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  1. #1 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
    97% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
    Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    “喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Horror 13.1%, Detective 12.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Dark 7.7%

  2. #2 Thorner
    96% 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 24.4%, Dark 16.8%, Horror 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 7.9%

  3. #3 Tiny Bunny
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
    Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 15.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%

  4. #4 Evil Spirits
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NVORON
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evil Spirits is a nonlinear horror visual novel based on Slavic folklore. Explore a god-forgotten village and a forest hiding ancient evil. Trust no one. Remember: real evil often lurks not in house corners, but in the human soul's darkness.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Dark 15.7%, Horror 15.7%, Gore 11.2%, Story Rich 9.4%

  5. #5 Siberian Way
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: RootGame
    Windows

    Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Dark 14.9%, Detective 14.3%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological 10.5%

  6. #6 Tiny Bunny: Prologue
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,244 reviews2020
    Dev: Saikono
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Horror 30.8%, Dark 9.1%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 4.3%

  7. #7 Up or Down?
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Eye Blink Twice
    Windows

    Listen up, bellhop! Only bring in healthy hotel guests up to the chopper. Avoid all sick or else...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Horror 20.4%, Story Rich 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Dark 8.3%

  8. #8 Raging Loop
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
    Dev: KEMCO
    Windows
    Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Detective 12.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, Psychological 8.1%, Adventure 6.8%

  9. #9 ION.A
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Кооператив Юность
    Windows

    Non-linear graphic novel in the genre of magical realism. Will the hero be able to uncover secrets, find himself and escape from danger? Or will he be lost in the streets of the City forever?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Detective 19.2%, Dark 17.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Choices Matter 5.6%

  10. #10 トガネヨビ
    91% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
    Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
    Windows

    Toganeyobi, a horror escape puzzle game by Jamsanpoid (From Madness with Love).Protagonist Hachisuka Yuki lured by a high-paying shady gig,"connect to 11 numbers on the old public communicator at 2:00 AM." Whether you ■■■■ them or ■■■■ them is up to you.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Horror 22%, Dark 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Adventure 8.4%

  11. #11 Lyset Core
    90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Lyset Team
    Windows

    A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Horror 19.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, Violent 10.1%, Gore 9.4%

  12. #12 Banebush
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 2,088 reviews2024
    Dev: Hinterland Mood
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Horror 24.2%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Violent 8.6%

  13. #13 Horrors of Helmsfirth
    89% 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 30.3%, Horror 18.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%

  14. #14 七不思議に至るまで
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Neruneko
    Windows

    The protagonist, a member of a university occult club, obtains a mysterious notebook about a high school’s “Seven Mysteries” The story branches based on your choices — will you uncover the truth, or meet an ending best left hidden? A suspense-driven horror visual novel exploring the Seven Mysteries.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Horror 21.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Violent 8.3%

  15. #15 Sickness
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2016
    Dev: ZetsubouPub: Unwonted Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 12.1%, Violent 11%, Psychological 8.1%

  16. #16 Aroma
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 448 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: Visual Novel 23.1%, Horror 16%, Dark 11.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

  17. #17 Faro
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: matt!
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Dark 21.6%, Story Rich 15.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Psychological 7.6%

  18. #18 Sunlight Scream
    85% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
    Dev: Faithy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Detective 20.3%, Dark 12%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 10.3%

  19. #19 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 496 reviews2019
    Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Horror 28.6%, Violent 14.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Detective 9.9%

  20. #20 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
    83% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2024
    Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Dark 18.4%, Horror 18%, Gore 9.3%, Adventure 9%

  21. #21 Kindred [High Tide]
    82% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
    Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
    Windows

    In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.

    Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 10.1%, Story Rich 8.3%

  22. #22 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,766 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Horror 19.3%, Dark 12.4%, Story Rich 10%, Psychological 6.6%

  23. #23 Forgive or Finalize
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 72studio
    Windows · Mac

    A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Dark 17.9%, Horror 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 8.9%

  24. #24 Free Fall
    81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Mindstream Games
    Windows · Mac

    A horror visual novel told through the eyes of a sentient FPV drone on its final mission.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Horror 25.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%, 2D 5.7%

  25. #25 Don’t Make Her Open Her Eyes!
    81% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Velvet Rot Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A black-white-red visual novel in the horror genre.

    Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Dark 17.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Gore 12.9%, Violent 8.9%

  26. #26 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
    80% matchVery Positive98% of 154 reviews2024
    Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
    Windows

    Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a suspense-horror game set at a prestigious academy. When rumors circulate about supernatural occurrences at the famed Konoehara Academy in Tokyo’s H City, it’s up to the head of the Kujou family, also known as the “Spirit Doctor,” to take on the case.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Horror 24.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Gore 7.8%, Violent 7.1%

  27. #27 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
    Dev: Fantastico Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 10.5%, Gore 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  28. #28 No Recollection
    79% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
    Dev: Jake Platt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Detective 19.9%, Dark 14.8%, Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 11.4%

  29. #29 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2023
    Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows

    Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Detective 20.9%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 12.7%, Story Rich 12%

