- #1 Scarlet Hollow
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,469 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Supernatural 12.6%, Dark Humor 10.8%
- #2 Blood Lily Loop
96% matchVery Positive84% of 67 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 28.8%, Dark Humor 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Visual Novel 10%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #3 Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: Pyon Pyon Platinum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.5%, Demons 25%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #4 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
95% matchVery Positive86% of 173 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 46.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Supernatural 12.7%, Horror 9.5%, Exploration 7.3%
- #5 Greyfox RPG
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,021 reviews2015
Dev: Lesley DoddPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a new arrival to a foggy and mysterious town. You find yourself waking up in the bodies of the town's inhabitants at pivotal moments of their lives. Make tough choices as you discover the truth about this town called Greyfox.
Why similar: RPG 43.2%, Female Protagonist 27.1%, Indie 20.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #6 Hexed Time
93% matchVery Positive98% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Petra Emmer
Windows
Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.9% ★, Nonlinear 17.6%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #7 Cursed Mansion
94% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.1%, Choices Matter 17%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Horror 11.5%
- #8 Night Loops
92% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Horror 11.5%
- #9 Tri City Monsters
91% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.2%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Demons 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #10 TEST TEST TEST
90% matchVery Positive92% of 991 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Nonlinear 38.7%, Choices Matter 28.2%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #11 The Devilry Reservation
91% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.6%, Demons 17%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #12 Orten Was The Case
89% matchVery Positive96% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: Woodhill Interactive
Windows · Mac
Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30.5% ★, Nonlinear 14.1%, Lore-Rich 14%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #13 The Rule Of SHE
89% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.3%, Horror 24.7%, Multiple Endings 21.3%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #14 Spirittea
88% matchVery Positive85% of 759 reviews2023
Dev: Cheesemaster GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!
Why similar: RPG 53.8%, Exploration 25.8%, Story Rich 20.4%
- #15 Cabernet
86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,924 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.4%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Horror 11.2%
- #16 You Can Save Everyone
87% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Draper
Windows
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 43.5% ★, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Horror 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #17 The Baby In Yellow
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,146 reviews2023
Dev: Team Terrible
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Dark Comedy 15.1%, Demons 15.1%, Dark Humor 12%, Lore-Rich 11.3%
- #18 Subway Exorcist Girl
85% matchVery Positive83% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 8.2%, RPG 7%
- #19 Subway Midnight
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,242 reviews2021
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!
Why similar: Supernatural 14.6%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Horror 12.3%
- #20 Unavowed
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Supernatural 29.8%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Story Rich 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #21 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
82% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Demons 28.3%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, RPG 9.8%
- #22 Novena Diabolos
83% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: H5DEV GamesPub: Giiku Games
Windows · Mac
One reporter, trying to survive nine days in an isolated village. Four demonesses who are out for blood. Several supernatural murders... Welcome to Hope Hill!
Why similar: Demons 32.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Horror 16.6%, RPG 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #23 FREERIDE
80% matchVery Positive88% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Your Personality plays the game! Help strange spirits solve their Unfinished Business... or leave them to Despair. In this highly-branching narrative adventure you'll only see about 1/3 of the full story in each playthrough, but the end is whenever you want it to be.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.8%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Supernatural 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, RPG 9.3%
- #24 Crimson Spires
82% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Indie 38%, Horror 20.8%
- #25 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
81% matchVery Positive86% of 252 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 24.3%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Horror 16%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 10%
- #26 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Horror 10.5%, RPG 6.4%
- #27 Dreams in the Witch House
79% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Supernatural 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #28 BAD END THEATER
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Demons 20.3%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #29 Demonheart: Hunters
81% matchVery Positive84% of 292 reviews2020
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.9%, Demons 18.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #30 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.2%, Supernatural 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Horror 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #31 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Demons 20.2%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.8%
- #32 Little Goody Two Shoes
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,301 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.5%, Horror 18.1%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, RPG 13.8%
- #33 Sentimental Death Loop
77% matchMixed65% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: qureate
Windows
