60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel.
Tarot meets Blackjack with psychological horror inspired by Dostoevsky. A gore card game based on one of the strangest novels. Gameplay with puzzles, dark themes, surreal horror, cards and black humor. Experimental gameplay blending multiple mechanics
Bobok
Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by a "certain person".
Colossals
Colossals tells the story of a vagrant, who, together with his love interest, the soon-to-be-Empress Khalida, interpret the fairy tales they read in front of a windmill to be fact, telling them of a faraway land where, once upon a time, giants roamed.
Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by a "certain person".
Why similar: Based On A Novel 50.7% ★, Dark Humor 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%
Colossals tells the story of a vagrant, who, together with his love interest, the soon-to-be-Empress Khalida, interpret the fairy tales they read in front of a windmill to be fact, telling them of a faraway land where, once upon a time, giants roamed.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 58% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Emotional 7.1%, Story Rich 4.4%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.6%, Based On A Novel 32.5% ★, Horror 11.1%, Gore 4.4%, Atmospheric 2.6%
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 52.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Lore-Rich 7.2%
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Experimental 28%, Lovecraftian 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Gore 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Originally released as The Dark Eye, this 1995 cult classic adapts Edgar Allan Poe's most macabre tales. Navigate a nightmarish world of uncanny stop-motion puppetry narrated by William S. Burroughs. Solve twisted puzzles and experience madness through the eyes of both murderer and victim.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 49.8% ★, Lovecraftian 18.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Lore-Rich 8.3%, Horror 5.4%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.9%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
YOU are the hero in Forest of Doom! Explore the sinister Darkwood Forest in the digital Fighting Fantasy Standalone version of Ian Livingstone's classic RPG gamebook!
Why similar: Based On A Novel 66.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Adventure 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Break the dead ends! A music creation adventure where the sounds you create change depending on your "emotional choices". A dark tale of creation, modelled on the real world and real events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Hidden Object 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Dark Humor 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%
A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.
Why similar: Experimental 29.8%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Emotional 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
An interactive Lovecraftian horror story about surviving a family you never knew and their servitude to a dark patron. True to the genre, you retain all knowledge from every play-through. Shape your fate and that of the family. Will you embrace this gift or rid humanity of their taint?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Conspiracy 12.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%
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: Lovecraftian 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Lost Legends of Redwall: Escape the Gloomer is based on Mossflower, one of the NYT bestselling Redwall™ books by Brian Jacques, with over 35 million copies sold. Set in the caverns and catacombs of Kotir Castle, you guide Gillig the fledgling otter as you build your story.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 61.8% ★, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Story Rich 4.8%
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.7%, Conspiracy 16% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
Two federal agents investigate a strange homicide case in this Lovecraftian visual novel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%
Read the Charles Dickens' classic... but with Anime Girls.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 74.8% ★, Visual Novel 10.9%, Emotional 7.3%, Story Rich 5.3%, 2D 1.1%
Creepy nightmares becoming a reality and making Patrick’s life (a usual IT-developer) full of trials. What’s that: creepy horror or usual schizophrenia? You have to solve the mystery and make a move to unravel the mysterious events and issues surrounding Patrick’s life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.1%, Gore 17%, Psychological Horror 15%, Emotional 13%, Story Rich 6.7%
A horror dice roll adventure inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. Much like in a tabletop RPG, "abilities," "luck," and "dice rolls" influence the story's progression. The protagonist is cursed on an island in the Seto Inland Sea. Investigate the island, uncover the mysteries, and break the curse!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Gore 9.6%, Horror 7.7%
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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: Lovecraftian 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Horror 6%
Swipe through military negotiations, marry to strengthen alliances and recruit soldiers to fight in turn-based card battles in this historical epic.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 39.9% ★, Card Game 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Story Rich 3.6%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
A first person / body cam, Lovecraft style horror experience not for the weak of heart. Descend into the T.R.P Facility while evading monsters by hide in lockers, and discover over 30 minutes of professionally recorded audio logs.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 9.7%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
Drive inside a dream, explore one of Saturn's moons, and discover the afterlife. John's Tombstone is a walking simulator; a story split in three chapters, each chapter very different from the other. It's a sci-fi story with some emotional overtones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.2%, Experimental 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Emotional 12.1%
TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Why similar: Experimental 24%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Horror 11%
A short experimental visual novel about obsessive counting.
