- #1 Whisper of Y'Ryando
97% matchMixed68% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: IndieCain
Windows
Whisper of Y'Ryando is a Lovecraftian puzzle-solving game that showcases a layered papercraft aesthetic. In this game, players will uncover the ongoing stories of the town through a unique perspective, acquiring hundreds of clue fragments by rolling dice.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Drama 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #2 H·P超自然事件档案
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bangke StudioPub: JoyPi Games
Windows
This is a text-based interactive adventure game with a suspenseful horror theme. Through different plot choices, you can collect various items, survive the attacks of indescribable creatures, and finally find the truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Drama 11.2%, RPG 10.1%
- #3 破镜恐惧
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: 幻想理戈游戏开发工作室
Windows
In this game, you will play a policeman who is transferred to Nabos from out of town. The crime rate here remains high all the year round, and ancient gangs and cults are entrenched here. you will be close to the city's innermost and darkest secret. What choice should you make then?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.2%, Visual Novel 29.9%, RPG 13.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #4 Story Crafter
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Story Carfter Studio Inc.
Windows
Storycrafter is an AI-powered online RPG combining simplified TRPG rules with advanced AI. Enjoy AI-generated characters, dynamic storylines, and AI DM. Easy to start, it offers deep immersion and ultimate freedom. Customize characters and explore endless possibilities. Join for an epic adventure!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Word Game 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Cinematic 9.7%
- #5 Dead Gods Realm: Morar
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WAVE gamedev team
Windows
Narrative RPG inspired by works of H.P. Lovecraft, celtic myths, rapiers and gunpowder. World awaits the Arrival of unknown creatures. It needs a hero who would stop the menace. Or he won't. He may even join them. Only you shall decide who would Morar become.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, RPG 8.4%
- #6 Cthulhu Mythos ADV The Isle Of Ubohoth
94% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows · Mac
A horror dice roll adventure inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. Much like in a tabletop RPG, "abilities," "luck," and "dice rolls" influence the story's progression. The protagonist is cursed on an island in the Seto Inland Sea. Investigate the island, uncover the mysteries, and break the curse!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.8%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Gore 5.9%, Text-Based 5.8%
- #7 万妙之门
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 日月同轨
Windows
万寿村的燕知槐有一天“醒过来”,他的眼前出现一扇门,门前的男人自称那栖措,他向你讲述你从未知晓的过去,从呱呱坠地的婴孩、到万寿村的阿槐,最后他向你展示生命中的一种可能,一种付出什么,得到“真相”的可能。
Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Visual Novel 22%, RPG 18.7%, Drama 11.4%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #8 Humerous (REBOOT)
92% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Mimeface
Windows
After an awful time at a Halloween party, the night welcomes you with a deep cold breeze. With your car busted and unusable thanks to your drunk tennant, a single pavement awaits for your determined fate....
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, RPG 15%, Gore 6.7%
- #9 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,992 reviews2018
Dev: Arrowiz
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后,暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案,他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下,一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近,在谣言与谎言间劈开道路,追寻自己的“结局”吧!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 68%, Visual Novel 32%
- #10 The Song of Saya
91% matchVery Positive90% of 9,092 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.3%, Visual Novel 27%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Gore 13.3%, Multiple Endings 2.9%
- #11 Underworld Dreams
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drop Of Pixel
Windows
Underworld Dreams is a first-person horror experience blending adventure, combat, and investigative puzzle elements to piece together a unique psychological thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.1%, RPG 10.2%, Cinematic 10%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #12 Cure for Death
89% matchPositive93% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: U4P
Windows
A place where warmth is but a memory. The night echoes with strange sounds, and uncanny neighbors stir a lingering unease, all steeped in a stale, suffocating air. Yet one question remains—where does this chilling cold truly come from?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.8%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Text-Based 9.7%, Stylized 5.3%
- #13 吃脚
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 星火燎猎
Windows
The mystery puzzle visual novel of the Republic of China - Grandma died, the coffin is placed in the funeral hall. My mother asked me to come to the vigil and repeatedly warned me not to open the coffin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, RPG 26.6%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Drama 20.5%
- #14 死掉的女儿(The Dead Daughter)
88% 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: Visual Novel 28.6%, Word Game 27.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Drama 17.1%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #15 Deep Inside: Amore sola mi fa remirare
87% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: banyalaplace
Windows
An old fashioned RPG Horror Game. Venture into the mansion, investigate the truth behind the fire. The deeper you delve into the mistery, the more choices you will have when everything will unravel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, RPG 18.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Visual Novel 11%, Drama 10%
- #16 Inquisitor Shepherd
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrowdeep
Windows
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #17 Blackout: The Darkest Night
86% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: MiniChimera Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all the events from the past few days. Now you are faced with the choice of going after the truth, facing the shadows that hide within our world, or trying to forget and leave all this behind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, RPG 18.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #18 Innsmouth 22
84% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Raven Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this visual novel the main character, Lorenzo Righi, an Italian Professor, is invited to a meeting of History Scholars held in Boston. Excited and flattered by the invitation, he discovers that something else, hidden and mysterious, awaits for him.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.9%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Text-Based 12.3%, RPG 11.4%
- #19 Omen Exitio: Plague
85% matchVery Positive85% of 621 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Text-Based 3.7%
- #20 Flesh Blossom
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Pearl Games
Windows
You are Doctor Parsnip Green, the first and last line of defense against a grotesquely beautiful epidemic. Make difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.5%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Choices Matter 14.7%, RPG 10.3%
- #21 诡异迷域
82% match4 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: 幻想理戈游戏开发工作室
Windows
1947, Arbormoor, MA A shadow-cloaked New England town. History teacher John Harvey vanished while probing local legends. Fiancée Elena Moore blames the supernatural. With police stumped, she turns to you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.6%, Visual Novel 20%, RPG 12.1%, Drama 10.4%, Puzzle 8%
- #22 Threshold of Awakening
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astrolabe Stories
Windows
In 1960s USA, Jane Ferguson, a New York restaurant owner, receives an information on her CIA agent husband Mark, who had vanished mysteriously during a Tibet mission. To uncover his hidden secrets, she follows his trail, delving into the enigma of his disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Drama 9%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #23 The Butterfly Collector
82% matchVery Positive89% of 870 reviews2025
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Word Game 28.3%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Text-Based 8.2%, Gore 7.3%
- #24 KARA
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IKARUS
Windows · Mac · Linux
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Psychological Horror 24%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Drama 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #25 山月记-人虎传
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 山月
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel adaptation of Atsushi Nakajima’s The Moon Over the Mountain, retelling the tragic story of Li Zheng, a Tang dynasty scholar who turns into a tiger. This edition features a new Chinese translation, minimalist art and music, and a single narrative path of about 15 minutes.
Why similar: Word Game 28.4%, Visual Novel 23%, Text-Based 17.5%, Drama 15.9%, RPG 14.6%
- #26 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
80% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Touched by GracePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #27 Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AtomicHorde
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Curse of Chaos is a Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure set in 500 AD Oman. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s most enigmatic stories, including The Nameless City and Nyarlathotep, it pulls you into a chilling investigation of cosmic horror and creeping madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.2%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Gore 8.2%, Violent 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #28 blackchapter
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 星火社
Windows
Black Chapter is a traditional visual novel that tells the story of Guilt, a border city where crimes frequently occur.The player takes on the role of Andy, a 25-year-old police officer, uncovering a conspiracy hidden in the dark underbelly of society.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, RPG 16.2%, Gore 15.7%, Drama 15%, Word Game 13.7%
- #29 大侦探之勃艮第古堡
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 知行合一
Windows
欢迎来到温泉岛,我是您的私人向导。您听说过……勃艮第古堡吗?那里是欲望与邪恶滋生的黑暗角落,那里有超出认知的生物和违反人性的生存规则。准确说,那里是另一个世界,由贪婪,欲念构成的炼狱……最后,请您一定要警惕每一个出现在勃艮第古堡里的人。祝您旅途愉快。
Why similar: Word Game 22.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Drama 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, RPG 11.4%
- #30 灰烬溪AshCreek
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pigeon Studio
Windows
AshCreek is a female-oriented interactive visual novel centered on Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Players take on the role of an outsider who is unwillingly drawn into AshCreek, uncovering the truth behind its anomalies step by step by taking part in stories set across different worlds.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38%, Word Game 24%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, RPG 12%, Multiple Endings 5.2%
- #31 Aroma
77% matchVery Positive84% of 448 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 24.2%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Text-Based 14.1%, Gore 7.2%
- #32 Reborn
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gecko Gaming
Windows
A visual novel written as a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape your life, leading to irreversible consequences and determining how your descent into darkness unfolds. The game can end in many different ways. Your choices determine how.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, RPG 20.3%, Cinematic 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #33 冰橘布丁
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 莉莉·冰橘
Windows
"Ice Orange Pudding" is a game that is falsely biased towards Qinglily and is based on the plot, interspersed with some small games and puzzle-solving games. The game mainly tells about herself. In the future, a certain girl may be alone in order to invent a robot as her sister. Leah
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Word Game 17.2%, Drama 16.8%, RPG 14.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #34 蛆虫的幸福:腐甲病
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 君羊
Windows
This work is a side-story AVG of Worms' Happiness. You can read the text by clicking the left mouse button, scrolling the mouse wheel, pressing the spacebar, or other such methods. One afternoon, you will start this short half-day story as the head of the volleyball club.
