- #1 AI: The Somnium Files
97% matchVery Positive91% of 9,439 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 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: Detective 25.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Anime 9%
Why You'll Like It: A thrilling detective mystery featuring psychological investigation and deep narrative twists.
- #2 The House in Fata Morgana
96% matchVery Positive95% of 6,743 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in gothic psychological horror and deeply emotional storytelling.
- #3 Raging Loop
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,351 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes death game visual novel driven by paranoia and supernatural horror.
- #4 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
95% matchVery Positive85% of 1,534 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 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 23.5%, Horror 16.9%, Gore 8.7%, Mystery 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A branching horror narrative where relationships and survival are constantly tested.
- #5 Rail of Möbius
94% matchVery Positive95% of 495 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Word Game 19.5%, Detective 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Horror 7.8%, Mystery 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features time-loop mechanics and psychological horror within a chilling narrative.
- #6 SeaBed
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,126 reviews2017
Dev: PaleontologyPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 72.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Anime 7.1%, Mystery 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, surreal yuri visual novel exploring memory and psychological mystery.
- #7 BAD END THEATER
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,071 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.9%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Story Rich 14.7%, Anime 5.9%, Gore 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative visual novel centered around navigating brutal tragedies and multiple endings.
- #8 The Shell Part I: Inferno
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,505 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 116.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Detective 28.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Gore 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark detective mystery steeped in grim psychological themes and horror.
- #9 Kara no Shojo
91% matchVery Positive92% of 457 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 153.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Thriller 12.1%, Emotional 10.5%, Mystery 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty detective mystery featuring serial murders and dark atmospheric investigations.
- #10 Night Cascades
91% matchVery Positive92% of 226 reviews2022
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.7%, Detective 25.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Mystery 8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-themed mystery visual novel with strong LGBTQ+ themes and atmospheric investigations.
- #11 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 702 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Emotional 12.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal mystery visual novel featuring deep character bonds and strange time loops.
- #12 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
88% matchVery Positive88% of 6,362 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 20.5%, Detective 18.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural investigation game focusing on dark urban legends and eerie mysteries.
- #13 Lachesis or Atropos
89% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Mystery 8%
Why You'll Like It: A detective visual novel featuring dark twists and female-led investigations.
- #14 Blood Lily Loop
89% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.2%, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A time-looping indie visual novel featuring lovecraftian horror and yuri themes.
- #15 Curse or Love
87% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Thriller 14.5%, Word Game 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel exploring dark romance and supernatural danger.
- #16 The Butterfly Collector
86% matchVery Positive88% of 964 reviews2025
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel with eerie atmospheric investigation elements.
- #17 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
86% matchVery Positive85% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Thriller 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery visual novel focused on uncovering hidden truths about a romantic partner.
- #18 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,471 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror narrative built on shifting choices, time loops, and a complex bond with another entity.
- #19 Case 03: True Cannibal Boy
85% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
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: Lovecraftian 24.1%, LGBTQ+ 20%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Female Protagonist 11%, Interactive Fiction 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark choice-driven visual novel featuring thriller elements and queer protagonists.
- #20 Black Lily's Tale
84% matchVery Positive88% of 498 reviews2023
Dev: 1000-REKA
Windows
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Mystery 11%, Emotional 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery visual novel blending indie mechanics with dark narrative exploration.
- #21 STEINS;GATE
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 27,155 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 67.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Story Rich 16.5%, Anime 14.6%, Thriller 11.1%, Mystery 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential time-travel thriller where altering the past carries devastating consequences.
- #22 Blood Lily Ghoststories
82% matchVery Positive92% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Thriller 10.4%, Emotional 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A choices-matter visual novel rooted in supernatural horror and romance.
- #23 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,549 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 84.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 29.3%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Anime 14.2%, Gore 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A seemingly innocent high school visual novel that descends into brutal psychological horror.
