- #1 Love Alone Death
97% matchVery Positive99% of 430 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Romance 16.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #2 The Final Prize is Soup
96% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Adventure 7.7%, Dark 7.7%
- #3 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,693 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Romance 14%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
- #4 Parasite Infection
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 143 reviews2021
Dev: Light Dark Deviant
Windows
Erotic text-based adventure of blue alien women, parasites, and spaceships.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 7.5%, 2D 6.3%
- #5 slime feet
94% matchVery Positive97% of 473 reviews2025
Dev: Nadia Nova
Windows · Mac · Linux
slime feet is a linear visual novel, a love story for everyone who has ever had to love through a keyboard. slime feet is about the body horror of an inevitable drawn out death, and the lesbian slime feet cybersex that comes with it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Romance 11.9%, Dark 9.7%
- #6 Hydrangea
94% matchVery Positive93% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Romance 9.9%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #7 Memory Girl +
93% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Romance 12%, Horror 8.6%
- #8 Pandemic Love
92% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2021
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Dark 10.9%, Romance 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #9 Homicipher: Demo
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Homicipher is a female-targeted 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: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Dark 9.3%, Horror 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #10 Homicipher
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,136 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Horror 8.9%, Dark 7.8%
- #11 The Passenger
91% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your eldritch existence is threatened when another abomination tries to feast on you. You flee, trapping yourself in human flesh, but will that be enough?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Romance 16.9%, Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #12 My Head On Your Body
89% 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: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8.2%
- #13 Folie Fatale
88% matchVery Positive86% of 2,591 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #14 The seven days i spent with you
86% matchVery Positive94% of 824 reviews2026
Dev: RErevue_studioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Romance 11%, Adventure 7.6%
- #15 Her Love, Like Poison
87% matchVery Positive96% of 286 reviews2025
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Dark 13.9%, Romance 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #16 Amnesia™: Memories
89% matchVery Positive92% of 4,343 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Romance 19.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #17 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
86% matchVery Positive87% of 726 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 10.3%, Romance 10.3%
- #18 Midnight Witch
85% matchVery Positive92% of 357 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Romance 11.7%
- #19 Hazy Mind
84% matchVery Positive86% of 333 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: Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #20 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
83% matchVery Positive91% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
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: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Romance 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #21 Escape from Yandere
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,269 reviews2026
Dev: VorhGames
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Yandera has locked you in your house and is asking for a declaration of love. You can stay with her or try to escape. Explore the house, but be careful, Yandera can kill you.
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Psychological Horror 29.3%, Adventure 18.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Indie 4.4%
- #22 闇ゆく君に花束を~Bouquet for you in the dark~
82% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Camellia
Windows
Obsessive Love Possessive Male Leads 「逃れられない運命、歪んだ愛情。彼らの『愛』は心を深く、深く、蝕んでいく―― 」 攻略対象全員ヤンデレ ――Love turns into medness
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, 2D 6.6%
- #23 Our Bad Ending
80% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: FEVER FICTION
Windows · Mac · Linux
A ritual. A festering, unrequited love. Sink into a humid and visceral Southeast Asian horror about the pursuit of a doomed lesbian love. Is a bad ending better than no ending at all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Romance 17.7%, Horror 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #24 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
84% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 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: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #25 Will Die Alone
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #26 my eyes deceive
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 908 reviews2024
Dev: nouhidev
Windows
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 35.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Dark 14.8%, Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #27 DEAD LAMB WALKING
77% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #28 Kill or Love
78% 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 35%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Romance 18.3%, Horror 8.8%, Multiple Endings 3.8%
- #29 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.
