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  1. #1 Hazy Mind
    97% 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 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychedelic 16.3%, Psychological 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

  2. #2 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
    96% 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 21.1%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Abstract 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological 11.9%

  3. #3 You know my name?
    96% matchMostly Positive71% of 213 reviews2024
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

    Why similar: Abstract 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychedelic 13%, Psychological Horror 13%, Minimalist 10.5%

  4. #4 outside the door
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Psychological 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Surreal 12.1%

  5. #5 Eye of Saccharine
    95% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2023
    Dev: SasDeRiderPub: BRXKENVN
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Surreal 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Abstract 11%, Text-Based 10.1%

  6. #6 this morning I decided to die
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 169 reviews2023
    Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Psychedelic 18.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

  7. #7 Snowfall's Mystery
    93% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychedelic 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%

  8. #8 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
    92% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 reviews2023
    Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

    Why similar: Psychological 20%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12%

  9. #9 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
    Dev: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Abstract 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

  10. #10 I Am Here, I Won't Disappear. I Am Here, I Won't...
    91% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A patchwork quilt of meanings, ideas, references, and madness. A crack in the sink of your understanding. And also the story of one unfortunate girl.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Abstract 19.5%, Psychedelic 16%, Text-Based 12.8%

  11. #11 my eyes deceive
    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 830 reviews2024
    Dev: nouhidev
    Windows

    Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Psychological 13.2%, First-Person 8.9%

  12. #12 I Did Not Buy This Ticket
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 369 reviews2023
    Dev: Tiago RechPub: Time Galleon
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

    Why similar: Surreal 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological 11.9%

  13. #13 Everything Will Be Fine!
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2026
    Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
    Windows

    A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

  14. #14 Fran Bow
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
    Dev: Killmonday Games AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.7%, Psychological 16.5%, Surreal 14.3%, Horror 9.5%, Female Protagonist 5.6%

  15. #15 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
    86% 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: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Surreal 19%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.7%

  16. #16 Fractured Minds
    87% matchMostly Positive78% of 468 reviews2019
    Dev: EmilyMGamesPub: Wired Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 16%

    Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Embark on a journey through the human psyche to experience the everyday challenges associated with these conditions.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.6%, First-Person 34.5%, Indie 21%

  17. #17 Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 228 reviews2025
    Dev: ZealPub: Cardiora Studio
    Windows

    A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.9%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Psychological 12.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Horror 10.8%

  18. #18 Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why
    84% matchVery Positive97% of 235 reviews2026
    Dev: senpiPub: GOGOGOBATO
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who tell herself this, forever. Maybe you can try to help her ?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10%

  19. #19 I'll Do It Tomorrow
    84% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2024
    Dev: Luca Morotti
    Windows

    It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Surreal 15%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

  20. #20 TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
    86% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2018
    Dev: Peace & Love Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Minimalist 12.3%, Surreal 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Psychological 11%

  21. #21 Without a Dawn
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 679 reviews2025
    Dev: Jesse Makkonen
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Psychological 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%

  22. #22 MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 401 reviews2021
    Dev: ENIGMA STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Psychedelic 19%, Surreal 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Multiple Endings 6%

  23. #23 DEAD LAMB WALKING
    81% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2024
    Dev: Lyn Mametchi
    Windows

    A story about a dead lamb walking.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

  24. #24 When the Darkness comes
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.6%, First-Person 13.2%, Psychological 13.1%, Horror 9.2%, Choices Matter 5.4%

  25. #25 Afterdream
    80% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
    Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Psychological 15.7%, Surreal 14.3%, Minimalist 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%

  26. #26 Obsessed : Night Shift
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2025
    Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
    Windows

    A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Multiple Endings 20.6%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  27. #27 Dead of Night: Supermarket
    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: SilverMoon Studios
    Windows

    Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Psychological 23.9%, Surreal 21.5%, First-Person 9.6%, Horror 9.1%

  28. #28 Asleep: Act 1
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 545 reviews2024
    Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.1%, Pixel Graphics 25.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Horror 11.3%, 2D 8.2%

  29. #29 Nightmare Shift
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2025
    Dev: Binary Lunar
    Windows

    Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.6%, Psychological 19.2%, First-Person 14.7%, Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  30. #30 The Room Syndrome
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 362 reviews2019
    Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
    Windows

    Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 33%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7.2%

  31. #31 Depression The Game
    79% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
    Dev: DeepWorks Studios
    Windows

    Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological 16.7%, Choices Matter 7.4%

