- #1 An Outcry
97% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Quinn K.
Windows
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, RPG 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #2 Deep Under
96% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Dark 12.8%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
- #3 Blackout Hospital
96% matchVery Positive97% of 174 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: RPG 32.3%, Adventure 17.8%, 2D 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #4 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
94% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Dark 15.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #5 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
95% matchVery Positive83% of 160 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 21%, RPG 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 15.2%, Adventure 10.7%
- #6 Loop//Error
94% matchVery Positive88% of 56 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: Visual Novel 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #7 Mycopsychosys: Remastered
93% matchVery Positive98% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: DeltaCat Studio Pub: DeltaCat Studio
Windows
🚨 Emergency Alert 🚨 New security protocols have been activated. Remain indoors. Do not open your doors under any circumstance. Isolation is safety. Isolation is truth. Or is it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, Visual Novel 28.3%, RPG 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, 2D 7%
- #8 You Shouldn't Be Here
92% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Doomster Entertainment
Windows
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Dark 13.5%, Demons 7.6%
- #9 This Is Not Your House
91% matchVery Positive87% of 258 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Tierson (Trash Eyes)Pub: Trash Eyes
Windows
Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #10 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
91% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, RPG 17.5%, Adventure 12.7%, 2D 7.7%
- #11 骸心 Mainbody
90% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dark 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #12 Novena Diabolos
89% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: H5DEV GamesPub: Giiku Games
Windows · Mac
One reporter, trying to survive nine days in an isolated village. Four demonesses who are out for blood. Several supernatural murders... Welcome to Hope Hill!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Dark 17%, RPG 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Demons 9.7%
- #13 Backspace Backspace Backspace
88% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Dark 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #14 Cthulhu Mythos ADV Lunatic Whispers
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Cthulhu Mythos with this 2D visual novel game featuring a thrilling TRPG-based experience! Roll the dice and use your skills and luck to escape the abandoned hospital, while experiencing the cosmic terror.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Comic Book 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Modern 8.4%
- #15 The Price Of Flesh
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,097 reviews2022
Dev: Gatobob
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Dark 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #16 SIMULACRA
87% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Dark 13%
- #17 Fearbonding
86% matchVery Positive96% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Psychological Horror 19%, Dark 16.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #18 Trench Face
85% matchVery Positive94% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: RPG 29%, Turn-Based Combat 28.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 13.3%, 2D 6.5%
- #19 A.I.L.A
83% matchVery Positive84% of 1,262 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.6%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, Demons 10.9%
- #20 You Will Die Here Tonight
84% matchVery Positive91% of 649 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
Why similar: Dark 26.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, RPG 11.3%
- #21 Cut to the Core
84% matchVery Positive93% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: Plasma PressPub: AAD Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE!
Why similar: Comic Book 27.7%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Dark 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #22 Homicipher
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Dark 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #23 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
82% matchVery Positive86% of 253 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 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 11%, RPG 8.1%
- #24 Mediterranea Inferno
82% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2023
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #25 WORLD OF HORROR
79% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.1%, Psychological Horror 29.8%, RPG 19.4%, 2D 8.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #26 It was a human.
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.5%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Dark 15.7%, Adventure 8.5%, 2D 6.6%
- #27 Out Of Hands
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,493 reviews2025
Dev: Game River
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, RPG 14.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%
- #28 The Horror at Highrook
79% matchVery Positive90% of 463 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Comic Book 41.4%, RPG 20.5%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, 2D 8.2%
- #29 CROWDED. FOLLOWED.
77% matchVery Positive93% of 315 reviews2024
Dev: NIGHT DIALPub: Banshee Games
Windows
You have the briefcase. Now it's after you. It's not going to stop. Be careful—it may take the form of someone else. A short horror game by NIGHT DIAL.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 61.7%, Adventure 20.9%, Stylized 9.9%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #30 Hazy Mind
78% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #31 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,517 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 48.7%, RPG 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 7.5%
- #32 STAY
81% matchMixed68% of 567 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Dark 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #33 Subway Exorcist Girl
76% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, RPG 17.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 7.5%
- #34 oneway.exe: Module 1.0
75% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Disordered Media
Windows
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Multiple Endings 23.5%, Hand-drawn 19.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Adventure 8.3%
- #35 Look Outside
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,602 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: RPG 32.7%, Turn-Based Combat 32.4%, Dark 14.6%, Adventure 8.9%, 2D 5.7%
- #36 Deadnaut: Signal Lost
74% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Linux
Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.
Why similar: RPG 29.8%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Multiple Endings 22.4%, Choices Matter 19.6%
- #37 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 19%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, RPG 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%
- #38 MINE MEMORY
73% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.7%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Dark 15.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #39 The Passenger
73% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your eldritch existence is threatened when another abomination tries to feast on you. You flee, trapping yourself in human flesh, but will that be enough?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.9%, RPG 29.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13%, Singleplayer 2%
- #40 Hellslave
72% matchVery Positive85% of 3,209 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.7%, Dark 19%, RPG 17.1%, Demons 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #41 Pink Noise
70% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Dark 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #42 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
71% matchVery Positive95% of 9,194 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Multiple Endings 21.4%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 9.7%
- #43 Head AS Code
73% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Dark 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #44 Black Chapter
74% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Spire Studio
Windows
Your class goes on a field trip to Durhal Cathedral before things take an unexpected turn. Solve the mystery before you and your friends perish!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Dark 22.7%, RPG 15.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 10.6%
- #45 SCP Operations
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: LUXO InteractivePub: LUK KUS SOFT
Windows
Step into the enigmatic world of SCP OPERATIONS. Lead your team of elite agents through tactical, turn-based combat against the Chaos Insurgency and dangerous SCP objects. Uncover secrets and protect humanity.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 43.7%, Tactical RPG 36%, RPG 13.4%, Story Rich 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #46 NO-SKIN
68% matchVery Positive95% of 1,316 reviews2025
Dev: NoEye-Soft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29.9%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, RPG 19%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, 2D 7.4%
- #47 DYSTHANASIA
69% matchVery Positive90% of 322 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Dark 41.2%, Psychological Horror 36.6%, Demons 14%, Adventure 8.2%
- #48 Take Care Of It.
69% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Zealli
Windows
Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, RPG 25.8%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%, 2D 5.2%
- #49 No, I'm not a Human
65% matchVery Positive93% of 28,177 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Dark 22.5%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #50 Minds Beneath Us
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,730 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, RPG 10.4%
- #51 Face of Another
68% matchVery Positive96% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: MadBug Studio
Windows
Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.
Why similar: Dark 49.8%, Psychological Horror 43.6%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #52 Homicipher: Demo
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.5%, Dark 19.1%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #53 7Days Origins
71% matchVery Positive86% of 348 reviews2021
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 8.9%
- #54 Sub-Verge
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, RPG 17.3%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Dark 12.6%
- #55 Corner Shop: NightShift
66% matchVery Positive88% of 244 reviews2026
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Dark 22.5%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #56 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
70% matchVery Positive89% of 526 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 117.2 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: Visual Novel 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, RPG 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #57 Dig Night
67% matchVery Positive99% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: INUSHIT
Windows
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.5%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, RPG 20.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #58 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
65% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #59 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,772 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Comic Book 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Choices Matter 11.5%