Why similar: Word Game 26.4%, Visual Novel 25.1%, RPG 20.7%, Drama 16.3%, Text-Based 5.6%
- #35 乌托邦之血 Blood of Utpia
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 黑豆柴的幻影
Windows
This is a visual novel game, an interactive text-based adventure with some elements of dating simulation. this game contains themes of violence, gore and immorality. The themes of this game does not represent the views and opinions of the author.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Word Game 24.5%, RPG 19.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Drama 10.3%
- #36 Edge of Madness
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Yellow Sign
Windows
A Lovecraftian RPG with tactical card-based combat. Uncover dark secrets, face cult and eldritch horrors. Every choice shapes the battle—outplay your enemies or lose yourself to madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, RPG 7.2%, Violent 7.1%
- #37 The Black Pyramid
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AlphaRedux
Windows
A Black Pyramid materializes across the globe. Dr. Mehdi Algun must decipher why, before its hunger for death and suffering consumes everything. An ancient cycle of cleansing has begun. As madness spreads and humanity tears itself apart, choose: become the destroyer, or join the cleansed.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Cinematic 16%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 2.5%
- #38 Scarlet Wolf
72% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Graven Visual Novels
Windows · Mac
If you're ready to run and play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, then come on in and make yourself at home. Behind the door, endless oppressive corridors, filthy walls, deadly traps, and a ravenous creature eagerly waiting to get up close and personal with you await.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Violent 12.5%, Text-Based 8%
- #39 Call of Cthulhu®
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 66.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, RPG 6.2%, Choices Matter 5.3%, Gore 1.8%
- #40 Worn Out
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morimichi
Windows
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Drama 11.8%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #41 迷子公路
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零旗
Windows
《BanGDream! It’s MyGo!!!!!》的末世公路AU同人游戏,ansy cp向视觉小说。
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Word Game 26.6%, RPG 21.3%, Drama 12%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #42 Miskatonic
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Scary Dinner Games
Windows
Miskatonic is a text-based strategy game where players take the role of an ancient god, determined to harvest fear for power. Incept your victims through dialogues with their psyche, study the limits of their mind by unlocking their stories, and manipulate the maze with powerful abilities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choices Matter 6.6%, Strategy 5%
- #43 Sucker for Love: First Date
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,933 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.6%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%, RPG 7.4%
- #44 她毕业了 So Long, My Youth
70% matchMixed68% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: 煎饼工作室 PanCakeStudio
Windows
I am Pancake. On the last day of college, I met her – How are you my dear?(Can't run, please turn off the antivirus system!)
Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Cinematic 16.3%, Drama 14.8%, RPG 11.6%
- #45 Inner Voices
74% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.8%, Psychological Horror 20%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Gore 8.1%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #46 Faint Echo
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Agard Games
Windows
Faint Echo is a psychological horror visual novel with point-and-click elements. A young man named Denys moves into a cheap apartment, but soon faces disturbing paranormal events. Explore the dark building, uncover its secrets, and try to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Drama 12%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #47 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 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 34.9%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Gore 9.6%, Drama 7.6%
- #48 Adventure in My Head
70% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: mishada
Windows
One guy really liked to fantasize and come up with different unusual adventures in his head. His girlfriend Masha noticed this and suggested taking a walk, since the main character only did what he sat at home and dreamed of different worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Psychological Horror 31.1%, Drama 20.5%, Violent 12.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #49 Procambarus fallax
69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Sunowflake Studio
Windows
This is a visual novel game featuring toxic wave of electricity with a gameplay duration of 5-10 minutes. You will spend some bedtime moments with your “best friend” that can be either enjoyable or less pleasant. Will you take the medicine?
