- #1 Ail
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: East Beasts' Games
Windows
Dive into a stealth-action adventure as a boy with telekinetic powers in the middle of a plague outbreak. Almost everything around is interactive! Use the environment to reach places that seem inaccessible, outsmart enemies, and fight battles that seem unwinnable.
Why similar: Stealth 14.4%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Third Person 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Stylized 8.2%
- #2 永生镇/Everliving Town
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid Void Studio
Windows
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Gothic 20.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Psychological 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Dark 7.1%
- #3 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
96% matchVery Positive86% of 5,787 reviews2025
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, 1990's 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #4 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 161.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Gothic 20.3% ★, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Thriller 13%, Psychological 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #5 Freja
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Retroactive Fort
Windows
Ignorance Is bliss, or is it? Have you ever wondered if living in ignorance is better than to carry trauma? Freja is a first-person psychological thriller exploring this concept. Enter this dark and mysterious world and find out for yourself.
Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Psychological 15.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Dark 8.1%
- #6 Amelie
94% matchVery Positive92% of 442 reviews2021
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Psychological 15.5%, Thriller 14.5%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Mystery 8.5%
- #7 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
93% matchVery Positive84% of 3,927 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Third Person 10.2%
- #8 BitterSweet: Detectives' Tea Party
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ConsteRia
Windows
A story-driven mystery visual novel about chasing the past of a phantom thief. As you investigate the old cases of a Phantom Thief - Raven, new murder incidents unfold one after another. With every case solved, the hidden truth behind the past slowly comes to light.
Why similar: Gothic 21% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Mystery 7.6%
- #9 Phantom Lamb
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grid Paper Studio
Windows
Play a story-driven third-person psychological thriller set in a sinister early-20th-century asylum where reality bends under the weight of forgotten horrors. Phantom Lamb blends tense stealth gameplay with an immersive narrative of haunting secrets and psychological dread.
Why similar: Thriller 20%, Psychological 19.6%, Third Person 16.1%, Stealth 12.9%, Lore-Rich 7.4%
- #10 The Ghost of Anna
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unisight Games
Windows
A young girl, suffering from sensory abnormalities, finds herself in a thrilling adventure fighting with her imagination.
Why similar: Stealth 14.7%, Third Person 13.3%, Psychological 11%, Puzzle 10.9%, Stylized 10.5%
- #11 Life is Strange Remastered
90% matchVery Positive91% of 9,009 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 9%
- #12 Stitched: Mother's Nightmare
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Stitched - Mother's Nightmare continues the story of Stitched, putting the player in control of a protagonist named Mia as she ventures in the mysterious doll factory. Why did she come there? What horror awaits her in the factory?
Why similar: Thriller 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Psychological 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #13 Life is Strange: True Colors
89% matchVery Positive89% of 16,479 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Third Person 8.7%
- #14 trophies
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gg8473
Windows · Mac
TROPHIES is a kinetic visual novel of a young girl trying to escape to normality. Experience an endless tomorrow in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Psychological 21.1%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Thriller 16%, Stylized 6.9%
- #15 Land of Infinite Dreams
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Tales Studio
Windows
Land of Infinite Dreams is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure about Princess Luna — a young girl who escapes into Lunaria, a dreamworld shaped by loss, loneliness and imagination.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.1%, Psychological 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Third Person 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #16 We Are Not Alone
86% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Stasis Booth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
We Are Not Alone is a new twist on horror that combines first person exploration and third person point and click adventure. As a member of a "safe" isolation experiment you'll explore an underground facility, solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of an unknown creature. Just don't make eye contact.
Why similar: Thriller 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Third Person 11.3%, Dark 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #17 Hope - The Game
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: sin3rgystudios
Windows
Hope is a third-person adventure game focused on stealth, puzzle solving and exploration, in which players must make ethical decisions while traversing a virus-infected post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Stealth 25.7%, Third Person 15.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10%
- #18 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
84% matchMixed69% of 9,290 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.4%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Third Person 9.2%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #19 Narin: The Orange Room
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Stealth 15.3%, Female Protagonist 12%, Third Person 11.1%, Mystery 8.2%
- #20 Galvanic Bride
84% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: IA GAMES
Windows
Feel the intenseness of stealth in the eerie great mansion of Frankenstein. Play Bride, Frankenstein’s creation, Perfect yet incomplete. Use electric interactions and skills to overcome challenges in your style. Think and struggle through the intertwining conspiracy, and resolve in your own ending.
Why similar: Gothic 21.2% ★, Stealth 18.8%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #21 Solace Creek
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: starlit studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solace Creek is a Horror game with a focus on suspense, exploration, stealth & puzzle solving. You wake up in a sinister place, haunted by a monstrous presence. Uncover the mystery of this dark place... or become its prey.
