- #1 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 643 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 57%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Multiple Endings 4.9%, Anime 4.7%, Horror 4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, atmospheric dive into historical psychological horror and intense, codependent male relationships.
- #2 sweet pool
96% matchVery Positive90% of 473 reviews2018
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.6%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Horror 6.1%, Anime 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal work in the psychological horror visual novel genre that explores dark, visceral themes within a queer narrative framework.
- #3 MAMIYA
96% matchVery Positive92% of 473 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Horror 8%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting, surreal visual novel that mirrors the psychological depth and queer themes found in the seed game.
- #4 DRAMAtical Murder
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,676 reviews2021
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Anime 7.5%, Multiple Endings 5.8%, Psychological Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title balances a dystopian setting with deep, character-driven romantic and psychological conflicts.
- #5 Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 572 reviews2020
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 7.8%, Anime 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a raw, semi-autobiographical look at the cycle of abuse and codependency in a romantic relationship.
- #6 OMORI
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.5%, Hand-drawn 11%, Horror 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends cute, hand-drawn aesthetics with profound psychological horror and themes of trauma.
- #7 The House in Fata Morgana
94% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 8.7%, Dark 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of gothic storytelling that excels at exploring the darker, more tragic aspects of human connection.
- #8 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,772 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Hand-drawn 12%, Horror 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features an intense, shifting relationship between the protagonist and a central figure that perfectly captures the feeling of psychological unease.
- #9 BAD END THEATER
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.6%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its unique structure rewards exploring the various tragic outcomes of its characters, echoing the dark narrative focus of the seed game.
- #10 Fearbonding
91% matchVery Positive96% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Horror 9.3%, Dark 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on the intersection of horror and intimate, queer relationship dynamics.
- #11 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Visual Novel 34.1%, Horror 15.9%, Anime 7.6%, Adventure 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, deeply psychological experience that captures the feeling of isolation and mental instability.
- #12 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
89% matchVery Positive94% of 55,246 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.9%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 11.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Cute 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the frantic, toxic, and codependent nature of modern relationships through a psychological lens.
- #13 The Song of Saya
89% matchVery Positive90% of 9,431 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 59.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Horror 10.2%, Anime 5.9%, Dark 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic of the psychological horror genre that explores how love and perception can become terrifyingly distorted.
- #14 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Dark 13.7%, Anime 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes psychological horror visual novel that forces characters into intense, life-or-death interpersonal conflicts.
- #15 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,999 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 81.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Anime 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7%, Cute 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational psychological horror visual novel that subverts dating sim tropes to create genuine dread.
- #16 Case 00: The Cannibal Boy
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 166 reviews2020
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows · Mac
Case 00: The Cannibal Boy is a half-hour visual novel partly based on a true story, written by a writer with a background in psychology. It is a psychological horror story with an urban legend theme.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 10.5%, Anime 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A niche horror visual novel that leans into dark, queer-coded themes and psychological tension.
- #17 Ib
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Anime 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This indie classic uses exploration and surreal horror to tell a story about connection and isolation.
- #18 Tiny Bunny: Prologue
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,257 reviews2020
Dev: Saikono
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 5.4%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A chilling, atmospheric horror visual novel that uses a unique art style to convey a sense of dread.
- #19 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.2%, Horror 11.1%, Anime 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn aesthetic and focus on psychological exploration make it a strong companion to the seed game.
- #20 ERROR143
84% matchVery Positive92% of 4,892 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Anime 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that incorporates tension and high-stakes choices into its romantic narrative.
- #21 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 8.7%, Anime 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a gripping, high-stakes death game with deep psychological character studies.
- #22 SIGNALIS
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.6%, Psychological Horror 37.7%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Adventure 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: While a survival horror game, its core narrative is a deeply poignant, queer-coded story of love and loss.
- #23 Dreambound
82% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.2%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 9.3%, Dark 7.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that focuses on mystery and drama within a queer-centric narrative.
- #24 Lachesis or Atropos
82% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.4%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed visual novel that blends horror elements with LGBTQ+ character dynamics.
