- #1 時折記 -Tokioriki-
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 綴路工房
Windows
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Time Travel 18.5% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #2 Mayday Trials
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Philosophical 19.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #3 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 686 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?
Why similar: Time Travel 18.3% ★, Philosophical 14.6%, Historical 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Psychological 8.4%
- #4 Canceled
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: None
Windows
Why similar: Time Travel 14.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Historical 14%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #5 Metahorror Therapy Session
94% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Meiri GamesPub: ZNT Productions
Windows · Mac
Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psychologist.
Why similar: Time Travel 28.2% ★, Psychological 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #6 LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team BONA
Windows
You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional adventure where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Psychological 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Emotional 8.8%
- #7 Thorner
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Psychological 9.8%
- #8 Frog & Blade
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: StarGazer
Windows
Killed by the villain Frogman, you awaken to the same morning. A mysterious drink, "Soma," grants power to those with strong desires, plunging the city into chaos. Fight the emerging villains, solve the case, and uncover the truth. A multi-ending, battle-packed, looping supernatural suspense ADV.
Why similar: Time Travel 25.3% ★, Psychological 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #9 Feral Absence
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows
An existential drama in handmade clay animation. Game writer Eric is replaced by AI. He loses everything, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Philosophical 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #10 Invisible Wall
91% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Right Hand Lab
Windows · Linux
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.6%, Psychological 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #11 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,565 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Philosophical 14%, Psychological 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #12 The Test: Reimagined
89% matchVery Positive82% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reimagined is a masterful mix of Personality Test Psychology and Dark Tarot. Answer a series of fully-narrated questions to receive a personalized, unique ending based on your choices. Dive deep into your own psyche and join millions in a social experiment that you will NOT want to miss!
Why similar: Philosophical 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #13 To Be With You
90% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Illus Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Emotional 8%
- #14 GESTALT: Memoria
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KINJAKO
Windows
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt still lives in a haunted house. The sequel title to GESTALT: The Fifth Day, Wicke is forced to confront her past in this point-and-click psychological horror title with multiple scenarios, branching narratives, challenging puzzles and tense situations.
Why similar: Time Travel 26% ★, Psychological 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Noir 9.2%, Horror 8.3%
- #15 Retro Districts: In-Between Eras
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dusyir StudioPub: Dusyir Interactive
Windows
A time machine. A war. A leap into 2225. Humanity now lives in retro districts — neighborhoods dedicated to different decades of the 20th century. Unlock ideas, secrets and places — from cabarets to TV studios, from galleries to protests. Choose your words wisely. Every dialogue shapes your path.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.3% ★, Philosophical 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
- #16 Naishitai: The parts I'm missing.
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mayuuri
Windows
Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.
Why similar: Psychological 22.7%, Philosophical 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Noir 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #17 Our Wonderland
85% matchVery Positive100% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: CarrotPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror-romance visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.
Why similar: Time Travel 27.6% ★, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Emotional 7.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #18 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Noir 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #19 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
84% matchVery Positive98% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Philosophical 17.1%, Psychological 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
- #20 The Zoo
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Philosophical 10%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #21 Prison Chain: The Unredeemed Thought
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 落梅序
Windows
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Noir 13.5%, Philosophical 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #22 Print I Love U
82% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: UnknownPub: Claudio Moltedo
Windows
Upon buying a used computer online, I found a short romance game called “Print I Love You”. I played it once, and it’s lingered ever since. I don’t know who made it - only that it was dedicated to someone. Maybe you…
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Horror 8.4%
- #23 Loop//Error
81% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
Windows
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: Philosophical 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
- #24 Pasajeros
82% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: GameLoop
Windows
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Noir 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #25 The Quiet After
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows · Linux
Step into Greyholt as Ava, a would-be adventurer taking a chance to register with her father's guild. Will this bring the independence she craves, or something more dangerous? A psychological, choice-driven visual novel where every decision shapes the road ahead and the journey beneath her own skin.
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 9%
- #26 Sakura no Uta -To Dance Over the Cherry Blossoms-
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MakuraPub: Shiravune
Windows
SCA-DI's award-winning visual novel masterpiece is finally available in English and in full HD! Sakura no Uta is a story of those whose paths stop short—and of those who walk on.
Why similar: Philosophical 30.7%, Psychological 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Dialogue Heavy 6.2%
- #27 My Room Philosopher
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: SEO MINJAE
Windows
My Room Philosopher is a text-based game where a boy asks questions many people face during adolescence. Answer his questions and explore his thoughts while reflecting on your own values and life.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological 14.9%, Story Rich 9.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #28 Fork in the Road
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pigeon in the Booth
Windows · Mac
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Noir 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 10%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #29 The Horrorscope
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,100 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #30 The Ultimate Death Clock
78% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Apoptosis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Philosophical 19.7%, Psychological 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #31 Ukraine War Stories
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,081 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Historical 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8%
- #32 Worn Out
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morimichi
Windows
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Psychological 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #33 Chronicles of Humanity
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Historical 23.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Dialogue Heavy 10%
- #34 Room 337
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Philosophical 13.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Emotional 8.8%
- #35 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
74% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Psychological 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #36 All Songs Are From The King
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Taigha Games
Windows
"All Songs are from the King," a haunting psychological horror experience that transcends traditional gaming boundaries.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.5%, Psychological 15.7%, Noir 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #37 The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
76% matchVery Positive98% of 297 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...
