Games Like The Butterfly Collector

Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.

Why similar: Word Game 33.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Female Protagonist 13%, Horror 12.9%, Text-Based 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tense horror visual novel that forces the female protagonist to navigate dangerous encounters through careful observation and dialogue choices.

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 29.8%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: A chilling psychological horror story featuring a female protagonist trapped in a convent with dark, unfolding mysteries.

Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.3%, Psychological Horror 35.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping psychological horror visual novel where choices and investigative deduction determine the survival of the cast.

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 34.5%, Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Gore 9.7%, Female Protagonist 6%

Why You'll Like It: A branching narrative horror game where player choices directly impact the survival of multiple female protagonists.

Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Horror 23%, Story Rich 8.3%, Adventure 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror visual novel featuring deep, choice-driven gameplay and a strong focus on uncovering town secrets.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 28.8%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror game that uses exploration and puzzle-solving to build a tense, story-rich atmosphere.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 23.8%, First-Person 8.9%, Story Rich 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game that uses an innovative facial expression system to influence dialogue and outcomes.

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Text-Based 22.9%, Horror 21.9%, Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterful blend of mystery and supernatural horror that requires careful investigation and logical deduction to solve.

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Visual Novel 60.8%, Story Rich 14.2%, Gore 8%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Violent 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A clever visual novel that encourages exploring multiple tragic endings to piece together the true nature of the story.

Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 21.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, gritty detective visual novel that focuses on solving gruesome serial murders through investigation and evidence collection.

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 25.4%, Story Rich 7.5%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive horror experience that simulates a found-phone investigation to uncover the fate of a missing person.

Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.

Why similar: Word Game 31.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that features a female protagonist navigating complex, choice-based mysteries.

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 31.1%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, Horror 15.4%, Gore 8.2%, Violent 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror visual novel that subverts expectations through its meta-narrative and disturbing character arcs.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 16.8%, Text-Based 14.6%, Adventure 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense text-based psychological horror experience that captures the feeling of navigating a fragile mental state.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.8%, Horror 20.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Gore 11.2%, Story Rich 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark point-and-click adventure that explores psychological horror through the eyes of a young girl navigating a distorted reality.

一款单人心理恐怖视觉小说。玩家只需要持续点击体验文字和图画呈现的主线剧情。流程短但情节引人入胜。

Why similar: Word Game 42.4%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 11%, Text-Based 8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark psychological horror visual novel that mirrors the investigative and choice-heavy nature of the seed game.

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 30.6%, Female Protagonist 25.5%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Gore 6.2%, Violent 5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that focuses on intense, choice-driven interactions and dark thematic elements.

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Text-Based 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic psychological horror visual novel that emphasizes atmosphere and narrative-driven exploration.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A haunting psychological horror adventure featuring a female protagonist struggling with trauma and dark, surreal entities.

This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 46%, First-Person 13.8%, Violent 12%, Story Rich 11.3%, Adventure 10%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological thriller that tasks the player with investigating memories to solve a complex crime.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Story Rich 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A groundbreaking investigative game that tasks players with piecing together a narrative through fragmented video clips.

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 77.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 5.5%, Violent 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational psychological horror visual novel that masterfully builds dread through its slow-burn mystery and character-driven narrative.

Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.

Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Gore 24.7%, Adventure 24.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click horror game that focuses on uncovering the truth behind a mysterious, isolated facility.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Psychological Horror 41.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror game that combines investigative mechanics with a unique, retro-inspired aesthetic.

Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Violent 9.9%, Indie 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant and dark visual novel that explores heavy psychological themes through multiple branching paths.

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Text-Based 15.3%, Horror 13.2%, Adventure 6.6%

Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.

Why similar: Word Game 42%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 5.7%

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Gore 24.5%, Violent 19%, Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, indie adventure that leans into themes of violence and psychological distress.

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: Horror 31.6%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Gore 15.1%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror title known for its brutal endings and intense focus on the survival of its female-led cast.

A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.2%, Story Rich 17%, Gore 12%, Violent 11.1%, Adventure 4.7%

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%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Gore 10.1%

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Female Protagonist 19%, Horror 15.5%, Adventure 8.6%

A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Horror 18.9%, Violent 8.5%, Story Rich 6.2%

Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.

Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Gore 11.7%, Violent 10.8%

On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.

Why similar: Visual Novel 51.5%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.2%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 15.7%, Gore 13.2%, First-Person 8.7%

Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 21.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Indie 1.4%

Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Psychological Horror 25%, Gore 12.9%, Text-Based 12.2%, Adventure 5.3%

This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.

Why similar: Word Game 54.9%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 9.7%, Text-Based 6.5%, Story Rich 4.7%

A brutal murder has taken place. To that, you find yourself investigating what has happened through cameras set up in the house. Upon investigating you find yourself determining that not everything is as it seems. In the end, you are faced with an important decision to truly understand what happened to the girls with the fabric face.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Violent 15%, First-Person 9.7%

This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Horror 33.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Story Rich 4.3%, Indie 2.3%

A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Adventure 8.7%

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: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Horror 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Gore 10.6%, Violent 9.9%

A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.

Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Text-Based 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%

You are Arenda Finch—fifteen years old, wealthy beyond measure, and newly exiled from your former school. Dunkenwood House takes you in, but its halls hide the darker side of privilege. Humanity or demonic nature. Love or desire. Every choice shapes the person you become.

Why similar: Word Game 27%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Story Rich 4.4%

Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

Why similar: Horror 61.4%, Adventure 19.7%, Story Rich 16%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.

Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Story Rich 3.9%

This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.

Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Gore 11.7%, Violent 10.8%

On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Gore 18.8%, Violent 17.9%, Adventure 8.3%

You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Psychological Horror 20%, Text-Based 17.4%, Horror 16.7%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.8%, Female Protagonist 27.1%, Gore 9.8%, Violent 7.2%, Psychological Horror 5.4%

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 25.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Gore 10.1%, First-Person 8.7%

Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Female Protagonist 19%, Horror 18.5%, Adventure 6.9%

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 52.5%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, Story Rich 8.2%, Adventure 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%

This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Horror 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Text-Based 20.2%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 5.9%

The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Horror 15.6%, Story Rich 6.6%

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 27.7%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Gore 6%

Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.

Why similar: Gore 21.7%, Horror 21.3%, Violent 19.2%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, First-Person 8.7%

Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"

Why similar: Word Game 45.8%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 6.2%, Text-Based 4.5%