- #1 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
97% matchVery Positive93% of 2,708 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 175.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Sexual Content 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Nudity 9.8%, Anime 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply philosophical and psychological narrative that explores dark, taboo subjects with a similar intensity to the seed game.
- #2 The Song of Saya
96% matchVery Positive89% of 10,117 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 63.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Sexual Content 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Gore 10.3%, Nudity 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a quintessential psychological horror visual novel that shares the same disturbing, gore-filled, and existential themes as the seed game.
- #3 CHAOS;CHILD
96% matchVery Positive93% of 4,074 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 80.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Anime 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Gore 9.8%, Mystery 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes mystery visual novel that features intense psychological horror and gruesome imagery within a modern anime setting.
- #4 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,981 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 133.7 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: Visual Novel 35.6%, Sexual Content 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Anime 11.3%, Nudity 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully subverts the romance genre into a psychological horror experience, mirroring the unsettling tonal shifts found in the seed game.
- #5 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,029 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 54.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.7%, Anime 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Gore 11.6%, Mystery 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: As a predecessor to the Chaos series, it delivers a gritty, paranoid mystery experience that aligns perfectly with the seed game's psychological focus.
- #6 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,527 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.0 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 40.1%, Sexual Content 12.7%, Horror 12%, Anime 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a branching narrative horror experience where choices matter, capturing the tension and dread found in the seed game.
- #7 Raging Loop
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,913 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Mystery 8.2%, Anime 7.2%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping psychological horror mystery that uses a time-loop mechanic to explore dark, violent, and supernatural themes.
- #8 Sakura no Mori † Dreamers 2
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 536 reviews2019
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 249.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
《樱之杜†净梦者2》是MOONSTONE于2017年夏天发售的《樱之杜†净梦者》的正统续作。游戏剧情采用双线叙事模式，同时讲述了圆香避开杀身之祸与主人公展开恋爱发展的平行时空故事以及在前作的时空下后续发生的主人公所在的樱之杜净梦者组织所遭遇的新奇事件。是前作玩家不可错过的精彩续作。
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Sexual Content 25.3%, Nudity 18.9%, Anime 11.7%, Gore 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it continues the narrative and maintains the exact same tone, art style, and thematic elements as the first game.
- #9 The logic of the miniature garden
91% matchVery Positive87% of 614 reviews2019
Dev: CabbitPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 142.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Guide your adventure with beautiful girls through the mysterious campus. Adventure aside, this game also draws a vivid picture of the darkness filled inside Hakoniwa City. As a human the protagonist can't do much about it, but he has been observing. What will he see?
Why similar: Sexual Content 34.4%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Nudity 19.3%, Anime 11.4%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on psychological mystery and dark themes, making it a strong thematic companion to the seed game.
- #10 sweet pool
91% matchVery Positive91% of 510 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: Visual Novel 41.5%, Sexual Content 22.6%, Gore 10.7%, Anime 8.3%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric visual novel that explores intense psychological trauma and body horror with mature content.
- #11 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,734 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.5 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 60.9%, Anime 24.4%, Mystery 11%, Adventure 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This classic psychological horror title excels at building a sense of unease and dread in a seemingly normal setting, much like the seed game.
- #12 Summer Nightmare
90% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 21%, Gore 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 11%
Why You'll Like It: A short but effective horror visual novel that focuses on mystery and disturbing imagery.
- #13 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
89% matchVery Positive91% of 615 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.4%, Anime 20.9%, Mystery 6.7%, Gore 6.5%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: A complex mystery visual novel that focuses on survival and psychological tension, offering a deep narrative experience.
- #14 Selene ~Apoptosis~
86% matchVery Positive88% of 5,618 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: Sexual Content 29.7%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Nudity 16.3%, Anime 10.7%, Horror 8%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror visual novel that explores psychological themes and mystery.
- #15 NOeSIS01_诉说谎言记忆物语
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,543 reviews2020
Dev: Classic ChocolatPub: Hikare 个人汉化
Windows
From behind the incidents, there hide the secret of the past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Anime 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Gore 10.7%, Sexual Content 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that delves into dark mysteries and supernatural occurrences.
