- #1 Love Alone Death
97% matchVery Positive99% of 402 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 16.8%, Romance 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12%, Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #2 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 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%, Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Romance 13.4%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #3 Parasite Infection
96% matchVery Positive80% of 143 reviews2021
Dev: Light Dark Deviant
Windows
Erotic text-based adventure of blue alien women, parasites, and spaceships.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Dark 10.2%, Horror 7.2%, 2D 6.4%
- #4 The Final Prize is Soup
95% matchVery Positive94% of 62 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 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Adventure 7.7%, Dark 7.5%
- #5 Hydrangea
94% matchVery Positive93% of 123 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 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Romance 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #6 Memory Girl +
94% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Romance 11.8%, Horror 8.4%
- #7 The Passenger
93% matchVery Positive90% of 129 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 35%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Romance 16.5%, Horror 14.1%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #8 Homicipher: Demo
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Dark 9.1%, Horror 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #9 Homicipher
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,818 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 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: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Horror 8.6%, Dark 7.7%
- #10 Pandemic Love
92% matchVery Positive93% of 232 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 29%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Dark 10.8%, Romance 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #11 Her Love, Like Poison
90% matchVery Positive96% of 234 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 26.4%, Dark 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Romance 11.9%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #12 AI2U: With You 'Til The End
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,539 reviews2025
Dev: AlterStaff Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
You wake up in a cute girl's home who's eager to keep you by her side! Engage with thematic stories, puzzles, and unique AI NPCs who'll go to any lengths to protect you—even when it means contradicting themselves. Bask in meet-cutes or brace for chaos if you try to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Romance 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Text-Based 9%
- #13 Folie Fatale
88% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #14 slime feet
87% matchVery Positive98% of 292 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 19.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 12%, Romance 11.6%, Dark 9.6%
- #15 Will Die Alone
89% 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 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #16 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
85% matchVery Positive88% of 678 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 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 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Dark 10.2%, Romance 10.1%
- #17 Midnight Witch
86% matchVery Positive93% of 345 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%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Romance 11.3%
- #18 Amnesia™: Memories
86% matchVery Positive92% of 4,125 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 38.4%, Romance 21.1%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Multiple Endings 6.5%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
- #19 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Female Protagonist 18%, Romance 14.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
- #20 Hazy Mind
83% 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: Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #21 Don't Make Love
84% matchVery Positive84% of 482 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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Romance 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #22 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
84% 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: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #23 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 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 20.5%, Horror 19.7%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Adventure 12.3%
- #24 Omen Exitio: Plague
82% matchVery Positive85% of 621 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 29.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Adventure 8.8%
- #25 Trapped with Jester
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,481 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 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 7.1%
- #26 Particles of Reality
80% matchVery Positive91% of 55 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 20.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 11.4%, Romance 9.6%
- #27 my eyes deceive
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 830 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 36.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #28 Find Love or Die Trying
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 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 31.3%, Romance 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #29 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 35.2%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Romance 17.9%, Horror 8.9%, Multiple Endings 3.7%
- #30 MindMindMind
77% matchVery Positive97% of 76 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 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Romance 14%, Dark 12%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #31 Glass Heart
78% 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 22.2%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Romance 18%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #32 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
75% matchVery Positive86% of 701 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 32.7%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Romance 16.5%, Female Protagonist 11%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #33 Sato Killing Time Chat.exe
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 127 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 29.6%, Romance 26.3%, Horror 16.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #34 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
72% 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 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #35 It Paints Me
74% matchVery Positive97% of 224 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 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Romance 10.5%, Dark 8.4%
- #36 My Head On Your Body
76% 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 21.8%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 9.4%, Adventure 8.5%
- #37 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
73% matchVery Positive93% of 4,340 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.1%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #38 Zero-Sum Heart
73% matchVery Positive95% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat Studio
Windows · Mac
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? ————————————————————————— In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 12.7%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #39 Otome Legends
74% matchVery Positive91% of 110 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 34.2%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #40 Escape from Yandere
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 952 reviews2026
Dev: VorhGames
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 34%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Adventure 21.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Indie 4.4%
- #41 Depression Quest
76% matchMixed61% of 3,931 reviews2014
Dev: The Quinnspiracy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Indie 5.4%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
- #42 I Hate My Waifu Streamer
70% matchVery Positive93% of 769 reviews2025
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Romance 13%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #43 Seraphim Slum
71% matchVery Positive95% of 148 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 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Romance 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #44 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
70% matchVery Positive95% of 127 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 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Horror 7.5%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #45 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Romance 18%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14.9%, Adventure 7.7%
- #46 Days With Ollie
71% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: PT. Global Digital ArthaPub: hololive Indonesia
Windows
The day has finally come. The day that will determine on whether or not you'll be accepted as a reporter in hololive. And not just any reporter, but the exclusive reporter for Kureiji Ollie! What goes down on in the life of the zombie idol? Find out what it'll be like to spend Days with Ollie!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Adventure 10%, Text-Based 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #47 Creature Romances: For the Ladies
73% matchVery Positive80% of 60 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: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Romance 17.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Horror 8.8%
- #48 a new life.
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,375 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 32.7%, Romance 25.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Indie 7.9%
- #49 Deadly Heart Gambit
68% matchVery Positive93% of 129 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 33.1%, Romance 20%, Dark 19.6%, Female Protagonist 9%, Horror 8.3%
- #50 Drops of Death
67% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Romance 18.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
- #51 Inverted Angel
67% matchVery Positive91% of 558 reviews2024
Dev: SCIKA
Windows · Mac
A girl visited your home, who you don't know but she identified herself as your girlfriend. She seems a little bit Menhera, but she knows too much to be just a stalker. This is a Kawaii Future Mystery, you will answer by free input for branching story. Please Try to find out true identity of her.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Romance 11.5%, 2D 5.7%
- #52 this morning I decided to die
69% 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 39%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Indie 3%
- #53 DEAD LAMB WALKING
66% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #54 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 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Romance 16.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #55 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
68% 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: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 8.4%
- #56 Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 572 reviews2018
Dev: NostalgiaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A short love story with a twist: the love of your life is 50% human, and 50% grasshopper.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Romance 10.3%, Horror 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #57 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
67% matchVery Positive89% of 402 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Adventure 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Romance 9.7%
- #58 Endoparasitic 2
65% matchVery Positive87% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Horror 35.4%, 2D 20%, Dark 17.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%
- #59 Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me
65% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: 卢隆工作室
Windows
《Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me》 is a multi-ending ADV that depicts the player and Irene (a vampire) living together during summer vacation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Romance 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Text-Based 9%