  30. #30 KRAMPEN
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 437 reviews2023
    Dev: GMD13
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Detective 16.2%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 14.2%, Story Rich 9.4%

  31. #31 Graces: Posthumous Wish
    77% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2024
    Dev: TomoToro
    Windows

    Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Dark 15.5%, Detective 13.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Horror 7.7%

  32. #32 Tokyo Dark
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
    Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Detective 21.2%, Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 7.1%, Choices Matter 4.9%

  33. #33 Don't Beg for Help
    76% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: Kosmo Cat
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A horror visual novel game with "Tales from the Crypt" style plot.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Horror 22.6%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Gore 8.6%

  34. #34 Take Care Of It.
    74% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2026
    Dev: Zealli
    Windows

    Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Horror 21.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 7.7%, Gore 7.7%

  35. #35 Resequence: The Orchard
    76% 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 26.9%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 13.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 10.6%

  36. #36 Claws of the Forest
    75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: VisualNovelGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mysterious and sinister presence stalks you back to your cabin, where you and your brother are all alone.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Horror 20.2%, Story Rich 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Dark 8.9%

  37. #37 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    73% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
    Windows

    A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

    Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Dark 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Gore 8%

  38. #38 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Horror 25.2%, Story Rich 8.5%, Gore 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  39. #39 School Ghost Stories
    72% matchPositive92% of 38 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: Visual Novel 20.9%, Horror 20.3%, Dark 18.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%

  40. #40 My Living Things
    74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: L.S. Frei
    Windows

    My name is Jeremy. I can bring things to life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Dark 19.6%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%

  41. #41 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Horror 20.1%, Story Rich 12.2%, Gore 9.6%, Adventure 9.5%

  42. #42 Humerous (REBOOT)
    71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Mimeface
    Windows

    After an awful time at a Halloween party, the night welcomes you with a deep cold breeze. With your car busted and unusable thanks to your drunk tennant, a single pavement awaits for your determined fate....

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Story Rich 17.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Horror 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  43. #43 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,224 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological 11.5%, Story Rich 10.5%

  44. #44 AI: The Somnium Files
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Detective 23.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Gore 7.9%, Multiple Endings 6%

  45. #45 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 873 reviews2018
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Horror 21%, Story Rich 11.4%, Gore 9%, Dark 7.9%

  46. #46 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
    70% 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 28.5%, Dark 17.9%, Horror 17.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Choices Matter 5.7%

  47. #47 Irony Of Nightmare
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 701 reviews2017
    Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story.

    Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Detective 18.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Gore 10.1%, Violent 9.9%

  48. #48 The Book of Regrets
    71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2018
    Dev: Synodic Arc
    Windows · Mac

    Escape a nightmarish realm filled with puzzles and deadly beasts!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Horror 17.8%, Dark 14.3%, Adventure 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  49. #49 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
    Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Horror 22.2%, Gore 12.2%, Violent 9.8%, Story Rich 5.4%

  50. #50 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 4,449 reviews2018
    Dev: Catnip
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Detective 19.3%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 14.3%, Story Rich 10.3%

  51. #51 YKMET: Strade
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,277 reviews2025
    Dev: Gatobob
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This is a 'get kidnapped and murdered' simulator with explicit sexual content. It is an entirely non consensual fantasy where the player is the victim and the perpetrator is a man. Please be aware of the warnings. NOT FOR MINORS. 18+ ONLY.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Dark 19.3%, Horror 17.5%, Gore 9.6%, Violent 7.9%

  52. #52 Charon's Staircase
    69% matchMixed63% of 72 reviews2022
    Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
    Windows

    In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

    Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Dark 19.2%, Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 7.7%

  53. #53 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Psychological 15.8%, Gore 10.2%, Violent 9.2%, Adventure 9.2%

  54. #54 Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel
    69% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2019
    Dev: SilverTabbyCat - Visual Novel Games
    Windows · Linux

    What would you do if you suddenly found yourself quarantined within an underground nuclear facility, isolated, and forced to play a series of death games alongside a group of strangers...?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Gore 13.4%, Detective 13%, Violent 12.2%, Dark 10.9%

  55. #55 Return to Shironagasu Island
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Horror 19.1%, Detective 15.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 7.8%

  56. #56 Spirit Hunter: NG
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2019
    Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Horror 23.4%, Gore 16.1%, Violent 14.6%, Adventure 12.3%

  57. #57 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
    Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Story Rich 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Gore 6.6%, Violent 6%

  58. #58 This Party Is Killer
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SweetTooth Tiger
    Windows

    On your one day off, you decide to take your partner Iris and their camera to a planning party for your friend Erik’s future thesis film. But the footage Erik wants to capture is more than you or Iris bargained for. Will you be able to protect your partner from what lies before you?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Horror 15.8%, Gore 10.4%, Violent 9.7%, Dark 8.2%

  59. #59 Saint Kotar
    67% 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: Detective 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Horror 13%, Dark 12.1%, Story Rich 8.8%

  60. #60 Night Loops
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
    Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Dark 15.8%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological 11.4%, Story Rich 11.1%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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