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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 23.3%, Anime 16.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.7%

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 19.6%, Anime 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Horror 14.4%

Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Anime 21.6%, Mystery 19.4%, Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 8.8%

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 24.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Anime 16.1%, Horror 14.9%

Akagi Ai is unexpectedly stabbed on her way home from school. She finds her spirit possessing her body from earlier that day, and must collaborate with the past self that inhabits her body to discover why she keeps dying -- and why she keeps coming back.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20%, Anime 19.7%, Horror 15.3%

​Welcome to the chess school! Connect with the brilliant girls of Sakuragi town and engage them in chess matches. How will you master the moves that come your way?​

Why similar: Soundtrack 32.1% ★, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Anime 13.3%

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Mystery 17.7%, Anime 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 10.4%

A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?

Why similar: Soundtrack 21.7% ★, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.5%, Anime 11.3%

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 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Anime 17.2%, Mystery 16.3%, Horror 15.9%

A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Mystery 20%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 15.2%, Horror 10.9%

Explore a misty 90's small town where every choice you make unravels a dark, haunting mystery. Investigate clues, manage tense relationships, and face the consequences of your actions in this psychological horror visual novel that may leave you questioning your own sanity.

Why similar: Soundtrack 32.3% ★, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 11.3%, Horror 8.7%

A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.

Why similar: Soundtrack 31% ★, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 13.9%, Horror 9.4%

A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 22.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 9.7%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Mystery 22.7%, Horror 15.2%, Anime 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%

偏远的山村中，正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着，舞动着，一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Anime 24.3%, Mystery 23.3%, Story Rich 15.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Sakura Miko and the Hololive members are suddenly warped into an alternate future timeline. In this 3D adventure game, Miko must reunite with her friends and uncover the truth of this strange world to find her way back home.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Anime 20.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Horror 14.8%, Mystery 13.4%

From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Anime 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 9.4%

The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Mystery 21.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Anime 7.9%

Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Mystery 19.7%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 11.6%

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 28.3%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Anime 11.9%, Mystery 11.6%

Lynne is a short story about the scariest thing in the world: being a teenager.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 17.2%, Anime 13.6%, Sexual Content 3.8%

Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Anime 31.9%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Story Rich 4%

Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Anime 16.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Horror 10.4%

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 30.2%, Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 17.9%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 8.2%

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 24.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Anime 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.9%

From behind the incidents, there hide the secret of the past.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 18.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Anime 16.2%, Horror 14.1%

Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Anime 27.3%, Mystery 24.4%, Horror 12.5%, Casual 1.4%

Embrace the darkness as a demon-possessed altar boy in this Horror RPG. Explore the city, battle demons, upgrade your weapons, and embark on an unforgettable journey with unique characters and anime-style cutscenes.

Why similar: Soundtrack 45.9% ★, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Anime 15.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, Horror 7.8%

A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Mystery 22.6%, Anime 11.1%, Story Rich 10.5%

Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 26.6%, Mystery 24.6%, Horror 15.8%, Indie 1.2%

In a high school hidden within a centuries-old castle, terror strikes as a sinister force begins hunting the students. You must use your skills and wits to survive, evade the relentless villain, and find a way to escape.

Why similar: Anime 29.7%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%

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 28.2%, Anime 23.3%, Psychological Horror 19%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Story Rich 7.3%

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 33.2%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 23.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Singleplayer 3%

Who is the one hiding deeply in abyss? The Devil? The Killer? or—Yourself?

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 8.6%

If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Anime 25.9%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Gore 5.3%

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 23.9%, Mystery 17.9%, Anime 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 10.7%

Welcome to Elsewhere High, "a school for exceptional children." In this visual novel, players are able to immerse themselves in the world of the outcast. Each student at Elsewhere High has fallen short of expectations at their original high school; they've flunked out, skipped class, wrote threatening notes, or grew to be a...

Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Mystery 25.1%, Anime 21.3%, Horror 20.6%

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 30.6%, Anime 22.3%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Mystery 7.4%

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 21.7%, Mystery 21.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 9.9%

A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Mystery 20.6%, Anime 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 11.1%

A 2D exploration horror adventure game in which an immortal man tries to escape from the "never-ending nightmare of dental treatment."

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Horror 16.5%, Anime 12%, Mystery 10.8%

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Anime 21.2%, Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 7.1%

SKIBIDI is a clicker game where you click on toilets! Click more on the toilet and get even more toilets!

Why similar: Soundtrack 28.3% ★, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Horror 16.3%, Anime 15%

A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!

Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Mystery 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Anime 16.2%, Horror 13.2%

In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!

Why similar: Anime 38.3%, Visual Novel 32.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale is a comedic adventure with dark mysteries. Help young girl Mai to find her way home. Progress by solving puzzles and outsmarting enemies in minigames. Make friends and foes with talking animals. Unravel the mystery of Mai’s identity from her dark and blurry memories.

Why similar: Soundtrack 50.7% ★, Mystery 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

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: Anime 21.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 15.3%

A couple of days before the summer holiday starts... Kanzaki Shuuichi receives a "cursed Blu-ray disc" from one of his friends and is possessed by a female ghost which, when exorcised, leaves behind the physical form of the female specter.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Anime 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Horror 11.5%

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 24.7%, Psychological Horror 22%, Mystery 19.9%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 10.3%

A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Horror 14.2%, Anime 14.2%

Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Anime 22.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Story Rich 12.5%, Horror 4.3%

Return as Alice and embark on her adventure to find the truth...

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 21.9%, Mystery 16.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

"Players, please break the chains of Amy's nightmares with DR3AMy!" Break free from nightmares with the lovely DR3AMy android and Amy. This game contains visual and auditory horror elements. It is not recommended for the elderly or those with a weak heart.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Anime 20.2%, Mystery 17%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14.3%

In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Anime 26.3%, Mystery 25.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Indie 0.8%

Endless world. Endless sky. Endless light. Will the shadows be cast upon all Children dwelling on the Treetops? Regardless, I spread my prosthetic wings, taking a leap of faith.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Anime 17.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Horror 11.3%

Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Mystery 17.7%, Anime 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 15.3%

It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Mystery 19.9%, Anime 19.3%, Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 10.2%

What will you do if you can redo the last 7 days before you died? Try this unique supernatural mystery visual novel!

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Anime 13.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Horror 12.4%

"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Anime 22%, Horror 16.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 6.9%