
THE HALLWAY is a chilling text-based, command-line horror experience set in a dark, narrow corridor with comprehensive mechanics such as loops, stats, puzzles, meaningful choices, and Steam achievements.
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THE HALLWAY is a chilling text-based, command-line horror experience set in a dark, narrow corridor with comprehensive mechanics such as loops, stats, puzzles, meaningful choices, and Steam achievements.

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This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.

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This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Horror 7.4%
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Why similar: Text-Based 35.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9%, Horror 8.1%
If you're ready to run and play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, then come on in and make yourself at home. Behind the door, endless oppressive corridors, filthy walls, deadly traps, and a ravenous creature eagerly waiting to get up close and personal with you await.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Violent 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
The train is the only escape.
Why similar: Text-Based 43.8%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Gore 12.1%, Violent 11.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Take the Watson-Scott personality test and discover your deepest and darkest fears. 30 multiple-choice questions will tell you if you're more afraid of clowns, snakes, or something more sinister...
Why similar: Text-Based 40.9%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Violent 12.8%, Horror 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
An analog horror adventure where you work as a staff member at the uncanny facility named Sunberry Care Center, which is dedicated to the treatment of a mysterious disease called Sunberry Syndrome.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.7%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Choices Matter 17%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Horror 9.8%
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Text-Based 26.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Gore 9.3%
A black-white-red visual novel in the horror genre.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Gore 17.1%, Violent 12%, Horror 10.8%
Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.
Why similar: Text-Based 41.2%, Psychological Horror 25%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Horror 10.6%, 2D 3%
«Voice over» is a visual novel about millionaire Thomas and a maniac terrorizing the city, made by a girl with bipolar disorder.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Third Person 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Horror 8.4%
How would you like to know that an uninvited guest, about whom you know absolutely nothing, will come to you at night? One thing is clear, he is unlikely to come in peace. What will you do? Prepare for his visit? Will you take a knife or hide in the closet? It's up to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 41.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Horror 8.3%
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Text-Based 46.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Horror 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
The Ghost of You is a text-based, yuri horror game in which a night at the symphony ends in a massacre. Libretto and her friends must work together to find out the truth; but between romantic conflicts, personal demons, and a song so haunting it warps the mind, will they survive the Symphony Hall?
Why similar: Text-Based 40.8%, Gore 19.7%, Violent 18.2%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Horror 8.5%
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Text-Based 43.9%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 11.3%, Casual 9.2%, 2D 5.1%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.9%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.7%
Hunt down the killer who murdered the Wolf god! As the Wolf's last avatar before his assassination, will you revive your god, take revenge on his killer, or destroy the pantheon and bring about a new order?
Why similar: Text-Based 69.8%, Choices Matter 30.2%
Fulfill your epic destiny in mythic ancient China! Lead armies, wield magic, and put an emperor on the throne - or become the emperor yourself!
Why similar: Text-Based 63%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.2%, Psychological Horror 21%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Horror 8%
Ellie, your new girlfriend, doesn't seem to get along well with your circle of friends. Find out what is going wrong after one of your best friends suddenly doesn't answer his phone anymore in this pixel-art, story-driven adventure.
Why similar: Text-Based 39.6%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Horror 6.5%, Casual 6.5%
A classic choose your own adventure story. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings and secrets to unlock. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Text-Based 37.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Horror 9%
A 2D top down horror game that takes you on a story about a girl named Sarah. Will you be able to solve the puzzles, escape the horror hiding in the dark, and figure out the secrets hiding in this small town?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Horror 11.7%, Gore 9.4%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Horror 9.3%
Explore an abandoned hospital, solve puzzles, and uncover a nonlinear story where your choices have consequences. A hardcore psychological horror game in pixel art.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 15%, Gore 9.4%, Violent 8.7%
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Text-Based 42.2%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.4%
A warm and healing fairy tale adventure journey. Get to know the outside world, make new friends and work together to escape the fate of death brought by the curse.There are a total of eight official endings in the game, and everything is determined by your choices.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.7%, Psychological Horror 34.4%, Gore 13%, Violent 12%, Casual 3.3%
Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.
Why similar: Text-Based 59.1%, Choices Matter 22.7%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Text-Based 43.9%, Choices Matter 17%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Horror 7%
College students are trapped in a collapsing building. Strange things begin to take place within its confines.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Violent 10.2%
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Text-Based 17.4%, Horror 11.8%, Gore 9.8%
A text-based escape room horror with multiple endings. Trapped in an abandoned hospital, use classic text-adventure commands to explore, solve puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Will you find your way out?
