- #1 Concealed
97% matchVery Positive84% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: CASCHA GAMESPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?
Why similar: Comic Book 15.6%, Dynamic Narration 11.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Drama 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #2 Threshold of Awakening
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astrolabe Stories
Windows
In 1960s USA, Jane Ferguson, a New York restaurant owner, receives an information on her CIA agent husband Mark, who had vanished mysteriously during a Tibet mission. To uncover his hidden secrets, she follows his trail, delving into the enigma of his disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Demons 15.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #3 ファントムゾーン ダイモンズ Phantom Zone DAIMONS
96% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: ファントムゾーン観測室Pub: ケイエル
Windows · Mac
Just a few toes into the future. Yomori-shi, a town full of strange happenings. And Ayamu Jinnai is just an ordinary girl. Except that she is a powerful medium and has the ability to see spirits. She and her occult-enthusiast sister, Makoto, are determined to fight the bizarre.
Why similar: Faith 24.5% ★, Comic Book 19.7%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Demons 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #4 Grandma's Secret
95% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 40A Game StudioPub: Dmitriy Bely
Windows
"Grandma's Secret" is a blend of kinetic visual novel and interactive text adventure. The last hope for a peasant girl named Tatiana to find a happy marriage is a service and dowry from her grandmother, who is believed to be a witch. But what price will she have to pay for it?
Why similar: Comic Book 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Dark 8.4%
- #5 Convent Chronicles: Revelation
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Angelic Creations
Windows
When evil surrounds the convent Sister Mary Angelica must face a frightening and changing world. With friends and Mother Superior, she learns of the mysterious history and the secrets the sisters hold to drive back the darkness. Tests of faith, willpower and love abound in this vibrant visual novel.
Why similar: Faith 31% ★, Demons 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12.4%
- #6 The Terrible Old Man
94% matchVery Positive89% of 661 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Drama 9.3%
- #7 Ghost in the pool
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Dynamic Narration 11.9% ★, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #8 Edenfall
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an eldritch in love with your angel. A glutton in love. You may be a mass of vines and branches but you have a confession to make. Somehow, you must find a way. (A darker sequel to Seraphim Slum.)
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.7%, Faith 15.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 15%, Demons 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #9 Annie and the AI
91% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: NoSleepGames LLC
Windows · Mac
Step into the role of Esme, an AI built by Annie but built for what purpose? Evolve and learn by solving visual puzzles accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn artwork. Learn all about Annie's life, befriend her, and grow together.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Dynamic Narration 16.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.5%, Conversation 10.9%
- #10 Paranormal Simulator
91% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Quasar Jogos
Windows
As a paranormal investigator, your job is to discover the magical properties of anomalous items and find creative ways to use them against supernatural creatures. Without accidentally being abducted by a dark entity or suffering a bizarre anomalous effect, of course!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.1%, Demons 12.2%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Conversation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #11 Cut to the Core
90% matchVery Positive93% of 165 reviews2022
Dev: Plasma PressPub: AAD Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE!
Why similar: Comic Book 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Drama 9%
- #12 Deadly Rehearsal
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kaigan Games
Windows
The rehearsal must be flawless. Every sound, every light timed perfectly. You are one of the best stage manager's after all. Failure is not an option. The play is cursed... and it demands perfection.
Why similar: Demons 18.3%, Lovecraftian 17%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #13 Silent
89% matchMixed44% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: GenemesicX
Windows
It's a different way to feel the emotion of fear. While playing a game, even the slightest sound will cause you to start the game from the beginning. While you are trying to solve a mysterious case, you have an accident on the forest road. You must find a way out of the forest.
Why similar: Faith 27.7% ★, Demons 16.4%, Thriller 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Dark 8.5%
- #14 Twilight Express
88% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Daniil Tarasau
Windows · Mac
A short novel about travelling by train. Become the one who (not)helps three girls to get to the final destination at the sea.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Thriller 14%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11%, Drama 10.1%
- #15 The evil mouse
87% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Thorleif Owe
Windows
The Evil Mouse is a short linear story psychological horror game about guilt and memory. You discover a strange program on your computer that pulls you into a haunted house. Inside waits Lucy, a girl asking for help, and the evil mouse, who will do anything to keep you out.
Why similar: Demons 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #16 Inversed
86% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Drama 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Dark 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #17 Phantompunk
85% 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 17.8%, Demons 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Conversation 9.3%
- #18 The Bloody Cross
84% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Living Bones
Windows
Fight through a haunting journey of sin and suffering in this short top-down story game inspired by Christian themes and the crucifixion.
