- #1 Murder in Crayontopia
97% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Basil Games
Windows · Linux
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Investigation 16.3%, Emotional 13.6%, Dark 10.3%, Lore-Rich 9.2%
- #2 瞬忆
96% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
帮助温迪找回失去的记忆,这是一个关于家和爱的小作品
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Exploration 20%, First-Person 13%, Emotional 12.3%, 3D 10.1%
- #3 Through His Eyes
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pablyco
Windows
Through His Eyes is a psychological horror game where a father, trapped in a haunting time loop, must uncover the truth and escape from his house to find his daughter but a dark presence won’t let him go. Unlock doors, solve puzzles and break the cycle.
Why similar: Adventure 19.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Emotional 12.6%, Dark 9.9%, Exploration 8%
- #4 Fear Of The Darkness
95% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: GFCreativeLab
Windows
Fear Of The Darkness is a narrative psychological horror game that will push you to face the serious phobias of some patients. Play as the enigmatic doctor, avoid being overwhelmed by the heavy emotional burden of your patients, come out of the Darkness and explore the various corners of the Truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Emotional 13.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 7.5%
- #5 The Somnus Fracture
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adhiraj Bhagawati
Windows
A psychological horror adventure where you explore shifting dream worlds, solve immersive environmental puzzles, and unravel the mysteries of your fractured mind inside a surreal facility.
Why similar: Adventure 16%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Exploration 13.5%, Investigation 12.3%, First-Person 11.3%
- #6 Who Killed The Streamer?
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bozhidar Petrov ValchevPub: BossyFi
Windows
Investigate the murder of a famous streamer and find out who the killer is, but beware of people who don't like you meddling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Exploration 15%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 13.5%
- #7 Hidden Nightmares
93% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: WE2 Games
Windows
Hidden Nightmares is a horror experience set inside the endless nightmares of a psychiatric patient. Experience the horrors generated by the human mind and wonder if you will ever wake up again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Adventure 15%, Exploration 14.5%, Dark 12.8%, First-Person 12%
- #8 Temlegen: System Breakdown
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeoRolland
Windows
Trapped in a strange underground world, every choice shapes the story, leading to multiple endings that together reveal the full narrative. Explore, face tense horror moments, and uncover secrets in this unique experiment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Adventure 19%, Exploration 12.2%, Investigation 9.5%, Dark 8.6%
- #9 The Night Jackals Vol. 1
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Devilsky
Windows
"The Night Jackal" is a captivating game where you experience tension as you discover someone breaking into your phone through your security camera. In this game, you'll confront your fears with contemporary technology invading privacy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Emotional 13.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Dark 10.8%, Adventure 9.1%
- #10 Forgive or Finalize
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 14.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #11 Crooked Pines
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neither The Dogs Games
Windows
“Crooked Pines” is a first-person investigative horror game in which you step into the shoes of a retired cop, where the only thing capable of killing you… is your own heart.
Why similar: Adventure 22.1%, Investigation 19.6%, Exploration 14.1%, First-Person 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #12 Welcome To The Survey
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peanut Dev
Windows
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Dark 15.1%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%
- #13 Backrooms: Found Footage
89% matchVery Positive84% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Adventure 18.6%, Exploration 14.6%, Investigation 13.3%, First-Person 12.8%, Dark 11.1%
- #14 Unaware
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aces Games
Windows
Gather your strength and find information about your whereabouts. Explore the area. Find and assemble all the puzzle pieces. This way you will learn about the dark past.
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Mystery 8.8%, First-Person 7.2%
- #15 Souvenir
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WU:REPub: Bitmap Production
Windows · Mac
The 54-year-old protagonist, living solely on memories from the past 10 years, undergoes a year of hypnotherapy with a psychiatrist to recover lost memories from 44 years ago. On January 14th, with no significant progress in the therapy, he encounters ruins and a young girl during hypnosis.
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Investigation 22.5%, Exploration 19.1%, First-Person 15.3%, 3D 11.9%
- #16 ココロトーカーズ
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cbeats
Windows
舞台は廃校。記憶喪失の少年と、「モノ」を自身に宿すことができる「モノマネ」の力を持つ少女。 校舎内のあらゆる「モノ」と会話してモノだけが知っている情報を聞き出し、失われた記憶を取り戻そう!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Adventure 27.3%, Exploration 17.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #17 Eclipse : Special Forces
84% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: MoonSun
Windows · Mac
MEN ARE EXTINCT. ONLY WOMEN REMAIN. Welcome to Eclipse—a choice-driven Yuri VN where God, Kings, Soldiers, and even Villains are all women. As Haesu, an elite agent, your choices will forge her destiny and the very future of the world. Amidst love, desire, and bloodshed—can you handle the truth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Investigation 18.4%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Emotional 10.7%, Dark 10%
- #18 The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veilbreak Studio
Windows
A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.
