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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Psychological Horror, Indie.

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  1. #1 Everyday Devil
    97% matchVery Positive96% of 312 reviews2026
    Dev: alleesaur
    Windows

    A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Text-Based 27.6%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 13%, Indie 1.4%

  2. #2 Aroma
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 464 reviews2022
    Dev: Oyashiro.dev
    Windows · Mac

    This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.

    Why similar: Text-Based 25.3%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 14%, Dark 7.6%

  3. #3 You Shouldn't Be Here
    95% matchVery Positive91% of 101 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 26.1%, Text-Based 24.8%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 8%

  4. #4 Before Arriving at the Terminal
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2019
    Dev: 人工くらげ
    Windows

    A horror visual novel set in a suburban city.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 60.3%, Horror 19.8%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.9%

  5. #5 You know my name?
    94% matchMixed69% of 229 reviews2024
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Text-Based 25.7%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 12.6%, 2D 5.2%

  6. #6 A Date in the Park
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,056 reviews2016
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.7%, Horror 34%, 2D 15.4%, Adventure 5.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  7. #7 Everything Will Be Fine!
    92% matchVery Positive85% of 140 reviews2026
    Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
    Windows

    A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Text-Based 24.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 9.6%, 2D 8.3%

  8. #8 Perceptions of the Dead
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2017
    Dev: Ithaqua Labs
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 55.3%, Horror 18.1%, Casual 12.9%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 6%

  9. #9 怪話
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2024
    Dev: 法螺会
    Windows · Mac

    オムニバス形式で送る四章構成の心霊ホラーノベルゲーム

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Text-Based 19.3%, Horror 17.8%, Adventure 4.5%

  10. #10 un/FRAGMENT.
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: izakiko paradox
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.

    Why similar: Dark 50.6%, Text-Based 43.7%, Adventure 3.5%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 1%

  11. #11 Glassy Stare
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 110 reviews2026
    Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows

    A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48.4%, Dark 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, 2D 11.7%, Casual 7%

  12. #12 死掉的女儿(The Dead Daughter)
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: Wicky Yu
    Windows

    一款单人心理恐怖视觉小说。玩家只需要持续点击体验文字和图画呈现的主线剧情。流程短但情节引人入胜。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Text-Based 17.1%, Horror 15.6%, 2D 4.4%

  13. #13 FAKEBOOK
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 822 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Text-Based 20.4%, Horror 15%, Dark 8.4%

  14. #14 Trapped with Jester
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,579 reviews2022
    Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Text-Based 24.5%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 14.6%, 2D 7.3%

  15. #15 MOOD
    87% matchVery Positive86% of 484 reviews2025
    Dev: MAT Affect
    Windows

    MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 16%, Dark 14.8%, Casual 7.6%

  16. #16 Purrgatory
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,027 reviews2021
    Dev: Niv
    Windows

    A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 70.4%, Casual 12.7%, 2D 5.7%, Adventure 3.6%, Indie 2.6%

  17. #17 Rental
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 5,552 reviews2024
    Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
    Windows

    Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

    Why similar: Horror 46%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Dark 15.8%, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 5.5%

  18. #18 Forgive or Finalize
    86% matchMixed69% of 252 reviews2026
    Dev: 72studio
    Windows · Mac

    A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Dark 17.1%, Horror 10.8%, 2D 4.7%

  19. #19 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,309 reviews2024
    Dev: Raycastly
    Windows

    Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

    Why similar: Horror 40.5%, Psychological Horror 34.7%, Dark 13%, Adventure 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  20. #20 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,627 reviews2016
    Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 60.1%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 9%, Casual 6.5%, Indie 2.5%

  21. #21 Midnight Witch
    83% matchVery Positive93% of 364 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: Visual Novel 35.5%, Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 11.4%, Casual 6%

  22. #22 PIGBLUE
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2023
    Dev: Fatih Mert
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A stranger arrives at a quiet and isolated town... PIGBLUE.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Text-Based 36.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 1.7%

  23. #23 Closer To Home
    81% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2022
    Dev: itamu
    Windows · Mac