Just as you begin to settle in for a fun day at your best friend's house, something changes in her and she kills you. And not just once—she ends your life time and time and time again.Your goal is to escape from this endless loop of despair.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Female Protagonist 39.5%, Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #34 DevilConnection
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,613 reviews2025
Dev: ChaoGames
Windows · Mac
Punish the little bastard demon and being punished too! Cemo-Summoning Adventure Game
Why similar: Time Manipulation 27.9% ★, Demons 21.8%, Dark Humor 18.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #35 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
75% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 不兼容性工作室Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 32.7%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #36 Red Bow
77% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #37 Midnight Special
74% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.6%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Horror 18.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Exploration 11.9%
- #38 MOOD
73% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Dark Humor 17%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #39 Demonheart
76% matchVery Positive91% of 752 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.9%, Demons 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%
- #40 Sucker for Love: First Date
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,933 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Horror 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #41 Liminal Void
74% matchVery Positive82% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Jeistar
Windows
This is an art horror game where you snatch souls, cast spells, and die repeatedly. Select from 4 colorful characters and occasionally listen to them yap about their problems. It's very "mood." No penalty for death and you'll have fun even when you lose.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.6%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Horror 14.3%, Supernatural 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%
- #42 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
73% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Horror 20.8%, Story Rich 19.8%, Atmospheric 12.1%, RPG 4.9%
- #43 Blood Lily Ghoststories
71% matchVery Positive95% of 107 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: Choices Matter 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Supernatural 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #44 The Haunting of Joni Evers
71% matchVery Positive91% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.4%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Exploration 9.5%
- #45 Little Misfortune
71% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.9%, Dark Humor 24.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #46 The Holy Gosh Darn
70% matchVery Positive97% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: Perfectly ParanormalPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play as Cassiel, a foul-mouthed angel trapped in a time loop with a mission to save Heaven. Use the magical clock bestowed upon you from Death (yes, that Death, from Manual Samuel, stop asking) to jump between timelines across Heaven, Hell, Earth and Helheim to stop Heaven from going boom. Again.
Why similar: Story Rich 36.1%, Female Protagonist 34.4%, Indie 29.6%
- #47 The Rainman
70% matchVery Positive98% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Copperbolt
Windows
Watch your back in the small peaceful town of Crystalpine Grove, as it is haunted by The Infamous Rainman.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.1%, Horror 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.7%
- #48 CLeM
70% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.5%, Female Protagonist 16%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Horror 10.8%
- #49 OH DEMON! Fix my TV
68% matchVery Positive90% of 437 reviews2026
Dev: Melt
Windows
In this horror, comedy, and puzzle game, you will play as a demon summoned by an old woman to fix her television, sending you on an adventure beyond all reason.
Why similar: Horror 83.8%, Indie 16.2%
- #50 Red Tape
69% matchVery Positive85% of 282 reviews2023
Dev: Pollaris StudiosPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Explore 9 levels of corporate hell as you work to clear your name with the Devil and restore balance between Heaven and Hell.
Why similar: Demons 37.4%, Dark Humor 31.4%, Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 8.8%, Exploration 5.1%
- #51 Dark Light
68% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Demons 27.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Choices Matter 13%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #52 Lovely Lady RPG
67% matchVery Positive100% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: DAS POPPY UND MIA KUNSTKOLLEKTIV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Nonlinear 11.8%, RPG 11.1%
- #53 Ashina: The Red Witch
69% matchVery Positive92% of 212 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Join Ash on the journey of an afterlife-time! Travel through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures, interesting characters, and memorable moments! Ash must find her way back home and save her sister from the powers that be.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.1%, Multiple Endings 25.5%, Story Rich 15.8%, Exploration 13.6%, Atmospheric 12%
- #54 Children of Silentown: Prologue
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.1%, Horror 22%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #55 Raging Loop
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.3%, Story Rich 16.3%, Indie 9%, Atmospheric 7%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #56 Demonpact: Clarice
69% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Goiaba Megas Xellox
Windows
Two furry losers summon a demon girl, and now they have to find someone to die as her demonic sacrifice.
Why similar: Demons 28.9%, Choices Matter 20.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Horror 12.9%, RPG 11.1%
- #57 Purgatory’s Flower
66% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows
Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 48.5%, Horror 31.2%, Atmospheric 20.3%
- #58 The Devil is in the Details
66% matchVery Positive98% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: HideWorks
Windows
A survival horror spot-the-difference game set in a twisted Hell gameshow. Demons will distract you, torment you, or try to kill you. The Arbiter is your mysterious guide—sometimes helpful, sometimes...not so much. Spot the anomalies or suffer the consequences.
Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Atmospheric 21.8%, Exploration 21.1%, Indie 15.2%
- #59 START AGAIN: a prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 632 reviews2021
Dev: insertdisc5
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
timeloop depression station ✦ In Stars and Time's prototype-thingy-thing
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.7%, Multiple Endings 20.5%, RPG 18.3%, Story Rich 17.1%, Exploration 15.4%