Why similar: Dark 20.7%, Horror 20.2%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Atmospheric 12%
- #30 Omen Exitio: Plague
79% matchVery Positive85% of 631 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Adventure 9%
- #31 Trapped with Jester
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,544 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 7.4%
- #32 Particles of Reality
77% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Arewar Games
Windows · Mac
You are a troubled college student trying to live a normal life surrounded by some... complicated men. Although unaware, you are causing the destruction of reality. Will the Guardians kill you to protect the universe? Can you find your happily ever after... How many times will you die trying?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.5%, Romance 9.8%
- #33 Come in
75% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: TEStudio
Windows
After months of chatting online, she invites you over. A quiet house in the middle of the woods seems like the perfect place for a romantic encounter. But the longer you stay inside, the more you realize something is wrong with this place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #34 MindMindMind
76% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Romance 14.2%, Dark 12.1%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #35 Find Love or Die Trying
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Romance 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #36 Sato Killing Time Chat.exe
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 190 reviews2026
Dev: DankHearts
Windows
It was supposed to be just a harmless chat to kill time with a stranger named Mina. But from the other side of the browser, the boundary between your reality and the internet is slowly being eroded. This is a desktop-invasion chat horror.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Romance 26.7%, Horror 16.9%, Adventure 14.9%, Atmospheric 6%
- #37 I Hate My Waifu Streamer
73% matchVery Positive93% of 902 reviews2025
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get the streamer's attention at any cost before someone else does. Write comments, chat, and make donations to your waifu, but do not dare to hate her!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Romance 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
- #38 Deadly Heart Gambit
73% matchVery Positive93% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Blink Hydrate ブリンク
Windows
You only have 3 months left to live. Gamble for extra time in Alice-sama’s life-or-death game. Be careful — she wants to steal your heart. 🔪🔪🔪💜
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Romance 19.2%, Dark 18.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Horror 8%
- #39 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
72% matchVery Positive86% of 917 reviews2025
Dev: 番茄炖肉制作组Pub: Comma 49
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Romance 16.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #40 Seraphim Slum
72% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Romance 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #41 AI2U: With You 'Til The End
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,784 reviews2025
Dev: AlterStaff Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Kidnapped by a cute cat girlfriend, your only way out is to persuade her to let you leave! Engage with thematic stories, solve puzzles, and interact with best yandere AI NPCs in this top-rated AI game loved by millions of fans. Bask in sweet meet-cutes, or brace for chaos if you dare to escape! :3
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Romance 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Adventure 8.8%
- #42 Otome Legends
73% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 16%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Text-Based 7.3%
- #43 Neve
70% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Romance 8.1%
- #44 Curse or Love
70% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Indie 2.3%
- #45 Creature Romances: For the Ladies
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: NostalgiaPub: Sekai Project
Windows
An original mystery horror love story! This work contains many disturbing, grotesque images and images of non-human creatures. Please be aware of this if you decide to buy this game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Romance 17.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #46 It Paints Me
69% matchVery Positive97% of 261 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Romance 10.6%, Dark 8.5%
- #47 Fearbonding
68% matchVery Positive96% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Romance 13.2%, Dark 9.4%
- #48 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
69% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Horror 7.6%, Romance 7.6%
- #49 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
66% matchVery Positive93% of 21,072 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 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 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #50 Don't Make Love
71% matchVery Positive84% of 491 reviews2017
Dev: Maggese
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Assume the role of a praying mantis in a relationship dilemma. Torn between their mutual love and the instinct to have sex – which could lead to the male mantis’s death – the couple is on the verge of making a decision. Type anything you want in response to your partner during this life-changing conversation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Romance 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #51 Glass Heart
70% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Eternal Love Studios, LLC.
Windows
A 20% chance is all you have to survive the surgery. Will love give you the strength to continue this life or will you be singing with the angels? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Romance 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #52 Mercury Elopement Syndrome
66% matchVery Positive86% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka LH 1
Windows
Short visual novel. A 24-hour romance at its worst; a 24-hour escape at its sweetest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Romance 12.4%, Dark 10.2%
- #53 Hotel Tutwin
71% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Roxiano Creations
Windows · Mac
Hotel Tutwin is a visual novel designed for horror / romance lovers, but can also be quirky and cute. Each story line is quick and to-the-point, but there are many to discover. Prepare for inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Romance 17%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #54 a new life.
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,412 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Romance 25.7%, Female Protagonist 10%, Indie 7.6%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #55 Guidelicious
68% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. But why are you here? Let Him be your Guide to the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Romance 12.4%, Text-Based 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #56 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,390 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.1%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #57 this morning I decided to die
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Female Protagonist 19%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Indie 2.9%
- #58 It gets so lonely here
65% matchVery Positive94% of 2,220 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 25.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Romance 12.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Dark 9.7%
- #59 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
67% matchVery Positive86% of 256 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: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 8.6%