- #1 Tiny Bunny
97% matchVery Positive83% of 30,504 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 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 32.8%, Horror 27.7%, Dark 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Point & Click 5%
Why You'll Like It: The full version of the seed game, offering the complete narrative experience of its dark, atmospheric world.
- #2 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 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: Horror 31.6%, Point & Click 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Adventure 8.2%, Dark 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror adventure where a young girl explores a disturbing reality to uncover the truth about her past.
- #3 Little Misfortune
96% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Point & Click 18%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven adventure that balances whimsical charm with tragic, psychological horror themes.
- #4 Sally Face - Episode One
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,581 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Point & Click 12.3%, Dark 10.2%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click horror game featuring a child protagonist navigating dark, unsettling mysteries.
- #5 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 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 43%, Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 6.2%, Anime 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly surreal and short psychological experience that mirrors the unsettling, internal dread found in Tiny Bunny.
- #6 Banebush
93% matchVery Positive95% of 2,291 reviews2024
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 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 38.7%, Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that leans heavily into psychological horror and dark, story-rich themes.
- #7 The Cat Lady
94% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Point & Click 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Adventure 10%, Dark 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric and mature psychological horror game known for its unique art style and heavy, dark storytelling.
- #8 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,786 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Anime 11.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game with a child lead and a strong focus on exploration and dark atmosphere.
- #9 Ib
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 47.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Indie 11.6%, Anime 8.6%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal surreal horror game about a child trapped in a distorted, supernatural art gallery.
- #10 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,285 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 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: Visual Novel 49%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 15%, Indie 5.2%, Point & Click 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel that continues the intense, psychological exploration of the protagonist's fragile mental state.
- #11 Children of Silentown: Prologue
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Horror 46.2%, Point & Click 20.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, 2D 6.6%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric point-and-click adventure that uses a dark, folk-horror aesthetic similar to the seed game.
- #12 Mad Father
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,736 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 46.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Anime 9.3%, Dark 6.7%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich horror game that uncovers gruesome family secrets through the eyes of a young girl.
- #13 Nightmare Zapping
89% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Horror 25.2%, Point & Click 7.8%, Dark 7.1%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features pixel-art horror and a story-rich, 2D visual novel approach that emphasizes atmospheric dread.
- #14 Yomawari: Night Alone
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,321 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 71.9%, Adventure 15.2%, Anime 8.5%, Atmospheric 2.1%, 2D 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the vulnerability of childhood while exploring a dark, supernatural town filled with malevolent spirits.
- #15 Doki Doki Literature Club!
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 226,656 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.3 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: Visual Novel 36.7%, Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Anime 8.6%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that subverts expectations through its dark, meta-narrative structure.
- #16 Tokyo Dark
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,344 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Horror 27.4%, Point & Click 12.6%, Anime 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detective mystery with psychological horror and branching paths that lead to multiple dark endings.
- #17 Who's Lila?
85% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 35%, Visual Novel 33.9%, Point & Click 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, surreal psychological horror game that utilizes facial expression mechanics to uncover a disturbing mystery.
- #18 Before Arriving at the Terminal
86% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: 人工くらげ
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a suburban city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Horror 23.1%, Indie 16.6%, Adventure 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie adventure that captures a similar sense of isolation and creeping dread.
- #19 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
84% matchVery Positive97% of 110 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: Horror 34.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 10.5%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological horror and dark, story-driven gameplay within a 2D visual novel format.
- #20 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,627 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 51%, Horror 25.4%, Anime 12.1%, Indie 4.6%, Psychological Horror 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic free-to-play horror visual novel that utilizes a dark, anime-inspired aesthetic to tell a chilling story.
- #21 WORLD OF HORROR
82% matchVery Positive90% of 9,835 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 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 49.7%, Point & Click 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Anime 6.4%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror game with a distinct, unsettling aesthetic and point-and-click mechanics that evoke a sense of inevitable dread.
- #22 Disturbed
83% matchVery Positive92% of 1,872 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Horror 29.8%, Point & Click 8.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Dark 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror adventure that fits the indie visual novel aesthetic and focuses on psychological tension.
- #23 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,556 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 9.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Anime 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A school-based horror game featuring supernatural elements and a dark, branching narrative path.
- #24 Return to Shironagasu Island
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,204 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Horror 25.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Point & Click 5.8%, Psychological Horror 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that blends investigative gameplay with dark, supernatural horror undertones.
- #25 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,527 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 39%, Horror 36.4%, Psychological Horror 5.7%, Adventure 5.1%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A branching narrative horror game where player choices significantly impact the survival of the cast.
- #26 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,734 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.5%, Anime 10.5%, Dark 9.4%, Story Rich 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror visual novel set in a rural town with a dark, unsettling mystery.
- #27 Slender Threads: Prologue
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 519 reviews2021
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Point & Click 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 9.5%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click psychological horror experience with a strong narrative focus and an eerie, small-town setting.
- #28 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
78% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Horror 25.4%, Point & Click 8.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that explores dark, psychological themes within a tense, horror-filled environment.
