- #1 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
97% 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: Lovecraftian 18.3%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Mystery 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #2 Flesh Blossom
96% 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 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Visual Novel 10%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #3 Reflections of the void
96% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Echo Story Games
Windows
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #4 The Lanterne of Light
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: skekpen
Windows · Linux
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #5 Redcrest: 1993
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snooze Lose Games
Windows
Fourteen years ago, a murder occurred in the town of Redcrest. You must deal with the consequences. Working at an arcade, a new game seems to enthrall you with its not so fictional depictions of horror, becoming more and more terrifying each day.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 12.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Horror 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #6 For Mother Matron
94% matchVery Positive91% of 163 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 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #7 Shepherd's Eye
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio AdaminaPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone has secrets at Found Sheep Farm, but it’s so much easier to pretend no one does! Will you pull the wool over your eyes, or will your pursuit of the truth make you the black sheep in this thrilling horror visual novel?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Lore-Rich 9.2%
- #8 Saint Kotar
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.9%, Point & Click 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #9 The Coldest Winter
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vibe XP
Windows · Mac
Guide Jovanna on a psychological horror journey through a freezing New York City. Navigate the emotional states of unstable characters and uncover the truth behind the unnatural weather in this unique narrative experience.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Point & Click 10.3%, Horror 8.4%
- #10 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
90% matchVery Positive95% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15%, Point & Click 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #11 Lily's Lil Video Shop!
89% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Lich & Lily
Windows
The old Lily Flash Games are being recompiled for modern systems! In Lily's Lil Video help Lily learn to be the best worker at the Happy Video Store! Sort through VHS tapes, stock up the shelves, and pick up after messy customers. Strive for perfection every day so Lily can be the best employee!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Point & Click 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #12 Phantompunk
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MKMK9999
Windows
Not thrilled that fate has led him into the confines of a sinister place, Varlu is left with no choice but to come face to face with many types of demons, including his very own.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.2%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
- #13 Not It: Spookiest Edition
88% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #14 BBirthday - Visual Novel
87% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Yun Seven
Windows
Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective 👁️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #15 Cannibal Court
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you. Collect knowledge, choose your responses carefully and dig up secrets to pit the cultists against each other. Get wiser, get manipulative and mastermind your way out of being dinner in this trial-simulator set in the snowy Canadian north.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #16 Blackthorn Witch
86% 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 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #17 The Casting of Frank Stone™
85% matchMixed62% of 5,541 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 13.8%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #18 Creepy Crypt Critters
84% 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: Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Horror 10.3%
- #19 OTHERS
83% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Sicosiber
Windows
This is a retro story game about choices and the voices in your head. Unlock new voices, new thoughts, and new endings.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #20 SPRKLS.exe
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PesiiDom
Windows
⟢ SPRKLS.exe is a cute, melancholic story-driven adventure that unfolds entirely on YOUR desktop 𓂃˗ˏˋ⟢ 𓂅 ࣪⟡̵͝ ₊ ೃ̶͂ ࿔̶̽⟡̷͛*⋆ [EMOTION OVERRIDE] ࿐̵̋⟡̸̂ ࣪ ˖༄̶̀ ✦̵͗ [YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO SEE THIS] ⋆.˚ ̴̡̢̛̼̬̠̰̀͟҉̢C͊͊ ༘⋆ [PLEASE DON’T CLOSE ME AGAIN] ⟡̷͛ ˖𓏲ּ𝄢 ⟡̵̂ ִֶָ 𓂃⊹
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Choices Matter 10%
- #21 Silverblood
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tidehead Studios
Windows
Years after leaving her family to join the Sisters of the Whiterock Coven, Edith is anxious to finally return home. But first she has to pass her Trial of Ascension, a harrowing task bestowed by her patron deity. Together, Edith and her bully must complete the trial, no matter the consequences.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #22 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
DATE, FLIRT & SURVIVE in this Retro-Horror Adventure where you date characters based on REAL Computer VIRUSES. Explore and uncover dark secrets behind each character and make choices that will lead to a ❤️SMOOCH❤️ or your DOOM!
