- #1 Stay Alive For Me
97% matchPositive82% of 11 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 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Text-Based 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #2 Bound Between Desks
96% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #3 There Is No Next Stop
96% 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 13.5%, Text-Based 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #4 Do you have SALT?
95% matchPositive91% of 44 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 11.3%, Text-Based 11%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Dark 9.1%
- #5 Memory Girl +
94% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Horror 9.1%, Emotional 9%
- #6 The Trials - Chapter One
94% match8 user reviews100% of 8 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: Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #7 Gurobu
93% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 11.2%, Anime 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Horror 8.9%
- #8 Reborn
92% matchNo user 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 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Text-Based 13%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #9 The Doll Shop
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atelier Sentô
Windows
The Doll Shop is a hand-drawn narrative game – part romance, part horror – set in the Japanese countryside. Play as a young dollmaker who reunites with his childhood friend in an eerie snowbound village. Will you dare confess your secret?
Why similar: Emotional 12.7%, Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%
- #10 Island of Ruin
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: cretia studio
Windows
"Island of Ruin" is a puzzle novel game where you collect memory cores hidden across the island and uncover the truth behind a tragedy of the past. When the horrors that befell the boys and girls and the island’s strange phenomena are revealed, what final choice will you make?
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Emotional 11.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #11 The Paracelsian Project
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Emotional 8.8%
- #12 Contra Spem Spero
89% 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: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #13 The Game of Fourtune
89% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Emotional 9.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #14 恐怖夜話 第二夜
88% 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%, Horror 12%, Text-Based 12%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #15 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Myosi
Windows
"Something is in your house." As a Shaman, you are the only one who can face the unknown. Investigate haunted homes, uncover secrets, and exorcise malevolent spirits. Your choices determine the client's fate. Experience a chilling K-horror story where every decision matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #16 The Trials - Chapter Two
86% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 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: Multiple Endings 13.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 12%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #17 Prison Chain: The Unredeemed Thought
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 落梅序
Windows
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #18 Metamorphosis
85% matchPositive78% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: AKAI KIRI
Windows
An interactive visual novel in the mystical genre. Mikey is admitted to an unusual institution for treatment, where he encounters supernatural phenomena and begins to prepare for a metamorphosis that will lead him into another world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Horror 12.2%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #19 Be Honest
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
Windows
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Text-Based 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #20 LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team BONA
Windows
You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional adventure where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #21 Anomalistic Revolution
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
You stand before a pit at the city's heart, then your gaze drifts to a deeper void, one you fear even more. Wield your invention to unravel mysteries, reclaim lost memories, strengthen your skills, and battle nightmare-born horrors in this multi-ending RPG.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Anime 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Emotional 9.6%
- #22 Ashen Reverie
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tidalspire
Windows
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Anime 9.3%
- #23 Madness within
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indra
Windows
Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Dark 8.8%
- #24 Thorner
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Dark 12.9%, Choices Matter 8%
- #25 Cyber Village 2200
80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
It is the newest village of tradition. In the year 2200, Oculus, an employee at a cybernetic body manufacturing company, hears a rumor that a colleague has gone missing while on the job.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #26 Horrors of Helmsfirth
81% 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 19.5%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 11.7%
- #27 The Fifth Name
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tiny Hammer Games
Windows
A claustrophobic psychological mystery visual novel. On their high school graduation day, an anonymous message draws five friends back to their empty middle school. The doors won't open, and their memories refuse to agree. A complete 1-2 hour story with three endings, built to be read twice.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #28 Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ONImations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wanna join our nightmarish dream?
