
As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, Adventure, Story Rich.

As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.

Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~
Akira’s life has been defined by violence, but that won’t be enough to save him when he’s forced to play a deadly game. Will the bonds you forge in this stunning visual novel lead to his salvation, or to his ruin?

Hashihime of the Old Book Town
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Akira’s life has been defined by violence, but that won’t be enough to save him when he’s forced to play a deadly game. Will the bonds you forge in this stunning visual novel lead to his salvation, or to his ruin?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Sexual Content 14.8%, Gore 9.2%, Violent 6.1%
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Sexual Content 12.6%, Gore 6.1%, Violent 5.5%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Sexual Content 14.2%, Gore 6.5%, Anime 4.3%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Gore 24.6%, Sexual Content 19.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Horror 5%
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: LGBTQ+ 39.4%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Anime 6.4%, Horror 6.2%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Sexual Content 20.4%, Gore 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Anime 7.2%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.4%, Anime 13.5%, Adventure 4%, Psychological Horror 3.8%, Sexual Content 3.8%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 47.7%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Psychological Horror 7%, Horror 5.7%, Anime 5.4%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.8%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Horror 6.1%, Anime 4.6%
Lkyt is a tragic gay romance visual novel about the bonds that form between warriors fighting hopeless odds. Set in a feudal-Japan themed dark fantasy world, you and your chosen partner must use the power from your bond to last one day longer in your mission to achieve a brighter future.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Gore 12.7%, Sexual Content 12.4%, Violent 9.8%
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 35.7%, Gore 21.3%, Violent 13.6%, Anime 9%, Horror 8.9%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.9%, Gore 13.2%, Violent 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Adventure 7.5%
"A Requiem for Innocence" is a companion to the visual novel "The House in Fata Morgana." It tells the tale of a young man dragged down by his ambitions and a girl both worshiped as a saint and maligned as a witch. For them, there is no happily ever after.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Gore 22.8%, Violent 15.7%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 4.9%
Beyond Eden is a Boy's love visual novel set in the Victorian era, centering on the themes of love-hate and revenge. As protagonist Alex, the player may proceed to destroy an aristocratic family while pursuing complex relationships with 6 different male characters. Does the fall await beyond Eden?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 54.6%, Sexual Content 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Adventure 3.2%, Anime 2.1%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Gore 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%, Anime 9.4%, Violent 8.8%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Sexual Content 19.8%, Gore 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Anime 9.5%
A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Sexual Content 10.8%, Anime 6.2%, Psychological Horror 4.8%
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 37.1%, Gore 15.9%, Horror 11.2%, Sexual Content 11.2%, Violent 6.9%
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 31.4%, Gore 26.9%, Violent 19.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Horror 8.9%
You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of these two...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Sexual Content 14.1%, Violent 4.1%, Psychological Horror 4%
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 36.8%, Anime 12.9%, Gore 11.9%, Horror 10.3%, Violent 8.4%
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 41.1%, Gore 12.1%, Horror 9.8%, Anime 9.4%, Violent 8.4%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Sexual Content 17.1%, Gore 13.4%, Violent 12.4%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
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 35.7%, Gore 16.3%, Violent 10.8%, Anime 8.9%, Horror 8.7%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Gore 18.4%, Violent 12.7%, Anime 7.3%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Gore 25.6%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Horror 16.8%, Anime 12.3%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 47.8%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Horror 7.1%, Story Rich 4.4%
Who is the one hiding deeply in abyss? The Devil? The Killer? or—Yourself?
Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Sexual Content 22.3%, Gore 10.8%, Anime 8.6%, Adventure 6.4%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Gore 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Anime 10.5%, Violent 8%
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 30.8%, Gore 15.6%, Violent 10.4%, Horror 9.4%, Anime 9%
This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Story Rich 7.9%, Anime 7.2%
