- #1 ファントムゾーン クリプトファシア
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: ファントムゾーン観測室Pub: ケイエル
Windows
The future is just a toe away, where supernatural phenomena are frequent. Two identical twins, Akihito and Fuyuto Shirahane. They are caught up in a strange phenomenon in Yomori City, a town where various legends swirl around them.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.3%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Faith 14.5% ★, Visual Novel 10.2%, Mythology 7.4%
- #2 ファントムゾーン・タロン・フィクションズ phantom Zone Talon Fictions
96% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: ファントムゾーン観測室Pub: ケイエル
Windows
The near future is just a few toes away. Journalist Iselda Aronica A man is asked to conduct an investigation in a certain town. The name of the town is Angelovale. The name of the town is Angelovale. It was a town where people still existed.
Why similar: Faith 16.5% ★, Swordplay 12.5% ★, Cinematic 11.2%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #3 Saint Kotar: The Crawling Man
96% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a story about the fall of a man. Told in the form of an interactive comic book with sounds and animations, Saint Kotar: The Crawling Man follows the appalling life of Mojse, his fall from a beloved teacher to a bitter and vengeful leader of a sinister cult.
Why similar: Faith 24.5% ★, Comic Book 19.7%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Demons 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #4 Convent Chronicles: Revelation
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Angelic Creations
Windows
When evil surrounds the convent Sister Mary Angelica must face a frightening and changing world. With friends and Mother Superior, she learns of the mysterious history and the secrets the sisters hold to drive back the darkness. Tests of faith, willpower and love abound in this vibrant visual novel.
Why similar: Faith 32.1% ★, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Demons 12%
- #5 The Father's Story
94% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Broken Hammer Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set in the first century, The Father's Story is a visual novel which offers different perspectives of the birth of Christ and the events surrounding that night. It is a bold Christmas story which dares to ask the question: "What else happened?"
Why similar: Faith 39.2% ★, Comic Book 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Cinematic 14.2%, Historical 8.3%
- #6 Shinjuku Anomaly
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AMATA Games
Windows
You have a part-time job taking photos of anomalies in the night in Shinjuku.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dark 12.8%, Cinematic 11.8%, Psychological 11.2%
- #7 Gretel's Honesty
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Callen Dulla
Windows
A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.2%, Psychological 18%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Dark 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%
- #8 Koncolos: Prologue
92% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
In a small pub with regulars, a woman makes a scene every night. Explore the compelling and mysterious story behind her bizarre behavior in the first chapter of this visual novel.
Why similar: Comic Book 28.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Mythology 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #9 PhantomZone SemiDeus
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: phantomzone observation roomPub: keieru
Windows
"A dragon survivor, a rarity in these times." That's what she called herself. Mysterious, bizarre biographical tales unfold in a retro-futuristic world.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Cinematic 13%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Dark 9.3%
- #10 月夜にかれん
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
ひょんなことからバディを組むことになった少年と美少女幽霊による怪異調査もの。壮絶なバトルを通じて、幽霊たちが生前に抱えていた悲しい過去を解き明かし、鎮めていく。現代解釈の「学校の七不思議」を軸に織りなす心霊怪異アクション。
Why similar: Comic Book 22%, Faith 20.7% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Swordplay 16.2% ★, Adventure 7.6%
- #11 Vasilisa and Baba Yaga
90% matchVery Positive89% of 890 reviews2024
Dev: Baba Yaga Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An adventure game based on the Russian folktale "Vasilisa the Beautiful". A scary story about the journey to the mistress of the forbidden forest for magical powers.
Why similar: Faith 35.4% ★, Mythology 13.7%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 9.7%
- #12 Supernatural Visual Novel "The Fourteenth Ξ (Guzai) Vol. 1 & 2"
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: nekobananaPub: nekonotes
Windows
Middle school girls face final exams and a deadly supernatural game. An urban legend of a “nonexistent telephone pole.” The “Eight Sisters,” silver assassin, and mysterious “RULERS.” A supernatural suspense of survival and conspiracy. Ongoing story continuing to unfold.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Cinematic 12.4%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #13 Annota Line
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bombylls
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the decaying cyberpunk city of Annota, where the gods are real and they hate you. Explore a post-epidemic city ravaged by warring gangs and untangle a web of drug-trafficking gods and profiteering politicians in this point-and-click narrative adventure.
Why similar: Faith 24.6% ★, Cinematic 10.7%, Psychological 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Mythology 9.7%
- #14 Jeux bleu
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Fountain Pen and Neurotoxin
Windows · Mac
Larissa Elshina met a deformity with the face of her missing friend. She gives it the name of Sinyaya and teaches it language. She develops feelings and grows. Like a human being. What remains at the end of the girls' blue play?