- #24 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
82% matchVery Positive93% of 7,427 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Detective 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deadly confinement puzzle game where characters must outwit a mastermind to survive.
- #25 Magical Girl Witch Trials
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,539 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Detective 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #26 Folie Fatale
81% matchVery Positive86% of 2,697 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.4%, Thriller 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel centered on intense interpersonal manipulation.
- #27 Sweet Home
78% matchVery Positive95% of 10,768 reviews2025
Dev: 开心茶房Pub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.3%, Word Game 17.8%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #28 Dissolution of the Silent Union
79% matchVery Positive89% of 271 reviews2026
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows · Mac
The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Emotional 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological mystery visual novel featuring a female protagonist.
- #29 Blood Lily: Killers Can't Sink a Yuri Ship
77% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A B-horror mystery comedy adventure game. Having a crush on your bestie is hard enough without serial killers in the way! Lily's vacay plan to romance her crush Sally goes wrong when killers keep cropping up and ruining the mood. And that means war. "How dare you come between Sally and me!"
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Detective 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Thriller 10.9%
- #30 Corpse Party
80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,404 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 26.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Gore 14.9%, Anime 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A horrific supernatural survival tale set within a twisted, inescapable school environment.
- #31 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
76% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 9.4%
- #32 Kanna Maze
77% matchVery Positive89% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 24.3%, Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 8.4%
- #33 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,036 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Gore 12.8%
- #34 Rituals in the Dark
78% matchVery Positive86% of 205 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Anime 8.1%, Mystery 8.1%
- #35 Outlying Islands
75% matchVery Positive93% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.4%, Thriller 11.7%, Detective 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%, Visual Novel 8%
- #36 Red Line
75% matchVery Positive97% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #37 Homicipher: Demo
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 26%, Thriller 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Horror 10.6%
- #38 Asphyxia
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 283 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Anime 7.6%
- #39 Stiff Neck
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,167 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Word Game 19.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #40 Cooking Companions 2: Dread Weight
72% matchVery Positive87% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Horror 10%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #41 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,478 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.5%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Emotional 5.9%, Interactive Fiction 4.6%
- #42 Neve
70% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
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: LGBTQ+ 19%, Thriller 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #43 Money for Girls: Amortized
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 982 reviews2026
Dev: PorpentinePub: INNOCENT Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A girl detective faces her darkest mystery yet, in this horror-romance visual novel with stickers, fashion, and bad ends.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Detective 13.3%, Horror 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #44 Melancholy Love
73% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Emotional 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #45 Amelie
72% matchVery Positive92% of 468 reviews2021
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Thriller 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 8.7%
- #46 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
74% matchVery Positive85% of 539 reviews2015
Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 24.2%, Horror 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Gore 12.9%, Anime 10.7%
- #47 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
70% matchVery Positive93% of 4,422 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.6%, Story Rich 19%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 7.6%, Adventure 6.6%
- #48 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
73% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 8.7%
- #49 Saint Kotar
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 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: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Thriller 7.7%, Visual Novel 7.4%
- #50 Methods: The Illusion Murders
70% matchVery Positive86% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
- #51 Tokyo Dark
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,347 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 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: Detective 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.2%
- #52 Night Loops
68% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 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 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #53 Drops of Death
67% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.8%, Thriller 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #54 Suhoshin
69% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Detective 14.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #55 Love Alone Death
66% matchVery Positive98% of 450 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
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: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Emotional 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10%
- #56 彷徨之街 The Street of Adrift
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,340 reviews2024
Dev: Caramel-Mocha StudioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Gore 8.6%
- #57 The Bunker Notes - Horror/Drama Visual Novel
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows
"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.
Why similar: Thriller 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Emotional 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #58 Synergia
68% matchVery Positive87% of 824 reviews2020
Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Thriller 19.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Anime 8.3%
- #59 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,313 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 28.8%, Horror 18.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Anime 13.9%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #60 Hydrangea
66% matchVery Positive92% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Anime 8.9%, Horror 8.7%
