- #1 MAMIYA
97% matchVery Positive90% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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+ 27.2%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Horror 8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric and psychological queer narrative that mirrors the dark, introspective tone of the seed game.
- #2 Fearbonding
96% matchVery Positive96% of 162 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+ 26%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Horror 9.2%, Dark 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Directly captures the intense, codependent, and horror-tinged relationship themes found in the seed game.
- #3 sweet pool
96% matchVery Positive91% of 513 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+ 48.9%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 6.1%, Anime 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational queer psychological horror visual novel that masterfully explores toxic codependency and body horror.
- #4 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
95% matchVery Positive93% of 22,293 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 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 29.9%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Anime 9.4%, Cute 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the specific aesthetic and psychological horror sensibilities that define the seed game's unique visual style.
- #5 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 702 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Anime 7.9%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: Features complex, surreal queer relationship dynamics set against a dark, psychological mystery backdrop.
- #6 Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 582 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+ 29.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 7.8%, Anime 7%
Why You'll Like It: An intimate, semi-autobiographical look at the toxicity and codependency within a queer relationship.
- #7 Room No. 9
93% matchVery Positive90% of 617 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+ 31.6%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Anime 8.3%, Horror 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: An intense queer-focused visual novel that leans heavily into psychological horror and claustrophobic tension.
- #8 DRAMAtical Murder
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,008 reviews2021
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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+ 51.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Anime 7.2%, Multiple Endings 5.7%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic queer psychological thriller that balances intense character relationships with a dark, dystopian narrative.
- #9 OMORI
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,824 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.8 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 39.4%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Horror 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in using surreal, hand-drawn aesthetics to explore deep psychological trauma and friendship dynamics.
- #10 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,372 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.4 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 36.5%, Visual Novel 34.3%, Horror 15.6%, Anime 7.4%, Adventure 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, experimental psychological horror experience that captures a unique, unsettling aesthetic.
- #11 BAD END THEATER
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,071 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.2%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tragedy of multiple endings and the dark, psychological consequences of player choices.
- #12 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,471 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 28.2%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Horror 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores complex, shifting relationship dynamics through a lens of psychological horror and branching narrative paths.
- #13 Case 00: The Cannibal Boy
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 168 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+ 29.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 10.4%, Anime 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, queer-focused psychological mystery that emphasizes character-driven horror.
- #14 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,923 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.1 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 32.2%, Horror 11.2%, Anime 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D horror adventure that prioritizes psychological tension and character-focused storytelling.
- #15 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
87% matchVery Positive94% of 58,305 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 36.8%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Anime 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Cute 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the dark, obsessive, and toxic mental states of its protagonist within a modern, anime-inspired setting.
- #16 ERROR143
86% matchVery Positive92% of 5,376 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.1%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Anime 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A queer-focused dating sim that introduces a tense, psychological edge to the typical romance narrative.
- #17 The House in Fata Morgana
86% matchVery Positive95% of 6,743 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.9 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+ 23%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 8.6%, Dark 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic psychological tragedy that excels at building emotional, character-driven horror over a long-form narrative.
- #18 Ib
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,340 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Anime 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D horror adventure that uses its art style to create a sense of psychological unease and isolation.
- #19 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,830 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 34.6%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Story Rich 5%, Anime 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends philosophical inquiry with psychological horror and a distinct, character-focused narrative.
- #20 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,472 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.5 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 29%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Dark 13.6%, Anime 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-stakes psychological horror with branching paths and intense character interactions.
- #21 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
84% matchVery Positive95% of 7,095 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 133.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 34%, Visual Novel 33%, Anime 8.5%, Horror 7.6%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-psychological horror game that subverts romance tropes to create a deeply unsettling experience.
- #22 It gets so lonely here
83% matchVery Positive94% of 2,361 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+ 32.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 7.9%, Anime 6%
Why You'll Like It: A poignant, queer-focused exploration of isolation and psychological distress.
- #23 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,595 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Horror 10.6%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic and short psychological narrative that emphasizes the feeling of being trapped.
- #24 MindMindMind
81% matchVery Positive97% of 90 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+ 36.6%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Anime 7.6%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological exploration of relationship dynamics that fits the queer-horror niche perfectly.
- #25 Dreambound
80% matchVery Positive95% of 98 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+ 38%, Visual Novel 23%, Anime 9.1%, Dark 7.5%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, queer-focused mystery that prioritizes character development and atmosphere.