Why similar: Faith 47.7% ★, Visual Novel 23%, Adventure 12.1%, Fantasy 11.9%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #15 三国诡影:黄天
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 奇谭工作室
Windows
三国x克苏鲁文字冒险游戏。189年,东汉王朝的垂暮之年,各种灾异让洛阳弥漫着一股末日氛围,玩家将扮演曹操和“李飞”,调查神秘组织长生道和他们的神明“黄天”背后的真相。游戏采用双线叙事,两个主角将各自调查真相、做出抉择……
Why similar: Faith 31.1% ★, Lore-Rich 19.1%, Historical 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Horror 8%
- #16 TSIOQUE
86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,875 reviews2018
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Dark 11%, Demons 9.7%
- #17 Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri
86% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
A modern Japanese-style fantasy story involving Yue, a young boy born and raised at a shrine, and his friendship with the "Ayakashi" spirits. HaccaWorks* presents a A mysterious, spiritual adventure game.This is a fully voiced version that includes a prequel and a new ending.
Why similar: Faith 44.1% ★, Lore-Rich 24.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #18 Eden's Ritter 1:2 - Priestess of Pleasure
85% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: WafflePub: Shiravune
Windows
A cunning assault by the depraved lustfiends thrusts royal priestess Cecily and knight-commander Noein into a new struggle with past traumas, their own weaknesses, and a revitalized threat. An erotic dark-fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Faith 26% ★, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Demons 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #19 7Days Origins
84% matchVery Positive86% of 342 reviews2021
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.1%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Psychological 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #20 Pristiq: Tash's Trilogy
84% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Amir Dayyef
Windows
An Adventure Game About The Life Of Tash.
Why similar: Faith 40.6% ★, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Dark 14.4%, Demons 9.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #21 Night Loops
82% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Dark 13%
- #22 Jiangshi x Daoshi
83% matchVery Positive95% of 273 reviews2020
Dev: Dendo DenkidoPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Prepare to be blown away! Jiangshi x Daoshi is an epic story of vampires, dao priests, assassins and immortals, told in a spectacularly animated visual novel format.
Why similar: Swordplay 31.7% ★, Comic Book 27.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mythology 12.5%, Horror 6%
- #23 Maline
81% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Ani MeidaPub: Happy Devil Girl
Windows · Mac
A visual novel about a devil girl's interdimension-Hell journey in the name of Kindness... Do you believe?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Comic Book 13.6%, Demons 13.4%
- #24 Ashen Vow
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KamenDev
Windows
You are a knight sworn to God’s word, wielding only a sword against the darkness. But not all believers walk in good faith. The Black Maw has sunk its claws into the misguided, twisting their devotion into madness. Explore a once familiar castle now warped by evil, and cut down the corrupted horde
Why similar: Swordplay 23.7% ★, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Psychological 15.2%, Cinematic 11%, Dark 11%
- #25 The Bible - Exodus
82% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Paulo Robson Allonso
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Bible - Exodus is a third person melee combat game based on the most read book: The Bible. Come to know, participate and help the God's people to arrive on the promise land. Fighting against different kind of enemies.
Why similar: Faith 42.6% ★, Swordplay 29.3% ★, Historical 11.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #26 Outlawyer
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jim MiltonPub: Jim milton
Windows
An upcoming visual novel set in Purgatory during World War 1. Take the role of Ned Kelly, former Australian outlaw turned lawyer, and the fallen angel Azazel, his partner and apprentice, as you help save souls from eternal damnation, while uncovering a mystery of biblical proportions!
Why similar: Faith 32.7% ★, Visual Novel 18.5%, Cinematic 17.7%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Adventure 9%
- #27 祈風 Inorikaze
80% matchVery Positive100% of 403 reviews2019
Dev: Twilight -日月之境-Pub: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe Draft
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Inorikaze is a Touhou doujin game focus with the theme of pursuing the faith and bond. The main story is about Moriya family when they left Suwa and moved into Gensokyo, the Fantasy Village, and overcome the war between them and Tengus.
Why similar: Faith 55.7% ★, Visual Novel 28.7%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #28 The Nameless Braves: Heaven (Episode 1)
79% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: ArsSanctum
Windows
The Nameless Braves is a kinetic-style Visual Novel. Set in the fantasy continent of Ankh-Seah during a dour era referred to as "The Dark Age", one young man strives through trials and heartbreak to accomplish his dream of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Swordplay 23.8% ★, Lore-Rich 19.8%, Fantasy 13.3%, Adventure 10.5%
- #29 The Saplum Cradle
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devroom-Vantasia
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure horror game about using the memories of the dead to scavenge lost civilisations.