- #25 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
79% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Anime 9.4%, Cute 6.3%
- #26 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,381 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 48.6%, Anime 16.3%, Dark 11.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Cute 5%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at building psychological horror through the lens of close-knit, yet deeply troubled, social groups.
- #27 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,708 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Anime 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A massive, intricate psychological mystery that explores the nature of truth and the darkness of human relationships.
- #28 Folie Fatale
78% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Anime 9%
- #29 Hydrangea
77% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Anime 8.1%
- #30 Room No. 9
79% matchVery Positive90% of 535 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
It's up to you to decide how far you're willing to go in order to survive in this psychological thriller visual novel about two best friends trapped in an experiment. Can these two men survive their choices between physical and psychological harm long enough to earn freedom?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Anime 8.6%, Horror 6.7%
- #31 It gets so lonely here
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,141 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 8%, Anime 6.3%
- #32 REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,432 reviews2022
Dev: MAHOUMAIDENPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.5%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Dark 10.5%, Anime 9.4%, Cute 8.8%
- #33 The Final Prize is Soup
76% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Crime 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #34 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
74% matchVery Positive95% of 1,287 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Anime 9.7%
- #35 Tiny Bunny
73% matchVery Positive83% of 30,195 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 26.7%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 9.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #36 MindMindMind
75% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Anime 7.7%, Dark 7.6%
- #37 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,358 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Horror 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #38 Kill or Love
75% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.6%, Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 14.4%, Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 4.1%
- #39 PASSENGER x PRINCESS: NO HOPE // MUST DIE
71% matchVery Positive99% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: Lunaticker
Windows
A self abating husk is forcibly coerced into a suicide pact by a "perfect" girl drowning in ennui and despair. The result is unfathomable heart rending terror and confusion.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.9%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Anime 6.9%, Atmospheric 4%
- #40 Mediterranea Inferno
73% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2023
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Horror 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
- #41 Kimi to Kanojo no LILYVAGANZA
73% matchVery Positive82% of 625 reviews2024
Dev: 赤月めう
Windows
This is a Yandere Yuri horror game where character sprites and still images move smoothly, created using Live2D and TyranoScript. If you enjoy Yandere Yuri horror filled with obsessive love, we highly recommend giving it a try.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.9%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Horror 10.5%, Anime 10.2%, Cute 7.4%
- #42 Memory Girl +
72% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #43 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
71% matchVery Positive98% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
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 34.7%, Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dark 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #44 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,436 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, LGBTQ+ 21%, Anime 5.8%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #45 From Madness with Love
70% matchVery Positive91% of 501 reviews2023
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.1%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%
- #46 Trapped with Jester
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #47 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,323 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Horror 12%, Anime 7.5%, Dark 6.7%
- #48 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
70% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #49 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,620 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 131.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Visual Novel 33.1%, Anime 8.8%, Horror 7.6%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #50 Contraindication
68% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Anime 8.9%, RPG 7.1%
- #51 Boyhood's End
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 734 reviews2024
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Boyhood's End is an adventure horror game following Giovanni, the boy with the lowest human score in the universe, and Campenella, the delinquent genius, and their journey on the galactic railroad regarding the "human" and "inhuman".
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Story Rich 16%, Anime 15.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Cute 11.8%
- #52 Selene ~Apoptosis~
68% matchVery Positive88% of 5,527 reviews2023
Dev: Viscum keyPub: Nupu Neko Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A beautiful stranger appears at your doorstep. Will you let her in? Dive into a captivating nightmare and decide the fates of those around you in this free mystic thriller visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Horror 20.9%, Anime 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 6.3%
- #53 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Horror 6.8%, Story Rich 5%
- #54 Forgive My Sins & Desires, Father - Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel
69% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.7%, Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 9.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #55 Take Care Of It.
66% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Zealli
Windows
Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Horror 21.8%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, RPG 13.1%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #56 MiSide
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 138,400 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.3%, Horror 16.8%, Cute 11.9%, Story Rich 7.8%, Anime 7.6%
- #57 Until Then
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,524 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Multiple Endings 6%, 2D 5.8%
- #58 Find Love or Die Trying
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Anime 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #59 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.2%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Story Rich 10%
