- #1 Tiny Bunny
97% matchVery Positive83% of 30,195 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Dark 9.6%
- #2 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
96% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Horror 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #3 Nightmare Zapping
96% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.8%, Point & Click 9.9%, Mystery 9.4%
- #4 Banebush
94% matchVery Positive95% of 2,161 reviews2024
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 21.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #5 BAD END
95% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Horror 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%
- #6 Sally Face - Episode One
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,584 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Point & Click 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #7 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #8 Five Stages of Pink
91% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Point & Click 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.3%
- #9 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 11.5%
- #10 FAKEBOOK
90% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #11 Unforgotten
91% 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: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10.2%
- #12 Hazy Mind
88% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #13 MOOD
86% matchVery Positive86% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Horror 10.1%
- #14 SIMULACRA
87% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Point & Click 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Horror 11.9%
- #15 Neve
85% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #16 Tiny Bunny: Prologue
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,257 reviews2020
Dev: Saikono
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Horror 27.5%, Point & Click 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 6.4%
- #17 Train of Afterlife
89% 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 39.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #18 NOCLIP
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: DELIRIUM Labs
Windows
Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Horror 19.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #19 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
82% matchVery Positive85% of 801 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 55.4%, Dark 26.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%
- #20 Backspace Backspace Backspace
83% 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 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #21 Almost My Floor
84% matchVery Positive92% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.7%
- #22 The Mildew Children
82% matchVery Positive93% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Point & Click 10.1%, Mystery 9.7%
- #23 MINE MEMORY
81% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.3%, Mystery 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Cinematic 10.2%
- #24 Midnight Syndrome
81% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Point & Click 16%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Dark 9.3%
- #25 Without a Dawn
79% matchVery Positive93% of 757 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #26 POHMIELISKO
79% matchVery Positive86% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Pohybelnia
Windows
A grotesque retro-style FPP horror set in a typical Polish apartment block from the 90s. A pixelated shader blends with Lumen’s realistic lighting to create a one-of-a-kind atmosphere. Absurd humor intertwines with macabre moments and choices you’d never want to make.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #27 Bad Faith
80% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #28 Heaven Does Not Respond
77% matchVery Positive91% of 438 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Point & Click 14.5%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Horror 13%
- #29 Snowfall's Mystery
76% matchVery Positive87% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #30 Mists of Aiden
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Psychological Horror 21%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #31 Glassy Stare
75% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Dark 20.5%, Story Rich 14%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, 2D 9.2%
- #32 Paranormal VHS
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 25.4%, Dark 18.3%, Mystery 11%, Cinematic 5.7%
- #33 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
74% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 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 21.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Horror 11%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #34 The Fridge is Red
78% matchMixed56% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Mystery 16.5%, Horror 16.1%, Retro 13.3%, Dark 11.8%
- #35 Deep Under
76% 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: Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Horror 12.1%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Dark 9.7%
- #36 Children of Silentown
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,521 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 12.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #37 MAMIYA
75% matchVery Positive92% of 473 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #38 Cursed Mansion
73% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.1%
- #39 Psychroma
71% matchVery Positive89% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Rocket AdriftPub: Gamma Space Collaborative Studio
Windows · Linux
Psychroma is a psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Story Rich 17.9%, Dark 15.9%, 2D 5.4%
- #40 Trapped with Jester
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #41 Project Vostok: Episode 1
73% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #42 Bad Dream: Coma
72% matchVery Positive91% of 2,208 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Point & Click 15%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.1%
- #43 Winion Virus
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,002 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 17.5%, Point & Click 16.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #44 Julian & Friends
69% matchVery Positive91% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
Windows
Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.
Why similar: Point & Click 15%, Cinematic 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.2%, Cartoony 11.8%
- #45 Night Loops
70% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Horror 12%
- #46 A House Inside Me
68% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl HorrorPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Cartoony 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #47 A Night at the Watermill
70% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #48 Noise
73% matchMixed55% of 296 reviews2019
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows
The USSR era is coming to its end – it is 1988. The radio amateur catches a strange signal that emits incomprehensible noises. It is broadcast around the clock and only sometimes a human voice makes its way through the air. You will have to uncover terrifying secrets about this enigmatic signal.
Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Psychological Horror 21%, Mystery 19.4%, Adventure 11%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #49 Dead Dreams
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Mystery 10.6%
- #50 Dreamless
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Setone GamesPub: Limansia Fears
Windows
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 19%, Dark 16.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #51 This is Interesting
67% matchVery Positive99% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Horror 11.1%
- #52 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Horror 17.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #53 The Summoning
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
This experience can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from another realm... Well, now you can...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #54 You Shouldn't Be Here
66% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Doomster Entertainment
Windows
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: Visual Novel 27.5%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #55 KinitoPET
64% matchVery Positive93% of 14,300 reviews2024
Dev: troy_en
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
KinitoPET is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant. Kinito is able to walk, talk, browse, adapt, and play games as Kinito is like no other with its adaptive technology!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 18.7%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Retro 12.5%
- #56 Aroma
67% matchVery Positive84% of 457 reviews2022
Dev: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Horror 13.3%
- #57 HOMESICKNESS
66% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Point & Click 24.8%, Horror 17.3%, Story Rich 17%, Retro 5.9%
- #58 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 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: Point & Click 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 13.2%, Mystery 12.1%
- #59 Care
65% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%