    Closer To Home is a dialogue-focused surreal horror exploration game. Navigate connections between reality and dreams, look for weird stuff and make friends. There is no reason to fear death.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.3%, Horror 27.2%, 2D 10.6%, Dark 10.5%, Casual 8.8%

  24. #24 Experimentation
    82% matchMostly Positive72% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: Faithy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 14.2%, 2D 6.8%

  25. #25 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
    80% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: polte
    Windows

    A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 63.2%, 2D 17.2%, Casual 11.5%, Adventure 4.5%, Indie 1.8%

  26. #26 Introvert: A Teenager Simulator
    81% matchMostly Positive72% of 869 reviews2021
    Dev: Euphoric Bros
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    One of the new guys in school tells you he’s going to shoot up the school if he doesn’t make friends in 5 days. Discover the decisions, people, situations you will encounter while playing and trying to make friends of your own and living your own life.

    Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Dark 23.4%, Casual 18.5%, 2D 17.4%, Adventure 9.7%

  27. #27 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 97 reviews2024
    Dev: Notick
    Windows

    VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.4%, Horror 27%, Dark 16.7%, Casual 11.2%, Adventure 4.4%

  28. #28 Dinner with an Owl
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 880 reviews2021
    Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
    Windows

    Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.

    Why similar: Horror 56.5%, 2D 29.5%, Adventure 9.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%

  29. #29 Jellyfish Season
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 97 reviews2018
    Dev: Kombinat
    Windows

    A short visual novel about meeting with a stranger on the beach.

    Why similar: Casual 71.3%, Indie 28.7%

  30. #30 Greetings
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 641 reviews2018
    Dev: Charlie Behan
    Windows

    Explore what is around every corner in hopes for answers to where you're going and why.

    Why similar: Horror 86.4%, Indie 13.6%

  31. #31 sun-rise.exe
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2023
    Dev: louis morel
    Windows

    Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.

    Why similar: Dark 36%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Adventure 15.8%, 2D 12.3%, Horror 9.7%

  32. #32 REALITY
    79% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
    Dev: Grey Reality Studios
    Windows

    REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.

    Why similar: Horror 72.8%, Adventure 15%, Indie 12.3%

  33. #33 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
    73% matchVery Positive99% of 82 reviews2024
    Dev: CatTrigger
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.4%, Visual Novel 25%, Horror 24.2%, 2D 8.8%, Casual 7.8%

  34. #34 Sunflower Pie
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 144 reviews2024
    Dev: ThePenSword
    Windows

    A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Text-Based 21.7%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 7.3%

  35. #35 fishy
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 80 reviews2021
    Dev: I Choose Paradise
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fishy is a heartfelt visual novel about friends, enemies, acceptance, and monsters. Explore the aquarium, face your fears, and maybe make a friend. here fishy fishy f̵̥͘͠i̷̱͉͋͑s̵͙̈͘h̵͖̅y̶̜͘

    Why similar: Visual Novel 44.9%, Psychological Horror 32.9%, Horror 16.7%, Casual 5.5%

  36. #36 The Raintime
    76% matchMixed69% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: socah developmentPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .

    Why similar: Adventure 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

  37. #37 Summer Nightmare
    77% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Casual 8.8%, Adventure 4.4%

  38. #38 Discussion Over Dinner
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 269 reviews2025
    Dev: Eli Stevens
    Windows

    You receive a dinner invite from an awkward new neighbor and things go great.

    Why similar: Text-Based 42.2%, Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Indie 4.4%, Casual 3.2%

  39. #39 Midnight Syndrome
    72% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2024
    Dev: ナツミカン
    Windows

    A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Horror 22%, Dark 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, 2D 9.7%

  40. #40 TOY BOX
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: DEADline Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Text-Based 26.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 15%, 2D 7.5%

  41. #41 Have a Nice Dream
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,924 reviews2021
    Dev: 榭季生
    Windows

    A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 70.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Horror 9.6%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 4%

