- #1 Suhoshin
97% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 14%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
- #2 Stay Alive For Me
96% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Thriller 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #3 Death by Begonia
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 9.2%, Visual Novel 9%
- #4 Up All Night
95% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unearth secrets hidden between the trees. Solve a murder. Confront what awaits in the darkness. Whatever transpires, you’re guaranteed to be up all night.
Why similar: Thriller 12.7%, Vampires 11.8% ★, Visual Novel 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Investigation 7.9%
- #5 Brood Year
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Investigation 9.1%, Visual Novel 9%
- #6 Let's MEAT Adam
94% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Let's MEAT Adam is a Bara, BxB visual novel set in a neon NIGHTMARE of an escape-room-turned-death-game. Muscles, Blood, Escape, Trust, Betray, MEAT.
Why similar: Thriller 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #7 Isle of Maligree
93% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Gilded Rune Games
Windows · Mac
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Visual Novel 10.9%, Detective 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #8 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Investigation 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Horror 11%
- #9 Reflection Link
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Investigation 8.7%, Detective 8.5%
- #10 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Thriller 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #11 ELEGIES: Aya
89% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Squircle
Windows · Mac · Linux
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #12 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
89% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Investigation 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Detective 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #13 Blackthorn Witch
88% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Horror 9.4%
- #14 Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Thriller 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Investigation 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%, Visual Novel 7.9%
- #15 Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
86% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #16 Flora Parasocial
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Horror 8.6%
- #17 Not It: Spookiest Edition
86% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Text-Based 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #18 Drăculești
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fine Feathered Fiends
Windows
A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?
Why similar: Vampires 14.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 11%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 8.2%
- #19 Up All Night: Daybreak
84% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nick just can't let go of the people he's killed.
Why similar: Vampires 18% ★, Thriller 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #20 Vampire: The Masquerade - Oaths & Ashes
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Revive The Spark
Windows
Two vampires — an ambitious Kindred and a wretched Thinblood. Their fates clash in this Visual Novel set in the World of Darkness, where your arsenal extends beyond just words — from political machinations to forbidden Alchemy. Claw your way to power and leave your bitemarks on Berlin's underworld.
Why similar: Vampires 17% ★, Thriller 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #21 Shadows of Betrayal
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Thriller 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choices Matter 10%
- #22 Earth's Center of Gravity
82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Beşinci Kural A.Ş.
Windows · Linux
Earth's Center of Gravity is a mystic horror visual novel with multiple endings. The story revolves around Tower Antiques. "No one remembers how long Tower Antiques was there. But it remembers everyone. Even the ones who did not visit it yet." Tower Antiques is waiting for you to write your story.
Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #23 Love You To Pieces
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Love You To Pieces" is a Horror/Slasher Visual Novel thematically centered around Valentine's Day. Featuring elements of grind-house, choose-your-own-adventure and mystery. Can you or any of your friends survive this bloody love fest?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #24 POPULARITY CONTEST
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #25 Nothing To Remember
81% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Guts United
Windows
Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Investigation 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Detective 9.6%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #26 The Trials - Chapter Two
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Thriller 9.5%
- #27 Whispers of Gold
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #28 The Brothers Hotel
78% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 16.1%, Investigation 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Detective 10.9%, Mystery 10%
- #29 Epimutation
77% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Barbieronpa
Windows · Mac · Linux
399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Thriller 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%
- #30 Make Moku Proud
77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Horror 10.7%
- #31 Kara no Shojo
79% matchVery Positive92% of 449 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 161.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Thriller 11.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Detective 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Mystery 9.1%
- #32 The Breakfast Serial Club
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucian Gallacane
Windows
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 10.9%
- #33 Bite the Hand
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Margarita Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A vampire romance visual novel about offering blood up to get closer to the person you are. The story of a boy, or a girl, or a person who meets with a woman, or a vampire, or... This person gets whisked away as a girl. Which is what she always wanted. Or they always wanted to try. Or...
Why similar: Vampires 26.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #34 Mass of Consumption
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #35 The Testing Chamber
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 699 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Investigation 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Detective 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #36 Creepy Crypt Critters
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcade Eleven
Windows
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Horror 10.1%, Choices Matter 10%
- #37 For Mother Matron
74% matchVery Positive91% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #38 Town of Dusk
73% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Thriller 18.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Detective 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #39 黑山羊BlackGoat
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HUPIDAN
Windows
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Thriller 12.4%, Detective 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 10%
- #40 Kindred [High Tide]
71% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Investigation 13.3%, Detective 12.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #41 Remedy for Personality
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Thriller 14.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Detective 8.9%
- #42 The Price Of Flesh
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,097 reviews2022
Dev: Gatobob
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.
Why similar: Thriller 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #43 The Peresmeshnik
73% matchVery Positive93% of 108 reviews2020
Dev: Sean Arnold
Windows
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 14.5%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #44 Witchlight Woods
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Horror 10.4%
- #45 FAKEBOOK
70% 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: Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #46 There Is No Next Stop
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HANPAGE
Windows
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Text-Based 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #47 Worn Out
70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%
- #48 Inquisitor Shepherd
69% 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: Thriller 12.9%, Investigation 11%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Detective 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #49 Blind Dog
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 13%, Thriller 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #50 Lost Eclipse
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fabicomm Pro. Interactive Division
Windows
After the city was shrouded with nightmares, you’ve been assigned to dive into this psychological survival-horror adventure to uncover the strange phenomenon that were affiliated to a certain science-tech corporation and bring them to justice.
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Detective 10.6%, Investigation 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #51 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Thriller 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #52 Lone Bird in the Tree
67% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Aosolagame
Windows · Mac
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #53 Mysteries of the House
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spark
Windows
You wake up with no memories inside the House, a place where reality bends... lies linger... and someone watching your every move.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Thriller 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #54 Let's MEAT Adam 2
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
LMA2 is a Gay Bara Horror Visual Novel, with murder mystery and puzzle elements; the sequel to 2017's "Let's MEAT Adam".
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Thriller 9.4%
- #55 Pink Noise
65% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%
- #56 Shanwen
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Detective 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #57 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Thriller 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Horror 9.2%, Investigation 9%
- #58 RUNT
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grimtaste StudiosPub: DreadXP
Windows
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%