- #1 Love Alone Death
97% matchVery Positive98% of 450 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 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Horror 10.4%
- #2 Parasite Infection
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 144 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 30.2%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 7.5%, 2D 6.2%
- #3 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 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Dark 7.6%
- #4 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,778 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 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Romance 13.9%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #5 slime feet
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 551 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: Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Romance 11.9%, Dark 9.7%
- #6 Hydrangea
94% matchVery Positive92% of 143 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 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Romance 9.9%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #7 Memory Girl +
93% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, 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 28.7%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Dark 10.8%, Romance 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #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 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Dark 9.2%, Horror 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #10 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 17.1%, Horror 14.6%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #11 Homicipher
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,339 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Horror 9%, Dark 7.7%
- #12 Will Die Alone
90% 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 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #13 Print I Love U
87% matchVery Positive88% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: UnknownPub: Claudio Moltedo
Windows
Upon buying a used computer online, I found a short romance game called “Print I Love You”. I played it once, and it’s lingered ever since. I don’t know who made it - only that it was dedicated to someone. Maybe you…
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Romance 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Horror 11%
- #14 Amnesia™: Memories
89% matchVery Positive93% of 4,487 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 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 34.6%, Romance 19.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #15 The seven days i spent with you
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,247 reviews2026
Dev: RErevue_studioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Romance 11.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #16 Folie Fatale
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,697 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 21.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #17 My Head On Your Body
88% 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 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #18 Her Love, Like Poison
85% matchVery Positive96% of 307 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 26.7%, Dark 13.8%, Romance 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Text-Based 11%
- #19 Obsessed Lucy
84% matchNo user reviews92% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: VNGTrash
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short story about a strange relationship with an obsessive woman.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Romance 12.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #20 闇ゆく君に花束を~Bouquet for you in the dark~
84% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Camellia
Windows
“A fate you can't escape. A twisted love. Their 'love' corrupts your heart little by little, deeper and deeper." All LIs are yandere. Is it madness, or pure love?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Adventure 15.6%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, 2D 6.5%
- #21 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
82% matchVery Positive88% of 761 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Romance 10.4%, Dark 10.2%
- #22 Hazy Mind
83% matchVery Positive87% of 355 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 21.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #23 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
82% matchVery Positive91% of 134 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 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Romance 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #24 Our Bad Ending
80% matchVery Positive100% of 75 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 28.6%, Romance 17.8%, Horror 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #25 Midnight Witch
81% matchVery Positive93% of 366 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 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Romance 11.7%
- #26 Sister Other Paranoia
79% 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: Visual Novel 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Dark 10.4%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #27 Escape from Yandere
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,449 reviews2026
Dev: VorhGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 26.9 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 39.2%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Adventure 17.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Indie 4.3%
- #28 my eyes deceive
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 969 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 35.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #29 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
81% 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 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #30 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
78% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 8.2%
- #31 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 181 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 20.6%, Horror 20.4%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.9%
- #32 Kill or Love
76% 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 35.2%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Romance 18.3%, Horror 8.9%, Multiple Endings 3.8%
- #33 Sato Killing Time Chat.exe
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 225 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 28.9%, Romance 26.7%, Horror 16.9%, Adventure 15%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #34 Omen Exitio: Plague
77% matchVery Positive85% of 641 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 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Adventure 9.2%
- #35 MindMindMind
74% matchVery Positive97% of 90 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 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Romance 14.3%, Dark 12%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #36 Particles of Reality
75% 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 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.5%, Romance 9.8%
- #37 a new life.
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,424 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 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Indie 7.4%
- #38 I Hate My Waifu Streamer
71% matchVery Positive93% of 969 reviews2025
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 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 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Romance 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
- #39 Find Love or Die Trying
72% 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 30.3%, Romance 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #40 Deadly Heart Gambit
72% matchVery Positive92% of 139 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 31.4%, Romance 19.3%, Dark 18.6%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Horror 8%
- #41 Creature Romances: For the Ladies
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Romance 17.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Horror 8.8%
- #42 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,023 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 31.4%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Romance 16.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #43 Seraphim Slum
71% matchVery Positive96% of 179 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 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Romance 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #44 Otome Legends
73% matchVery Positive92% of 118 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 34.5%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 16%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Text-Based 7.1%
- #45 AI2U: With You 'Til The End
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,399 reviews2026
Dev: AlterStaff Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Kidnapped by a cute yandere catgirl, 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 22.2%, Visual Novel 21%, Romance 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Adventure 8.9%
- #46 Curse or Love
69% matchVery Positive91% of 93 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 40.4%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Indie 2.3%
- #47 Don't Make Love
73% matchVery Positive84% of 496 reviews2017
Dev: Maggese
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Romance 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #48 Come in
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 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 36.3%, Adventure 19.2%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #49 Glass Heart
70% matchVery Positive92% of 53 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: Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Romance 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #50 Trapped with Jester
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,595 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 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 7.4%
- #51 It Paints Me
67% matchVery Positive98% of 288 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 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Romance 10.7%, Dark 8.4%
- #52 Neve
67% matchVery Positive99% of 72 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 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Romance 8.1%
- #53 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
65% matchVery Positive93% of 22,293 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 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 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Psychological Horror 17%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #54 Lover's Trophy
69% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Mrfishess
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Horror Dating Sim, Lover's trophy throws you into the arena with two love interests using you for their own personal amusement. With a completely customizable main character, go on a terrifying journey into the psyce of these two very dangerous men, and have the ride of a life time.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Romance 18.9%, Text-Based 17.9%, Horror 17.3%, 2D 12.1%
- #55 Guidelicious
69% matchVery Positive87% of 55 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 25.8%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Romance 12.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #56 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
67% 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 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Horror 7.7%, Romance 7.6%
- #57 Mercury Elopement Syndrome
66% matchVery Positive83% of 186 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 23.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Romance 12.5%, Dark 10.2%
- #58 DEAD LAMB WALKING
66% matchVery Positive96% of 204 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #59 Hotel Tutwin
70% 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 20.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Romance 17%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%