- #1 The House in Fata Morgana
97% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Romance 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Anime 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of gothic psychological horror that explores tragic, obsessive relationships across time.
- #2 sweet pool
96% matchVery Positive90% of 455 reviews2018
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 52.2%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Anime 5.6%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal dark LGBTQ visual novel that delves into themes of body horror and intense, destructive romantic obsession.
- #3 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
95% matchVery Positive95% of 53,234 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Anime 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Sexual Content 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the toxic, high-pressure dynamic between the player and a girl struggling with her mental health in a modern, digital setting.
- #4 Room No. 9
96% matchVery Positive90% of 508 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of these two...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Anime 5.2%, Sexual Content 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, claustrophobic visual novel that mirrors the themes of entrapment and psychological manipulation found in the seed game.
- #5 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Psychological Horror 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Anime 9.9%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same raw, uncomfortable sense of ennui and psychological instability through a unique, atmospheric lens.
- #6 Doki Doki Literature Club!
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.9%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Romance 17.7%, Anime 16.4%, Story Rich 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive psychological horror visual novel that subverts expectations of romance through meta-narrative terror.
- #7 Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 562 reviews2020
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A semi-autobiographical visual novel that depicts the destructive cycle of a toxic, codependent relationship.
- #8 Saihate Station
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,177 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Anime 7%, Atmospheric 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting, atmospheric visual novel that deals with themes of isolation and psychological distress.
- #9 missed messages.
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,420 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.3%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Romance 19%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Anime 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant exploration of mental health, suicide, and the impact of our choices on those around us.
- #10 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
91% 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 29.5%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Anime 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Surreal 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological horror of identity and the fragility of relationships in a dark, anime-styled world.
- #11 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Anime 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes death game that forces characters into impossible moral dilemmas and psychological breakdown.
- #12 Angels of Death
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,263 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 54.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Why similar: Romance 26.4%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Anime 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, 2D psychological horror adventure about a girl and a killer bound by a suicide pact.
- #13 GNOSIA
87% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.2%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Anime 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological loop-based game that features complex character dynamics and LGBTQ representation within a sci-fi setting.
- #14 Fatal Twelve
88% matchVery Positive92% of 995 reviews2018
Dev: LYCORISPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 48.8%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Anime 12.9%, Adventure 4.6%, Story Rich 4%
Why You'll Like It: A death game visual novel featuring a diverse cast and strong LGBTQ themes centered on survival and loss.
- #15 Quantum Suicide
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Romance 23.4%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, Anime 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A death game visual novel that emphasizes the psychological toll of choices and the inevitability of loss.
- #16 BRXKEN INSIDE
86% matchVery Positive85% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Anime 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that leans into themes of brokenness and emotional instability.
- #17 Scarlet Hollow
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,469 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Psychological Horror 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Story Rich 6%, Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game where choices have deep, often dark consequences for the relationships you build.
- #18 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
84% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Romance 22.3%, Anime 19.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%
Why You'll Like It: Uses pixel art and dark themes to create a disturbing, horror-filled narrative experience.
- #19 this morning I decided to die
85% 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 40.2%, Psychological Horror 36.6%, Anime 22%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: Directly addresses themes of suicide and despair through a dark, character-focused visual novel format.
- #20 ESCAPE FROM BOYKISSER
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,280 reviews2024
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A terrifying psychological horror where You must explore mysterious Facilities, evade the pursuing Boykisser, and search for the way Outside.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.1%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Surreal 18.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Sexual Content 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and atmospheric psychological horror experience with strong LGBTQ themes.
- #21 MOOD
82% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Anime 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Relaxing 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric visual novel that prioritizes emotional weight and psychological tension.
- #22 HOPE LEFT ME
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 818 reviews2023
Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.6%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Anime 17.3%, Linear 9.5%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired visual novel that captures a sense of hopelessness and dystopian dread.
- #23 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
81% matchVery Positive85% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Anime 21%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 10.4%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an atmospheric, anime-styled narrative that touches on themes of loss and emotional struggle.
- #24 The Final Prize is Soup
80% 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: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Romance 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction piece that uses dark humor and surrealism to explore existential themes.
- #25 GEMINI DISORDER
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: ReallySPub: SAD GIRLS GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
GEMINI DISORDER is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.8%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Anime 12.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores psychological fragmentation and dark, anime-inspired horror within a visual novel framework.
- #26 HOPELESS JUNCTION: cuppy dog barf girl and co.
78% matchVery Positive99% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Nadia Nova
Windows · Mac · Linux
Weird gay sex, utter confusion, heart wrenching panic and life altering trauma. A kinetic visual novel about a bunch of tgirls on a week-long journey on a world famous transcontinental train.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.1%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Linear 9.5%, 2D 5.3%
- #27 I got GOONED by a FEMBOY
79% matchVery Positive84% of 450 reviews2024
Dev: owlyboi
Windows
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Romance 17.8%, Anime 7.7%, Linear 7.3%
- #28 Her Love, Like Poison
77% 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: LGBTQ+ 26.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Anime 10.9%
- #29 slime feet
77% 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: LGBTQ+ 29.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 16%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #30 Will Die Alone
79% 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: LGBTQ+ 25.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based simulation that forces players to confront the isolation and despair of its protagonist.