- #16 Spirit Hunter: NG
88% matchVery Positive90% of 290 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.5%, Gore 17.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a terrifying supernatural mystery experience that emphasizes investigation and horror elements in a visual novel format.
- #17 I Walk Among Zombies Vol. 1 (Adult Version)
86% matchVery Positive95% of 500 reviews2018
Dev: SeacoxxPub: Denpasoft
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 54.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Yuusuke awakens in a world where zombies have overrun civilization, but finds that the zombies don't attack him. How will Yuusuke take advantage of his new situation, and what will he discover? Enjoy this twist on the classic zombie survival genre.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Sexual Content 18.9%, Anime 12.8%, Nudity 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends horror, survival, and mature content, creating a similar dark atmosphere to the seed game.
- #18 Kimagure Temptation
84% matchVery Positive97% of 194 reviews2021
Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Mysterious murders. A cursed apartment building. Cohabitating with a cute demon girl?! All in a day's work for diviner, Haruhisa but will he be able to solve the case and not be distracted by a demon girl only interested in him?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Sexual Content 20.9%, Anime 12.9%, Nudity 12.3%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that uses a point-and-click interface to explore its narrative.
- #19 Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~
85% matchVery Positive88% of 742 reviews2017
Dev: lightPub: views Co., Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.6%, Anime 20.2%, Sexual Content 14.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Nudity 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, supernatural narrative with high-stakes conflict and mature storytelling.
- #20 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,627 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.1%, Anime 25.5%, Sexual Content 15.6%, Horror 7.2%, Psychological Horror 4%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic-inspired horror visual novel that fits the dark, anime-aesthetic niche of the seed game.
- #21 SLEEPLESS -A Midsummer Night’s Dream-
81% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: EmpressPub: MangaGamer
Windows
An erotic fantasy visual novel from the twisted mind of Sei Shoujo of Bible Black fame. Will it prove to be a sensual midsummer night's dream... or a tantalizing nightmare?
Why similar: Sexual Content 28.7%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Nudity 22.5%, Anime 14.3%, Mystery 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark visual novel that leans into mature themes and horror elements.
- #22 Monobeno
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 653 reviews2018
Dev: LosePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 86.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
This was a story about humans and monsters, disease and haunting, and the past and the future. It leads you to the unusual traditional Japanese culture.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Sexual Content 24.2%, Anime 19.6%, Nudity 14.6%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more adventure-focused, it shares the anime visual novel style and mature content themes.
- #23 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,299 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Nudity 15.8%, Anime 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Gore 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and lore-heavy horror visual novel that emphasizes mystery and dark narrative beats.
- #24 Kill or Love
82% 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: Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Sexual Content 12.7%, Nudity 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intersection of romance and psychological horror, providing a similar tonal experience.
- #25 Wet Nightmares
81% matchVery Positive79% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: Demonheart StudiosPub: Kinky Fridays
Windows · Mac · Linux
As another woman joins the list of the missing, deep within a forest, a man living in solitude is visited by a pretty stranger. Wet Nightmares is an Erotic Horror Visual Novel exploring the psyche of a haunted man and his depraved past.
Why similar: Sexual Content 35%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Nudity 20.7%, Horror 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines horror and mature content in a visual novel format, catering to similar interests.
- #26 Zero End: Chapter One
80% matchVery Positive85% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Stolen Rose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zero End is a paranormal mystery adult Visual Novel with horror elements where you try to find the truth behind the sinister happenings at Altham Academy.
Why similar: Sexual Content 35.9%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Nudity 17.5%, Horror 7.1%, Mystery 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-adventure visual novel that incorporates mature themes and suspenseful storytelling.
- #27 9-nine-:Episode 1
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,996 reviews2019
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 146.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Sexual Content 23.5%, Nudity 16.6%, Anime 16.1%, Mystery 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery visual novel that balances character-driven storytelling with dark, engaging plot twists.
- #28 Working Sakuya
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 826 reviews2024
Dev: ぬるぬる坊主
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 169.4 hrs≥1hr: 22%
This game is a visual novel game consisting of animation for adults.
