- #1 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 979 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #2 キズツケ kizutsuke
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 852話
Windows
To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #3 Loop//Error
96% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
Windows
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 11%, Text-Based 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Surreal 10.1%
- #4 Be Honest
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
Windows
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Text-Based 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #5 Contra Spem Spero
94% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: DADZINGO
Windows · Linux
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #6 Worn Out
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morimichi
Windows
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Text-Based 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #7 恐怖夜話 第二夜
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #8 Do Not Merge
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MaruMiru
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short workplace-horror visual novel. You play as John, a fresh grad on his first day in IT ops. The office looks completely normal—your predecessor’s ThinkPad does not. Read the notes, analyze the logs, and decide who to trust. It all ends today.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%
- #9 In Your Hands
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nibble & HopPub: Lusty Robots
Windows · Mac
A psychological horror sound novel. A child who lost memories wakes in a ruined building. Explore unsettling space. Open cabinets, speak to adults, grab a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. Whatever you choose, do it with your own hands. Then… face the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #10 Blackthorn Witch
91% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #11 The Trials - Chapter One
90% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic choose your own adventure story. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings and secrets to unlock. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #12 Do you have SALT?
89% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Sin and SunPub: BRXKENVN
Windows
A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Text-Based 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #13 HUMAN INTELLIGENCE
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews
Dev: HamsulT
Windows
Spend ten days answering customers as the human behind a supposedly automated AI. Choose the exact reply you can live with as everyday requests turn invasive, deceptive, and impossible. Your words stay on record. When the contract ends, someone has to take responsibility.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
- #14 Not It: Spookiest Edition
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #15 Mass of Consumption
87% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Horror 10.9%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #16 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
86% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Text-Based 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #17 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
Windows
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #18 Witchlight Woods
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #19 恐怖夜話
83% matchVery Positive96% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #20 Start Running
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows · Linux
A horror point and click game where choices matter about trying to do your final marathon training run.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Surreal 10%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #21 All (Too) Good Things
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%
- #22 Lake of Darkness
82% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Steeze Games
Windows
Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Surreal 8.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.7%
- #23 Stay Alive For Me
82% matchPositive83% of 12 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: Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #24 Chronicles of Humanity
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #25 Whispering Memories
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #26 The Trials - Chapter Two
79% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #27 LifeSimOS
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 11%
- #28 BBirthday - Visual Novel
80% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Yun Seven
Windows
Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective 👁️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨
Why similar: Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #29 Do 11
81% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: SJR Team
Windows · Mac
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #30 The Trial
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NowakGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #31 Parasite in Love
77% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #32 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #33 氷点下30度の絶望
75% matchVery Positive98% of 389 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #34 What If We Warm It?
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: vodoyom
Windows · Mac
Who are you? You are not the main character. You are his inner voice, speaking to him. Aren't you? A life crisis. A strange job. A lonely train station. A dead man. Someone watching from the outside. A narrative-driven interactive mystery of choices, inner dialogue, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Text-Based 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
- #35 For Mother Matron
76% matchVery Positive92% of 173 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: Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #36 derealization
73% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A visual novel about a girl who escaped from a psychiatric hospital. She is pursued by a strange being from another world — and it seems she’s not the only one who can see visitors from beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #37 The Zoo
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #38 Thorner
74% matchNo user reviews2027
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 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #39 What Is Sleeping In My Room?
75% match7 user reviews88% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: CousinCatnip
Windows
Experience the hunt for the Monster living in your room in this Visual Novel experience. Your choices will determine the fate of both you and the Monster. Will you figure out what the Monster really is?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Surreal 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #40 Make Moku Proud
72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #41 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #42 春はあけぼの、我はバケモノ。 - Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.
71% matchMixed66% of 87 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 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Text-Based 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #43 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Text-Based 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%
- #44 And who is the maiden?
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cipi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young man disappeared in a Slavic village. You show up with three companions and a few days to find out what really happened, before the water decides to answer for itself. Based on Adam Wołoszczuk's award-winning scenario "A kto dziewczyna?", with 11 different ways it can end.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #45 Reborn
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Gecko Gaming
Windows
A visual novel written as a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape your life, leading to irreversible consequences and determining how your descent into darkness unfolds. The game can end in many different ways. Your choices determine how.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Text-Based 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #46 TOY BOX
71% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #47 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
Windows
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #48 Memory Girl +
70% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #49 Wildwake
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonhaze Games
Windows
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
- #50 There Is No Next Stop
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HANPAGE
Windows
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Text-Based 13%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #51 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
68% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: KingsAvalon Studio
Windows
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #52 Horrors of Helmsfirth
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Five Games
Windows · Mac
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Horror 9.4%
- #53 Sabbatical In Merzouga
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%
- #54 Scarlet Wolf
67% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Graven Visual Novels
Windows · Mac
If you're ready to run and play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, then come on in and make yourself at home. Behind the door, endless oppressive corridors, filthy walls, deadly traps, and a ravenous creature eagerly waiting to get up close and personal with you await.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #55 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
67% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called MINDFUNK that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this MIND****.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #56 Doctor Visit
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #57 Evil Spirits
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #58 Suhoshin
68% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Text-Based 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
- #59 Chatting ChurroBun
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: maltsoup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chat with a virtual friend from a cancelled mobile game! Ask questions, start arguments, and find the right responses to progress the story. Can you solve the horrific mystery hidden beneath the surface?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Text-Based 11%
- #60 スマートフォン
64% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: OwataStudio
Windows
見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Text-Based 16.4%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Horror 6.9%