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12%, Emotional 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Dark 9.2%
- #29 Aroma
78% 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 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Horror 10.9%
- #30 Eden Camp
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrealphus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arrive at Eden Camp as John, the newest counselor at a remote summer retreat. Three women welcome you warmly perhaps too warmly. As bonds deepen and nights grow darker, you'll learn that devotion has a price. Every choice matters. Not everyone makes it home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Dark 7.5%
- #31 Monsters of Little Haven
78% matchVery Positive88% of 446 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #32 Resequence: The Orchard
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CLEARRAVE
Windows
Resequence: The Orchard is an occult-horror adventure game in which school counselor Saito approaches an inexplicable phenomena through his counseling sessions with students.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.3%, Text-Based 9.4%, Dark 8.6%
- #33 project; VIRAI: DOOMER’s LIFE ESCAPE
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RIKANIMATION
Windows · Mac
You play as Hicha — a shut-in girl whose only reason to live is her virtual avatar, Virai. Help her escape the depressive nightmare before it consumes her completely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Anime 10.4%, Horror 10.1%
- #34 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 11.2%, Emotional 10.9%
- #35 Worn Out
75% 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 12.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 10%
- #36 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
74% 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 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #37 Room 337
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Surreal 8.6%
- #38 Pink Noise
73% matchVery Positive86% of 132 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 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Horror 9.8%
- #39 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
75% matchVery Positive95% of 205 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 273.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Emotional 14.8%, Cinematic 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Anime 9.1%
- #40 A Social Platform
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Othello
Windows
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Anime 10.4%, Surreal 10.1%
- #41 School Ghost Stories
72% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: M-Gentlemen AfterpartyPub: Saikey Studios
Windows
In this adventure game, play as a young boy, Boku, who accidentally releases vengeful spirits from a local shrine. To fix his mistake, he must collect the ancient treasures to repair the seal. But the freed Youkai have their own plans for him and won’t make it easy. Can he resist their deadly lure?
Why similar: Anime 15.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark 11.8%
- #42 I Live Under Your House (Renovation)
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.9%, Anime 10.4%
- #43 Disease
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Pumpkin4Sale
Windows
"Disease" is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre. The Yellow Man pierces the night in search of a new victim. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Cinematic 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Text-Based 12%
- #44 時折記 -Tokioriki-
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 綴路工房
Windows
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Mystery 11%, Emotional 9.6%
- #45 Loop//Error
71% 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: Text-Based 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Surreal 9.6%, Horror 9.5%
- #46 My Dearest Direst Disaster
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Water Phoenix
Windows
「透明人間」のクロと、「透明人間しか見えない・聞こえない」豹馬。平穏を望む2人に、世界は恐るべき牙を剥ける。何度でも。ただ、豹馬の望みが絶たれるまで。
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Emotional 16.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Anime 7.8%
- #47 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
69% matchVery Positive98% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Emotional 10.7%, Surreal 10%, Mystery 9.8%
- #48 Kara no Shojo
71% matchVery Positive92% of 455 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Emotional 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #49 Scarlet Wolf
69% 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 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #50 Sister Other Paranoia
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 419 reviews2026
Dev: HazeDenkiPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
A dark visual novel by acclaimed creator nyalra. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Anime 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, Dark 10.1%
- #51 VOID RED
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: チーム引きこもり
Windows · Mac
An interactive card game that stirs memories and emotions. In silence, the cards speak, touching the depths of the heart. Philosophical space and tension quietly envelop the players.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Mystery 10.7%
- #52 Death by Begonia
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #53 waga-mom
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: atominoko
Windows · Mac
――My curfew is 8 PM. Having a helicopter mom is annoying, but it's not a big deal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Text-Based 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #54 I'll Do It Tomorrow
68% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 12.7%, Surreal 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #55 Not It: Spookiest Edition
70% 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: Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Horror 10.4%
- #56 Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Midnight Cupcakes
Windows
A cozy nonogram puzzle adventure wrapped in a storybook world. Solve gentle picture-logic puzzles to reveal hand-crafted pixel art, and slowly bring color back to a village that has quietly faded away.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Emotional 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #57 Gore Screaming Show
68% matchVery Positive88% of 172 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Text-Based 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Emotional 10.3%, Anime 9.1%
- #58 你就是缘由
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 空亡月隈
Windows
Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dark 11.7%, Anime 10.2%
- #59 Monari Station
66% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monar Station, a short psychological horror visual novel. Navigate an extreme situation, make value-defining choices... Discover what lingers after the train moves on...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Horror 11.6%, Cinematic 8.7%
- #60 Backspace Backspace Backspace
66% 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: Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 6.7%