- #1 Ghost in the pool
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Comic Book 15.7%, Text-Based 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Anime 9%
- #2 品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
96% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Drama 17.3%, Supernatural 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #3 Vampires' Melody
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,697 reviews2020
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Comic Book 13.1%, Cartoon 11.5%, Drama 11%
- #4 Stillwater
95% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.4%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Drama 15.7%, Anime 14.9%, 2D 6.6%
- #5 Deep Lake: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: Sinto_KengekiPub: Kairos GD
Windows · Mac
"Deep Lake: Prologue" visual novel In the neo-Gothic genre, with a psychological story. Our hero's name is Sali. Sali is a former forensic photographer for the crime department. The accident that happened to him reveals in him a mysterious gift that can lead him to a terrible death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Anime 22.8%, Gothic 18.5% ★, Adventure 11.7%, 2D 10.3%
- #6 Sweetest Monster
94% matchVery Positive92% of 617 reviews2017
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Drama 19.9%, Anime 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Romance 11.9%
- #7 Tales from Candleforth
93% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.7%, Puzzle 24%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D 9.3%
- #8 DINNERDINNNER
92% matchVery Positive83% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"DINNERDINNNER" is a horror adventure game set in the modern era. You become a diner staff member and encounter strange events – customers with bizarre stories, engaging in trivial conversations, and discussing incomprehensible matters.
Why similar: Anime 24.7%, Modern 20.1%, Retro 14.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Casual 13.7%
- #9 Lunar Mirror:The Pavilion of Desire
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,305 reviews2023
Dev: TUTGamePub: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This is a side-scrolling exploration and puzzle game with the background of the horror story of Cthulhu. You can move the character through A and D, talk to the character in the scene, press the F key to interact with the props in the scene, and complete the puzzle by collecting clues.
Why similar: Drama 28.2%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, 2D 10.9%
- #10 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
89% matchVery Positive94% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.8%, Lore-Rich 20.4%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Romance 10.5%
- #11 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
91% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Drama 14.7%, Anime 12.9%
- #12 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
90% 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 19.6%, Drama 18.9%, Anime 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #13 Purgatory’s Flower
89% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows
Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.
Why similar: Cartoon 25.9%, Cartoony 18.2%, Drama 17.9%, Romance 12.4%, Retro 10%
- #14 Midnight Swamp
86% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.2%, Adventure 31.3%, 2D 18.5%
- #15 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 19.7%, Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Drama 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #16 Something Strange
87% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Text-Based 28.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Casual 9.6%, 2D 8.9%
- #17 Until Then
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Drama 20.2%, Romance 9.5%, 2D 5.7%
- #18 Blackout Hospital
86% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Cartoon 28%, Cartoony 19.5%, Anime 19.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Adventure 9.1%
- #19 Paper Bride
85% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Drama 21.4%, Supernatural 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Puzzle 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #20 Her Love, Like Poison
83% 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: Text-Based 24.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Drama 15.5%, Anime 15.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #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 36.3%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Anime 22.8%, Casual 10%, Adventure 6.7%
- #22 Experimentation
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Supernatural 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Drama 11.6%
- #23 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
81% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Text-Based 18.5%, Drama 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Supernatural 12.2%
- #24 Illusion Carnival
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,466 reviews2024
Dev: KiZ
Windows · Mac
A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 15.7%, Puzzle 15.4%, Drama 14.1%
- #25 筒楼异事
82% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: 炸渣渣鸡Pub: IndieArk
Windows
一个再平常不过的早晨,阿伟在幻境中接到莫名其妙的任务。利用奇怪的手电和钥匙,深入内部,发现隐藏在筒楼中的黑暗,找回自己失去的一切。
Why similar: Supernatural 36.3%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Puzzle 18.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Casual 7.6%
- #26 Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Stranded in the depths of an eerie forest after your car breaks down, you set out in search of help. But as you navigate the darkness, an unseen presence stalks you—until it finally strikes. The adventure begins. First-person horror that will introduce you to Hoia Baciu lore.
Why similar: Gothic 44.1% ★, Drama 23%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Casual 10.7%
- #27 A Date in the Park
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,998 reviews2016
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Drama 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Romance 14.6%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #28 Absent in the Rain
78% matchVery Positive94% of 797 reviews2022
Dev: D10RAMA
Windows
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Text-Based 20.3%, Romance 14.7%, Anime 12.6%, Modern 8.1%
- #29 It Paints Me
77% 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: Gothic 28.7% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Supernatural 10.9%, Romance 8.7%
- #30 outside the door
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Anime 26%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Text-Based 16.1%, Casual 6.7%
- #31 Mercury Abbey
76% matchVery Positive92% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Cartoon 22.1%, Drama 18.7%, Puzzle 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Anime 8%
- #32 The Devilry Reservation
78% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Text-Based 28%, Drama 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 7.9%
- #33 night nite
77% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. One day, mysterious events begin to unfold around you. What could be the true identity behind these occurrences?
