- #1 The Hungry Town
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kick Punch Games
Windows
The Hungry Town is an interactive visual novel in a dark urban fantasy setting with vampires. You are a young vampire who has been drawn into a violent confrontation between two generations of vampires. You will have to choose a side or decide to stay true to yourself.
Why similar: Vampires 25.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Dark 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #2 Cabernet
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,170 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Vampires 38.6% ★, Choices Matter 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Dating Sim 8%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
- #3 Sunlight Scream
96% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.8%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Detective 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Anime 8.7%
- #4 Drăculești
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fine Feathered Fiends
Windows
A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?
Why similar: Vampires 21.3% ★, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 8.6%
- #5 Madness within
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indra
Windows
Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Horror 9.4%
- #6 Scarlet Hollow
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,946 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Dating Sim 12.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Lovecraftian 11%
- #7 Particles of Reality: Remembrance
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Arewar Games
Windows · Mac
Congrats! You've landed a dream job as a paranormal scientist with the government! Downside? Outside contact is limited and monitored. You learn it is 'who' (not 'what') you are researching, and... you're the reason these supernatural beings are here? Ignore the lurking Guardians of Reality...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #8 At the Mount Leng of madness
92% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 井頭。
Windows
Four female college students visit a mountain where spirits live. There had been a number of disappearances there in the past, and it was known as a dangerous place. This work is a visual novel that depicts the secrets of Mount Leng and the adventures of college students.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Lovecraftian 13.8%, Horror 13%
- #9 Remnants of Dawn
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Vampires 19.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #10 The Lanterne of Light
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: skekpen
Windows · Linux
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #11 Bad Summer
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S&J Games
Windows
Welcome to Bear Ridge Summer Camp! Jenny Lewis is an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting summer of making new friends, and finding her first love. But be wary! Not all is as it seems...
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.9%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Choices Matter 11%
- #12 Eden Camp
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrealphus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arrive at Eden Camp as John, the newest counselor at a remote summer retreat. Three women welcome you warmly perhaps too warmly. As bonds deepen and nights grow darker, you'll learn that devotion has a price. Every choice matters. Not everyone makes it home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Anime 11.2%, Dark 8%
- #13 Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel
89% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
In this dark visual novel, discover what led the apprentice witch, Hazel, to her untimely demise. There is, however, a chance for her to cheat death. Can you find her happy ending with one of two love interests - Tori the tough paladin, or Sasha the deceiving assassin?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dark 9.8%
- #14 Deadtective Academy
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fyre Studios
Windows
At Mystery Academy, training detectives is routine. Dealing with a vampire? Not so much. As mysterious deaths begin to surface, questions begins to arise: is it all just pure coincidence? And who can you trust when danger might be right beside you?
Why similar: Vampires 25.3% ★, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dark 12%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Detective 9%
- #15 Blood Midnight Blossom
86% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: podval01
Windows · Mac · Linux
An ordinary girl named Annihilation inherits a huge debt from her father and is desperate to find a way out. On the street, she meets a stranger in a raincoat, called Catharsis, who offers a demonic part-time job for a week.
Why similar: Vampires 41.5% ★, Visual Novel 10%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Horror 7.3%
- #16 Stay Alive For Me
86% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Dark 8.8%
- #17 Tiny Bunny
83% matchVery Positive83% of 30,327 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 18.8%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dark 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #18 Snowfall Symphony - A tale of Crustallus
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Lola Piaoliang
Windows · Mac · Linux
After awakening as a forbidden vampire spawn, you're thrown into a cruel world where survival is not guaranteed. Who will you choose as your ally - and will you survive, or betray them yourself? Find out in this horror romance visual novel!
Why similar: Vampires 28.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #19 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
85% matchVery Positive86% of 982 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 257.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 11.1%, Anime 10.5%, Detective 9.3%
- #20 Ashen Vale: Where They Fell
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stuart White
Windows
Descend into a cursed Japanese valley as archaeologist Yuna Sato. Uncover a lost village’s dark secrets through haunting visions and choices. A psychological horror adventure steeped in mystery, fear, and ancient rituals.
Why similar: Vampires 26.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Dark 8.6%
- #21 Reflections of the void
82% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Echo Story Games
Windows
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #22 Particles of Reality
82% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Arewar Games
Windows · Mac
You are a troubled college student trying to live a normal life surrounded by some... complicated men. Although unaware, you are causing the destruction of reality. Will the Guardians kill you to protect the universe? Can you find your happily ever after... How many times will you die trying?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dating Sim 11.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #23 ANIMA : Dark Fairy Tale for Adults
81% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: MUNAKI
Windows
In a psychological horror that delves behind the veil of a cruel fairy tale, you must gather fragments of the past to face the truth. Your choices may lead to salvation—or the most wretched of ruins.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Horror 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%
- #24 DARKNESS WILL FALL
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmicrology
Windows
DARKNESS WILL FALL is a queer romance visual novel set in the modern world of vampires. After a fateful encounter you are tasked with revealing the identity of a reaver - a monsterous vampire eating vampire - in the city or your human life is forfeit. It should be easy enough, right?