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Visual Novel 19.6%, RPG 18%, Drama 6%
- #50 우리들의 4분 33초
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: KuroBlossom
Windows
"Maybe...we all are deaf." This is a sweet-bitter story based on modern times. Also, this is a visual novel game with simple menu and using click or space bar to play, without no choice. Although, this game is not a simulation game only for love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Drama 18%, Text-Based 17.5%, Gore 10%, Violent 9.1%
- #51 克苏鲁异闻录
71% matchMixed66% of 249 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
基于“克苏鲁神话”世界观下的Roguelike动作冒险游戏作品。玩家将在游戏中身临其境地接触洛夫克拉夫特笔下那些不可名状之物。通过不同的选择调查世界的谜团,合理控制自己的san值让自己在残酷的走位-射击战斗中生存下去!获取装备,磨练技巧,挫败古神与外神们的邪恶计划!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 83%, RPG 17%
- #52 LoYuno - Horror Escape
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxim Soloha
Windows
You were kidnapped by a crazy girl. And your phone started predicting her future for a short time. It's up to you to find out who she is, why this day doesn't end, and how to get out of this house.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Drama 13.9%, Cinematic 10.2%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #53 Cafe DReAMLAND
67% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: めとこPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is Cafe "DReAMLAND". Grant your "customers'" wishes by serving them drinks mixed with a hint of blasphemy! Cafe simulation x Exploration x Multiple endings Let your choices decide the final outcome.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.4%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Drama 6.9%
- #54 冷血症骰子
69% matchVery Positive91% of 303 reviews2020
Dev: CHARONPub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
主人公目太郎,是一位因为犯下重罪而入狱的少年。 在狱中,一位神秘的男子提出了一个主意,二人一起逃狱,用骰子选出一个人来当帮对方逃跑的诱饵。 一次又一次败给男子的目太郎,进入了平稳但又扭曲的新世界。 在这些世界中,他将成为「私立高识学园」高中二年级的学生,与七七和雪丸成为发小。 接着,将被逐一出现的患有冷血症的少女们玩弄与迫害…… 他的命运,将由你决定——
Why similar: Word Game 34.3%, Visual Novel 21%, RPG 17.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #55 黑石
68% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 非稳态物质-Unstable Matter
Windows
The game will center around two investigators who uncover a profound terror while delving into consecutive disappearances. A man with a dual-layered memory, a fragmented reality, an endless rainy night... What in the world is the Black Stone? Could it possibly mark the genesis of everything?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 60.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Text-Based 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #56 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
68% 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 26.3%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Drama 18%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #57 看事
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 勤奋的小德
Windows
A visual novel set in Tianjin, China, in the late Qing Dynasty of 1893. The gameplay involves cards and deduction. Players will take on the role of a medium, utilizing their supernatural abilities to investigate a series of bizarre unsolved cases and eerie occurrences around them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Word Game 23.5%, Drama 13.9%, Text-Based 11.6%, RPG 10.4%
- #58 破禁 Limbo Break
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Word Game 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Drama 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #59 青羽沉梦-终霰篇
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 青羽Traum
Windows
本作是一款多世界观叙事冒险游戏。你将从西幻风格的梦境大厅苏醒,触碰记忆泡沫,坠入不同的异界。当前开放第一世界【终霰傩玉录】:你将跌落至古老的东方傩村,在绝望的民俗仪式与诡谲的人性试炼中,亲历一场关于饥荒、祭祀与人性崩坏的绝望轮回。
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Cinematic 17.7%, Word Game 17.6%, Drama 15.8%, RPG 11.1%
- #60 魔女低语时
67% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
这是一款悬疑推理类文字冒险AVG,玩家扮演一名初出茅庐的侦探王朝阳,进入迷雾重重的学园,和各位可爱的女性角色互动,以找出诡异案件的真相!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, RPG 26.2%, Drama 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9%