Why similar: Philosophical 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Psychological 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #38 Death Drive
73% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: LunaticMoon
Windows
Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.
Why similar: Noir 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8%
- #39 Five Biggest Accomplishments
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Assembling Chickens GamesPub: Fennonauts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Noir 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #40 Confinio: Reality Prison
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Psychological 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #41 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 521 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.3%, Psychological 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #42 When the Wildflowers Leave
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sitting Dog Studios
Windows · Linux
When the Wildflowers Leave is an engaging narrative RPG. Stop through an anthology of meteor-stricken towns while carefully convincing each of them to harbor a radical. Commit to decisions shifting you and your companions’ mental dilemmas, and make the choice for or against uncomfortable change.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.4%, Psychological 16.3%, Historical 15.4%, Visual Novel 8.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #43 WTP Story 1
74% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Andrew Joseph Smith
Windows · Mac · Linux
WTP - Story 1 is a dynamic choice lead adventure.
Why similar: Time Travel 22% ★, Philosophical 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Dialogue Heavy 8.1%
- #44 莫待无花空折枝:做题家的 Git 重启日志
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 西江仙客
Windows
现实里没有 git checkout,错过的分支无法回滚。但在这里,你可以。 这是一个写给「做题家」的纯爱文字 AVG:习惯用理性防御情感的男主「陆渊」,在博士毕业那天喝下一杯名为「重构」的酒,重回 2019 年夏天。 五条互斥纯爱单线,10万+字剧情。在这个赛博时空里,去解开当年无解的谜题,跑通属于你的唯一分支。
Why similar: Time Travel 36.9% ★, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #45 Rising Odds
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Lone Fox Studio
Windows
Participate in the Death Game "Rising Odds", a psychological horror visual novel, with dark and gore themes. Your choices will decide how this story ends!
Why similar: Time Travel 29.3% ★, Psychological 13%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #46 The Wolf of Derevnya
71% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Linux
When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Psychological 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #47 Luce Spenta
69% matchPositive90% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: MrFaabry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morta has summoned you to judge five souls trapped between salvation and oblivion. Enter their final memories, uncover what they hide, and decide their fate. In this gothic psychological trial, every verdict leaves a mark.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #48 Endless Summer Syndrome
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ampelos Studio
Windows · Linux
You ended the world. She, the one who holds every card, gave you an endless summer as your reward. Now your only way out is through sugar, jellyfish, sunlight, and blood — into the deepest reaches of her mind, or be dissolved along the way. Choose your path in this psycho-thriller visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #49 Dimensions of Mind
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Don Dao VGS
Windows
Enter to the characters mind and make decisions. The game is played like interactive movie/adventure game with morality choices which influence the outcome which can be: a manipulative, balanced or violent. The game is based on psychology/philosophy and teaches about thoughts and their consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Philosophical 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
- #50 For Goodness Sake
70% matchVery Positive90% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Belief Engine
Windows
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.1%, Psychological 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #51 Kagaribi
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: NewForeverSTUDIO
Windows
"The fire remembers what you forgot." Reclaim your name in this Taisho Gothic abyss, featuring an EDM Requiem crafted from the developer's raw voice. A psychological horror where emotion meets AI. Let the author's voice pull you into the depths. What is the truth at the end?
Why similar: Noir 15.3%, Psychological 14.7%, Historical 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #52 Living on Plain Pasta
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Granité Works
Windows · Mac
A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Psychological 9.6%
- #53 A Day in the Palace
69% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!
Why similar: Historical 34%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #54 A Week in Paradise
67% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
Windows · Linux
A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #55 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
68% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Touched by GracePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
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: Noir 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Psychological 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #56 Siberian Way
67% matchVery Positive82% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: ROOT GAMES
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Historical 20.2%, Psychological 19%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #57 The Farm of the Living
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
A grim, choice-driven interactive gamebook. As the First Ranger of a fortified homestead, you must defend the last survivors from the infected, manage critical resources, and investigate a dangerous internal conspiracy. Every decision shapes the survival of the living.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Noir 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #58 氷点下30度の絶望
65% matchVery Positive98% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Psychological 9.9%
- #59 Contra Spem Spero
66% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: DADZINGO
Windows · Linux
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 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Horror 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #60 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%