  42. #42 7 Days To Think About It
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2026
    Dev: Mankind GamesPub: viviON Lab
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short psychological horror game where your friends invite you to hang out tonight — you have 7 days to think about it.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.2%, Horror 31.3%, Dark 11.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 3.8%

  43. #43 *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC VISUAL NOVEL
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2021
    Dev: Chris ShanazPub: shanaz game studios
    Windows · Mac

    This is *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC VISUAL NOVEL, which is a story set in the world of *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC BHOP SIMULATOR (#4 Best Selling free game of Steam November 2020), play as a character of your choice, as you run into some new, and familiar faces along the way.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Text-Based 25.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Casual 11.4%, 2D 10.9%

  44. #44 Brother Perro
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2018
    Dev: LUZSTARDOM
    Windows

    Play with 'P.', a mystery character trying to figure out what's going on in this 'dream'. Who to trust? Apparently, not the dog.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Psychological Horror 30.4%, Casual 22.1%, Indie 8.1%

  45. #45 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 11%

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Text-Based 19.7%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 2.6%

  46. #46 Lights Off!
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,843 reviews2022
    Dev: TheDollarGameStore
    Windows

    Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.

    Why similar: Horror 42.2%, Psychological Horror 32.2%, Dark 12.6%, Adventure 6.7%, Casual 3.8%

  47. #47 Hello my World! Lily.
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: Black Leaf Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Text-Based 10.4%, 2D 10.1%, Adventure 8.2%

  48. #48 DINNERDINNNER
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 191 reviews2024
    Dev: LuuuLuuuL
    Windows

    "DINNERDINNNER" is a horror adventure game set in the modern era. You become a diner staff member and encounter strange events – customers with bizarre stories, engaging in trivial conversations, and discussing incomprehensible matters.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.7%, Casual 34.6%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  49. #49 FEAST: Book One «Family Ties»
    72% matchMostly Positive80% of 98 reviews2018
    Dev: FairyPeople
    Windows

    FEAST is an experimental visual novel with our own unique design. Travel through the original fantasy world and learn its secrets together with the characters.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 50.4%, Horror 22.9%, Casual 13.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 5.7%

  50. #50 My Therapy
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
    Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
    Windows · Linux

    A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Casual 13.6%, Text-Based 11.7%, 2D 5.6%

  51. #51 THE NORMAL THING
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 493 reviews2020
    Dev: Orata Studio
    Windows · Mac

    THE NORMAL THING is a story about a dog who lost his memory. Sunless forests, strange gardens, weird inhabitants... Start a little journey to retrieve your memory.

    Why similar: 2D 38.5%, Horror 34%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 4.6%

  52. #52 outside the door
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 746 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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 38.1%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Text-Based 15.5%, Horror 8.9%, Casual 7%

  53. #53 Isolomus
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 434 reviews2020
    Dev: Michael Rfdshir
    Windows · Linux

    Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.2%, Horror 20.9%, Casual 11.9%, Dark 9.5%, 2D 8.3%

  54. #54 oct 14
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2024
    Dev: niomiautemn
    Windows

    It's what happened that day.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Psychological Horror 35.5%, Horror 16%, Dark 7.2%, Indie 1.6%

  55. #55 Emily is Away
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 32,336 reviews2015
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Text-Based 28.5%, Casual 12.2%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 5.5%

  56. #56 Mimic Search
    65% matchVery Positive89% of 1,040 reviews2024
    Dev: Gemezl
    Windows

    Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.8%, Horror 32.2%, Dark 17.9%, Adventure 6%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  57. #57 At Home Alone
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,906 reviews2018
    Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
    Windows

    This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.9%, Horror 38.2%, Casual 5.3%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 4.2%

  58. #58 Follow the Black Kitten
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 71 reviews2022
    Dev: Total
    Windows

    You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Text-Based 23.5%, Casual 14.2%, Horror 10.8%, Adventure 7.9%

  59. #59 At Night: The Student
    66% matchMixed55% of 64 reviews2026
    Dev: Limeless
    Windows

    Open your eyes, get ready for school, and try to follow your usual routine. With your mother away, the responsibility of getting through the day falls on you.

    Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Dark 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Casual 8.4%

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