Why similar: Experimental 34.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Horror 9.7%
The Academy of the Cosmic Realm is a short first-person horror game where you explore an old abandoned academy to discover what terrible event led to it's closure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Conspiracy 18.2% ★, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%
An ancient castle with human-making technology.A human, a dummy...Unrelated brothers, imprisoned by time in a castle...When you unlock the secrets of time, can you escape from your predicament?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Experimental 22.6%, Emotional 12.8%, Hidden Object 12%, Visual Novel 10.9%
Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 69.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 2.4%, Horror 2%
In a world of ice, the last human city is tearing itself apart. Explore the underbelly of a monstrous metropolis in a surreal adventure about everything and nothing.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, Conspiracy 19.1% ★, Dark Humor 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
I had lost all contact with my sister when she suddenly called me from a Tokyo suburb consumed by the Membrane, a curse that blurs the line between nightmares and reality. Fight shadows and your own fears in this psychological horror exploration game.
Why similar: Experimental 38.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%
Investigate your grandfather’s mysterious disappearance in Shadows Over Lighthouse, a Lovecraftian survival horror adventure. Explore eerie 1912 America, solve puzzles, and face horrors as reality twists around you. Can you uncover the truth, or will you lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Horror 9.7%
Decide Althea's fate in dark Victorian London. Experience the story of an upper-class young woman whose family is falling apart along with her future and who is filled with diverse and interesting characters among whom she may find love.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 59.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Emotional 8.4%, Story Rich 4.5%
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%
All the women in Levy have disappeared. Why did they leave in bare feet? Discover their story along with 680 CGs and 11 unique endings in this apocalyptic visual novel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Horror 9.2%
A man wakes up in Heaven.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.7%, Experimental 35.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 6.6%, Story Rich 2.9%
Open your way across a dark open world and fight against what lives within the fog and beyond. The Fog is a survival horror game inspired on the 1980 novella "The Mist" by Stephen King.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 77.4% ★, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 8.3%, Adventure 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dark Humor 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Gore 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Horror 6.6%
The first of seven chapters, which will tell an amazing story about the adventures of a girl and her friends. Colorful landscapes and warm sunny atmosphere. Also, they will find the real door! And take part in the contest! Can you imagine?
Why similar: Experimental 20.7%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Emotional 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%
A psychological visual novel–style game focused on atmosphere and narrative. What feels like choice slowly collapses.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Emotional 9.3%
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Horror 10.2%
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: Experimental 31.8%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Horror 9.1%
改编自家里姥爷的亲身经历，一位老共产党员的平淡故事。 或者也不算平淡呢，毕竟在那时年代，没有人的一生是能平淡度过的。
Why similar: Based On A Novel 67.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Emotional 5.6%, Story Rich 2.1%
"Destiny Isle" is a visual novel that combines survival horror, multiplayer combat, and puzzle-solving elements. Set in a mysterious isolated academy, players take on the role of newcomer Xu Fan, uncovering the academy's chilling secrets while navigating between darkness and hope.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Horror 6.3%
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Gore 9.3%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
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 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Horror 10.9%
Painting Werther is a Paintable Visual Novel where all the visuals are living paintings, all the music are classics (with a twist) and the novel was written by Goethe in 1774.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 61.5% ★, Hidden Object 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Emotional 8.6%, Story Rich 2.9%
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Experimental 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Horror 10%
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 55.1% ★, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 3.5%
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 33.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Emotional 8.4%
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%