Why similar: Faith 27.7% ★, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological 10%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #30 Dark Monastry
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: GentlmensGames
Windows
Dark Monastry is a horror in which you are an agent of a secret organization tasked with protecting the world from the forces of darkness. Your latest mission sends you undercover to an ancient monastery, where a forbidden ritual scroll is hidden. But you’re not the only one hunting for it…
Why similar: Faith 49.9% ★, Demons 16.1%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Horror 7.3%
- #31 Broken Thorns: West Gate
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Stick Productions
Windows
A symbolic story where you play as a stranger searching for peace in this wretched world. You will wander through the dying land, finding yourself in different situations where evil forces will try to stop you by using your fears, doubts, and weaknesses.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20%, Psychological 15.5%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Faith 12.4% ★
- #32 Re:Turn 2 - Runaway
77% matchVery Positive80% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Red Ego Games
Windows
Re:Turn 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. The game follows on from the events of the first game. Saki and her fiancé, Sen, are trapped on an abandoned train that is haunted by an evil spirit that takes the form of a little girl named Ayumi.
Why similar: Demons 13.9%, Historical 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Dark 11.9%
- #33 Killing Magician
75% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: DDUCK KONG
Windows
Iris (31), an office worker with eight years of experience. After meeting the mysterious magical girl Gregory, she becomes a magical girl herself. As the dark truths of this world slowly come to light, can Iris save the Earth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Psychological 20.4%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Dark 11.3%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #34 All the Promised Burn - An Yssaia Game
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amaiguri
Windows
ALL THE PROMISED BURN is a hand-drawn Knowledge-based RPG about what an assassin does after the War ends. Can you learn new ways to be, when the past is still burned into you?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Demons 10.6%
- #35 May Angels fall down
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: ujumiru
Windows · Mac
Follow under, to a secretive cult of Icarus filled with lost individuals who seek selfish salvation. At its center lies Haejin, an alluring yet tormented leader whose flesh, when consumed, cures mortality.
Why similar: Faith 44% ★, Dark 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Horror 7.8%
- #36 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
73% matchVery Positive87% of 8,859 reviews2024
Dev: Ninja TheoryPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.5%, Swordplay 16.7% ★, Mythology 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Dark 11.6%
- #37 Almost My Floor: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Linux
A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?
Why similar: Comic Book 26.5%, Psychological 15.1%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #38 The Whisperers
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tarek Spiegelhalter
Windows
A digital linear graphic novel re-imagining events of the french revolution in a fictional setting. It fades the borders between comic, animation and game and uses innovative storytelling techniques to immerse the reader into an unforgettable, mystical world and story!
Why similar: Faith 29.5% ★, Comic Book 27.1%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #39 Sigh of the Abyss
73% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.2%, Cinematic 12.4%, Historical 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #40 ワンフィスト・ゾーン ONEFISTZONE
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: phantomzone observation roomPub: keieru
Windows
Yahiroako was born with monstrous physical abilities. She is undefeated in underground fighting. Ako kills a group of delinquents all of them half-dead. And in search of a new place to live professional world. Is it destruction or glory that lies beyond the release of violence?
Why similar: Comic Book 25.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Cinematic 13.7%, Psychological 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #41 Kagaribi
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: NewForeverSTUDIO
Windows
A Taisho psychological horror. Evade spirits and reclaim your stolen "name" in a haunted mansion. Features a unique Koto & Deep House soundscape. A multi-ending visual novel where choices determine your fate. Presented by New Forever STUDIO / MASAKO - A challenge by a 56yo Vibe Coder.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological 14.5%, Cinematic 13.1%, Historical 11.7%
- #42 The Heavens
71% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: ctcPub: Expedition Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ascend to the Heavens and find out if you're pure enough to be reborn on the Earth.
Why similar: Faith 50.8% ★, Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological 14.9%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Story Rich 2.5%
- #43 神社的百合香 ~ Floral Aroma in the Shrine
73% matchVery Positive94% of 831 reviews2018
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
《Floral Aroma in the Shrine》is a short Vision Novel Touhou Project Fan Fiction game. The main story is about a love story of Reimu and Marisa. Player will be playing as Marisa and experience her side of the story happened in Hakurei Jinja.
