- #1 The Test
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,124 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Visual Novel 10%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the original entry in the series, it establishes the core simulation and choice-based mechanics found in the newer installments.
- #2 The Watson-Scott Test
96% matchMixed67% of 811 reviews2018
Dev: Normal Wholesome Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 25%
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: Psychological Horror 39%, Text-Based 37.5%, Horror 23.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the definitive psychological horror test game that mirrors the introspective and unsettling nature of the seed game.
- #3 The Horrorscope
96% 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 Horror 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creator, this game shares the distinct atmospheric, psychological horror style and meta-commentary.
- #4 Doki Doki Literature Club!
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 35.6%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Horror 16.3%, Cute 11.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully uses the visual novel format to subvert player expectations through psychological horror and meta-narrative elements.
- #5 Who's Lila?
94% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Surreal 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique manual facial expression system and deep, choice-driven psychological mystery that feels very similar to an immersive simulation.
- #6 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This entry expands on the series' core themes of self-reflection and horror-infused decision-making.
- #7 The Test: Reimagined
93% matchVery Positive83% of 110 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: Choices Matter 14.2%, Education 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: An updated iteration of the series that refines the psychological simulation mechanics and branching narrative paths.
- #8 WORLD OF HORROR
91% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Roguelite 26.6%, RPG 12.1%, 2D 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite horror game utilizes branching choices and cosmic dread to create a tense, simulation-heavy experience.
- #9 Stories Untold
92% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 39.7%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 23.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines text-based adventure mechanics with a haunting, atmospheric psychological horror narrative.
- #10 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,554 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' focus on deep, personal questioning within a simulation-based horror framework.
- #11 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.2%, Multiple Endings 28.4%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes visual novel that forces players to make difficult moral choices in a psychological horror setting.
- #12 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
89% matchVery Positive94% of 34,321 reviews2022
Dev: Crows Crows Crows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.3%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Funny 11%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a meta-narrative experience that constantly challenges the player's agency and the nature of the game itself.
- #13 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Text-Based 20.7%, Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological visual novel that explores mental health and perception through a surreal lens.
- #14 Inscryption
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Roguelite 27.3%, Horror 26.3%, Surreal 24.7%, Story Rich 17.1%, 2D 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite blends deck-building with a dark, meta-narrative psychological horror story that keeps the player guessing.
- #15 The Confession
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,016 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Ever wondered how much of a kinky pervert you are? Ever wanted to know what your fate entails for being such a kinky pervert? Answer a series of disgustingly hilarious, immoral questions to reveal ridiculous scenarios & unlock the answers you seek...
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the simulation-style interface and focus on dark, choice-driven narrative outcomes.
- #16 SIGNALIS
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 100%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a dense, atmospheric psychological horror experience that relies on surreal imagery and existential dread.
- #17 The Beginner's Guide
86% matchVery Positive88% of 22,915 reviews2015
Dev: Everything Unlimited Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
Why similar: Surreal 45.8%, Story Rich 40.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply introspective meta-narrative game that explores the relationship between the player, the developer, and the game's reality.
- #18 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
82% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Multiple Endings 17%, Surreal 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that deals with existential themes and multiple endings.
- #19 A Work of Art
83% matchVery Positive95% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
A dark, witty, psychological thriller in the horror genre, A Work of Art presents a 1-2 hour story-driven experience with Visual Novel features and RPG elements. Follow a colorful cast of quirky characters through a twisted tale of beauty and darkness; All to the sound of a Dark Original soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Dark Humor 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines psychological horror with visual novel mechanics to explore themes of identity and art.
- #20 The Summoning
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
This experience can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from another realm... Well, now you can...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that emphasizes the consequences of player choices in a dark, occult setting.
- #21 Derealized
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
Windows
Derealized is a choice based game inspired by games such as The Stanley Parable and Undertale. This experience offers 10 different endings for you to explore! How many will you find?
Why similar: Text-Based 31.5%, Surreal 17.9%, Simulation 16.4%, Horror 14.3%, Choices Matter 12%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike exploration game focuses on text-based psychological themes and a sense of shifting reality.
- #22 Paratopic
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Surreal 46.6%, Horror 30.2%, Psychological Horror 23.3%
Why You'll Like It: This short, experimental horror game uses disjointed storytelling and atmosphere to create a sense of psychological unease.
- #23 Unemployment Simulator 2018
81% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
Windows
Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.3%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Surreal 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Roguelite 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Despite the title, it offers a dark, satirical simulation experience with multiple endings and narrative depth.
- #24 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
82% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends simulation and visual novel elements with a dark, choice-heavy narrative structure.
