- #1 Love You To Pieces
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Love You To Pieces" is a Horror/Slasher Visual Novel thematically centered around Valentine's Day. Featuring elements of grind-house, choose-your-own-adventure and mystery. Can you or any of your friends survive this bloody love fest?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Thriller 9.4%
- #2 Entwined: The Visual Novel
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Modell Studio LLC
Windows
Entwined is a visual novel horror game set in a hospital. A lockdown has occurred and no one can escape. Team up with either a nurse or a patient in order to escape the hospital. Make your choice for the path ahead…
Why similar: Gore 23%, Violent 21.9%, Hand-drawn 10%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #3 Don’t Make Her Open Her Eyes!
96% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Velvet Rot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A black-white-red visual novel in the horror genre.
Why similar: Gore 20%, Violent 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #4 CORPSE FACTORY
95% matchVery Positive80% of 866 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Violent 16.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Gore 11.2%
- #5 soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
94% matchPositive98% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: milk+ visual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yuri denpa tale about the cursed pariah of a rural cult, Mercy, and her fateful meeting with the Holy Maiden Auma. Bloody, bold, and bone-chilling, this visual novel explores the complexities of the cycle of abuse and the violence in playing by the rules.
Why similar: Gore 20.2%, Violent 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%
- #6 Scarlet Wolf
94% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Graven Visual Novels
Windows · Mac
If you're ready to run and play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, then come on in and make yourself at home. Behind the door, endless oppressive corridors, filthy walls, deadly traps, and a ravenous creature eagerly waiting to get up close and personal with you await.
Why similar: Violent 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #7 Let's MEAT Adam
93% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Let's MEAT Adam is a Bara, BxB visual novel set in a neon NIGHTMARE of an escape-room-turned-death-game. Muscles, Blood, Escape, Trust, Betray, MEAT.
Why similar: Thriller 20%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.7%
- #8 Unfriendly Friend
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Linux
From YOUR decisions, many people could get hurt. Can you save your friends or at least save yourself from the horror that awaits?
Why similar: Gore 17.6%, Violent 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Horror 10.1%
- #9 Room No. 9
91% matchVery Positive90% of 535 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
It's up to you to decide how far you're willing to go in order to survive in this psychological thriller visual novel about two best friends trapped in an experiment. Can these two men survive their choices between physical and psychological harm long enough to earn freedom?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Thriller 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Violent 9.3%
- #10 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
90% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Thriller 13.6%, Gore 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Violent 12%
- #11 Sickness
91% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: ZetsubouPub: Unwonted Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.
Why similar: Violent 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Thriller 11.9%, Horror 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #12 GEMINI DISORDER
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 66 reviews2019
Dev: ReallySPub: SAD GIRLS GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
GEMINI DISORDER is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Thriller 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Horror 10.2%
- #13 Thorner
89% 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 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Horror 7.7%, Dark 7.6%
- #14 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,318 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 15.3%, Violent 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Thriller 14.1%, Gore 13.9%
- #15 Tiny Bunny
86% matchVery Positive83% of 30,195 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.9%, Gore 12.4%, Violent 10.2%
- #16 KARA
87% matchNo user reviews2026
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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Thriller 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #17 Uncanny Tales: The Watcher
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VYASTUDIO
Windows
2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching.
Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Gore 17.9%, Violent 17.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.2%
- #18 Amelie
85% matchVery Positive92% of 450 reviews2021
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Thriller 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #19 Who Is Ethan?
84% matchMixed56% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Turtle Studios
Windows · Mac
To escape from a hospital whose roof is underground, you must descend to the deepest level. At every step, you need to endure witnessing the results of horrific experiments. And rest assured, you will never predict the end of the story.