Why similar: Faith 60% ★, Visual Novel 18.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #44 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
71% matchVery Positive90% of 75,429 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Why similar: Psychological 24.3%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Mythology 18.7%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 7.6%
- #45 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
70% matchVery Positive91% of 3,767 reviews2023
Dev: Summerfall StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.
Why similar: Comic Book 23%, Mythology 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Cinematic 13%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
- #46 Be Not Afraid: Threads Of Light
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IHAM Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
A comedic yuri visual novel set in Heaven’s Office, where divine bureaucracy, choice-driven dialogue, and tender relationships unfold through humor and heart.
Why similar: Faith 34.9% ★, Demons 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Lore-Rich 6.8%
- #47 The Cult: Marduk's Longest Night
72% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2019
Dev: Neon Sloth Studio
Windows
In a world where nothing is as it seems, join Caleb Marduk in a race against time to find his daughter. Explore Harvester City's slums, meet demons and legendary creatures, escape the summoners of The Cult and delve into Marduk's shadowy past in the first episode of his adventures.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.1%, Demons 16.2%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Horror 8.4%
- #48 Lydia
71% matchVery Positive89% of 607 reviews2017
Dev: Platonic Partnership
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Dark 12%, Hand-drawn 11%, Horror 9.8%
- #49 The Sound of the Conch in the Age of Declining Dharma: War of the Last Buddha's Relic
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zeroth Arche
Windows
War erupted over the last Buddha Relic. In the land where Maitreya Bodhisattva is destined to descend and attain Buddhahood, Gesang lost all memory in an air raid. Doubting salvation itself, Gesang met Udum—same fate, rare disease, yet utter faith. They became inseparable as cruel reality closed in—
Why similar: Faith 52.4% ★, Visual Novel 21%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Adventure 5.8%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #50 Strangling a Snake Tale
68% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: TrueHistoryPub: SSASSY
Windows
The mighty and very rude humans heroes set out into the deep lizard hinterland to find the missing princess. Will the humans courage withstand the machinations of extraterrestrial tyrants and their minions? Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and make fateful decisions in a new visual novel!
Why similar: Faith 30.6% ★, Comic Book 26.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Dark 7.8%
- #51 Profound Dark Feathers
67% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: YANG ZHANGXING
Windows
In this visual novel, you'll experience a major event in a futuristic, parallel world from a key character's perspective. As the story unfolds, you'll discover that the chosen one uses repeated self-sacrifice to reverse tragic endings, offering their world a chance at salvation.
Why similar: Faith 42% ★, Visual Novel 20.9%, Mythology 18.4%, Psychological 13.2%, Adventure 4.8%
- #52 Deep Under
68% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Comic Book 29.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Dark 15.3%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Horror 10.8%
- #53 Túatha Echoes: The Village
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Freki GamesPub: Heathen
Windows
Immerse yourself in the psychological horror of The Village, where whispers bend reality and ordinary life spirals into madness. Unravel the dark rise of one of Túatha's most infamous figures in this short story visual novel.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological 18%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 10.6%
- #54 Unforgotten
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Faith 33.6% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mythology 13%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 9.7%
- #55 Pin Zhi
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: LungtaMagicPub: Tensu General
Windows · Mac
Meet Pin Zhi, Bhutan's journey towards the game industry. Pin Zhi tells the story about 7 individuals who wants to show the world the beauty of Bhutan. Join Pema, a young, brave and compassionate individual in a journey to recover the lost magical harmonious friends.
Why similar: Faith 41.4% ★, Mythology 18.1%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Historical 7.3%
- #56 DUET
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 594 reviews2025
Dev: Dolos Studio
Windows
DUET illustrates the Hifuu Club's first encounter. It is a wordless, narrative-driven experience about connection and small moments in life. Step into the subtle yet fateful daily interactions that intertwine Renko and Merry's lives.
Why similar: Faith 47% ★, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Point & Click 5.9%
- #57 Reviver
66% matchVery Positive92% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mythology 15.5%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Female Protagonist 15.2%
- #58 Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch (The witch of the Ihanashi)
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 836 reviews2022
Dev: Fragaria
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The English version of the heartwarming story that was highly acclaimed in Japan. Enjoy the meticulously crafted narrative. Set in Okinawa, Japan, it is also a story that unravels the mysteries hidden within its history and fantasy.
Why similar: Faith 24% ★, Visual Novel 18.9%, Comic Book 15.8%, Mythology 10.4%, Historical 9.6%
- #59 The Metamorphosis
69% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: Izmir Games Collective
Windows
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Historical 9.1%
- #60 Heart of the Forest
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Trapped PredatorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.4%, Cinematic 14.8%, Demons 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dark 11.2%