- #1 Memory Girl +
97% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #2 Abandoned Village Walking Group
96% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #3 Mado Marks
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three students record future-self videos in a classroom room that shouldn’t exist... The next morning, one of them is gone, and only corrupted marks prove she was ever there. A short psychological horror VN about memory, proof, and erasure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #4 Sister Other Paranoia
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HazeDenkiPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
A dark visual novel created by the team behind NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE. 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: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Cute 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #5 Khitarii and Khimoshi
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XeroStryker
Windows
Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #6 Bound Between Desks
94% matchPositive88% of 16 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #7 Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway
93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ONImations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wanna join our nightmarish dream?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #8 The Quiet After
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows · Linux
Step into Greyholt as Ava, a would-be adventurer taking a chance to register with her father's guild. Will this bring the independence she craves, or something more dangerous? A psychological, choice-driven visual novel where every decision shapes the road ahead and the journey beneath her own skin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Lore-Rich 10.3%
- #9 Information conveyed Information received
91% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: ほんわかふわふわ
Windows
You are an AD intern at a TV studio aiming to secure a job offer. During a live talk show, you must give directions using cue cards. Convey information based on the situation to keep things running smoothly, boost audience favorability toward the guest, and earn your offer through your performance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Visual Novel 21%, Adventure 9.9%, Cute 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #10 プリンセス×オーディエンス
91% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Nyamoli@
Windows
選択肢を間違えると即エンディング!?ドS狼プリンセスから質問攻めされる短編ゲーム
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.4%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Cute 10%
- #11 Stay Alive For Me
90% matchPositive80% of 10 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #12 Blackthorn Witch
89% 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: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #13 My Camp of Memories
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniil Tarasau
Windows · Mac
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Anime 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #14 Reflections of the void
86% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Echo Story Games
Windows
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 13%
- #15 Please Do Not Call It a Trash Game Streamer: HAPPY NANARU
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TENTACLE SOFT
Windows
[Please Do Not Call It a Trash Game Streamer] is a reverse-progression 2D platformer. Guide the cute bakery girl Nanaru through devil Yako's trials. As you advance, you lose abilities and controls deteriorate—a trap set by someone wishing the adventure never ends.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #16 Pulse of Love
88% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: SweetDreams
Windows
"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #17 Witchlight Woods
86% 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 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #18 Cemetery Mary
85% matchVery Positive97% of 379 reviews2021
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #19 フリと忘れじの都 -FRI the Unforgettable City-
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CICADA STUDIO
Windows
An adventure game where your choices change the world. Fri, a girl working at a coffee workshop, lives in a town that feels strangely mysterious. What will she encounter in this town while suffering from amnesia, and how will the world changing?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Retro 11.2%
- #20 Heralds of the Avirentes - Ch. 1 Wings of Change
84% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: TellerySpyro_GTX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heralds of the Avirentes is a visual novel, which brings you into the “Crystal punk” fantasy setting, where the world of Nanraas in which the dragon race lives. The game combines a visual novel, role-playing game elements, social simulator, a turn-based combat system.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #21 Midnight Road
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
Embark on a nocturnal road movie full of mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and an unexpected destination. Choose your answers carefully... and you might just find a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Mystery 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #22 Rootless
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Guardian Studios LLC
Windows
Guide Trask, a young seedling born into a cave-dwelling family that fears the outside world. Uncover the secrets of a mysterious tree and fight to save everyone trapped in their isolated home. Explore strange environments, absorb animal traits, and overcome dangers in this adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #23 Silverblood
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tidehead Studios
Windows
Years after leaving her family to join the Sisters of the Whiterock Coven, Edith is anxious to finally return home. But first she has to pass her Trial of Ascension, a harrowing task bestowed by her patron deity. Together, Edith and her bully must complete the trial, no matter the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12.6%
- #24 Contra Spem Spero
81% 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 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Story Rich 8%
- #25 KILLA
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #26 Rain98
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: C#4R4CT3R
Windows
Tokyo, 1998. A rain that never ends and a girl who wants everything to end. Two lonely youths will change the world with their choices.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Anime 8.4%
- #27 After School .LIVE – Mirror of Twilight
78% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
Windows
A visual novel starring the Vtubers from .LIVE production with a a mix of horror and school comedy. Work together with the club members to escape from the sealed school!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Visual Novel 15%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #28 one night, hot springs
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,149 reviews2018
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #29 Do you have SALT?