Why similar: Text-Based 58.8%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Horror 12.6%, Casual 6%, Singleplayer 4.8%
「なあ、今度は学校の七不思議の特集をやろうぜ」1995年6月。新聞部は、夏休み前の学校新聞で、「学校の七不思議」を特集することになった。7人の学生を集めて、彼らから怖い話を聞き、それを特集としてまとめるのだ。新聞部三年生の日野から命を受け、新入部員の坂上修一はその集会の聞き役を担当することになった。当日、放課後の新聞部部室に集められた7人の語り部と聞き役の坂上修一は初めて顔を合わせる。しかし、7人集められたはずの語り部は、何故か6人しかいなかった。7人目が姿を見せぬまま始まる七不思議の集会。7人目は現れるのか。そして、この集会の終わりに待っているのは……。
Why similar: Text-Based 45.9%, Gore 21.4%, Violent 18.9%, Horror 10.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%
A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?
Why similar: Text-Based 30.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Horror 8.2%
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.5%, Choices Matter 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Horror 6.5%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Text-Based 49.6%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 11%, Singleplayer 3.3%
You play as Faust, an agent of the secret organization Nostra Edemas. Using technology in time, you must bring to justice the brutal killers of the past - both known and real, atrocities remained in the shadows of history.
Why similar: Text-Based 46.6%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 13.2%, Violent 7.8%, Casual 4.8%
"Maybe...we all are deaf." This is a sweet-bitter story based on modern times. Also, this is a visual novel game with simple menu and using click or space bar to play, without no choice. Although, this game is not a simulation game only for love.
Why similar: Text-Based 51.3%, Gore 11.4%, Casual 11%, Violent 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8%
"Disease" is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre. The Yellow Man pierces the night in search of a new victim. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Text-Based 29.5%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Gore 6.8%, Violent 6.3%
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.7%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Horror 8.7%
A teenager's quiet night home alone turns into a fight for survival in this psychological survival horror. Scavenge for tools, outsmart a relentless stalker, and make life-or-death choices in a chilling race to escape. Every decision matters—can you survive the night?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Gore 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective 👁️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨
Why similar: Text-Based 42.8%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, 2D 2.4%
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Text-Based 36.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Text-Based 37.6%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Horror 10%, Atmospheric 5.7%
A 3D Psychological Horror game where you navigate through tense levels filled with dread, fear, isolation and suffering as an unknown presence lurks beyond, leaving a trail of haunting sounds that are both oppressive and foreboding. Containing approximately 4-8 hours of disturbing gameplay.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Horror 17.4%, Gore 15.9%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Violent 14.7%
Your Canvas is a Text-Based Psychological Horror game set during three therapy sessions with different time periods where the player will be presented with various choices for deciding the outcome of the story.
Why similar: Text-Based 37%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Choices Matter 17%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Horror 9.9%
A text-based, choice-driven adventure. Intrigue, trust, loyalty, luck, reflex... How high a position can you achieve in this medieval world?
Why similar: Text-Based 50.2%, Choices Matter 21%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Casual 7.4%, 2D 2.9%
TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Violent 10.4%
Let your girlfriend know (or not) about the culprit who ate her ice cream.
Why similar: Text-Based 45.3%, Choices Matter 24.9%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Casual 6.7%, 2D 3.9%
Door(2/3)¹³ is a first-person escape horror game. Three doors stand before you. Your survival probability is 2/3. Choose incorrectly, and you die. Use your luck and intuition to escape the loop of death.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Horror 13.5%, Gore 11.7%, Casual 11.1%
You only wanted to save them. But in this psychological horror visual novel, a teacher’s kindness may become the thing that breaks his students.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.5%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Horror 9.1%
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.1%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Ancient China, the era of the Chu-Han War. This is a historical novel adventure that depicts the "what ifs" of the two leaders of the Chu-Han War, Han Yu and Liu Bang. ---Your choice will be the guidepost of this story.
Why similar: Text-Based 59.2%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Text-Based 43.8%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
A story about love, death, and the universe, told through tarot cards.
Why similar: Text-Based 46%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.8%, Psychological Horror 24%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Teke Teke - テケテケ is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling, stealth and decision making, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Multiple Endings 16%, Horror 15.2%, Gore 10%
A game about the path you're on, and what you're really doing with your life.
Why similar: Text-Based 33%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Horror 8.9%
Silent. Foggy. The murmur of an anxious crowd. Only a cheerful voice on the radio keeps you from giving up. Who is to blame? There is no answer. Guess.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Horror 13.1%, Gore 12%, Atmospheric 11.6%
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Horror 9.1%
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Gore 14.7%, Choices Matter 13%, Violent 9.7%