60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Singleplayer, Interactive Fiction, Choices Matter.
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
City of Stolen Worlds
A mysterious creature has torn your home from reality. Explore the City of Stolen Worlds, uncover the secrets of its inhabitants, and try to find your way back. Or perhaps you want to become the new Master?
The Sculptor
You only picked up a lost smartphone, yet you find yourself made an accomplice in an AI's criminal plot. The AI asks 20 questions to identify its "master." Will you meet the AI's expectations?
A mysterious creature has torn your home from reality. Explore the City of Stolen Worlds, uncover the secrets of its inhabitants, and try to find your way back. Or perhaps you want to become the new Master?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Surreal 11.6%, Narrative 11.5% ★, Philosophical 11%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
You only picked up a lost smartphone, yet you find yourself made an accomplice in an AI's criminal plot. The AI asks 20 questions to identify its "master." Will you meet the AI's expectations?
Why similar: Narrative 16.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Text-Based 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%
When demons leave your head and fill the whole world, all you can do is close your eyes and go forward. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric and moving adventure of white crow Ankou — one of pain, loneliness, and salvation that no one asked for.
Why similar: Narrative 16.9% ★, Surreal 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Psychological 9.7%, Emotional 9.6%
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Emotional 11.2%, Surreal 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.7%, Text-Based 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological 9.8%, Narrative 9.1% ★
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Philosophical 11.4%, Emotional 11.1%, Choices Matter 11%
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Philosophical 12.4%, Emotional 12%, Surreal 11.4%, Psychological 11.1%, Text-Based 10.2%
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological 12.8%, Narrative 7.6% ★
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Emotional 12.4%, Surreal 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Psychological 11.6%, Philosophical 11.4%
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.5%, Surreal 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Philosophical 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.8%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychological 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Dive into the eerie realms of "The Silent Bells" a spine-chilling horror anthology video game. Unearth four haunting stories, each woven from the threads of internet horror and creepypastas. Brace yourself, for every silent bell tolls the arrival of a new nightmare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Emotional 13.7%, Psychological 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.
Why similar: Narrative 25.2% ★, Text-Based 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Story Rich 7.5%
Experience the hunt for the Monster living in your room in this Visual Novel experience. Your choices will determine the fate of both you and the Monster. Will you figure out what the Monster really is?
Why similar: Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Surreal 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%
幻想若非幻想 自然可超自然 伴我梦中桃花 懒识人间滋味
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Text-Based 18.7%, Surreal 14.9%, Emotional 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Text-Based 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Surreal 9.3%
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.9%, Surreal 15.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Psychological 12.6%, Dark 9%
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: Text-Based 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.3%, Narrative 13.3% ★, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Psychological 8.4%
Wake up. Get ready. Go to work. Wake up. Get ready. Go to work. Wake up. Get ready. Feed the demon? Go to work. Daily life might be getting to you, but your medication is taking care of that, right? Or maybe it's making things worse. Rise and grind or choose to snooze?
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 7.5%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.2%, Text-Based 9.7%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: Narrative 14.8% ★, Psychological 10.7%, Emotional 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
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: Text-Based 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Psychological 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Psychological 14.3%, Emotional 14.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Emotional 9.3%, Psychological 8.6%
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: Surreal 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Philosophical 10.5%, Emotional 8.4%
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 19.5% ★, Text-Based 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Psychological 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Philosophical 12.1%, Psychological 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 30.7% ★, Emotional 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Story Rich 8.5%, Philosophical 7.9%
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. You have 30 days to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: Narrative 15.3% ★, Text-Based 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Text-Based 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Psychological 11.8%, Philosophical 11.5%, Emotional 11%
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Surreal 13.6%, Psychological 13.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Emotional 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Narrative 19.9% ★, Text-Based 15%, Emotional 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological 11.2%
A journey through the life of a star player of a cryptic and bizarre sport. The dialogue choices you make will determine the path your life takes, and the ultimate conclusion to your story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Surreal 14%, Emotional 13.9%, Psychological 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.4%
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: Text-Based 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Philosophical 11.9%, Psychological 10.8%
You only wanted to save them. But in this psychological horror visual novel, a teacher’s kindness may become the thing that breaks his students.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Surreal 8.6%
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Text-Based 14%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%
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: Text-Based 14.8%, Philosophical 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
An abstract visual novel about a girl dealing with the challenges of having ADHD while trying to complete a school assignment before the deadline.
Why similar: Narrative 23.3% ★, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Text-Based 11%, Surreal 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.6%
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: Text-Based 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Philosophical 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 11.4%
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: Surreal 13.6%, Emotional 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Psychological 10.6%
A 3D RPGMaker Horror game about exploring a weird bunker. The bunker will have different horrors or surreal worlds waiting within it, all depending on how you broke into it! 6 different bunkers! 16 unique endings!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Psychological 14.9%, Emotional 13.3%, Surreal 12%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Psychological 11%, Story Rich 9%
A short Japanese-style horror game in which you explore a ryokan where the proprietress is trapped and sever the forces that bind her.
Why similar: Emotional 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Psychological 15.7%, Horror 9.6%, Dark 7.9%
A story-rich quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. Follow Caroline Miller's descent into an increasingly twisted reality as she searches for her missing husband
Why similar: Narrative 20.8% ★, Emotional 12.7%, Psychological 12%, Surreal 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Psychological 11.4%, Narrative 10.9% ★, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 9%
My parents sacrificed an orphan to the red egg. She came back home that night. How will the two of us survive the hunger? Good Children Say Grace.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Emotional 14%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Psychological 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Surreal 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
An emotional narrative point-and-click about a daughter caring for her mother as dementia reshapes their bond. Explore heartfelt conversations, fragmented memories, and simple story-driven puzzles on a journey of caregiving and learning to let go.
Why similar: Narrative 28.7% ★, Emotional 17.3%, Psychological 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Psychological 12.9%, Philosophical 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Narrative 22.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Emotional 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.6%
The Door Has Doubts is a very short and absurd narrative game about manipulation, dialogue, and the existential crisis of room furnitures. You are stuck in a room, there is a door. Your only way out: Convince the door to open. Choose your words carefully, as you try to escape the room.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Narrative 20.2% ★, Psychological 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%
7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Psychological 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Text-Based 9.9%
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 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Surreal 12.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Horror 8.8%
A text-based psychological horror game where you execute a list of people based on gradually revealed information about their lives, all while secretly following a trail laid out by a mysterious messenger.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Psychological 13%, Philosophical 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
Cook traditional 19th-century Italian recipes in a kitchen haunted by hunger. A short psychological horror where gastronomy, ritual and cosmic appetite share the same table.
Why similar: Narrative 16.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Philosophical 9.5%
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: Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Dark 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Psychological 8.5%