79% matchPositive91% of 43 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: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #30 氷点下30度の絶望
77% matchVery Positive97% of 358 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #31 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
78% matchVery Positive86% of 256 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: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #32 Flora Parasocial
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Choices Matter 9%
- #33 Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,148 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 121.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Emotional 8%
- #34 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #35 Island of Ruin
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #36 Lake of Darkness
74% matchPositive95% of 22 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #37 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
76% matchVery Positive85% of 158 reviews2019
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #38 Knight Case Files
73% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Hyoukan StudioPub: Kaguya Project
Windows
"In the Phoenix Kingdom, there is a man known as the Corpse Killer." Thwart a necromancer's scheme in this dark fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Choices Matter 8%
- #39 New Meaning
75% matchMixed68% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: Brave Lobster Studios
Windows
In New Meaning you play as Luke Wilson, or do you? Luke is a struggling teenager trying to shed some light upon a dark lonely world, will you help him or will you aid his departure into depression? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Cute 8.9%, 2D 6.4%
- #40 ノロワレサイクル
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bokusen StudioPub: PAW International
Windows
Mayuhara City, Tokyo. The wounds of the mass suicide event of Mayuhara Academy from eight years ago have finally begun to heal. The rumors of the “Mayuhara Curse” are still whispered amongst the students.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #41 Hyper Euphoria
71% matchNo user reviews79% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Cat Hui Trading LLCPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
The command-selection adventure game that flourished back when PCs were still called microcomputers makes a comeback. Can you withstand the nonstop MAX 264km/h action that comes at you wave after wave!?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Choices Matter 15.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Adventure 8.3%
- #42 Delete the World
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Chu! & Blu?
Windows
Delete the World is a completely normal visual novel… unless you decide to help her kill everyone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Anime 8.9%
- #43 春待ちトロイダル
72% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: さめさめサメーション
Windows
「春待ちトロイダル」は高校生活を再体験する、ループ型選択形式アドベンチャーゲームです。 クラスメイト達と対話を行い関係性を深めることでストーリーを進め、謎を解き明かします。 なぜ主人公はここに呼ばれたのか、この島で何が起きているのか。 あなたの手で、全てを解き明かしてください。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Cute 8.8%
- #44 Memories of Tomorrow
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Digital Bard Games
Windows
A Slice-of-life Anime Visual Novel about 4 friends trying to recapture old feelings. Has multiple story branches and endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 9%
- #45 project; VIRAI: DOOMER’s LIFE ESCAPE
71% 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 18.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #46 Syutyaku Gakuen
70% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Cute 7.4%
- #47 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
71% matchVery Positive100% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #48 春はあけぼの、我はバケモノ。 - Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CHARON
Windows
You only wanted to save them. But in this psychological horror visual novel, a teacher’s kindness may become the thing that breaks his students.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #49 桃の華は鮮血に染まる
70% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: OCG FCGD DivisionPub: 株式会社ワンコネクト
Windows
陰陽師の少女達が冒険をする純和風テキストアドベンチャーゲーム。 妖の蔓延る殺伐とした世界を、小説感覚で読み進んでいく。 ヒトに仇なす者には、容赦はしない。例えそれがヒトの形をしていたとしても━。 途中の選択肢で結末が変化するマルチエンディング形式を採用。 陰陽少女達の旅を見届けられるのは、アナタしかいない。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #50 Redcrest: 1993
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snooze Lose Games
Windows
Fourteen years ago, a murder occurred in the town of Redcrest. You must deal with the consequences. Working at an arcade, a new game seems to enthrall you with its not so fictional depictions of horror, becoming more and more terrifying each day.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #51 Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FUF Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Anime 9.5%
- #52 The Paracelsian Project
70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #53 Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
67% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #54 The Trial
68% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #55 DR3AMy
68% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: ph0ton
Windows · Mac
"Players, please break the chains of Amy's nightmares with DR3AMy!" Break free from nightmares with the lovely DR3AMy android and Amy. This game contains visual and auditory horror elements. It is not recommended for the elderly or those with a weak heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Cute 9.1%, Anime 9%
- #56 Wildwake
67% 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 15.8%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #57 Ashen Reverie
67% 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: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #58 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,592 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Anime 8.6%
- #59 _turing
66% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: 竹関工房
Windows · Mac
"_turing" is a new sci-fi adventure game that allows the player to chat with the heroine during the story and teach her feelings to the AI heroine, thereby changing her personality and the outcome of the story. What will happen to you and Iris after you learn about her feelings?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Visual Novel 20%, Cute 9.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #60 Eden Camp
67% 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 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%