
Hold the monkey's paw and make a wish, but remember: everything comes at a price. A short horror visual novel where choices matter...painfully.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Horror, Psychological Horror, Choices Matter.

Hold the monkey's paw and make a wish, but remember: everything comes at a price. A short horror visual novel where choices matter...painfully.

Sympathy for the Wicked: Hindsight
Hindsight is a Visual Novel with themes of romance and horror, in which the player takes control of three key individuals at different points in time, and must help them to survive their trials in order to truly understand their stories.

The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Hindsight is a Visual Novel with themes of romance and horror, in which the player takes control of three key individuals at different points in time, and must help them to survive their trials in order to truly understand their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Dark Comedy 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark Humor 12.2%, Horror 11%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Demons 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%
A short workplace-horror visual novel. You play as John, a fresh grad on his first day in IT ops. The office looks completely normal—your predecessor’s ThinkPad does not. Read the notes, analyze the logs, and decide who to trust. It all ends today.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
An entity traps you in a room in an endless loop; you must play a hand-gesture game just for a chance to survive or escape—and whatever you do, don't make her angry
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Dark Comedy 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.3%, Dark Humor 10%
A psychological horror sound novel. A child who lost memories wakes in a ruined building. Explore unsettling space. Open cabinets, speak to adults, grab a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. Whatever you choose, do it with your own hands. Then… face the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
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 23.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Horror 13.8%, Dark Humor 8%
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Horror 9%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Dark Humor 16.9%, Choices Matter 13%, Horror 7.2%
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: Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Violent 9.2%
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
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 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Horror 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Dark Humor 8.7%
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 20.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Violent 8.1%
A comedy horror story about five tabletop RPG fans. Roll the dice, argue with the game master, and try to survive a story that very quickly stops going according to plan.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 9%, Choices Matter 8.9%
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 28.1%, Horror 20.4%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Gore 7.1%
Normal Person is a single player horror, first person Visual Novel where your choices matter! Will you be able to escape or will you be stuck in a limbo with the man who claims to be a "Normal person"
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.2%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Horror 12.9%
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 14.2%, Choices Matter 9%, Supernatural 7.9%
Tales from the Dark Manor is a narrative visual novel where you play as a struggling journalist given a limited time to interview supernatural beings inside a mysterious manor where the laws of logic no longer apply. Every choice uncovers a new secret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Horror 12.7%, Dark Comedy 11.8%
山の中にてあなたは偶然にも、怪談寺に迷い込む――。そこにいたのは、正体不明の奇妙な4人の人物だった。聞かされる怪談話の数々。王道ホラーから人怖、SFホラー、ホラーコメディなど多岐に渡る怖い話を楽しめます。VHS風画面短編集ホラーノベルゲーム。
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Gore 6.7%
『部活動の時間です。さあ、人殺しをはじめてください』 一癖も二癖もある強者ぞろいの巨大コミュニティ、それが鳴神学園。 そこには、ありとあらゆる部活動が存在し、到底常識では考えられない特殊な闇の倶楽部がある。その一つが殺人クラブだ。
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.4%, Dark Humor 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Horror 7.5%
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: Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Horror 10.9%
Zili Diary is a psychological horror visual novel. Explore a cursed mall, make life-or-death choices, and fight to survive. Every action costs a piece of your soul.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.8%, Demons 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
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: Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 12.3%, Demons 11%, Dark Humor 9.8%
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dark Humor 14%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 8.4%
Resequence: The Orchard is an occult-horror adventure game in which school counselor Saito approaches an inexplicable phenomena through his counseling sessions with students.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 15.6%, Supernatural 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
"Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Dark 8%, Choices Matter 7.5%
A first-person escape horror game, 'School Bathroom'.You've found yourself penned in an eerie stall.What is the source of the fear you feel in this inescapable space...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Supernatural 10.4%
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
Embark on a music-driven adventure across dimensions in this choice-based death metal visual novel. Lead your band between the human and demon realms, experience romance, and make destiny-altering decisions. Stunning graphics and an death metal soundtrack will amplify your thrilling journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Dark Humor 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Demons 9.3%
