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Games Like Tales from the Dark Manor

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Psychological Horror, Choices Matter, Horror.

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Tales from the Dark Manor is a narrative visual novel where you play as a struggling journalist given a limited time to interview supernatural beings inside a mysterious manor where the laws of logic no longer apply. Every choice uncovers a new secret.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Working Penguins Games
Publisher: Astrava Entertainment
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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  1. #1 Humerous (REBOOT)
    97% 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 20.7%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, RPG 13.1%, Story Rich 12.8%

  2. #2 Witchlight Woods
    96% 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 24.5%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Choices Matter 18%, Horror 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%

  3. #3 Be Honest
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
    Windows

    The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Horror 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

  4. #4 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,527 reviews2017
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 28.8%, Horror 17.8%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Story Rich 6.7%

  5. #5 Blackthorn Witch
    94% 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: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Horror 11.5%

  6. #6 恐怖夜話 第二夜
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ひめこ
    Windows

    On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Horror 13.2%

  7. #7 School Bathroom
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hanahito Apps
    Windows · Mac

    A first-person escape horror game, 'School Bathroom'.You've found yourself penned in an eerie stall.What is the source of the fear you feel in this inescapable space...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%

  8. #8 Contra Spem Spero
    91% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: DADZINGO
    Windows · Linux

    Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Horror 14%, Story Rich 10.2%

  9. #9 Normal Person
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dexter ManningPub: Manning Media
    Windows

    Normal Person is a single player horror, first person Visual Novel where your choices matter! Will you be able to escape or will you be stuck in a limbo with the man who claims to be a "Normal person"

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Dark Comedy 18.5%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Horror 11.4%

  10. #10 DARKROOM
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LS
    Windows

    DARKROOM is a mystic novel. You wake up in complete darkness and you don’t know where you are or how you got there. Yet, there is someone else in this dark room.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%

  11. #11 Recall: Empty Wishes
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2025
    Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Story Rich 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, RPG 9.6%

  12. #12 DARKROOM 2
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LS
    Windows

    DARKROOM: Ray of Light is a sequel of DARKROOM. You managed to figure out where you are, and now you have to find out what to do next. Do you want to know the end of Timmy’s story?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Horror 11.7%, Adventure 11.3%

  13. #13 Haunted House 2
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 244 reviews2025
    Dev: Genuine Studio
    Windows

    In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Horror 11.6%, Supernatural 9.4%

  14. #14 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
    87% matchVery Positive86% of 264 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: Visual Novel 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%

  15. #15 OTHERS
    86% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: Sicosiber
    Windows

    This is a retro story game about choices and the voices in your head. Unlock new voices, new thoughts, and new endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Horror 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%

  16. #16 恐怖夜話
    84% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2026
    Dev: ひめこ
    Windows

    Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%

  17. #17 Novalie
    86% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2022
    Dev: Biscuit Placebo
    Windows

    Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Surreal 7.6%

  18. #18 Vermin God
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Neuroticfly Games
    Windows

    A grotesque body horror visual novel inspired by SCP-027, play as the young host of the Vermin God. Wake up in a hidden lab with no memories and experience the terror of a mysterious disease turning your body into a living hive for swarms of pests. Make choices to escape the crawling chaos.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Horror 19%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

  19. #19 The Will and Torment of El Brante
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Goosenior
    Windows

    A hardcore narrative RPG about an inquisitor who defied the Gods and returned from the Afterlife against Their Will. In a world where faith is fracturing, power is waning, and blood is spilled ever more often, your choices will decide what remains of the Empire. Complete the story of Sir El Brante!

    Why similar: Choices Matter 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, RPG 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%

  20. #20 Evil Spirits
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NVORON
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Horror 11.3%

  21. #21 Resequence: The Orchard
    82% 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 23.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 9.9%

  22. #22 Doctor Visit
    82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Feeling Potion
    Windows · Mac

    Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Horror 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%

  23. #23 Flesh Blossom
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Crimson Pearl Games
    Windows

    Experience the horror of this narrative-driven medical RPG. As Doctor Parsnip Green, you’ll point-and-click your way through difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Story Rich 10%, RPG 9.3%

  24. #24 Corpse Party (2021)
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 1,508 reviews2021
    Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 16.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, RPG 8%

  25. #25 I'll Do It Tomorrow
    79% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2024
    Dev: Luca Morotti
    Windows

    It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 10.1%

  26. #26 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
    Dev: Indra Studio
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.9%

  27. #27 Soul Gambler
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 2,727 reviews2014
    Dev: Ilex GamesPub: Gamestorming
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Choices Matter 20.9%, RPG 14.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 4.3%

  28. #28 7Days Origins
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 354 reviews2021
    Dev: Buff Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Dark Comedy 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Comic Book 10.5%

  29. #29 Doomed Otaku
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: KiwiSaurus
    Windows

    "Real friends exist in the online world!" The Doomed Otaku is a multi-ending adventure that follows a wandering 20-something otaku as they navigate both the real and cyber worlds, experiencing various events along the way.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Dark Comedy 17.2%, Time Management 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.6%

  30. #30 I Live Under Your House (Renovation)
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%

  31. #31 我的美味丈夫 My Tasty Husband
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 397 reviews2026
    Dev: 劳斯麦斯Rolls-MicePub: Tailtone Games
    Windows · Mac

    Murders quietly upend May's life. A strange husband, a reckless courier, a dutiful officer—reality and hallucination blur together. In this narrative adventure of food, intimacy, and death, make choices as May and reach her ending. If she can still tell what she's eaten from what she's loved...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, RPG 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

  32. #32 Lucia Journey
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fumoku Labs
    Windows

