Games Like River Secret

Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

Why similar: Experimental 11.9% ★, Psychological Horror 10%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Surreal 8.6%, Psychological 8.4%

The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.

Why similar: Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Experimental 10.2% ★, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Surreal 7.3%

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Psychological 12.2%, Thriller 11.2%, Horror 10.1%

It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Surreal 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

You take on the role of Alice, who wanders through a dark forest in search of a way out. On her journey she meets many figures — each one a reflection of her own personality, an echo of her fears, and a manifestation of her subconscious.

Why similar: Experimental 15.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Psychological 11.3%, Horror 9.8%

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Psychological 12.7%, Emotional 9.6%, Horror 9.4%

An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Thriller 10.7%, Experimental 10.5% ★

One rainy day you come home from the store and find a wounded fox on the road. In spite of your strict parents who forbid you to have pets, you decide to take her in.

Why similar: Visual Novel 13.1%, Thriller 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Surreal 10%, Horror 9.8%

A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?

Why similar: Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Thriller 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.

Why similar: Experimental 15.1% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Psychological 10.2%, Horror 9.4%

A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Psychological 9.6%

Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Thriller 15.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 8.1%, Mystery 7.6%

After escaping her abusive brother, Sophie seeks a fresh start in a remote house in Hawthorn's forest. But strange events unfold, and her unsettling housemate, Elise, may be hiding something. Is it just her anxiety, or is there something more sinister lurking in the shadows?

Why similar: Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10%, Psychological 9.5%

Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Psychological 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 10%

You wake into a perfect life you don't remember choosing — warm, loving, and sealed shut. She knows everything about you. The one door has never opened. KEPT is a short psychological romance-horror visual novel with six endings, gated by how much of the truth you can bear to know.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 12.7%, Thriller 8.2%, Psychological 8.2%

Can you survive the horror of being yourself? A cute and disturbing psychological horror about identity, isolation, and the terrifying reality of being different.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 13%, Surreal 11.2%, Horror 9.7%, Experimental 9.4% ★

Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.

Why similar: Experimental 17% ★, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Surreal 9.7%

"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.

Why similar: Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Psychological 9.9%, Thriller 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Psychological 11.7%, Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Surreal 8.2%

Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Psychological 14%, Horror 11.5%, Thriller 10.5%

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: Experimental 15.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Psychological 11%, Horror 9.2%

HorseHair is a short psychological horror experience. Immerses yourself with point & click navigation, complete mysterious tasks, and uncover dark truths about your family.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological 10.8%, Dark 10.8%, Thriller 10.3%

The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 13.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%

BrokenLore: FOLLOW is a psychological first-person horror game that immerses players in the haunting narrative of Anne, as she grapples with issues of self-acceptance, bullying, and worthlessness while encountering metaphorical surreal creatures that heighten the terror of her journey.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Thriller 15.1%, Surreal 13.4%, Horror 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

A psychological horror about repetition, isolation, and the need to keep moving forward. Keep pushing. Don't stop. Break through.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological 12.1%, Dark 9.3%, Story Rich 7.7%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 14%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological 7.8%

A short psychological audio horror call where every number routes you deeper into a faceless bureau that measures and files you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Surreal 9.2%

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Horror 8.4%

Parasomnia Verum is an atmospheric horror game about a recurring dream.

Why similar: Horror 18%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Psychological 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark 11.1%, Emotional 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

From YOUR decisions, many people could get hurt. Can you save your friends or at least save yourself from the horror that awaits?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 9.1%, Story Rich 8.2%

A horror visual novel exploring the dark sides of friendship and the dangerous paths taken to save it.

Why similar: Thriller 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychological 11.2%, Horror 8.4%

90's Horror inspired Point & Click — a Dark and Emotional journey of a man looking for his missing son while facing his hidden demons. Enjoy an Atmospheric & stylized world, haunting and memorable audio, and piece together a story that will stay with you long after it ends.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Thriller 10.7%, Surreal 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Horror 9.7%

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Experimental 16.4% ★, Psychological 11.8%, Horror 10.7%

A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 17.7%, Thriller 14.4%, Dark 8.9%, Mystery 8.6%

Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Thriller 15%, Psychological Horror 15%, Psychological 12.4%, Horror 11.3%

"Something is in your house." As a Shaman, you are the only one who can face the unknown. Investigate haunted homes, uncover secrets, and exorcise malevolent spirits. Your choices determine the client's fate. Experience a chilling K-horror story where every decision matters.

Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Thriller 10.3%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological 9.8%

After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 11.9%, Mystery 7.8%

The Mofu Game is a psychological horror visual novel about a cursed story that should never have been read. Proceed at your own risk.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 9.7%, Thriller 9.1%, Story Rich 8.8%

This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological 11.3%, Emotional 9.8%, Horror 9.4%

A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Thriller 13.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 9.9%

Henry is an elderly man with regrets. Over the course of his life, he has killed three times. He is about to kill again. Survive a home invasion as you recount his life through a series of dreamy vignettes featuring a thief, a friend, a lover, and mysterious bartender.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Experimental 15.3% ★, Surreal 12.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological 10.6%

Witness a little girl’s distorted memories of the past and her fantasies of a future that never happened. All she wants is a family… this time, of her own choice.

Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 18%, Surreal 13.8%, Dark 8.8%

You're playing a platformer on an old CRT TV. At first, it's just a game. Then what happens on-screen no longer stays on-screen. You can't get up. You can't leave the room. All you can do is keep playing.

Why similar: Experimental 16.3% ★, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 11.8%, Thriller 11.6%, Surreal 10.3%

On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Thriller 9.6%

"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.4%, Thriller 9.4%, Dark 9%, Visual Novel 8.9%

A girl was murdered, and she is the only one still hunting for her killer. The day before her birthday, Han Xiaoxiao woke as a spirit with no memory, three days dead. Possess the living, gather clues, and uncover how you died. But some truths are harder to bear than death itself.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological 12.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Emotional 10%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Dark 9%

An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monari Station, a short psychological horror visual novel. Navigate an extreme situation, make value-defining choices... Discover what lingers after the train moves on...

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Atmospheric 7%

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Psychological 10%, Story Rich 9.1%

Jacob White, a young man in need, took a job at an old motel. It seemed easy: clean rooms, survive the nights. But he soon noticed increasingly unsettling things. Adding to his pain was the recent loss of his wife.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Psychological 15.8%, Thriller 14.1%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.8%

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: Visual Novel 15.2%, Thriller 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%

You ended the world. She, the one who holds every card, gave you an endless summer as your reward. Now your only way out is through sugar, jellyfish, sunlight, and blood — into the deepest reaches of her mind, or be dissolved along the way. Choose your path in this psycho-thriller visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Psychological 15.9%, Surreal 12.2%, Dark 8.6%

Join Finn on his adventure through the most beautiful periods of his adolescence! Finn, a 16 year old boy, lives in a cute town with his mother and friends. So, what will happen in his life? Put on your coats to find out, because Norway is cold! This game is not suitable for all audiences.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Thriller 11.2%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 10%

A psychological horror RPG with visual novel elements, where you live the life of Hicha, a shut-in hikikomori trapped in an endless cycle of depression, anxiety, and routine.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Thriller 11.8%, Horror 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Story Rich 9.2%

"Shaqing" is a Chinese horror puzzle game set in "Wuzhan Town". Players must help the protagonist escape an evil scene where dreams and reality blur, and save his beloved. The objective is to help the protagonist escape and save his beloved.

Why similar: Thriller 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Surreal 10.7%, Horror 10.3%

Unfeigned Depths is a first-person psychological thriller where dreams and reality blur. Uncover the dark truth behind your dreams with fully voiced dialogue and dynamic events. Can you unravel the mystery before deception takes hold and your world falls apart?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Thriller 15%, Psychological 12.9%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.5%

Terms of Service is a short first-person psychological horror game where you answer 100 increasingly invasive Yes/No questions at an old CRT terminal. As the form becomes more cursed, disturbing memories bleed through the screen, the CRT deteriorates, and the agreement starts to feel less voluntary.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Horror 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 9.2%

Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Psychological 11.9%, Thriller 10.3%, Dark 8.8%