Why similar: Sexual Content 31.3%, Visual Novel 25%, Nudity 16.9%, Anime 16%, Adventure 6.6%
- #29 Sex with the Devil
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,442 reviews2021
Dev: Evil Boobs Cult
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What is forgiveness and what is a lie? Where does desire end and vice begins? The project "Sex with the Devil" will allow you to ask these and many other frank questions about the greatest personification of evil in human culture.
Why similar: Sexual Content 42.3%, Nudity 25.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Gore 8.2%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #30 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
76% matchVery Positive89% of 393 reviews2024
Dev: SHAKINO_UNIONPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
她们中间，有一个是恶魔。
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.9%, Anime 33.2%, Adventure 6.9%
- #31 Army Gals
79% matchVery Positive89% of 236 reviews2017
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Can you survive with three women in the middle of nowhere. In this Survival, Romance Visual Novel adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Sexual Content 30.1%, Nudity 17.7%, Anime 11.1%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a visual novel experience with mature content and adventure elements.
- #32 The Titty-Fucking Hot Spring Ryokan Ghost
76% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: 喘葉の森
Windows
This is a titty-fucking only exploration horror game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Sexual Content 25.4%, Nudity 15.6%, Anime 11.8%, Adventure 9.9%
- #33 Abyss School
74% matchVery Positive91% of 843 reviews2024
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Solve hidden items and puzzles while avoiding abyssal zombies and traps at school.
Why similar: Sexual Content 51.6%, Nudity 18.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Horror 9.4%
- #34 Eden's Ritter - Paladins of Ecstasy
77% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2020
Dev: WafflePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A virtuous princess and her lady knight battle depraved demons called Lustfiends, but struggle between shame and lust themselves... An erotic dark-fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Sexual Content 26.1%, Anime 16.4%, Nudity 11.4%, Gore 4.4%
- #35 Banebush
72% matchVery Positive95% of 2,291 reviews2024
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.1%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 15.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #36 Sweetest Monster
74% matchVery Positive92% of 623 reviews2017
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Sexual Content 18.9%, Anime 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Nudity 13.6%
- #37 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
71% matchVery Positive84% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Anime 23.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Horror 11.9%, Gore 11.5%
- #38 妄想症：Deliver Me
73% matchVery Positive88% of 2,546 reviews2018
Dev: 属音制作组Pub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Based on the best seller 妄想症Paranoia, the story about Lingluo's college life will bring you to a world unknown. She pursues her music dream without knowing her life is about to be turned upside down. Losing her best friend and her confidence, she plunges into the depth of despair. What will she do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.7%, Anime 13%, Adventure 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Mystery 6.4%
- #39 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale-【DEMOver.】
73% matchVery Positive90% of 374 reviews2018
Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
-"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Anime 20.6%, Gore 16.2%, Sexual Content 13.4%, Horror 8.5%
- #40 Fortissimo FA INTL Ver
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 180 reviews2018
Dev: La’cryma
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 101.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
This is the whole package! Its got everything you're looking for. Combined perfectly with music, you'll be drawn in to the depth of 'Moe' and dragged right out to a hot-blooded battle. This is a galgame made with the tears and blood of the one and only La'cryma and proudly presented by SakuraGame.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Sexual Content 21.2%, Nudity 17.1%, Anime 16.8%, Adventure 8.9%
- #41 AI: The Somnium Files
71% matchVery Positive92% of 9,378 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.6%, Anime 20.9%, Gore 9%, Mystery 8.7%, Sexual Content 6.5%
- #42 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
73% matchVery Positive83% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.2%, Horror 17.5%, Anime 14.2%, Adventure 14.1%
- #43 Gachimuchi
75% matchMixed58% of 127 reviews2017
Dev: VolhaPub: Volha
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
A great adventure expects you in the Kingdom of Deep Dungeons♂
Why similar: Sexual Content 30.1%, Nudity 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Anime 15%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #44 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
72% matchVery Positive94% of 601 reviews2017
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story about forced smiles, coming to terms with the past, and love—but most of all, redemption.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.4%, Anime 25.9%, Adventure 14.7%
- #45 The Shell Part I: Inferno
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,461 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 115.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Anime 12.1%, Gore 9.5%, Mystery 9.5%
- #46 Dreamland
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,039 reviews2022
Dev: Dokiden
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Welcome to Dreamland! A town which hosts the wildest college spring break activities filled with hot girls, parties and sex. However, if you look close enough, you'll discover that Dreamland also hides a dark and horrifying mystery which haunts you and your friends...