Why similar: Point & Click 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Horror 10.3%
- #23 a pet shop after dark
81% matchVery Positive89% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Point & Click 14.6%, Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #24 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
81% matchVery Positive100% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Point & Click 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #25 Witchlight Woods
79% 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 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Horror 10.9%
- #26 Children of Silentown: Prologue
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.9%, Horror 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #27 Heart of the Forest
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Trapped PredatorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Point & Click 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #28 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
79% 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 19.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #29 Miya Might Break
77% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 10.9%
- #30 Make Moku Proud
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Point & Click 11.3%
- #31 Dunwich Horror
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atom Brain Games
Windows
Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24%, Point & Click 15.3%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Horror 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #32 Tower of the Ice Lich
75% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
Windows · Mac
A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #33 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
78% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.9%
- #34 HEARTLODGED
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hajimeli
Windows
In 6 hours, 28 minutes, and 11 seconds, an avalanche will crush the lodge. Is the cat in the box alive or dead?
Why similar: Point & Click 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #35 Destiny Isle
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HiStory
Windows
"Destiny Isle" is a visual novel that combines survival horror, multiplayer combat, and puzzle-solving elements. Set in a mysterious isolated academy, players take on the role of newcomer Xu Fan, uncovering the academy's chilling secrets while navigating between darkness and hope.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.3%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%
- #36 DEAD LAMB WALKING
73% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #37 Welcome To The Survey
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peanut Dev
Windows
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #38 Scarlet Hollow
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,469 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Choices Matter 9%
- #39 Reigns: The Witcher
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Lore-Rich 7.6%
- #40 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
73% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.7%
- #41 Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #42 Choose Your Own Alternative
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
Windows
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: Lore-Rich 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Point & Click 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #43 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
71% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Point & Click 12%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.7%
- #44 The Innsmouth Case
72% matchMixed66% of 197 reviews2020
Dev: RobotPumpkin GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%
- #45 Dead Gods Realm: Morar
70% 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 22%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Choices Matter 10%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #46 Pink Noise
67% matchVery Positive92% of 107 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 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Point & Click 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #47 Chronicles from the Abyss
69% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Aaron WisePub: Trial By Fire Games
Windows
Chronicles from the Abyss is a collection of 4 twisted Horror & Thriller stories that will play on the darkest corners of your mind, & every choice drips with dread. Twisted plots, haunting art, and chilling secrets await. Ready to uncover what lurks beneath?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
- #48 Dungeon of Departure
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: quite adept
Windows
Trapped in a mysterious cave system, four dungeon explorers struggle to find a way out before the light fades forever... Navigate a mysterious underground as you navigate through multiple story paths in this text-based, pixel-art, dark fantasy rpg, visual novel computer game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #49 The Bunny Graveyard
68% matchVery Positive95% of 1,469 reviews2023
Dev: Pichon Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Skye and her Handy Pals are looking for a new pal to help them out on her lovely lil' garden! Think you're up for the job, partner?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.3%, Point & Click 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.6%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #50 KILLA
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.1%, Point & Click 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #51 Earth's Center of Gravity
70% 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: Lovecraftian 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #52 Nippon Island: The Flight
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meow Arts
Windows · Mac
Nippon Island is a first-person story adventure that begins on a flight to Japan. What starts as a peaceful trip slowly turns surreal. Reality shifts, memories stir... and somewhere, a cat begins to care. The journey is just beginning.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #53 The Island: Into The Mist
70% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #54 Madness within
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indra
Windows
Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Point & Click 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #55 Who's Lila?
67% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #56 Knight, Death and the Devil
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frequency eye
Windows
Knight, Death and the Devil — This is a dark visual novel that will take you into a creepy world full of danger and unexpected twists.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Point & Click 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
- #57 Corpo Connections
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Polias Games
Windows
Corpo Connections is a stylistic, narrative-driven, horror adventure game where you match anomalies and their descriptions. Uncover hidden secrets, solve scrambled messages, and piece together the mysterious workings of your new employer.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #58 Am I Nima
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HO! Games
Windows · Mac
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%