Hinata has only just arrived in New York, but things are already going downhill. Then a handsome stranger offers his help, and suddenly Hinata finds himself in a shared apartment with three hot guys. A rollercoaster of emotions begins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.8%, Visual Novel 24%, Sexual Content 13.6%, Anime 7.2%, Horror 1.9%
The fries are hot and the femboys are sizzling. This will be an experience that you won't soon forget!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Sexual Content 17.4%, Anime 4.4%, Adventure 4.3%
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.7%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Sexual Content 7.7%, Anime 5.6%, Adventure 4.1%
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Sexual Content 24.8%, Anime 11.8%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
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: Visual Novel 44.7%, Anime 13.9%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 8.9%
A self abating husk is forcibly coerced into a suicide pact by a "perfect" girl drowning in ennui and despair. The result is unfathomable heart rending terror and confusion.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 52.2%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Anime 5.6%, Adventure 5.2%
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 30.4%, Gore 18.3%, Violent 11.5%, Anime 9.7%, Adventure 8.9%
This is a Yandere Yuri horror game where character sprites and still images move smoothly, created using Live2D and TyranoScript. If you enjoy Yandere Yuri horror filled with obsessive love, we highly recommend giving it a try.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.7%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Anime 8.4%, Horror 6.2%
The acclaimed gay dating sim. Have a sweet, sexy, or bizarrely comedic adventure with the man of your choice!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 67.1%, Sexual Content 25.3%, Visual Novel 6.7%, Story Rich 0.5%, Psychological Horror 0.3%
BlackhoopS is a unique kind of visual novel. Every time you start a new game, you will discover different changes about the story. The final chapter, Initiation. It will be a great adventure. All story centre on the Mons's memory, in a number of different timelines.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 54.1%, Sexual Content 22.7%, Gore 10.5%, Violent 7.6%, Visual Novel 5%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Gore 23.7%, Violent 9%, Anime 7.4%, Psychological Horror 5.3%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.5%, Gore 15%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Anime 11.5%, Adventure 5.8%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 61%, Anime 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 4%
Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Violent 15.7%, Sexual Content 11.1%, Anime 9.4%, Gore 7.4%
Naked Butlers is a hardcore yaoi visual novel rife with dark comedy. Unleash your inner sadist and bully these hot butlers good in this solo project from a developer who absolutely loves butlers!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.7%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Sexual Content 16.3%, Violent 7.6%, Anime 6.1%
This is a visual novel containing furry characters and homosexual themes. You take on the role of a furry who has moved to a seaside village and become involved in the lives of its residents.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 58%, Sexual Content 23.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 1.9%, Adventure 1.5%
An adult LGBTQ+ visual novel about love, drugs, murder and crime. We follow this intense thriller through the eyes of our main protagonist, Sasha, while he maneuvers through dangerous drug deals, formidable kingpins, and silent assassins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.5%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Sexual Content 13%, Violent 6.3%, Anime 6.1%
NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.2%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Sexual Content 12.7%, Violent 8.1%, Anime 6.7%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 53.9%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Story Rich 5.6%, Gore 5.5%, Violent 3.9%
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 53.9%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Horror 7.8%, Anime 5.8%, Story Rich 4%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Anime 14%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
A visit to a local Doctor takes an unsuspected turn, when a simple checkup turns intimate. Will your new GP be able to resolve your qualms?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 46.2%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Sexual Content 6.7%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Anime 5.5%
Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Sexual Content 24.1%, Anime 11.1%, Story Rich 6.4%, Adventure 5.3%
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 38.7%, Gore 11.7%, Violent 11.1%, Anime 9.9%, Horror 7.8%
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Gore 18.3%, Violent 15.9%, Sexual Content 14.2%, Anime 7.5%
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50%, Visual Novel 34.5%, Psychological Horror 6.1%, Adventure 4.8%, Sexual Content 4.6%
In this chaotic world, you must adapt - either to forgive or survive. A thriller-romance indie visual novel/dating simulator.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Gore 20.7%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Violent 16.4%, Sexual Content 16%
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+ 56.7%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Anime 8.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Gore 24.5%, Violent 17.4%, Horror 8.8%, Anime 8.1%