Games Like PIGBLUE

Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Text-Based 37.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Adventure 4%, Indie 1.7%

Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.

Why similar: Mystery 35%, Adventure 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Story Rich 7.5%, Indie 4%

1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Text-Based 12.4%, Adventure 8.9%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Mystery 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー

Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Visual Novel 23%, Mystery 10.2%, Adventure 8.9%

オムニバス形式で送る四章構成の心霊ホラーノベルゲーム

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Text-Based 21.9%, Mystery 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

「彼は本当に精神疾患なのか？それとも……」 精神科医である道島（主人公）は、ある入院患者の担当を任される。母親を刺したというその少年は、 奇妙な幻聴の症状を抱えており……。貴方は神話生物の魔の手から逃れ、生き延びる事が出来るのか…！？

Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Text-Based 20.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 7.5%

A horror visual novel set in a suburban city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 71.9%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 10.1%

This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.

Why similar: Text-Based 30.1%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%

It is a digital novel set in a fictional city.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.9%, Visual Novel 33.5%, Drama 16.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Story Rich 4.9%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Mystery 25.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Drama 6.8%

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 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Mystery 19.2%, Drama 12.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%

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 27.9%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Drama 10.5%, Noir 6.9%

A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Visual Novel 69.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Story Rich 7.4%, Indie 2.7%

In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Mystery 21.6%, Puzzle 18%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Story Rich 9%

Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!

Why similar: Text-Based 28%, Visual Novel 21%, Mystery 20.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 10.7%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Mystery 27.7%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Puzzle 17.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Text-Based 43.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Adventure 5.3%

Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

Why similar: Mystery 29.8%, Drama 18.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 8.2%

An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

Why similar: Text-Based 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 8.6%

A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.

Why similar: Text-Based 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Puzzle 9.1%

The train is the only escape.

Why similar: Text-Based 47.5%, Mystery 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%

The Dawn is Inevitable is an interactive crime drama/neo-western novel inspired by classic RPG games. A mysterious stranger is forced to hide in a village called Rassvet. This place is isolated from the outside world for the whole winter and keeps many dark secrets.

Why similar: Text-Based 40.2%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Drama 18.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Virtual group - PLAVE doujin game, set against the backdrop of winter school ghost stories. Experience the Night Patrol Rules of the Seven Mysteries through the eyes of all five band members, uncovering the unsettling truth hidden behind the mystery through your investigation and choices.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Mystery 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 8.6%

Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Drama 14.6%, Puzzle 13.4%

A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!

Why similar: Visual Novel 56.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Adventure 6.1%, Indie 1.4%

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: Text-Based 32.7%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Drama 8.8%, Mystery 6.1%

Play with 'P.', a mystery character trying to figure out what's going on in this 'dream'. Who to trust? Apparently, not the dog.

Why similar: Visual Novel 60.2%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Indie 10.5%

Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Noir 25.7%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Drama 3.9%

Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Atmospheric 8%

When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...

Why similar: Mystery 27.4%, Puzzle 27.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Atmospheric 13%

A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.8%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%

"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Drama 19.5%, Mystery 19%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 9.9%

Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .

Why similar: Adventure 70%, Indie 30%

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: Mystery 22.5%, Drama 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%

"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 41.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Mystery 11.8%

"In my dreams, I can get out. In my dreams, I can fit in." 'ghostpia' mixes the adorable art style of an illustrated book with glitches-and-noise effects. There are no choices to be made. There's only a lonely girl in a ghost town and her story full of mystery, friendhood...and a bit of violence.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Drama 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%

A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.

Why similar: Text-Based 38%, Noir 33.5%, Puzzle 17%, Mystery 11.5%

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: Puzzle 40.9%, Mystery 21.4%, Story Rich 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Indie 8.3%

An eerie horror game set in a weird hotel plagued with bizarre beings and interesting characters. The game utilizes a never-used before environment alongside brand new horror mechanics, one of a kind graphics/art style, and an unnerving story with rich lore to create a unique experience for players.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Story Rich 16%, Singleplayer 1.9%

A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.5%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Story Rich 3%

In New Meaning you play as Luke Wilson, or do you? Luke is a struggling teenager trying to shed some light upon a dark lonely world, will you help him or will you aid his departure into depression? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.6%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Drama 11%, Story Rich 3.3%

Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Psychological Horror 6.6%

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Puzzle 18%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Adventure 12.7%

✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Mystery 20.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%

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 22.4%, Text-Based 19.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Drama 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Puzzle 18.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Story Rich 12.2%

Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 7.1%

A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.

Why similar: Mystery 33.5%, Text-Based 33%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Drama 9.2%, Story Rich 5.3%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Text-Based 38.1%, Visual Novel 31.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Story Rich 4.8%

Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Noir 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Story Rich 3.7%

Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.

Why similar: Text-Based 31.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Adventure 10.4%

Adventure Game Traveling around Iceland

Why similar: Text-Based 36.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Drama 10.1%, Adventure 7.1%

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: Text-Based 31.3%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Drama 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Adventure 5.6%

TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Drama 11.5%, Puzzle 9.1%

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Drama 10.3%, Text-Based 10.2%

'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Text-Based 18.5%, Noir 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 13.4%