- #1 筮灵 SHILING
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #2 TOUQI
96% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 31.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Horror 9.3%
- #3 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
96% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Psychological 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #4 Avian Enigma
95% matchVery Positive87% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Aako Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.
Why similar: Word Game 32.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Clicker 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #5 The Simen Rumors
94% 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: Word Game 34.1%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Drama 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Surreal 2.9%
- #6 Peculiar Tales of Mid-Lake Pavilion
94% matchVery Positive90% of 191 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
On a sultry night in late August, I ran into a man carrying a peony lantern at the Mid-Lake Pavilion. In the hazy and dim light, the man told the odd and bizarre stories. Under the overcast rainy sky, the moon setting horizontally, you will be brought into a perplexing, weird, and supernatural world
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Drama 17.3%, Supernatural 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #7 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
93% 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: Word Game 31.8%, Drama 16.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #8 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
92% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 34.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Drama 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #9 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
91% 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 17.9%, Drama 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Supernatural 14.9%, Horror 8.9%
- #10 Threads of Karma
91% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Supernatural 24.8%, Surreal 14%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #11 RGB GlitchGazer
89% 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: Drama 20.5%, Word Game 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Surreal 15.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #12 流言侦探
90% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Word Game 48.2%, Drama 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9%, Horror 8.7%
- #13 Paper Bride
89% 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: Word Game 24.9%, Drama 18.1%, Supernatural 17.7%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #14 流木缘Driftwood Fate
88% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: 神经传达室
Windows
A mysterious bracelet, familiar dreams, and Zhi An, a male college student who just got a girlfriend, now faces a sudden appearance of a lover (male) from his past life. How should he choose? What is the hidden abnormality beneath the surface of everyday life?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Drama 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Surreal 12.3%, Clicker 8.4%
- #15 UCOPIA
87% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: YunTYB
Windows
This is a story about art, profit, and friendship.
Why similar: Drama 19.5%, Word Game 18.9%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #16 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
86% matchVery Positive92% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Word Game 27.1%, Supernatural 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological 8.6%, Horror 8%
- #17 Hello my World! Lily.
86% 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 35.4%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Adventure 14.6%, Anime 6.8%, Text-Based 6.7%
- #18 obi3011-prologue
85% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: 火鸡头工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.
Why similar: Word Game 37.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Drama 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #19 双相:水管(Bipolar: The Tube)
84% matchVery Positive81% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
East-Asia-theme horror visual novel with tarot elements. This game shares the same world with When the Wind Knocks (Ready to Kill) and The Dead Daughter. If you have played that game, you will meet an old friend here.
Why similar: Word Game 30.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 7.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%
- #20 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
84% matchVery Positive100% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: Drama 25.8%, Horror 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #21 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 45.3%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Clicker 10.3%, Horror 7.1%, Adventure 6.2%
- #22 The Occult Detective
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Drama 25.8%, Story Rich 17%, RPG 8.8%, Anime 6.9%
- #23 栖云异梦
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Drama 31.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Fantasy 9.7%
- #24 骸心 Mainbody
80% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 29.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Horror 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #25 Mr. Saitou
79% matchVery Positive96% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: Laura Shigihara
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short game about an average white-collar worker who struggles to find meaning in a life full of constant overtime and isolation. After an accident lands him in the hospital, Mr. Saitou is spirited away to a strange fantasy world where an unexpected friend takes him on a life-changing adventure.
Why similar: Story Rich 23.9%, Fantasy 21.5%, RPG 16.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #26 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
81% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2018
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 17.7%, Drama 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, RPG 8.5%
- #27 鲤氏奇人异闻录
77% matchVery Positive98% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: 顽童计划
Windows
《明日方舟》同人游戏,以原作角色“老鲤”为主角,在二十年前的龙门,展开一系列解谜探案故事。
Why similar: Word Game 38.9%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Drama 12.7%, Clicker 5.9%, Text-Based 5.7%
- #28 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
78% 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: Drama 27%, Supernatural 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 14.6%, Adventure 8.6%
- #29 Ticy Adventure Club
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,234 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Drama 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #30 Saihate Station
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,177 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #31 木夕镇的午夜轮回 Midnight cycle in Muxi Town
76% matchVery Positive85% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: ZSJ工作室
Windows
What kind of work is this? This is an experimental multi storyline game. The work tells a science fiction story about consciousness implantation and simulated biological experiments. The work consists of a mixture of 24 storylines, 3 types of reincarnation endings, and 1 main ending.
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Drama 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #32 Ghost Road Awakening
76% matchVery Positive84% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: Ghost Road Game StudioPub: Luna Infinity Games
Windows
“Ghost Road” is the first installment in the Ghost Road series of games, and is a visual novel game about the myth of ghosts and monsters in the Chinese underworld. The player plays the role of the Ghost Detainer in the underworld to investigate the past deeds of the three female leaders.