- #31 Without a Voice
78% matchVery Positive95% of 341 reviews2020
Dev: L³Pub: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the depths of a forest, an exiled princess whiles her time in solitude. One day, a mysterious, beautiful maiden appears, throwing her world out of its alignment. A dark fantasy visual novel following the intertwining paths of these two women. In seven days, the wheel of fate will splinter...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 53.4%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Anime 11.5%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Adventure 3.5%
- #32 It gets so lonely here
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,971 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Romance 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Anime 8.5%
- #33 The Passenger
76% 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: Romance 58.4%, Interactive Fiction 40.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #34 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
73% 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: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Romance 20.5%, Anime 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #35 Who Is The Red Queen?
75% matchVery Positive95% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: 4nokiPub: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.5%, Romance 20%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Anime 9.4%
- #36 Sixtieth Kilometer
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,786 reviews2016
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...
Why similar: Visual Novel 64%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 3.9%, Adventure 3.2%
- #37 Kawaii -Ryona Trap Dungeon-
74% matchMixed70% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Dieselmine
Windows
Minene, a somewhat famous streamer. She's emo and has always been talking about wanting to die beautifully. She went to a forest for a "suicide stream", but what awaits her was far worse than death - a Ryona Trap Dungeon.
Why similar: Sexual Content 59.9%, 2D 34.9%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #38 氷点下30度の絶望
71% matchVery Positive97% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Atmospheric 9%, 2D 6.6%
- #39 Folie Fatale
72% 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: Visual Novel 33.1%, Psychological Horror 32.8%, Anime 15.3%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Adventure 5%
- #40 BAD END THEATER
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Romance 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Anime 6%
- #41 Lachesis or Atropos
74% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 14.8%, Anime 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #42 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,225 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.1%, Anime 27.5%, Story Rich 3.6%, Adventure 0.8%, 2D 0.5%
- #43 I Am Here, I Won't Disappear. I Am Here, I Won't...
73% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A patchwork quilt of meanings, ideas, references, and madness. A crack in the sink of your understanding. And also the story of one unfortunate girl.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.5%, Visual Novel 45.4%, Adventure 3.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #44 Love Alone Death
70% 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: LGBTQ+ 35.2%, Romance 24.6%, Psychological Horror 23%, Adventure 7.2%, 2D 5.4%
- #45 Syutyaku Gakuen
70% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Anime 16.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 9%
- #46 Yet Another Killing Game
69% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Psychological Horror 30.1%, Anime 19.5%, Adventure 8.2%, 2D 7.1%
- #47 Until Oblivion
69% matchVery Positive98% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: ixavon
Windows
Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.1%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #48 Decollate Decoration
67% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Dark Comedy 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Adventure 12.5%, 2D 4.6%
- #49 Backspace Backspace Backspace
69% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Psychological Horror 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Adventure 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #50 Crimson Gray
71% matchVery Positive96% of 442 reviews2017
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Anime 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #51 Without a Dawn
67% matchVery Positive94% of 679 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Psychological Horror 31.4%, Atmospheric 13%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, 2D 5.2%
- #52 Homicipher
66% 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: Visual Novel 45.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #53 Gore Screaming Show
70% matchVery Positive88% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Romance 21.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Surreal 15.2%, Anime 12.5%
- #54 My Therapist is a Futanari
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 174 reviews2022
Dev: owlyboi
Windows
It feels like your life isn't going anywhere--like there's some kind of mental block. You take the first step towards making an improvement and set up an appointment with a therapist in your local area.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Romance 16%, Linear 6.3%
- #55 I Did Not Buy This Ticket
68% matchVery Positive87% of 369 reviews2023
Dev: Tiago RechPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Surreal 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #56 Fearbonding
66% matchVery Positive97% of 135 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: LGBTQ+ 28.8%, Romance 18%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.3%
- #57 No, I'm not a Femboy
68% matchMixed49% of 795 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 15%
The game takes place in a world on the brink of destruction. You experience all the horrors of the apocalypse in your own cozy house on the outskirts of a small town. People may knock on your door in need of your help. Will you be able to save them?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.8%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Sexual Content 10.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #58 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
67% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Anime 16.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Linear 9.4%
- #59 Malcatras' Maiden
65% matchVery Positive95% of 259 reviews2024
Dev: Nadia Nova
Windows · Mac · Linux
MALCATRAS' MAIDEN is a toxic yuri visual novel for adults about trauma, bonds, family, and sisterhood.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Linear 6.9%