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Gore 13.6%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 10%
- #20 Aroma
84% matchVery Positive84% of 457 reviews2022
Dev: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.5%, Gore 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #21 Rock Paper Kill
83% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: ThighisenPub: BARGAIN BIN ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Windows
A psychological horror game about Rock Paper Scissors.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Thriller 9.5%, Gore 8.9%
- #22 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 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 22.2%, Horror 17.9%, Gore 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #23 GEMINI SYNDRXME
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
GEMINI SYNDRXME is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Thriller 12%, Psychological 8.2%
- #24 Socket
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toonas Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a social worker who obeys a wall socket. Follow its instructions, explore the city’s last inhabited apartment building, and pry secrets from its residents. All to fulfill the terms of the contract.
Why similar: Gore 16%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Horror 8.9%
- #25 POSSESSOR
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JEVON
Windows
2 YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF G̫̐O̷̷̤̝̔̈͛̎͡D̷̨̺̳̹ͥ͢ . A SERIES OF INCREASINGLY BRUTAL MURDERS HAS SHAKEN WHAT WAS ONCE A SMALL AND PEACEFUL RUSSIAN COMMUNITY. IT HAS BEGUN. KILL THEM ALL.
Why similar: Violent 21%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Thriller 15.7%, Gore 11.6%, Psychological 10%
- #26 CHAOS;CHILD
80% matchVery Positive93% of 3,899 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Gore 16.7%, Violent 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Thriller 9.4%
- #27 Fateful Night
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reaper GS
Windows
Jim and his three friends head to an abandoned house in the forest, hoping to escape the pressure of upcoming exams and break free from their mundane routine. But none of them realizes that this night will prove to be fateful.
Why similar: Thriller 21.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 10.7%, Violent 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #28 Pathotaxia: PANDORA
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FridayCarnagePub: Bad Shiba
Windows
Pathotaxia: PANDORA is an RPG Maker horror puzzle game where you explore Pathotaxia's setting, interact with strange characters, and view visual novel-like cgs as you progress through the game. Help Pandora as she seals demons back into her dolls and unravels the mystery behind her mother's death.
Why similar: Gore 24.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 8.5%, Violent 7.6%
- #29 The kind Blacksmith
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sidney Düring
Windows
The kind Blacksmith is a Visual Horror Novel set in ficticious medieval Italy. In a land ravaged by war and sickness, you take on the roll of the Blacksmith - a lonely man that happens to take in a sick Knight of the invading forces. The Knight's fate is in your hands. To be kind is your choice.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 10%
- #30 Stay Alive For Me
77% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
- #31 14 Days With You
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cutiesai
Windows · Mac · Linux
Don't worry, he's always going to be with you... Spend time getting to know Ren, a mysterious individual who seems more than obsessed with you — and is willing to do anything he can to have you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Thriller 13%, Horror 9.4%, Gore 9.3%
- #32 Paper Bleed
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chusketeer
Windows
Paper Bleed is a creepy and grotesque point-and-click adventure, made with a raw art style and disturbingly gory hand-drawn animations. You find yourself in a horrible yet familiar place, facing your deepest fears and darkest thoughts. Nothing really dies here and you are all alone...
Why similar: Gore 15.8%, Violent 15.8%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.4%
- #33 Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,265 reviews2018
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"All ended well.There was nothing to grieve about." A farewell, and a greeting.
Why similar: Gore 21%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Violent 16.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological 8.5%
- #34 Wavey’s East Automall
75% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ThatGuyAce
Windows
You must survive this stealth mascot horror, Try to hide and sneak around while Wavey patrols the car lot. Use the document provided by the dealer to search for cars with the Items to create your escape. Multiple endings, random gen, and comedic narration. Wavey is much more than a flailing tarp.
Why similar: Gore 18.3%, Violent 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #35 JINNI 2 : The Ritual
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DanikStudios
Windows
A ritual-based psychological horror inspired by Anatolian jinn folklore. Explore dark, shifting rooms, interact with cursed objects, trigger terrifying events, and uncover the truth behind a ritual that should never have been completed.
