
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
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RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.

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Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

Epimutation
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.
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
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 13.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Dark 9.9%, Horror 9.3%
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
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: Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.6%
Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Horror 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Horror 10%, Dark 9.3%
"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: Interactive Fiction 15%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Psychological 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: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 23.8% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Horror 7.8%, Dark 7.6%
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 11%
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: Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 12%, Choices Matter 11.4%
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Horror 10.9%
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: Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Investigation 10.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%
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: Gothic 14.8% ★, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Rauniot is an isometric post-apocalyptic point and click adventure game which takes place to Northern Finland.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, Investigation 22.9%, Dark 12.1%, Point & Click 9.9%, Horror 7.9%
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: Gothic 12.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Story Rich 11.5%, Horror 7.9%
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: Visual Novel 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.9%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Mystery 10%
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: Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological 10.5%
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: Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Dark 10.5%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Dark 9.2%
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Psychological 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 7.9%
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
"Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Dark 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Story Rich 10.3%
Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Horror 9.4%, Hidden Object 9.3%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Horror 11.5%
Perseverance is a horror/drama visual novel about survival and redemption. In Part 1 you play as Jack, a father who is struggling to keep his family together and finds himself in the middle of horrific events.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Horror 15.4%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 8.8%
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Investigation 13%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
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: Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Dark 15.9%, Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Point & Click 14.1%, Horror 12.7%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Dark 9.9%
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological 10.6%, Horror 10.2%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Point & Click 9.2%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Multiple Endings 14.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Point & Click 10.2%, Hidden Object 9.2%
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Horror 10.3%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11%, Adventure 10%
Psychological horror and mystery game about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city and investigate murders while trying to escape Death. This is a visual novel and point and click game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Horror 10.3%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Horror 11%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 12%, Adventure 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Gothic 24% ★, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Dark 8.2%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
A survival journey through a harsh world without rules or judgement. Only your choices matters in the face of moral dilemmas. Manage your party, food & equipment in this non-linear narrative survival sim with 34 possible endings.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Psychological 8.6%
A literary horror adventure made in RPG Maker MV, where you explore a land of endless rain and continue a lonely journey through fleeting encounters with ghosts. Rain-soaked landscapes and quiet conversations shape a desolate, melancholic road ahead.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 13.8%, Dark 12.2%
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
Why similar: Gothic 12.5% ★, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Investigation 9.3%
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Point & Click 10.8%
Fa mesos que ha desaparegut el sol, però el despertador continua sonant cada dia a les 8:00. Una novel·la visual en català.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
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 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Investigation 17.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%