- #1 Hazy Mind
97% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Anime 11%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strong match for the psychological horror and visual novel elements found in the seed game.
- #2 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Psychological 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Surreal 7%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the surreal, psychological, and pixelated atmosphere that makes outside the door so compelling.
- #3 this morning I decided to die
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Anime 19.5%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game explores heavy psychological themes through a visual novel format with multiple endings and an anime-inspired art style.
- #4 Night Loops
95% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Anime 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly atmospheric and mysterious experience with a focus on pixel graphics and psychological tension.
- #5 Who's Lila?
94% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Surreal 20.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, surreal mystery with a focus on psychological depth and pixel-art aesthetics that mirror the seed game's vibe.
- #6 Afterdream
94% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological 26.7%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Surreal 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric adventure that leans heavily into the psychological and dreamlike qualities of the seed game.
- #7 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Anime 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes high-stakes choices and mystery within a visual novel framework, much like the seed game.
- #8 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,042 reviews2023
Dev: Kit9 Studio
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Psychological 41.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Horror 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological narrative that excels in delivering unsettling themes through a visual novel structure.
- #9 Tokyo Dark
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Anime 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Mystery 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused visual novel that blends anime aesthetics with psychological horror and branching narrative paths.
- #10 Ib
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Surreal 15.8%, Anime 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal horror game with pixel graphics that focuses on exploration and psychological mystery.
- #11 Bad Faith
91% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 25.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Anime 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Text-Based 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful visual novel that focuses on psychological horror and anime-style character design.
- #12 Doki Doki Literature Club!
89% 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 31.1%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Anime 25.2%, Horror 7.1%, Violent 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror visual novel that subverts expectations through its narrative and character interactions.
- #13 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
89% 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 24.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Psychological 15.8%, Anime 11.9%, Violent 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, philosophical visual novel that explores complex psychological themes through a dark and surreal lens.
- #14 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
88% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 27.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Anime 14%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
Why You'll Like It: A short, focused experience that mirrors the seed game's emphasis on mystery and psychological introspection.
- #15 WORLD OF HORROR
86% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Anime 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its distinct pixel art and surreal, cosmic horror themes provide a similar sense of dread and mystery.
- #16 You know my name?
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Psychological 13.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental visual novel that leans into abstract and psychedelic psychological horror.
- #17 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
86% matchVery Positive100% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Anime 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines surreal horror and urban legend mystery with the visual novel format.
- #18 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 25.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Psychological 18.3%, Anime 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that explores psychological themes and multiple endings.
- #19 The Winter Mind
85% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Psychological 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Surreal 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes minimalist pixel graphics to deliver a psychological horror experience within a visual novel structure.
- #20 My Head On Your Body
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Psychological 23.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Anime 14.3%, Text-Based 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that shares the seed game's focus on experimental storytelling.
- #21 Buddy Simulator 1984
83% matchVery Positive94% of 4,160 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Text-Based 17%, Horror 13.2%, Casual 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a meta-narrative approach to explore psychological themes and surreal horror in a way that feels very personal.
- #22 Without a Dawn
81% matchVery Positive94% of 679 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Psychological 19.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Mystery 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical and psychological visual novel that fits well with the tone of the seed game.
- #23 The Cat Lady
82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Psychological 27.1%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Surreal 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Horror 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, gritty psychological horror game that prioritizes story and atmosphere over traditional gameplay mechanics.
- #24 Mad Father
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,404 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Anime 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Horror 10.9%, Violent 8%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that balances mystery and psychological tension within a confined, eerie setting.
- #25 Something Strange
81% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Text-Based 15.5%, Horror 9.1%, Casual 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual visual novel that incorporates psychological horror elements and a dark, mysterious atmosphere.
- #26 HOPE LEFT ME
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 818 reviews2023
Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Anime 19.1%, Text-Based 11.9%, Conversation 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric visual novel that explores dystopian and psychological themes.
- #27 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
80% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 30.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Anime 12.7%, Horror 10%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy horror visual novel that emphasizes character-driven storytelling.
- #28 I'll Do It Tomorrow
78% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Anime 16.8%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychological 9.2%
- #29 MOOD
77% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Anime 16.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #30 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Anime 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mystery and choices, providing a similar narrative-heavy experience.
- #31 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
76% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Anime 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Surreal 13.4%
- #32 BRXKEN INSIDE
76% matchVery Positive85% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Anime 15.6%, Conversation 8.7%
- #33 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
79% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Anime 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Choices Matter 9%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that provides an engaging narrative experience with multiple paths.
- #34 Mobile Murder Mystery
74% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Arlen Szabo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the story of the Unseen Narrator, whose repetitive life falls apart when their co-worker decides to quit on a whim.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Anime 20.2%, Surreal 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #35 ONE IN THE BACK
73% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. Jingo
Windows
An escape-room styled series of puzzles await in the car that seems to contain neither rhyme nor reason. See if you can solve the mysteries of the photographs, and figure out what it means to be the ONE IN THE BACK.
Why similar: Anime 28.3%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Surreal 20.5%, Horror 9.8%, Casual 6.7%
- #36 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
71% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #37 DEAD LAMB WALKING
72% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Anime 12%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #38 Nightmare Zapping
73% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
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 25.6%, Anime 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Violent 9.1%
- #39 Yet Another Killing Game
71% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 21.4%, Anime 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Mystery 10.8%
- #40 Who's at the door?
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,538 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.1%, Mystery 23.9%, Horror 22.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #41 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
72% matchVery Positive80% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Anime 22%, Conversation 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #42 BAD END
75% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Anime 19.5%, Psychological 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%
- #43 Train of Afterlife
77% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Anime 16.8%, Psychological 12.5%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Surreal 6.9%
- #44 Everything Will Be Fine!
71% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
Windows
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Psychological 15.7%, Conversation 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #45 The Island: Into The Mist
75% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Anime 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #46 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 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 24.1%, Anime 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9%
- #47 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
73% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 22.2%, Violent 14.1%, Mystery 11%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #48 BAD END THEATER
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Anime 11.8%
- #49 Amelie
69% matchVery Positive92% of 442 reviews2021
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?
Why similar: Psychological 24.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #50 It gets so lonely here
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,971 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Anime 16%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #51 Aimi
70% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
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 24.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Surreal 15.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #52 Graces: Posthumous Wish
66% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Psychological 19.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #53 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
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 23.7%, Anime 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #54 Glassy Stare
66% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Surreal 32.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Casual 4.1%
- #55 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
67% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
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 26.5%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Anime 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Horror 8.1%
- #56 Garden of Oblivion
69% matchVery Positive87% of 200 reviews2018
Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 21%
A short horror point & click game about a teenager trapped in a dream-like garden. Will Reven be able to escape? It's up to you!
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.1%, Casual 16%, Horror 11.5%, Indie 8.4%
- #57 Unforgotten
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Conversation 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Mystery 10.1%
- #58 Eye of Saccharine
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: SasDeRiderPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Mac · Linux
A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Surreal 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Anime 11.9%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #59 You Shouldn't Be Here
65% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Doomster Entertainment
Windows
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Psychological 17.7%, Text-Based 12.7%, Surreal 11.2%
