: Time Management 33.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 4.2%
- #43 Dopamine rogue
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl+Art
Windows
Manage your dopamine, earn money, build decks, and navigate life's challenges in this psychological life-simulation roguelike. Every choice shapes your story as you struggle to survive your own mind. A solo-developed project crafted over two years.
Why similar: Time Management 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Surreal 13.2%
- #44 I Feel Fine
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secret Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
The meteorite will hit your space station in 3 days, and you’re bolted to the floor. Can you convince someone to free you? Meet, persuade, and escape certain doom with a large cast of characters in this bittersweet and hilarious adventure game!
Why similar: Time Management 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #45 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,923 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 28.7%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #46 Mado Marks
70% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three students record themselves in a classroom room that shouldn’t exist... The next morning, one of them is gone forever... A short psychological horror VN about memory, proof, and erasure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #47 怨嗟の村~Village of Grudges~
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: huyosi
Windows
Village of Grudges is a 2D horror adventure game about choices. A series of cruel choices await the young men who have wandered into another world, and you must control them so that they can return to their original world in a world that changes depending on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.2%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 7%, Violent 6%
- #48 Knight, Death and the Devil
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frequency eye
Windows
Knight, Death and the Devil — This is a dark visual novel that will take you into a creepy world full of danger and unexpected twists.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Nonlinear 14%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #49 Last Bloody Snack
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Small Throne Studios
Windows
Cody, haunted by psychological demons, envisions a monstrous threat eliminating all he hates.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #50 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
69% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Gore 7.9%
- #51 Make Her Real
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young inmate is given a faded body pillow of a girl from an old romance VN. Then she starts speaking... and becomes the only person who still sees him as human. A short psychological horror VN about guilt and the desperate need for love.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Multiple Endings 24.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Choices Matter 5.4%
- #52 Transmission in Progress…
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinicats
Windows
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Time Management 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Time Manipulation 12% ★, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #53 Party Executable
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 8Byte Games
Windows
Trapped within the walls of Fauxidy Manor, you are forced to continue downwards into the horrors below in order to find the truth and make your escape. It's not all bad though! You get to talk with some wacky characters along the way and collect some cool stuff!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Multiple Endings 16%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #54 Children of Silentown: Prologue
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Surreal 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #55 Lost Diskettes Vol.1
67% matchVery Positive88% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Puko
Windows
This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Multiple Endings 20.4%, Surreal 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #56 Junko's Part Time Job !!
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dokiDebug
Windows
"Your choices have always mattered, please don't forget that." - A creepy-cute otome visual novel where you follow a loyal group of friends' descent into anomalies, magical girls and more! ♡
Why similar: Time Management 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #57 The Room Syndrome
69% matchVery Positive95% of 364 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.7%, Multiple Endings 21.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #58 Rouge Patrol
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimlark
Windows
A war that outlived the soldiers who fought it. Enemies inherited by a generation not grown. You will lead your precocious unit into this unending conflict and find out if the bonds of friendship can withstand the tides of war. Overflowing with black humour, you'll laugh till you cry...
Why similar: Time Management 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #59 Reversed Rebecca
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunsigne
Windows
The RPG game where your choices really matter! Find tools, solve puzzles, go back in time and reverse causality! But beware of the consequences...
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Time Manipulation 16.9% ★, Puzzle 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #60 Vossarium
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stilledly
Windows
Escape a twisted facility where reality bends around you. Sneak past The Guardian, use a camera with a reality shifting lens to break the laws of physics, befriend strange entities lurking inside, and uncover the dark truth of Mira Voss's life.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Multiple Endings 18.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%