  32. #32 PROJECT: Halloween
    78% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio Madeleine Chai
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    She was created for one purpose: to make sure everyone in the world enjoys Halloween. At all costs. A short, fully-voiced horror visual novel exploring instrumental convergence.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, Horror 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, 2D 6.6%

  33. #33 My Sleeping Girlfriend
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2025
    Dev: Fancy Dog Games
    Windows

    Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.7%, Horror 17.7%, First-Person 17.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  34. #34 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    74% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
    Windows

    A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Pixel Graphics 24.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Horror 10.2%, 2D 5.4%

  35. #35 Em-A-Li
    76% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
    Windows

    A portal inspired walking simulator horror game.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

  36. #36 Ib
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
    Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Surreal 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  37. #37 Red Bow
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2020
    Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 25.2%, Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, 2D 8.6%

  38. #38 Midnight Taco
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: FrameField
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a young girl who must face solitude and mystery while waiting for her mother at the taco stand where she works. It’s a rainy night, but that won’t stop some unwelcome visitors from showing up...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.1%, Psychological 30.4%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Indie 2.1%

  39. #39 Reflection of Mine
    75% matchVery Positive80% of 246 reviews2017
    Dev: Redblack Spade
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about the dissociative identity disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan and the goal is to discover who is real – Lilly herself or one of her many personalities.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.3%, Psychedelic 34.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Casual 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  40. #40 Depression Quest
    76% matchMixed61% of 3,931 reviews2014
    Dev: The Quinnspiracy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Text-Based 7.8%

  41. #41 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
    68% 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 22.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Psychological 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10%

  42. #42 Fragile
    73% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
    Dev: Beer Night Studio
    Windows

    Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Surreal 22%, Psychological 21.9%, Horror 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9%

  43. #43 Yume Nikki
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 9,908 reviews2018
    Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Surreal 23.5%, Psychological 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Horror 6.2%

  44. #44 The Music Machine
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 593 reviews2015
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Stylized 10%, Horror 10%

  45. #45 a pet shop after dark
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 399 reviews2022
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Psychological 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  46. #46 GAG
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2020
    Dev: Joshua Roland
    Windows

    An interactive psychological horror drama.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychedelic 11.2%

  47. #47 Never Again
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 922 reviews2019
    Dev: Primary Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.2%, First-Person 17%, Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Singleplayer 4.4%

  48. #48 Bad Faith
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
    Dev: Mado
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Psychological 21.4%, Text-Based 10.9%, Horror 7.9%

  49. #49 Night Loops
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
    Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Multiple Endings 11.2%

  50. #50 Lucid Dream Adventure
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 231 reviews2018
    Dev: Dali Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Surreal 24.9%, Psychological 22%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Horror 6.3%

  51. #51 Backspace Backspace Backspace
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Blue Tango Street
    Windows · Mac

    In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Psychological 12.7%, Text-Based 10.8%

  52. #52 Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN)
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2024
    Dev: Sons of Welder
    Windows · Linux

    Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN) is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map. Help Alice cross this path, destroy the ego-structure, get out of the abyss, find the key.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Surreal 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Abstract 13.6%

  53. #53 The Rotting Man | 悪臭男
    69% matchMixed62% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: RAYBIS GAMES
    Windows

    The Rotting Man | 悪臭男 is a psychological horror game that depicts a protagonist working as a clerk in a Japanese internet café.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Psychological 18.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, First-Person 9.6%

  54. #54 Faded Grey
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 166 reviews2021
    Dev: Derek Golliher
    Windows

    A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.

    Why similar: Psychological 33.8%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, First-Person 10.4%, Horror 7.5%

  55. #55 HOPE LEFT ME
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 818 reviews2023
    Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 52%, Text-Based 19%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Stylized 8.9%, Casual 3.7%

  56. #56 Akai Onna
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 227 reviews2024
    Dev: Yamoto
    Windows

    Akai Onna | 赤い女 is a psychological J-horror game featuring a student.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.6%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, First-Person 18.6%, Horror 13.7%, Casual 3.7%

  57. #57 The Butterfly Collector
    65% matchVery Positive89% of 870 reviews2025
    Dev: Wicky Yu
    Windows

    investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Text-Based 12.2%, Horror 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

  58. #58 Restless Dreams
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2026
    Dev: Room410
    Windows

    Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.3%, Surreal 23%, Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, First-Person 6%

  59. #59 海子 UMIKO
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
    Windows

    "海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Surreal 15.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  60. #60 The Sand Man
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 355 reviews2018
    Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    “I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Surreal 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Horror 8.5%

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