- #1 Love Alone Death
97% matchVery Positive99% of 418 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%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #2 The Final Prize is Soup
96% matchVery Positive94% of 66 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 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dark 7.7%, Adventure 7.6%
- #3 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,652 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 27.4%, Romance 14.1%, Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #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 37.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 7.4%, 2D 6.3%
- #5 Hydrangea
94% matchVery Positive92% of 130 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 18.8%, Romance 9.9%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #6 slime feet
94% matchVery Positive98% of 436 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 19.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Romance 11.9%, Dark 9.8%
- #7 Memory Girl +
93% matchVery Positive97% of 67 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 12.7%, Romance 12%, Horror 8.5%
- #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%, 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: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #10 Homicipher
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 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 16.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Horror 8.8%, 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 34.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Romance 16.9%, Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #12 Folie Fatale
89% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 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: Visual Novel 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #13 Her Love, Like Poison
88% matchVery Positive96% of 264 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%
- #14 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 8.1%
- #15 AI2U: With You 'Til The End
87% matchVery Positive90% of 1,678 reviews2025
Dev: AlterStaff Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake up in the home of a cute girl who's eager to keep you by her side! Engage with thematic stories, puzzles, and yandere AI NPCs who'll go to any lengths to protect you—even if it means contradicting themselves. Bask in sweet meet-cutes, or brace for chaos if you dare to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Romance 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #16 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
86% matchVery Positive87% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 10.4%, Romance 10.3%
- #17 Amnesia™: Memories
86% matchVery Positive92% of 4,248 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 38.5%, Romance 21.5%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
- #18 Midnight Witch
85% matchVery Positive92% of 351 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 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Romance 11.6%
- #19 Hazy Mind
84% matchVery Positive86% of 331 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 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #20 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
83% matchVery Positive91% of 128 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
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,136 reviews2026
Dev: VorhGames
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.9 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 35.8%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, Adventure 19.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Indie 4.3%
- #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 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #23 Will Die Alone
82% 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 14.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #24 my eyes deceive
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 859 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 35.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Dark 14.7%, Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #25 DEAD LAMB WALKING
79% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #26 Trapped with Jester
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 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 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 7.3%
- #27 Omen Exitio: Plague
80% matchVery Positive85% of 626 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 29.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #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 8.9%, Multiple Endings 3.8%
- #29 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 171 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 15.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #30 Find Love or Die Trying
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #31 MindMindMind
77% matchVery Positive96% of 82 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 7.4%
- #32 Sato Killing Time Chat.exe
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 171 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 26.8%, Horror 16.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Atmospheric 6%
- #33 Particles of Reality
77% matchVery Positive91% of 58 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%
- #34 I Hate My Waifu Streamer
74% matchVery Positive93% of 863 reviews2025
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.7 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 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Romance 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
- #35 Deadly Heart Gambit
75% matchVery Positive93% of 133 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%
- #36 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
73% matchVery Positive86% of 774 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 31.8%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Romance 16.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #37 Otome Legends
75% matchVery Positive91% of 113 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%
- #38 Seraphim Slum
74% matchVery Positive95% of 154 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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Romance 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #39 Neve
72% matchVery Positive100% of 55 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%
- #40 It Paints Me
71% matchVery Positive97% of 245 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 11%, Romance 10.7%, Dark 8.5%
- #41 Fearbonding
70% matchVery Positive96% of 143 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 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Romance 13.2%, Dark 9.3%
- #42 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
71% 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 7.5%
- #43 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
67% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 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 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #44 Creature Romances: For the Ladies
73% 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 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Romance 17.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #45 Glass Heart
71% 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%
- #46 Don't Make Love
73% matchVery Positive84% of 487 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 18.8%, Romance 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #47 Mercury Elopement Syndrome
68% matchVery Positive90% of 103 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%
- #48 Hotel Tutwin
72% 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 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Romance 16.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #49 a new life.
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Indie 7.6%
- #50 Guidelicious
70% matchVery Positive88% of 51 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%
- #51 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
69% matchVery Positive86% of 253 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 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 8.6%
- #52 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
67% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 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 19.1%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Adventure 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #53 this morning I decided to die
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 172 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 24.9%, Female Protagonist 19%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Indie 2.9%
- #54 Zero-Sum Heart
66% matchVery Positive95% of 237 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 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 13.1%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
- #55 It gets so lonely here
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,141 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%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Romance 12.2%, Dark 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #56 Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 576 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%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Romance 10.4%, Horror 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #57 MOOD
65% matchVery Positive86% of 468 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 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #58 Drops of Death
65% matchVery Positive93% of 92 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 31.6%, Romance 18.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%
- #59 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
66% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.3%, Adventure 9.7%