Why similar: Investigation 15%, Emotional 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Dark 10.9%, Exploration 9.9%
- #19 The Signifier Director's Cut
86% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Emotional 14.3%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Exploration 7.7%
- #20 Khitarii and Khimoshi
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XeroStryker
Windows
Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Dark 15.6%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Adventure 9.9%
- #21 and yet, we dream
82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Emotional 12.3%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 8.3%
- #22 You Stay
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A short psychological visual novel about a town you can’t leave. Observe. Wait. Repeat. The longer you stay, the more the town notices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Adventure 20.7%, Dark 12.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #23 The Haunting of Joni Evers
82% matchVery Positive91% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Emotional 13.8%, Exploration 9.2%, Mystery 8.9%
- #24 Void's Ballad
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FedeG's GamesPub: Nameless Studio
Windows
Void’s Ballad is a dark investigative adventure through the biggest human fear: Death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Investigation 15.4%, Dark 11.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 10.5%
- #25 Sanguis Luna
81% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Domynyo SRL
Windows
Sanguis Luna is a first person Horror video game that catapults you into a frightening Mansion. Your main objective is to escape the infested Mansion, finding objects and challenging riddles while exploring incredible scenarios.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Exploration 14.8%, Dark 14%, First-Person 13.2%
- #26 午前五時にピアノを弾く ENCORE
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
朝の早い時間、午前五時くらいになると、この町にはときどき濃い霧が出る──。
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Adventure 27%, Exploration 18%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #27 First Report: Unreal
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hugo Felipe
Windows
You will have to investigate and find the exits while you are in the company of silence and emptiness. Will you be able to stay calm even when there are more questions than answers? Will you make it to the end? Good luck!
Why similar: Adventure 29.4%, Investigation 28%, Exploration 18.7%, First-Person 16.5%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #28 Inuyo High: Lesson 1
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LoveChirp Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to Inuyo Academy, an all-ages school once filled with joy. Something terrible happened after the school’s mascot staff was revealed to the public, and it’s your job as an officer to investigate the abandoned building, in search of evidence to figure out the truth.
Why similar: First-Person 15.7%, Dark 14.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%
- #29 HOLLOW EARTH
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MyrhadevPub: Myrhadev (OL Software)
Windows
An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Emotional 16.1%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #30 Russian Train Trip 3
79% matchMixed54% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
A first-person adventure game with a deep plot. You have to get from Tyumen to Novosibirsk on a passenger train. You can look out the window and watch the changing nature, weather and architecture. You can see forests, fields, mountains, cities and villages.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Adventure 22.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Mystery 9%, First-Person 8.5%
- #31 Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Meet high schooler Haruka and her classmates as they find themselves trapped in an eerie, abandoned hospital connected to an urban legend called “Ayame’s Mercy.” Try to escape, or face a multitude of gruesome ends that will leave you begging for mercy in this all new Corpse Party story.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.3%, Emotional 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Investigation 10.1%
- #32 Empty Gauge
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
VHS-style single-player horror part-time job simulator. Endure the night shift at a remote gas station/convenience store, then return home and collect hidden clues. As the days pass, nightmares bleed into reality—and depending on the clues you uncover, the ending changes.
Why similar: Investigation 21%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11%, Dark 10.9%, First-Person 10.7%
- #33 Dark Auction
74% matchMixed66% of 220 reviews2026
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Noah lives with his eccentric father, who’s obsessed with Dictator X. When he joins a strange auction at a castle, he must work to solve mysteries hidden in the exhibits and uncover his father’s secrets. Risk everything to win—but what truth awaits? Story by Rika Suzuki!
Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 20.7%, Dark 13%, 3D 12.7%
- #34 DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition
76% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Solve an impossible murder case in the far-flung future in this VR & Non-VR investigation action adventure! Multi-awarded title DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition contains all three episodes from the acclaimed trilogy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Emotional 12.3%, First-Person 10.1%, Exploration 9.8%
- #35 ARB: Anomalous Research Bureau - Museum
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Atomic Elk
Windows
Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Dark 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.2%
- #36 Echoes From Ciudadela
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kronos Interactive
Windows
Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.
Why similar: Adventure 20.3%, Exploration 16.1%, First-Person 14.6%, Emotional 13.7%, Investigation 12.2%
- #37 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
73% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Investigation 18.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 9.3%
- #38 The Marson Home
76% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Dylan W
Windows
The Marson Home is a single player, mystery-thriller. Explore the home, find the pieces to the ritual, and rid the place of the tormenting spirit. Keep in mind - your not alone...
Why similar: Investigation 28.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Dark 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%
- #39 One/Iro
73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Altrea Stories
Windows · Linux
Dylan has lost everything and now wants to forget everything, help him in this little journey. One/Iro is a 3D first person puzzle game, explore the rooms to find letters and parts of the dream machine so you can discover the truth.