Why similar: Modern 42.4%, Adventure 17.8%, Casual 16.1%, Anime 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #34 A Conversation With Mister Rabbit
79% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
A Conversation With Mister Rabbit is a very short, linear visual novel with a dark and bloody twist. The story follows an aspiring knight who seeks wisdom from a big and fluffy rabbit.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Anime 32.6%, Casual 13.5%, 2D 10.2%, Psychological Horror 6.3%
- #35 Miniatures
74% matchVery Positive95% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.3%, Puzzle 19.1%, Casual 14.5%, Adventure 11.1%, 2D 11%
- #36 Hazy Mind
75% 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 29.6%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Anime 17.5%, Text-Based 14.9%, Adventure 8.9%
- #37 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Gothic 38.1% ★, Supernatural 21.4%, Drama 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Adventure 5.7%
- #38 The Simen Rumors
73% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Lore-Rich 26.3%, Drama 22.8%, Text-Based 5.1%, Adventure 3.4%
- #39 RGB GlitchGazer
72% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Drama 24.3%, Anime 18.7%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, 2D 7.9%
- #40 Subway Exorcist Girl
71% matchVery Positive83% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Cartoony 14.3%, Anime 13.8%, Drama 13.4%
- #41 Midnight Syndrome
71% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Drama 19%, Anime 18.3%, Retro 10.1%, Adventure 9%
- #42 Mothmen 1966
72% matchVery Positive91% of 313 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.2%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Supernatural 24.5%, 2D 8.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #43 Last Time I Saw You
70% matchVery Positive96% of 307 reviews2024
Dev: Maboroshi ArtworksPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Why similar: Anime 34.1%, Romance 26.1%, Supernatural 25.4%, Adventure 8.2%, Casual 6.1%
- #44 Pavilion
75% matchMixed69% of 143 reviews2016
Dev: Visiontrick Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pavilion, a fourth-person puzzling adventure. Indirect guide the unknown main character through the puzzling narrative and levels by manipulation of the surrounding environment, lights and sounds.
Why similar: Puzzle 54.3%, Adventure 45.7%
- #45 The Outcast Lovers
74% matchMixed66% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
Why similar: Comic Book 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Drama 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Adventure 6.6%
- #46 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
71% matchVery Positive91% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Drama 15.2%, Anime 12.7%
- #47 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
69% 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 31.3%, Anime 23.6%, Drama 20.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Casual 9.7%
- #48 令和罕见物语
70% matchVery Positive86% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: 哥布林软件
Windows
一部魔幻现实主义的视觉小说,一部荒诞主义的GalGame。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Drama 14.7%, Anime 12.4%, 2D 6.6%
- #49 Graces: Posthumous Wish
68% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Text-Based 18.3%, Drama 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Supernatural 11.2%
- #50 Beacon Pines
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,195 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.1%, Visual Novel 41.6%, Casual 8.7%, Adventure 6.6%
- #51 Trapped with Jester
68% 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 26.5%, Text-Based 22.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Anime 9.3%
- #52 Everyday Devil
66% matchVery Positive97% of 181 reviews2026
Dev: alleesaur
Windows
A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Text-Based 24%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Anime 6.9%
- #53 Haunted Property
67% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 59.2%, Casual 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.1%
- #54 Weirdo
68% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Parallel-Weirdo is a Japanese manga-style visual novel set in DYL High School. It follows Wang Zhe, an ordinary and frail boy, who tries to win the hearts of girls and complete his experiments. He gets entangled in bizarre events, plunging into darkness. Each choice you make determines his fate.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Lore-Rich 11.5%
- #55 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
69% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
YinYang Street is an indie horror game set in Yunnan, China. Our protagonist Minglai Li finds his beloved wife missing when he comes home. All mysteries lead to a place called YinYang Street...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.3%, Drama 16.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Supernatural 10.4%
- #56 London Detective Mysteria
70% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Karin EntertainmentPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The evening is as ordinary as they come for London, England as the curtains close on the 19th century. Mist hangs thick, beclouding the radiance of the moon and modest glow of gas lamps. Upon the resounding chime of Big Ben, a new tale of love and adventure like no other begins!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Casual 21.5%, Adventure 21.3%, Anime 17.7%
- #57 Coralina: a Memory Tale
67% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Drama 14.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Romance 9.9%
- #58 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
67% matchVery Positive82% of 308 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
A puzzle & plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.
Why similar: Drama 21.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Anime 14.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Lore-Rich 11.6%
- #59 Hello my World! Lily.
66% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Black Leaf Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Anime 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Retro 9.9%
- #60 Train of Afterlife
73% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.1%, Anime 20.7%, Casual 12.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%