Why similar: Stealth 17.3%, Thriller 16.8%, Third Person 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Mystery 10.1%
- #22 Saint Kotar
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Gothic 15.9% ★, Psychological 12.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #23 Screamboat Willie
81% matchMixed68% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Platte ClarkPub: Neumont Game Studios
Windows
Do you LOVE Steamboat Willie? Great! He's in this game! Do you HATE Steamboat Willie? great! He's gross and scary and you are trying to dodge him and ultimately get away from him! So basically no matter what this game is for you!
Why similar: Stealth 22%, Multiple Endings 13%, Dark 11.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #24 Milkman
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: StormishStudios
Windows
A normal visit to your family hotel becomes a night you will never forget.
Why similar: Stealth 14.2%, Thriller 14%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Psychological 11.8%, Stylized 10.7%
- #25 Dreambound
80% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Psychological 13.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #26 P R I S M - A Visual Novel
82% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: GoldieClaws
Windows · Mac · Linux
On her way to the city of opportunity, a young Freyja is trapped when a sudden fog descends upon the town known as Avon-On-Reach. Soon, she starts to wonder if there's more to the fog than meets the eye, and if it has a connection to the strange monstrous happenings around the town.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.9%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #27 Mr. Nice Guy
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Super Pixel Boy
Windows
Play as the Final Girl to outsmart a relentless killer in this PSX style game, inspired by 90s survival horror classics and 80s slasher films. A throwback to the days of crunchy lo-fi visuals, fixed camera angles, tense hiding mechanics, and a variety of puzzles.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.3%, Third Person 11.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Thriller 11.1%, 1990's 9.7%
- #28 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
78% matchVery Positive95% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.4%, Thriller 16.4%, 1990's 14.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #29 The Waning Of ShadyVale
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DeeperMinds
Windows
Choose your path: play as Detective Mick, determined to uncover the town’s buried secrets, or survive as Alex, focused only on escaping the horror with their life intact. Make Items, solve puzzles, choose to save or abandon the people of this town. Whatever it takes to see the end of this nightmare.
Why similar: Stealth 20.7%, Third Person 17.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Psychological 11.5%
- #30 Knock On The Window
77% matchVery Positive90% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Tropical Games
Windows
Martin has been given an urgent assignment at work. However, for this he had to go to the house of his Boss. And so Martin found himself alone at home, in the middle of a vast field of sunflowers. Everything was going well until there was a knock on the window.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.2%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological 12.5%, 1990's 11.6%, Dark 8.5%
- #31 The House in Fata Morgana
79% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Gothic 28% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Mystery 9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #32 LOVESICK
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rose City Games
Windows
PUZZLE // PUNK // ESCAPE // TOUR // After a grueling tour that has left them drained and flat broke, a struggling post-punk band returns home. The group is already on the brink of collapse when a supernatural event dubbed “the Feedback” plunges them all into a twisted alternate reality.
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Psychological 15.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, 1990's 10.3%
- #33 Deperson
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Error Thing
Windows · Mac
Are you ready to step into a dark and mysterious world with Aaron, who is afraid of his own shadow? A file that has been closed for years is opened again, the forgotten ones wake up from their sleep and the silence is broken by screams.
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Gothic 14.9% ★, Psychological 10.8%, Dark 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #34 Time Crack
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MelTheMelPub: Nightfall Narratives
Windows
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.5%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #35 Uh Oh!
74% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.7%, Stealth 13.3%, Thriller 12%, Psychological 10.6%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #36 A Night at Ashmere Manor
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bandaloop Games GmbH
Windows
When your father goes missing with little more than a letter to clue you in, it's up to you to find him. His last known whereabouts? Ashmere Manor. Will you succeed in solving the mystery at the heart of the house and find your father, or will you succumb to its phantom call?
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Third Person 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Mystery 9.1%
- #37 I AM RIPPER
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
I AM RIPPER is a British Thriller set in the brutality and economic decline of the 1980's. You are a forensic investigator called on to solve one of the UK's most prolific crimes.
Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Stealth 16%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #38 Eclipse : Special Forces
73% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: MoonSun
Windows · Mac
MEN ARE EXTINCT. ONLY WOMEN REMAIN. Welcome to Eclipse—a choice-driven Yuri VN where God, Kings, Soldiers, and even Villains are all women. As Haesu, an elite agent, your choices will forge her destiny and the very future of the world. Amidst love, desire, and bloodshed—can you handle the truth?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Lore-Rich 18%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #39 Out of Sight
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 866 reviews2025
Dev: The Gang
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.