- #26 Kill or Love
81% 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 37%, Visual Novel 31.9%, Anime 13.9%, Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines elements of romance with dark, psychological stakes and multiple narrative outcomes.
- #27 Lachesis or Atropos
79% matchVery Positive87% of 75 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+ 31.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, queer-focused mystery that uses horror elements to drive its narrative forward.
- #28 Curse or Love
77% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Anime 5.9%
- #29 Angels of Death
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,420 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 53.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 17.9%, Anime 11.3%, Dark 9.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, character-driven horror adventure that focuses on the strange bond between two protagonists.
- #30 Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 844 reviews2020
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Akira’s life has been defined by violence, but that won’t be enough to save him when he’s forced to play a deadly game. Will the bonds you forge in this stunning visual novel lead to his salvation, or to his ruin?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 59.8%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Anime 6.7%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 3%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal queer psychological horror visual novel that remains a benchmark for the genre.
- #31 Hydrangea
76% matchVery Positive92% of 143 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+ 26.3%, Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Horror 8%
- #32 REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,584 reviews2022
Dev: MAHOUMAIDENPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Dark 10.3%, Anime 9.2%, Cute 8.4%
- #33 Blankspace
78% matchVery Positive94% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Blankspace is an escape room visual novel with point-and-click elements. Investigate your surroundings, solve puzzles, make meaningful choices, and figure out the the mystery behind Chris and Beryl's predicament.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Adventure 32.6%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Story Rich 9%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological horror experience that focuses on the fragility of the human mind.
- #34 Folie Fatale
75% matchVery Positive86% of 2,697 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 30.2%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Anime 8.9%
- #35 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,549 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 84.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 37.6%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Anime 11%, Multiple Endings 6.8%, Cute 6.4%
- #36 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
73% matchVery Positive95% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 21.2%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 13%, LGBTQ+ 10%
- #37 Our Bad Ending
73% matchVery Positive100% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: FEVER FICTION
Windows · Mac · Linux
A ritual. A festering, unrequited love. Sink into a humid and visceral Southeast Asian horror about the pursuit of a doomed lesbian love. Is a bad ending better than no ending at all?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.7%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Horror 14.9%, Anime 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #38 The Final Prize is Soup
74% matchVery Positive94% of 68 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+ 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Crime 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #39 Tiny Bunny: Prologue
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,262 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 36.8%, Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%
- #40 Tiny Bunny
70% matchVery Positive83% of 30,684 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 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 27.2%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 9.7%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #41 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,449 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Horror 12%, Anime 7.3%, Dark 6.6%
- #42 PASSENGER x PRINCESS: NO HOPE // MUST DIE
69% matchVery Positive99% of 232 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+ 37.7%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 6.7%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #43 Boyhood's End
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 756 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+ 21.3%, Story Rich 16.1%, Anime 15.4%, Adventure 11.5%, Cute 11.2%
- #44 Trapped with Jester
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,595 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 24.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Horror 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #45 Memory Girl +
70% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #46 Mediterranea Inferno
71% matchVery Positive83% of 573 reviews2023
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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+ 31.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Horror 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #47 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,405 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 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 40.5%, Visual Novel 32.6%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Horror 6.7%, Story Rich 5%
- #48 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 39,585 reviews2023
Dev: Kit9 Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Horror 9.2%
- #49 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
68% matchVery Positive97% of 115 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 35.7%, Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
- #50 Until Then
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 19,464 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 41.1%, LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Psychological Horror 6%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #51 Selene ~Apoptosis~
69% matchVery Positive88% of 5,651 reviews2023
Dev: Viscum keyPub: Nupu Neko Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 20.5 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 33.8%, Horror 20.6%, Anime 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 6.1%
- #52 Find Love or Die Trying
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 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 33.1%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Anime 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #53 Contraindication
67% matchVery Positive98% of 83 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 26.6%, Visual Novel 23%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Anime 8.8%, RPG 7%
- #54 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,534 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Multiple Endings 6.7%, Anime 6.6%
- #55 Take Care Of It.
65% matchVery Positive99% of 80 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 39.5%, Horror 21.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, RPG 12.8%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #56 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,845 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 31.6%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Story Rich 10%
- #57 Homicipher
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,339 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Horror 16.8%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #58 Blossoms Bloom Brightest
72% matchMixed69% of 215 reviews2017
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 26%
A sci-fi, yuri visual novel with a dollop of mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.3%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 8.4%, Anime 7.3%
- #59 and yet, we dream
66% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 31.8%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Dark 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%