Why similar: Word Game 26.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #33 Illusion Carnival
72% 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 28.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Drama 15.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, RPG 8.1%
- #34 我有一座冒险屋 I have an adventure house
78% matchMixed57% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: 知音动漫
Windows
The boss couple of house of terror of amusement park of jiujiang city of new century is suddenly in some abandoned hospital is missing mysteriously, the relic that police can find has an old Rag Doll and a mysterious black mobile phone only
Why similar: Word Game 50.9%, Drama 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, RPG 11.3%, Adventure 9.5%
- #35 My Head On Your Body
75% 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: Psychological 14.3%, Drama 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.1%
- #36 皎月坠落之时
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: 一朵一朵Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Moment of Moonset" is a thriller story game. The heroine Pang Lu comes into contact with Aileen by chance, and encounters a strange mysterious power on the way to learn Aileen's identity. How should she respond, or should she choose to fall into crisis? Or escape intact? Or...
Why similar: Word Game 37.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Drama 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #37 Night Patrol Rules
71% matchVery Positive100% of 202 reviews2025
Dev: Te.Sa
Windows
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: Word Game 58.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Adventure 5.4%
- #38 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
77% 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%, Supernatural 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Horror 11.8%
- #39 Rebooted Fate
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,039 reviews2026
Dev: Jilin miaomiao
Windows
Qin Nian, who had just graduated when the financial crisis hit and found himself unemployed at home, accidentally obtained a secret manual from an old beggar. Little did he realize that this manual would not only alter the course of his life but also lift a veil on the reality of the world.
Why similar: Drama 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, RPG 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #40 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
72% matchVery Positive94% of 2,929 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里,不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦,作为“非日常部”的一员,和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间,废墟一般的住宅楼,等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Word Game 37.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Text-Based 8.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #41 Everyday Devil
70% matchVery Positive97% of 181 reviews2026
Dev: alleesaur
Windows
A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological 13.9%, Text-Based 11.8%
- #42 戾谈
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: SPG Mistarille
Windows
There is no English version of this game!There is no English version of this game!You wake up in a room full of mysteries, accompanied by a beautiful girl you have met before. In the following time, you will go on a heartbeat journey to the supernatural world with her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #43 School Years
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,497 reviews2019
Dev: YEARSPub: 电钮组
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A visual novel adapted from a real story.To tell the most authentic Chinese story in the most simple words
Why similar: Drama 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #44 死掉的女儿(The Dead Daughter)
71% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
一款单人心理恐怖视觉小说。玩家只需要持续点击体验文字和图画呈现的主线剧情。流程短但情节引人入胜。
Why similar: Word Game 36.8%, Drama 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.8%
- #45 海子 UMIKO
70% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
Windows
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Surreal 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #46 YinYang Street: Separate Ways
71% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: 彼云工作室
Windows
Street Li Fang Zhuan is a Chinese micro horror game set in 1980s China, combining the story of understanding puzzles and text adventures. In the game, the scroll scene that can be moved by four axes is applied to bring different game experience to the player.
Why similar: Drama 23%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Text-Based 16.4%, Horror 12.3%
- #47 Snowfall's Mystery
69% matchVery Positive86% of 102 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 21%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #48 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
73% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological 16.5%, Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #49 Purgatory’s Flower
68% 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: Drama 38.6%, Horror 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Adventure 12.1%, 2D 4.6%
- #50 Insects Awaken
68% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Drama 17.3%, Word Game 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #51 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
67% 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: Word Game 27.4%, Psychological 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 11.3%, Drama 9.2%
- #52 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
70% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作,在命运齿轮的推动下,结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降,他卷入了一起绑架案,并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时,他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹,那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Adventure 34.7%, Story Rich 21.6%
- #53 Ghost Feed
69% matchVery Positive84% of 397 reviews2023
Dev: Hulu WorldPub: CE-Asia
Windows
这是一款由制作者真实人生经历和感悟衍生而来的游戏。主角来到一座古旧小镇,在阴森大宅中遭遇了古怪的灵异事件。最终发现,自己和宅子的人事物,有很深的联系……
Why similar: Surreal 30.6%, Drama 22.5%, Horror 22.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Adventure 8.7%
- #54 Subway Exorcist Girl
67% 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 22.4%, Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Drama 15.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #55 Trapped with Jester
66% 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: Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Horror 11.4%, Text-Based 11%
- #56 愚人船 NARRENSCHIFF
64% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: Anonymous
Windows
"NARRENSCHIFF" is a psychological horror puzzle game. Players take on the role of an amnesiac man who awakens in a mysterious mental hospital. As they explore, they unravel a story involving their own origins and the conspiracy brewing within the walls of the mental institution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Drama 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, RPG 11.8%, Story Rich 11%
- #57 Departed Away
66% matchVery Positive90% of 546 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #58 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
65% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 23%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, RPG 11.3%