    A psychological story-driven RPG where your choices shape Lucia’s fate. Confront distorted inner voices in turn-based hallucination battles and navigate a fragile mind where reality slowly begins to fracture.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, RPG 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%

  33. #33 Thorner
    76% 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 26.9%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Horror 8.7%

  34. #34 禁忌taboo
    77% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2022
    Dev: junzhu
    Windows

    《禁忌》是一款关于表里世界、梦境与现实的悬疑恐怖剧情游戏。 故事围绕中学生徐灿的视角,讲述春游校车事故之后,徐灿意外觉醒某种诡异的感知能力,与神秘少女岳灵药一起重返废弃矿镇调查真相的同时,逐渐寻回被遗忘的记忆……

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, RPG 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Horror 11.2%

  35. #35 Before The Haunting
    74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Frenchy Pal Protocol Pub: Frenchy Pal Protocol
    Windows

    A psychological horror interactive fiction focused on atmosphere, investigation, and player choices. Explore an unsettling environment where every decision shapes the story and the truth behind a disturbing presence.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Adventure 11.9%

  36. #36 For Mother Matron
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2022
    Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac

    A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Horror 11.3%

  37. #37 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,680 reviews2023
    Dev: Black Tabby Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

  38. #38 七不思議に至るまで
    74% 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 31.6%, Horror 16.7%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 10.3%

  39. #39 Shadows of Fortificar
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Red Dreams
    Windows

    A hybrid role-playing visual novel based on Dungeons&Dragons. Players take control of one of five playable characters, each of whom offers a different perspective on the story. The story is set in an original universe - the city of Fortificar, which has been struck by an incurable plague.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Time Management 17.8%, RPG 17.8%, Comic Book 12.1%, Adventure 11.1%

  40. #40 Secret Glory Hole
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: jonnymelabo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In an abandoned bathroom waits a hungry female mouth; wet, eager, and downright sinister. Dare to feed it? — SHORT NAUGHTY SPOOKY VISUAL NOVEL · 26k words · 12 endings (in some you might even survive).

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Comic Book 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 12%

  41. #41 Tiny Bunny
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 30,504 reviews2025
    Dev: Saikono
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.4 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 27.4%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 11.5%

  42. #42 Banebush
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 2,291 reviews2024
    Dev: Hinterland Mood
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 34.9%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 19.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Adventure 5.6%

  43. #43 Horrors of Helmsfirth
    72% 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 29.1%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, RPG 9.6%

  44. #44 Seeds of Pain
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Aky Heart
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A group of kids decide to leave the floating island they live on to go and explore a colossal world tree. They don't know yet how dangerous this choice will be. Feel their fear and try to survive in this Visual Novel with resource management systems.

    Why similar: Time Management 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 10.7%

  45. #45 FAKEBOOK
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 822 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Horror 10.5%

  46. #46 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
    71% 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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

  47. #47 Return
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 动钛-獭獭社
    Windows

    Return is a Chinese-style horror mystery puzzle game. Anzhen, from a southern fishing village, ventures alone into a legendary land to find her missing brother. This perilous quest reveals a tremendous secret about herself and a conspiracy with mysterious local forces...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Comic Book 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

  48. #48 Dissociated Worth
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Felis Cassius
    Windows

    The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Investigation 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%

  49. #49 魔女低语时
    70% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: Shellpeach
    Windows

    这是一款悬疑推理类文字冒险AVG,玩家扮演一名初出茅庐的侦探王朝阳,进入迷雾重重的学园,和各位可爱的女性角色互动,以找出诡异案件的真相!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, RPG 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%

  50. #50 A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM
    68% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2024
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Horror 13.5%

  51. #51 Turn Illness into a Weapon
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: enderverse
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In a high school hidden within a centuries-old castle, terror strikes as a sinister force begins hunting the students. You must use your skills and wits to survive, evade the relentless villain, and find a way to escape.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, RPG 8.7%

  52. #52 Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Yohan Dupuy
    Windows · Linux

    Interactive psychological horror novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your grip on reality. Your choices shape a branching narrative where your mental state influences what you see and the paths that open before you. 5 routes, 8 endings, 15 to 20 hours of reading.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 8.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%

  53. #53 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 867 reviews2020
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 73.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 33.5%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 15.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

  54. #54 No, I'm not a Voenkom
    67% matchMixed46% of 119 reviews2025
    Dev: Pine Games
    Windows

    You're an ordinary factory worker, whiling away your dreary life in a nondescript small town. You had a stable job, your own apartment, mortgaged at just 89% interest, and everything was going well, until one gloomy evening, an uninvited guest knocked on your door...

    Why similar: Choices Matter 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16.4%, RPG 16.2%, Story Rich 7.9%

  55. #55 Pet
    67% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: beepsoft industries
    Windows

    A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Story Rich 7.7%

  56. #56 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kashi Maadsen
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Adventure 7.9%

  57. #57 Sympathy for the Wicked: Hindsight
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: zeenhil
    Windows

    Hindsight is a Visual Novel with themes of romance and horror, in which the player takes control of three key individuals at different points in time, and must help them to survive their trials in order to truly understand their stories.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Dark Comedy 14.7%, Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  58. #58 Major\Minor
    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 591 reviews2016
    Dev: Klace
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A highly engaging visual novel, with memorable characters and multiple endings. Traverse worlds, solve a murder mystery -- and partake in political revolution. Inspired by greats such as Steins;Gate, Tales of Symphonia, Persona 4 and Future Diary. An unforgettable science-fiction/fantasy adventure!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 46.7%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 12%, RPG 11.3%, Adventure 7.5%

  59. #59 The Colour Beyond: A Zeroth Kind
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Infigo Games
    Windows

    After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Story Rich 14.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%

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