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Go home, Alice. The past awaits you. This is the second chapter in the horror visual novel trilogy.

Why similar: Incremental 13.4%, Surreal 8.8%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

Fight horrible creatures. Devour other fairytales' hearts. Set the Princess free from her cage...and rewrite her fate! To Crown or to Destroy is a narrative RPG inspired by dark fairy tales, and tragic love stories.

Why similar: Incremental 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.6%

A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Emotional 10%, Psychological 9.6%

From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Anime 9.8%, Supernatural 9.4%, Surreal 9.2%

Can you survive the horror of being yourself? A cute and disturbing psychological horror about identity, isolation, and the terrifying reality of being different.

Why similar: Surreal 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

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: Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Emotional 11.1%, Surreal 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%

The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15%, Surreal 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Linear 7.9%

Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.

Why similar: Surreal 19.2%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Horror 8.7%

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological 10.9%, Emotional 10.5%

A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Surreal 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Horror 11.2%

A ghost and a carnival clown plot revenge on the man who ruined their lives. An operatic-tragedy visual novel set in 1920s Sicily.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

If you are looking for weird dark version of Alice in Wonderland with creepy twist, AMEN is your next terrifying journey down the rabbit hole. This surreal hand-drawn psychological horror transforms the classic fairy tale into a grotesque manifestation of neurosis and mental illness.

Why similar: Surreal 13.3%, Incremental 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10%

Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16%, Surreal 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10%

In this post-pandemic psychological visual novel, players embody psychotherapist Honda, drawn into a neural imaging project targeting teens. There, Honda meets Natasha, a mysterious girl whose "world" unfolds like a spider's web, disrupting Honda's "calm" life. "Don't you think so, Dr. Honda...?"

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Psychological 13.1%, Anime 9.8%

"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Emotional 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13%, Female Protagonist 13%, Anime 10.8%

It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

Why similar: Surreal 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Anime 11.6%

Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Surreal 14.3%, Anime 13.4%, Psychological 12%

Set in the year 4XXX, humanity lives disconnected inside underground megastructures to escape the threat of the ever-expanding silicon-based lifeforms.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Anime 12.6%, Emotional 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Psychological 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Use your wits to solve puzzles and escape from an abstract world in this hand-drawn atmospheric horror game

Why similar: Surreal 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Anime 10.1%

Achi ran away from the orphanage and he found himself surrounded by concrete, indifference, and violence. He was saved by a mysterious creature that came from within, and by a peculiar detective. He had no way of knowing that darker, more disturbing voices were about to reach him.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Emotional 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%

Click to gain mana and build a harem of women from all across the multiverse!

Why similar: Incremental 24.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Linear 9.2%

Find your rebirth along the wires.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Surreal 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Anime 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

Explore the beginning of a new horrifying story in this mixture of a text-based and a 2D game. Emily's world is about to turn upside down, maybe in more ways than anyone is able to realize yet.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Horror 11.6%, Emotional 10.6%

Trying to fit in at her new school, Sonechka befriends a group of girls who call themselves the village witches. Completing their dares, she soon finds the tasks becoming increasingly strange, eerie, and cruel. How far will she go to be accepted?

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Surreal 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological 9.8%

The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Surreal 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Emotional 9.4%

Experience the outbreak of the Pangu Virus from multiple perspectives across as the brave heroes of the Center for Epidemic Research and Control battle tirelessly to stop the spread of a cataclysmic alien virus that has mutated innocent people into monstrous creatures of unimaginable power

Why similar: Incremental 24%, Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 10.9%, Linear 10.1%

Faced with evil... would you pull the trigger? Tyrania Enforcers is a story-driven visual novel exploring morality, duty, and the cost of enforcing order in a world on the brink of conflict.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Anime 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Psychological 10.3%

Pseudo realistic visual novels,I'm Social livestock,Life is full of pressure and fatigue, feeling dissatisfied and confused about the current situation,can only escape reality through fantasy,The spiritual world is hovering on the edge of distortion and collapse.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Incremental 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Emotional 10%

A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Emotional 10.7%

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Horror 10.6%

While trying to plan a party that’s to die for, a high school queen bee finds she has an uninvited guest that is much scarier than your average teenage girl. A Visual Novel about Gossip, Grief and Ghosts.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Horror 11.2%

Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 10.6%, Psychological 9.5%

⚠️ KnitBone is a story-driven psychological horror visual novel, where the therapist is more traumatized than the patient.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Psychological 9%, Horror 9%

Step into a vanishing world. Make it whole again. Cyrurgia is a surreal first person narrative game centered around a tragedy, and what it takes to fix it, if that is even possible.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Surreal 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Horror 8.8%

The story of a group of friends who set out for some urban exploring. By breaking into this abandoned house, Emy, Perle, Oliver, and Faez just wanted to check out the rumors going around town. Little do they know, the energy inside is very real... and it's moving with them in the dark.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.1%, Linear 12.8%

Marinette is an adventure horror game about a girl who gets trapped inside of a mysterious dollhouse. In her journey she will meet different friends and foes while trying to survive the dangers lurking at every corner. Will she escape alive in time for her birthday?