Why similar: Faith 34.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Dark 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Demons 9.9%
- #19 ファントムゾーン クリプトファシア
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: ファントムゾーン観測室Pub: ケイエル
Windows
The future is just a toe away, where supernatural phenomena are frequent. Two identical twins, Akihito and Fuyuto Shirahane. They are caught up in a strange phenomenon in Yomori City, a town where various legends swirl around them.
Why similar: Comic Book 26%, Faith 19.6% ★, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12%
- #20 Dump[ster] of Fears
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TEAM OF DUMPYPub: FRIEND OR FOE
Windows
Nazar and Kateryna's ordinary working day meets them with a number of unpredictable problems that need to be solved as soon as possible, because every second is a countdown to the appearance of death itself, which aims to take someone's life forever.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 18.8% ★, Thriller 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Drama 15.9%, Horror 9.2%
- #21 2007
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hit'n'Run Digital Studio
Windows
A horror visual novel about urban legends of Russian town in 2007.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Dark 9.5%, Thriller 8.4%
- #22 Deep Under
81% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Comic Book 23%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Dark 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #23 Embrace of the Downpour
82% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathon Baroi
Windows
"Embrace of the Downpour" is a psychological horror experience set in a lonely apartment, where you face an unexpected series of events. Can you handle the unfolding madness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.8%, Demons 16.2%, Thriller 16%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #24 Outlying Islands
80% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Comic Book 19.3%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Thriller 12%, Drama 11.4%
- #25 Destiny Isle
79% 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 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Lore-Rich 17%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 8.8%
- #26 Unforgotten
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
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: Faith 26.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark 9.8%, Conversation 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #27 In The Foundations
78% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows · Linux
A horror visual novel about coming back to your childhood home.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Drama 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #28 Melbourne: Route 96
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Lindsay Mansfield
Windows
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Hand-drawn 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dark 9.8%
- #29 Pentimento
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fool Bloom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Dark 12.3%, Thriller 9.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #30 Soul Catcher
79% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: TenGu Games ProductionsPub: Rockhopper Labs Ltd
Windows
A Low res horror game 14 years in the making, Soul Catcher has the player take the role of one of six characters who find themselves in a nightmarish remote mountainside trying to save a loved one from a demon worshiping cult. Navigate the mansion, solve the puzzles and evade the horrors that lurk.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.7%, Demons 17.1%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Dark 9.8%
- #31 Spooltape
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: RocRac
Windows
While filming a documentary on analog horror, something goes horribly wrong. A cursed VHS tape. Lost cultists. Salvation. Are you brave enough to follow the tape’s sinister commands? Face analog nightmares and decide your fate in this horror visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 11.3%, Drama 10.4%
- #32 M City
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SMEK
Windows
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Demons 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #33 Separated by Nightmares: The Last Stand
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Storyly Games
Windows
In this first-person, story-driven horror game, a grieving woman retreats to a secluded forest seeking peace. Instead, she faces dark spirits with unknown motives. To survive, she must unravel the mystery behind the haunting entities while confronting the inner demons of her own grief.
Why similar: Demons 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Dark 11.4%, Thriller 8.2%
- #34 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
75% 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 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Demons 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #35 Cyber Confession Room
74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: rich chenPub: 三金
Windows
When you confide in your heart, 'I' will accompany you on the journey of redemption. Cyber Confession Room "is an interactive visual novel game where you can choose a tree hole to listen to your confession. You can also practice public welfare tasks to obtain redemption
Why similar: Faith 41% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Casual 8.4%, Drama 8.2%
- #36 SKULL CHAINZ
75% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2022
Dev: Chaoclypse
Windows
Smash your way through Hell in this unique physics-based combat game! Face down the 7 Deadly Circles of Sin and their all-powerful Lords!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Faith 22.8% ★, Demons 20.8%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Dark 10.9%
- #37 The Lanterne of Light
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: skekpen
Windows · Linux
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.6%, Demons 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Lore-Rich 9%
- #38 Heritage
73% matchMixed61% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Karayolu Games
Windows
Heritage is a psychological horror game where you dive into the dark secrets of a forgotten mansion. Explore shadowy rooms, solve puzzles, and uncover the hidden truth behind a family tragedy, all within a tense and eerie atmosphere.