- #25 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
81% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28%, RPG 19.1%, Surreal 16.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: While an RPG, its focus on internal psychological dialogue and the weight of every choice makes it a perfect match for fans of deep narrative simulations.
- #26 The Test: Final Revelation
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,370 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #27 WTF Is Wrong With You?
79% matchVery Positive93% of 362 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Have you ever wondered WTF Is Wrong With You? Well, so have we... Let's find out together, shall we?
Why similar: Dark Humor 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Education 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 10%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based visual novel that uses dark humor and choices to explore the player's personality.
- #28 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
80% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 26.6%, Horror 20.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A branching narrative horror game where your choices significantly impact the survival and psychological state of the characters.
- #29 The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 681 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer questions that will reveal things 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 once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #30 The Testing Chamber
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 690 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #31 Observation
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,063 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Psychological Horror 35.2%, Story Rich 19.2%
Why You'll Like It: This immersive sci-fi thriller puts you in the role of an AI, offering a unique perspective on psychological horror and simulation.
- #32 Vespa's Test
77% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Lepisoft
Windows
Vespa's Test is a short, relaxing personality test based on real psychological research. Answer a multitude of thought-provoking questions, and receive a vision tailored to your answers; what, in life, is holding you back?
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.2%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Relaxing 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #33 The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
76% matchVery Positive93% of 417 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: Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Immersive Sim 10.8%
- #34 WTF Do You Know?
76% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
We just have one question for you... "WTF Do You Know?" I think it might be time for us to find out...
Why similar: Education 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #35 The Dark Egg Demo
75% matchVery Positive96% of 226 reviews2022
Dev: Transcend Pixels
Windows
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Text-Based 15.7%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Surreal 14%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #36 Interrogation Simulator
75% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Text-Based 12%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #37 Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: Pyon Pyon Platinum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Surreal 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 8.6%
- #38 Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?
73% matchVery Positive93% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Immersive Sim 11.2%
- #39 This is Interesting
72% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Roguelite 24.8%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Choices Matter 14.1%, RPG 13.1%, Horror 12.3%
- #40 Gobby McGobblenutz Presents: The Art of the Dad Joke: Chapter 1
74% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Gobby McGobblenutz is just your run of the mill Goblin trying to make some friends in a dark, lonely world... Will you be his friend? Or will his cringe-inducing jokes push you too far over the edge? Come find out on The Art of the Dad Joke!
Why similar: Dark Humor 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #41 be you 2
74% matchVery Positive83% of 96 reviews2020
Dev: louis morel
Windows
be you 2 is an interactive visual novel. In this sequel to "be you", you must raise a child by making story choices. There are multiple routes and endings based on your offspring's personality.
Why similar: Dark Humor 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Text-Based 11.6%, Surreal 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #42 The Price Of Flesh
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,072 reviews2022
Dev: Gatobob
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #43 Hazy Mind
71% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #44 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
71% matchVery Positive94% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: KINJAKOPub: 072 Project
Windows
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.4%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Surreal 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #45 Free Will
70% matchVery Positive97% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: RPG 25.3%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Story Rich 17.8%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Horror 15.1%
- #46 TOBOR
69% matchVery Positive94% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Cogoo
Windows · Mac
A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.3%, Text-Based 15.1%, Surreal 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #47 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
68% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Dark Humor 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #48 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 45.2%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Simulation 7.9%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #49 The Agony
73% matchMixed57% of 319 reviews2017
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Do you often think of what is there, beneath the towns and the cities we live in? Sewer systems, bombshelters, scientific objects... Are you ready to find yourself in a place on the edge of the reality plane you are used to?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Surreal 14.7%, Horror 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #50 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
68% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Text-Based 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Surreal 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #51 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
69% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Horror 15.2%, Surreal 14%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark Humor 13.3%
- #52 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
66% matchVery Positive87% of 3,646 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 21%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 10%, Funny 9.3%
- #53 7 Days
66% matchVery Positive100% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #54 The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
68% matchVery Positive98% of 296 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Education 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%
- #55 MOOD
66% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
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: Dark Humor 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #56 Trapped with Jester
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,481 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Text-Based 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #57 Egg Squeeze
65% matchVery Positive99% of 431 reviews2024
Dev: MATTER GAMES
Windows
Egg Squeeze is a biological intuition test where you squeeze eggs for as long as you can without breaking them.
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #58 Office After Hours
66% matchVery Positive95% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: gameandcode
Windows
Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Surreal 18.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Horror 11.7%
- #59 While We Wait Here
65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,242 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Horror 11.8%
- #60 Emily is Away Too
67% matchVery Positive93% of 6,144 reviews2017
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.7%, Text-Based 17.1%, Multiple Endings 14%, Simulation 12%, Visual Novel 11.5%