Why similar: Adventure 24.7%, Exploration 17.1%, First-Person 14.2%, Dark 14.2%, 3D 10.9%
- #40 The Lyra Signal
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ESTREA
Windows
The Lyra Signal is a story-driven visual novel focused on narrative and atmosphere. Experience a linear, choice-light journey as you uncover fragments of a personal mystery through dialogue, visuals, and music.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Emotional 16.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #41 D.C. Re:tune
71% matchMixed58% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: CIRCUSPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The pinnacle of school romance adventures, "D.C.~Da Capo~" returns with a complete remake! "On a spring day where cherry blossoms gently dance, a ticklish love story begins, begins—"
Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Adventure 31%, Emotional 26.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #42 Seclusion: Islesbury
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Game House
Windows
Seclusion: Islesbury is a mystery/horror adventure game with a focus on creating an absorbing journey. In this journey, you will explore various locations with countless mysteries to solve while trying to stay out of the madness that surrounds the town.
Why similar: Adventure 27.6%, Investigation 19.7%, Dark 13.4%, First-Person 11.5%, Mystery 11%
- #43 Junkyard Fury 2
73% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel HoodPub: Dhood Gaming
Windows
A horror first person strategy game! Shut down the killer cars before it's too late!
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Exploration 15.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Dark 14.3%, First-Person 12.4%
- #44 Black Lilies - Eternal Summer
75% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Lab Rabbit Games ltd
Windows
Black Lilies - Eternal Summer is a yuri English Visual Novel made by one lone dev. Alice and her friends must try to find they way out of an endless time loop, or lose their minds trying. Drama, mystery, murder, and suffering awaits them... As does romance, if they can survive.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Investigation 20.3%, Dark 16.6%, Emotional 14.5%, Mystery 8.2%
- #45 Thekku Island
69% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 23.9%, Adventure 17.8%, 3D 15.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #46 Lisa: Silence in the Rain
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: paleGrass
Windows
A slow-burn, character-driven RPG about an ordinary young woman drawn into a city’s criminal underworld where trust is fragile, choices carry lasting consequences, and doing the right thing rarely comes without cost.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Exploration 16.1%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Emotional 10.2%, 3D 7%
- #47 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
68% matchVery Positive85% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: MUTAN
Windows
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Mystery 10.2%, 3D 9.4%
- #48 Psychotic Nightmare
70% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dani17
Windows
Enter the dark corridors of your high school, the source of your psychotic episodes, and face your haunting fears embodied in shadows to try and find a way to sanity.
Why similar: Investigation 25.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 10.9%, Adventure 10.5%
- #49 ClayTown Horror Part One
70% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: The Nightmare Jar
Windows
Come, friend, and explore the decaying ruins of this once beautiful home. Overcome relentless monsters, tricky puzzles, and your own mind as you struggle to find a way to escape the estate. Or, perhaps you could look deeper into the horror around you and see if you can untangle its grisly mystery.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.4%, Exploration 18.9%, First-Person 13.1%, Adventure 11.5%, 3D 9.7%
- #50 The Hidden Room - Pyramid
69% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Mario AmatoPub: Emanuele Avallone
Windows
Welcome to The Hidden Room - Pyramid, a gripping adventure that will take you through an extraordinary journey into the world and culture of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations
Why similar: Adventure 24.4%, Investigation 22.7%, Exploration 17.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Mystery 10.8%
- #51 John's Tombstone
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bigboot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 21.4%, Emotional 16.5%, Dark 13.7%, Adventure 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #52 After the Stream Went Dark
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Joe Kerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Adventure 21.2%, Emotional 16.1%, Mystery 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #53 The Crow's Eye
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 196 reviews2017
Dev: 3D2 EntertainmentPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.
Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Dark 10.9%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #54 SANITY
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skorpion Interactive
Windows
A psychological horror where your mind is your worst enemy and reality can’t be trusted. Focus or Doubt what you see, reshape the truth, and decide what’s real before your sanity collapses.
Why similar: First-Person 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Dark 10.6%, Investigation 9.9%
- #55 Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ONImations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wanna join our nightmarish dream?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Emotional 17.3%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Dark 12.9%, Adventure 8.7%
- #56 Friday Night
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Priskon
Windows
Investigate a family’s gruesome fate, communicate using your microphone to uncover the truth, and hide from the spirit. Film the whole experience in your camcorder for the world to see.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #57 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Lore-Rich 23.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Dark 8.1%
- #58 Kamilia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Emotional 16.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 9%
- #59 KARA
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IKARUS
Windows · Mac · Linux
"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 30.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Dark 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #60 Patent9 - Goddess of Trust
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Killer Bees Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A pulp noir visual novel. A tale of introspection, trust, betrayal, hate, and love. All set in a neon-lit, rain-soaked, deco cityscape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Adventure 29%, Dark 17.4%, Mystery 13.8%