On your one day off, you decide to take your partner Iris and their camera to a planning party for your friend Erik’s future thesis film. But the footage Erik wants to capture is more than you or Iris bargained for. Will you be able to protect your partner from what lies before you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13%, Choices Matter 10%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
A 2D exploration horror adventure game in which an immortal man tries to escape from the "never-ending nightmare of dental treatment."
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 15.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Dark Humor 7%
From YOUR decisions, many people could get hurt. Can you save your friends or at least save yourself from the horror that awaits?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 14%, Gore 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%
An existential horror visual novel. Play as a voice inside a troubled mind. Identify her cognitive distortions, shift her perspective, and win the debate that decides whether she lives or dies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Horror 9.2%, Dark Humor 8.8%
You are the Supreme Mortimarch’s apprentice. Discarded documents challenge Kudesh’s history. The more answers you seek, the harder it is to keep your mentor’s trust and know whose side you’re on.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 10%, Horror 9%
After an awful time at a Halloween party, the night welcomes you with a deep cold breeze. With your car busted and unusable thanks to your drunk tennant, a single pavement awaits for your determined fate....
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
"Reality. A term concocted by creatures to give worth to their version of reality..." What happens if a 2D being is dragged into a 3D realm? Follow the "hero" through a world he/she barely understands and survive the demonic beings who brought our hero into this realm.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Demons 17.9%, Horror 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%
A demon is trying to kill you and your friends, and it's all that you can do to survive. How can you stop it permanently? How many of your friends have to die before it's all over? Try and make the best choices you can in this pulse-pounding horror visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Horror 12.2%, Demons 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
A surreal horror where your decisions and moral choices shape your destiny. Navigate a hospital, listen to the inner voices, and discover a truth that will break your mind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Dark 7.8%
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
After Friday is a psychological horror game. Every late Friday night on your way home, you sense that someone—or something—is following you. At the same time, your memories begin to fade—perhaps they were never important to begin with.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Dark Humor 25.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 6.7%
Casinos, villains, deadly gambling and a lots of cheating. Mystical plot with bloody gambling. Take away as much money as you can and don't let yourself be cheated. Bet your heart on the game and searching for friends or... free appetizers?
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.9%
While trying to plan a party that’s to die for, a high school queen bee finds she has an uninvited guest that is much scarier than your average teenage girl. A Visual Novel about Gossip, Grief and Ghosts.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.5%, Supernatural 9.1%, Choices Matter 9%
A black-white-red visual novel in the horror genre.
Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Gore 13.6%, Violent 9.6%
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark Comedy 8.7%
A weird, surreal visual novel retelling the cult B-movie Manos: The Hands of Fate. Face tarot cards, blackjack duels, and bad vacation decisions in this Ghibli-meets-grindhouse choose-your-own-disaster comedy. Featuring Torgo. Lots of Torgo.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Dark Humor 18%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, Dark 8.2%
Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...
Why similar: Dark Comedy 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Demons 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Gore 8.1%
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 24.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 10%
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Death isn’t the end - it’s your last chance. Solve haunting puzzles and make choices that matter as you guide Vale across the underworld. Will regret follow her into eternity?
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.3%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 9.2%, Horror 6.9%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 17.9%, Gore 8.6%, Story Rich 8.6%
Meet Mina! She's a landmine girl! That means she's cute on the outside, but dangerous on the inside! But maybe she's the kind of danger you've always been looking for. This is a rogue fast-love dating sim. And the only sim that teaches you to be nice to girls. Or else.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Dark Humor 17.7%, Dark Comedy 14.2%, Horror 10.8%
The dating simulator is alive and wants you... to date monsters! Your choices determine if they are kind or horrifying. Can you survive every encounter and discover something meaningful?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
A visual novel written as a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape your life, leading to irreversible consequences and determining how your descent into darkness unfolds. The game can end in many different ways. Your choices determine how.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
Your Mother Disgusts Me is a yuri horror visual novel about 3 women taking refuge in a shipping container during the apocalypse. A mother, a stranger and a daughter have to hash out their differences, lest they attract the attention of the disgusting Parasites infecting humanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Horror 19.1%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 17.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Gore 9.2%