Why similar: Vampires 36.9% ★, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #25 Love Lock
79% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: BondageBunny
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stalked, loved, abducted. it's only a matter of time before he gets you and he WILL get you, or else another will. The question is, will you escape? Or submit?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #26 Vampyr
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 24,826 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Why similar: Vampires 61.2% ★, Choices Matter 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%, Story Rich 4.8%, Violent 4.4%
- #27 Charming Blood
79% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Meowgical Games
Windows · Mac
Embrace darkness as an unwitting vampire in this choice-driven romance. Navigate ancient powers, brewing conflicts, and passionate relationships with four captivating vampires who could become your greatest allies – or something more. When night falls, will you surrender to its dangers?
Why similar: Vampires 31.6% ★, Dating Sim 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Anime 9.5%
- #28 Confinio: Reality Prison
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Dark 10.1%
- #29 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
78% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows
SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Anime 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #30 Up All Night: Daybreak
77% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nick just can't let go of the people he's killed.
Why similar: Vampires 29.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 8.9%
- #31 Psycho-Sleuth
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Violent 9.7%, Detective 9.7%, Dark 8.9%
- #32 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
76% matchVery Positive86% of 256 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #33 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
76% matchVery Positive89% of 531 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 117.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Horror 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #34 For Mother Matron
75% matchVery Positive92% of 168 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%
- #35 Thorner
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Dark 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #36 Midnight Witch
73% matchVery Positive92% of 357 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Anime 9.7%
- #37 Darkness Revenge
73% matchVery Positive83% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Hematite
Windows
Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!
Why similar: Vampires 50.8% ★, Dating Sim 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #38 Crimson Gray
74% matchVery Positive96% of 447 reviews2017
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dating Sim 12.5%, Violent 10.9%
- #39 Cursed Lands
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defeat the evil lurking in Castle Of N'Mar in this RPG/dating sim game. Recruit your team in any order you want, use the optional social talents to win the battles, play as male or female and fully customize your avatar. Five romance per gender, including the unique Naga Enok and Sylrissa!
Why similar: Vampires 44.2% ★, Dating Sim 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #40 The Paracelsian Project
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.2%
- #41 Cyber Village 2200
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
It is the newest village of tradition. In the year 2200, Oculus, an employee at a cybernetic body manufacturing company, hears a rumor that a colleague has gone missing while on the job.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #42 Night Shift: 1999
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Georgina OwassapianPub: Dark Product
Windows · Mac · Linux
Balance work, vampirism and socialising as you explore Kings Cross, Sydney during the last year of the millennium. Keep a lid on your darkest desires and be rewarded with a deeper understanding of what it means to live again. Or don’t — no one will stop you. You’re a vampire, after all.
Why similar: Vampires 33.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #43 Vampire: The Masquerade - Oaths & Ashes
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Revive The Spark
Windows
Two vampires — an ambitious Kindred and a wretched Thinblood. Their fates clash in this Visual Novel set in the World of Darkness, where your arsenal extends beyond just words — from political machinations to forbidden Alchemy. Claw your way to power and leave your bitemarks on Berlin's underworld.
Why similar: Vampires 27.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #44 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,894 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.3%, Anime 11.5%, Mystery 10%
- #45 Grow a Girlfriend
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: True Blue Basin
Windows · Mac · Linux
You accidentally grew a mushroom girl! Overcome your social anxiety to help her live her brief life to the fullest! Or don't.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Anime 10.6%
- #46 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
70% matchVery Positive97% of 104 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 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #47 Secret Glory Hole
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: jonnymelabo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an abandoned bathroom waits a hungry female mouth; wet, eager, and downright sinister. Dare to feed it? — SHORT NAUGHTY SPOOKY VISUAL NOVEL · 26k words · 12 endings (in some you might even survive).
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #48 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
69% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Dating Sim 10.4%
- #49 Flesh Blossom
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Pearl Games
Windows
Experience the horror of this narrative-driven medical RPG. As Doctor Parsnip Green, you’ll point-and-click your way through difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Lovecraftian 12.1%
- #50 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 948 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 14.6%, Anime 12.5%, Mystery 10.8%
- #51 Doki Doki Literature Club!
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 223,416 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Anime 12.4%, Horror 10.8%
- #52 Bound Between Desks
67% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choices Matter 14%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Anime 11.5%
- #53 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Detective 10.1%
- #54 Creepy Crypt Critters
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcade Eleven
Windows
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Horror 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #55 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
68% matchVery Positive88% of 4,471 reviews2018
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Detective 12%, Horror 11.1%
- #56 Nightmare Zapping
67% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 11%
- #57 Love and Fear
66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Mango x2
Windows · Mac
Visual novel with a detective plot. Summer break is a time of adventure and love! However, Hikari does not yet know that the maniac has already gone hunting!
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Anime 10.8%
- #58 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
65% matchVery Positive87% of 726 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Dating Sim 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #59 Grave Regrets
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Grail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a misty 90's small town where every choice you make unravels a dark, haunting mystery. Investigate clues, manage tense relationships, and face the consequences of your actions in this psychological horror visual novel that may leave you questioning your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Detective 9.3%, Dark 8.8%