Why similar: Surreal 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.1%

An existential horror visual novel. Play as a voice inside a troubled mind. Identify her cognitive distortions, shift her perspective, and win the debate that decides whether she lives or dies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Psychological 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%

Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11%, Emotional 10.1%

Pathotaxia: PANDORA is an RPG Maker horror puzzle game where you explore Pathotaxia's setting, interact with strange characters, and view visual novel-like cgs as you progress through the game. Help Pandora as she seals demons back into her dolls and unravels the mystery behind her mother's death.

Why similar: Surreal 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

In 'Year of the Ladybug: Season 1,' characters traverse a nightmarish realm filled with fear and despair, revealing sinister secrets while evading the relentless terrors that pursue them at every turn.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Hand-drawn 8.8%

On his first visit to his father's rural hometown in seven years, Hotaru reunites with his first love—only to learn that she died three years ago. Explore Yokomizo, uncover the truth behind a family tragedy, and escape supernatural otherworlds in this Japanese horror mystery adventure.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Psychological 12.2%, Emotional 11%

Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

Why similar: Surreal 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Psychological 10.6%

紧锁的木门，消失的同学，神秘的鬼怪。爸爸妈妈去哪里了？我为什么在流眼泪…在世纪初县城的家中探索并重拾回忆，拼凑出所有谜团的答案。

Why similar: Surreal 17.5%, Incremental 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Emotional 11.7%

Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Surreal 17.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%

Experience life through the eyes of others in DEEPWOOD. A downloadable visual novel project.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Surreal 22.6%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Hand-drawn 14.2%

After a ghost ship crashes into an isolated lighthouse, Ulysses’ memories come back to trap him in an endless, twisting maze full of riddles, blood, and magic. Draw your own map, and find a way to burn it all down.

Why similar: Horror 15.3%, Psychological 14.2%, Surreal 13.7%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Explore a fractured mind between memories, reality, and delusions. Interact with characters, make choices, and uncover the truth in this psychological horror narrative experience.

Why similar: Incremental 27%, Visual Novel 19%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Emotional 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

She was created for one purpose: to make sure everyone in the world enjoys Halloween. At all costs. A short, fully-voiced horror visual novel exploring instrumental convergence.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Horror 14.1%, Linear 11.3%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Surreal 13.4%, Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Psychological 10.2%

Socially underdeveloped Lisa found solace in books... Until her eyes fell out. You take the role of Henry, the therapist assigned to guide Lisa through her depression. There's just one problem: she isn't depressed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Surreal 15.4%, Psychological 10.5%, Linear 8.7%

"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Supernatural 12%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Emotional 11.2%

A compilation of 12 small literary games about humans meeting and missing one another. Explore these experimental experiences that were made on a monthly basis over the course of a year.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Surreal 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Linear 10.6%, Hand-drawn 8%

Have you ever wondered of what truly lies Beyond Death? Bora Bard, after surviving a suicide attempt, is introduced to Hypnotic therapy in the Roth Asylum; discovering different realities as she explores the traumatic memories of other patients, uncovering dark truths and unveiled mysteries.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Incremental 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Story Rich 9.6%

It was a fake — that's exactly why I could love it. Fifteen days of Rei's summer vacation. A first-person "seeing" narrative adventure. Fully voiced (JP/EN/ZH). Playtime: 3+ hours.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological 14%, Anime 11.2%, Emotional 9.1%

The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Supernatural 10.1%

Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Emotional 14.1%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Story Rich 9.3%

Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?

Why similar: Surreal 24.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Psychological 10.7%, Anime 8.8%

Beneath the Shadow is a 3-hour psychological horror kinetic novel set in an alternate Tokyo lost to endless darkness. Adapted from the creator's original novel, it follows Kazusa, an 18-year-old whose ordinary days unravel into madness. Linear and story-driven, with save/reload anytime.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Linear 16.3%, Anime 13.1%, Psychological 13%

PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.

Why similar: Surreal 15.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Incremental 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.3%