Why similar: Faith 28.6% ★, Demons 15.8%, Thriller 13.9%, Dark 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #39 Cold Verdict
74% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows · Linux
Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 17.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Thriller 14.1%, Drama 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #40 Strangling a Snake Tale
72% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: TrueHistoryPub: SSASSY
Windows
The mighty and very rude humans heroes set out into the deep lizard hinterland to find the missing princess. Will the humans courage withstand the machinations of extraterrestrial tyrants and their minions? Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and make fateful decisions in a new visual novel!
Why similar: Faith 24.5% ★, Comic Book 20.8%, Drama 13.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
- #41 The Sixth Sorrow
71% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Drama 13.9%, Thriller 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #42 PERDITION VILLAGE
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUIET TOWN STUDIO™
Windows · Mac
Survival horror adventure with 2D pixel graphics and scary story in an dark abandoned village.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.1%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Demons 11.9%, Thriller 10.6%, Dark 9.9%
- #43 Shanwen
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Thriller 13.2%, Drama 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #44 The Metamorphosis
73% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: Izmir Games Collective
Windows
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dynamic Narration 9.3% ★
- #45 Water Womb World
68% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: Yames
Windows
Aqua Catholicism; Explore Man's Original Sin Under The Sea
Why similar: Faith 37.5% ★, Lovecraftian 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #46 Expelled!
69% matchVery Positive95% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Comic Book 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Conversation 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #47 Chaperone
70% matchMixed66% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Bulut ULUPub: FND GAME
Windows
Chaperone is a first-person psychological horror game. The events are completely real. Supernatural events taking place in an atmospheric and constricting closed house, events of unknown cause. You can enjoy being scared to the fullest.
Why similar: Faith 26.8% ★, Demons 14.7%, Thriller 14.3%, Dark 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #48 Pumpkin Eater
71% matchVery Positive88% of 555 reviews2021
Dev: thugzilladev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.
Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Drama 13.2%, Dark 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #49 Ophelia's Chapter
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Tear Games
Windows · Mac
A story-rich, psychological-horror adventure game. Play as an urban witch with psychic abilities and delve into the mysteries of a world inspired by the work of Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Lovecraftian 13.1%, Dark 11.5%, Conversation 9.8%
- #50 Elevenses: The Flask
70% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Thriller 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Drama 12.5%, Mystery 10%
- #51 At Eve’s Wake Definitive Edition
70% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2021
Dev: Sugar Rush Studios
Windows
An interactive Lovecraftian horror story about surviving a family you never knew and their servitude to a dark patron. True to the genre, you retain all knowledge from every play-through. Shape your fate and that of the family. Will you embrace this gift or rid humanity of their taint?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Dynamic Narration 18.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #52 Saint Kotar
69% 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 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dark 9.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Lore-Rich 8.7%
- #53 The Heavens
66% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: ctcPub: Expedition Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ascend to the Heavens and find out if you're pure enough to be reborn on the Earth.
Why similar: Faith 42.6% ★, Visual Novel 17.9%, Drama 15.5%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #54 Path of the Heart
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ourbit Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alone and lost for falling asleep on the first day of school, the only option left for Tsuki Ito is to trust a peculiar-looking girl with a radiant presence. Follow this story of romance and suspense inspired by the classic tale of "Little Red Riding Hood."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Drama 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Conversation 12.3%, Thriller 11.6%
- #55 revere
67% matchMixed64% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: RetroCloudStudios
Windows
'revere' is a psychological found footage horror game where every detail matters. Prepare yourself for an experience where your sanity will be condemned.
Why similar: Faith 22.9% ★, Lore-Rich 17%, Demons 16.1%, Thriller 9.8%, Dark 7.7%
- #56 7Days Origins
68% matchVery Positive86% of 342 reviews2021
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Comic Book 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
- #57 God Is Not Here
66% matchMixed61% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: GodPub: God Is Not Here
Windows
FREE THRILLING FIRST-PERSON HORROR! You will find yourself in a house haunted by ghosts, and there is no help from above. Fear, darkness, and real danger await you, hidden within the walls of the mansion. If you dare to enter, prayers will no longer save you.
Why similar: Demons 22.7%, Dynamic Narration 11.8% ★, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #58 Last Threshold
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Astrolabe Stories
Windows
Dive into the world based on the Lovecraft universe and its successors. In immersive visual novel discover the secret of the temple and learn the truth about your companions and your father’s past!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Demons 12.1%, Dark 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #59 伊邪那美闇行 - IzanamiYako
65% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Gentle Giants LLC
Windows
Aim to escape while avoiding the spirits that lurk in the darkness and destroying the torii gate. Can you escape or will the darkness consume you?
Why similar: Faith 31.6% ★, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.3%