- #29 BAD END
80% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Horror 31.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 8.4%, Anime 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that leans into dark, horror-themed narrative choices and multiple grim outcomes.
- #30 Something Strange
79% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 6.1%, 2D 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror visual novel that excels at building an unsettling and mysterious atmosphere.
- #31 Midnight Syndrome
76% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Horror 27.4%, Point & Click 11.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Dark 6.8%
- #32 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
75% matchVery Positive84% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Horror 29.8%, Adventure 13%, Dark 9.2%, Anime 7.9%
- #33 Netveil
75% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: KlownEris
Windows
A pixel art psychological horror game with a point-and-click system that takes the style of an interactive desktop environment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Horror 31%, Point & Click 14.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Indie 4.7%
- #34 Lost girl`s [diary]
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,126 reviews2016
Dev: SmoleVN
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 27%
A group of girls are having their vacation, alone. What would a group of girls do on a dark Christmas night? Of course, fortunetelling! Unfortunately for them, their boyfriends are not about to leave them alone and their sudden visit totally ruins their plans for fortune telling, turning it into a scary story contest.
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.3%, Horror 23.2%, Anime 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #35 Project Vostok: Episode 1
76% matchVery Positive82% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Dark 7.4%, Indie 6.5%
- #36 Lurk in the Dark : Prologue
74% matchVery Positive89% of 2,189 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FRUITION
Windows
A town flourished with woodworking and mining, "Babel's Hill Top". A Ruggles family who contributed greatly to the development of this town several centuries ago. The tragedy that happened at the residence of them. In this residence where blood and hatred are ingrained, their nightmare begins.
Why similar: Horror 74.5%, Dark 6.5%, Indie 5.3%, Multiplayer 3.9%, Psychological Horror 3.5%
- #37 Summer Nightmare
77% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Horror 33.5%, Anime 8.6%, Adventure 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #38 Forgive or Finalize
73% matchMixed69% of 252 reviews2026
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Adventure 6.4%
- #39 Corpse Party
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,396 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 45.2%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Anime 7.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #40 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,953 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Anime 6.7%, Dark 5.6%
- #41 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,008 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Horror 29.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Anime 7.1%
- #42 The Bunker Notes - Horror/Drama Visual Novel
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows
"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Anime 6.5%
- #43 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
72% matchVery Positive83% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Horror 39.2%, Visual Novel 38.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Anime 4.3%, Point & Click 4.2%
- #44 Wet Nightmares
70% matchVery Positive79% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: Demonheart StudiosPub: Kinky Fridays
Windows · Mac · Linux
As another woman joins the list of the missing, deep within a forest, a man living in solitude is visited by a pretty stranger. Wet Nightmares is an Erotic Horror Visual Novel exploring the psyche of a haunted man and his depraved past.
Why similar: Horror 43.2%, Visual Novel 36.4%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Adventure 5.5%, Anime 3.9%
- #45 氷点下30度の絶望
67% matchVery Positive98% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Point & Click 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Adventure 6%, 2D 5.3%
- #46 Decollate Decoration
67% matchVery Positive93% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Visual Novel 32%, Point & Click 11.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #47 Blameless
71% matchVery Positive84% of 5,108 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 69.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Psychological Horror 1.9%
- #48 Nyctophilia
73% matchMixed64% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Nyctophilia is 2D psychological thriller about bad things in your head.
Why similar: Horror 52.1%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 18.9%, 2D 7.2%
- #49 Train of Afterlife
74% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 11.7%, Anime 7.3%, Psychological Horror 4.4%
- #50 outside the door
68% matchVery Positive95% of 746 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 50.3%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Anime 12.1%, Indie 5.4%
- #51 Nyctophobia: Devil Unleashed
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Solitary GamesPub: Lamina Studios
Windows
A single-player psychological horror game that will take you to the deepest and darkest secrets of the asylum.
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Indie 16.5%, Point & Click 16.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 7.3%
- #52 Winion Virus
67% matchVery Positive95% of 1,061 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Point & Click 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9%, Dark 5.2%
- #53 Hazy Mind
68% matchVery Positive87% of 347 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: Visual Novel 36.5%, Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Adventure 10%, Anime 6.4%
- #54 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,041 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.9%, Horror 22.6%, Anime 10.2%, Psychological Horror 4.9%, Indie 4.2%
- #55 DEAD LAMB WALKING
66% matchVery Positive97% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Horror 31.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, 2D 5.7%, Anime 5.6%
- #56 Minds Eyes
70% matchMixed69% of 1,842 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?
Why similar: Horror 76.5%, Adventure 6.8%, Indie 5.1%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Psychological Horror 4.4%
- #57 Pink Noise
65% matchVery Positive86% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Horror 27.5%, Point & Click 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 6.4%
- #58 Garden of Oblivion
69% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2018
Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 20%
A short horror point & click game about a teenager trapped in a dream-like garden. Will Reven be able to escape? It's up to you!
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.1%, Horror 28.5%, Indie 16.3%
- #59 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
67% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Horror 31.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Dark 6.6%, Anime 5.4%
- #60 Raging Loop
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,913 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Horror 8.3%, Indie 8%