Why similar: Sexual Content 37.5%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Nudity 23.5%, Mystery 6.6%, Adventure 1.8%
- #47 Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 818 reviews2020
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Visual Novel 30.9%, Sexual Content 29.9%, Nudity 10.9%, Anime 10.3%, Adventure 10%
- #48 Lunar maiden, River-side Angel, and the Godlike moment
69% matchVery Positive90% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: サキュレントPub: 072 Project
Windows
"I make you real." Only he knows me. The identity of the young man who thought so was a serial killer. An 18+ novel game for maidens where a woman obtains divinity along with her ruin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Sexual Content 25.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Anime 13.4%, Horror 6.7%
- #49 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
70% matchVery Positive83% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.7%, Anime 25.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Gore 7.4%, Mystery 7%
- #50 月影魅像-解放之羽-
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,818 reviews2019
Dev: AppliquePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 71.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
《月影魅像-解放之羽-》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的一款悬疑传奇题材作品。本作由小田原箱根负责作画、桐月编写剧本、鹰石忍制作音乐。讲述了一个层层剥茧，需要完成十几种不同结局才能最终了解全貌的精彩故事。本作曾荣获萌系游戏大赏2017年度话题金奖。
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Sexual Content 22.7%, Anime 12.9%, Nudity 10.6%, Gore 7.4%
- #51 クラブ・スーサイド
67% matchVery Positive97% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: MORPATHPub: Celtia
Windows · Mac
私は、自殺を考えている。クラブ・スーサイドへようこそ。自殺を考える少年達に寄り添う、奇妙な一週間。命を思考するノベルアドベンチャー。
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Anime 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Gore 10.1%
- #52 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
63% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 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 54.2%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Anime 20.9%, Adventure 3.1%
- #53 淑女同萌！
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 852 reviews2018
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
HELLO LADY! is a Visual Novel game that tells a glory school story about youth, love, and revenge. The game is made by famous Japanese developer AKATSUKI WORKS. Welcome to cooperate, fight and fall in love with the young ladies!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Sexual Content 28%, Anime 15.6%, Nudity 13%, Adventure 9.5%
- #54 CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~
71% matchMixed64% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
What will you do if you can redo the last 7 days before you died? Try this unique supernatural mystery visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.8%, Anime 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Adventure 7.8%, Horror 7.1%
- #55 Punishment NyanNyan R
63% matchVery Positive95% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: ぬるぬる坊主
Windows
This game is a visual novel game consisting of animation for adults.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Sexual Content 23.1%, Nudity 16.6%, Anime 13.9%, Gore 9.1%
- #56 Sixtieth Kilometer
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,786 reviews2016
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...
Why similar: Visual Novel 71.9%, Sexual Content 7.2%, Nudity 6.9%, Psychological Horror 5.2%, Anime 3.1%
- #57 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
69% matchVery Positive82% of 161 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Anime 22.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 9.7%, Gore 9.7%
- #58 春はあけぼの、我はバケモノ。 - Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.
64% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: CHARON
Windows
“You were only trying to do the right thing—so why is everything falling apart?” A Japanese language teacher’s choices to save three girls who have stopped attending school will change their fates. A psychological horror visual novel with 16 endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Anime 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 7.8%
- #59 終わりの森 -Forest of soul slave-
65% matchVery Positive80% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: 渡里laboratoryPub: 072 Project
Windows
—This is a story without redemption. Colt embarks on a journey to heal her sister, but what awaits her is a forest full of dangers...
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Sexual Content 27.5%, Gore 13.1%, Nudity 10.4%, Horror 9.7%