Why similar: Thriller 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Psychological 14.6%, Gore 13.5%, Violent 12.4%
- #36 trophies
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gg8473
Windows · Mac
TROPHIES is a kinetic visual novel of a young girl trying to escape to normality. Experience an endless tomorrow in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Thriller 18.8%, Psychological 15%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
- #37 Morse Academy
74% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 11%
- #38 Amare Inversus
74% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: thugzilladev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Amare Inversus is a psychological thriller about a surgeon deeply obsessed with her patient. Love, lust, and obsession will begin to blur, leaving the audience with an unforgettable visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 21.3%, Violent 15.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.6%
- #39 No, I'm not a Human
71% matchVery Positive93% of 28,177 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Thriller 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Gore 13%, Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #40 Styxton
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
Windows · Mac
"Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Horror 15.9%, Gore 10.2%, Violent 9.7%, Dark 8.2%
- #41 Humerous (REBOOT)
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Mimeface
Windows
After an awful time at a Halloween party, the night welcomes you with a deep cold breeze. With your car busted and unusable thanks to your drunk tennant, a single pavement awaits for your determined fate....
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Gore 10.7%, Violent 10.2%
- #42 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
73% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Gore 13%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.7%, Violent 10.5%
- #43 Saihate Station
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,976 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Horror 10.8%
- #44 Neve
70% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological 9.1%
- #45 sweet pool
73% matchVery Positive90% of 473 reviews2018
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Gore 18%, Violent 13.5%, Horror 6.2%
- #46 Death by Begonia
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Thriller 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #47 Tears of Sulfuria
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bird Lilac
Windows
Tears of Sulfuria is an emotional visual novel about two sisters in a dark fantasy world that rejects them. Marília and Adka must survive at any cost—and their choices may scar Sulfuria itself. Sacrifice yourself, lose your sanity, and do the unforgivable to move forward.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Gore 11.6%, Violent 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #48 Reapers Reception
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Low Oxygen Games
Windows
Manage a hotel for criminals, spot anomalies, and find out who killed your sister 15 years ago.
Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Gore 13.9%, Psychological 12.9%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #49 Your Mother Disgusts Me
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sirizchai
Windows · Mac
Your Mother Disgusts Me is a yuri horror visual novel about 3 women taking refuge in a shipping container during the apocalypse. A mother, a stranger and a daughter have to hash out their differences, lest they attract the attention of the disgusting Parasites infecting humanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Horror 15.5%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Gore 10.1%
- #50 Welcome to Kowloon
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,881 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Thriller 15.3%, Gore 14.7%, Violent 12.7%
- #51 Banebush
67% matchVery Positive95% of 2,161 reviews2024
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 19.1%, Violent 16.6%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #52 The Calling Past
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LAST HOPE GAMES
Windows · Mac
Jeb, going through a difficult time, decides to return to his hometown. Wanting to hide from dark thoughts among friends and family, he starts having nightmares that haunt him not only in sleep but also while awake. Find out what is the source of Jeb's nightmares.
Why similar: Thriller 24%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Gore 9.3%
- #53 Pumpkin Eater
69% matchVery Positive89% of 585 reviews2021
Dev: thugzilladev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.
Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Psychological 9%
- #54 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
67% matchVery Positive82% of 255 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Thriller 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Violent 9.7%, Horror 9.6%
- #55 Evil Spirits
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #56 Absinth
68% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Soulven Games
Windows
A psychological first-person horror experience. Set in California, USA, blurring the line between game and reality. Confront the events which completely changed Zane Zaminsky´s life.
Why similar: Thriller 24.8%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 18.2%, Violent 10.6%, Gore 9.6%
- #57 Horrific Xanatorium
67% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: PagerattaPub: KEMCO
Windows
A world where Spilia, a virus that causes delusions and hallucinations, has become epidemic. A horror visual novel game set in a hospital where patients are isolated.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Gore 11.7%, Horror 11.4%, Violent 11.1%
- #58 Excrucia
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Mansur
Windows
Excrucia is a first-person indie psychological horror game. You play as Chris — a father who returns home only to find everything disturbingly unfamiliar. But what truly terrifies you… is the monster that calls you “Dad.”
Why similar: Thriller 22.8%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological 9.6%, Violent 8.3%
- #59 Worn Out
66% 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: Visual Novel 14.1%, Gore 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%