Why similar: Stealth 19.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Third Person 11.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Dark 11.3%
- #40 The Forgotten Past
72% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: The Midnight Crow Pub: Midnight Crow Studio
Windows
While investigating a forgotten factory, you uncover dark secrets, haunted machines, and a past that was never meant to be found. Strange visions, buried truths… and something watching from the shadows. Be careful, this place isn’t abandoned.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.3%, 1990's 16.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Stylized 11.1%, Dark 10.7%
- #41 Protocol Non-Human
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreadGear Games
Windows
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Psychological 15.7%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Thriller 9.9%, Dark 9.8%
- #42 Life is Strange: Reunion
70% matchVery Positive92% of 2,457 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Third Person 10.8%, Stylized 7.4%
- #43 Those Who Remain
74% matchMixed67% of 835 reviews2020
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
Why similar: Stealth 17.3%, Thriller 14.9%, Psychological 12%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #44 Project B-FER: Prime Cut
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Streamcope
Windows · Mac · Linux
You and 4 other people are trapped underground on a moving subway train. What are you willing to do to get out? Will you play by the rules, or break them?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #45 Cage of Roses
71% matchVery Positive89% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: ebi-himePub: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
Why similar: Gothic 23.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #46 [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: PANIX
Windows
Uncover the truth in '[ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality'. Navigate through haunting levels, survive deadly anomalies with unique mechanics, and piece together a chilling mystery hidden within the tapes. Dare to uncover the secrets?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.4%, Thriller 19.1%, 1990's 12.1%, Stealth 11.9%, Dark 7.9%
- #47 Carmilla : Crimson Moon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fercaren Games
Windows
A dark yuri horror romance set in a crumbling Gothic castle. When the enigmatic Carmilla arrives, Laura is swept into a fever dream of obsession. Is this stranger the cure for her loneliness or a herald of corruption? And what caused the mysterious deaths of two girls in the nearby village?
Why similar: Gothic 26.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #48 Sorry We're Closed
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,819 reviews2024
Dev: à la mode gamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Dark 9.2%, Third Person 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #49 Unheil
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evona Games
Windows
You'll witness unprecedentedly chilling events as you try to uncover the dark secrets lurking within a cursed mansion alongside Alexia. This village has never returned any of its visitors. Will you be able to escape the clutches of this cursed village?
Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Puzzle 9%
- #50 Blood Orange: Definitive Edition
70% matchVery Positive95% of 222 reviews2023
Dev: Decent TreatmentPub: Semicolon
Windows
Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Stealth 12%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #51 Crimson Rite
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Studios
Windows · Linux
In times of peace, a lone wanderer decides to camp for the night. He faces an unexpected attack from an orc. Trying to find out why he has been kidnapped, then learns the dark history of an outcast orc tribe. You must escape before the Crimson Rite.
Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Third Person 18%, Puzzle 13.4%, 1990's 11.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #52 Shadow's Grove
67% matchMixed52% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Fenris GamesPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Step into the serene yet ever-shifting afterlife on a journey to reunite with your lost wolf companion. Explore surreal environments, solve thought-provoking puzzles, and navigate distorted enemies as you work through the tangled emotions of loss and moving forward.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25%, Gothic 20.1% ★, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Third Person 16.1%, 3D 8%
- #53 RERODENT
68% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: ScinaczPub: Cywinskiweb
Windows
RERODENT is a first-person psychological horror and puzzle game about rats and cultists. You play as Jimmy Rodentim, and one day you get a call from your Uncle Vic, who asks you to clean up his house for 100 bucks. Little did you know that a simple task will get you killed.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.6%, Stealth 14.9%, 1990's 11.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Mystery 8.7%
- #54 Pages of Tomorrow
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doksa
Windows · Linux
Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Thriller 10.6%
- #55 Numbra
65% matchVery Positive85% of 409 reviews2025
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
In a desolate and ominous world, a young girl faces dark creatures that lurk in every shadow. With each step, the danger grows. But there is only one rule: stay awake.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.6%, Third Person 17.3%, Stealth 16.9%, Puzzle 14%, Stylized 9.6%
- #56 Nowhere Manor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MonaramisPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
House of stolen devil bargains and indolent angelic aristocracy: Nowhere Manor is doomed to disappear. You can leave if you’ve got a soul … but that’s not an option for an artificially created servant such as Liber. Just how far are you willing to go escape?
Why similar: Gothic 27.6% ★, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Dark 8%
- #57 2ECONDS TO STΔRLIVHT: My Heart's Reflection
68% matchVery Positive84% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: SKY HOUR WORKSPub: Anarch Entertainment
Windows
"The day I put that uniform on, I saw myself in the mirror for the first time. And I dared to think, maybe, just maybe..." A free VN about standing up to the world to be yourself. Part of the NOISZ series, and prequel to NOISZ STΔRLIVHT.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.7%, Lore-Rich 22.6%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #58 Salvation: Shadows Of The Faceless
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AV
Windows
A first-person dark horror game essentially tells about mental suffering, overcoming fears, and the power of true love.
Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Psychological 18%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Dark 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #59 Shadows Over Whispering Pines
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Bryce DensmorePub: The Kongs
Windows
A first-person mystery adventure where you solve puzzles, answer calls, and navigate dangers as a nightwatch in a secluded wilderness park.
Why similar: 1990's 16.4%, Thriller 14.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, Dark 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%
- #60 Saborus
65% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: High Room StudioPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Saborus, a gripping horror adventure! Guide the brave chicken, through a deadly slaughterhouse. Solve chilling puzzles and face relentless pursuit. Can you survive?
Why similar: Stealth 25.7%, Third Person 14.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Dark 11.9%, Puzzle 10.5%