- #1 Rail of Möbius
97% matchVery Positive95% of 487 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Anime 14.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the core concept of a supernatural train journey coupled with intense psychological horror elements.
- #2 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,838 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Anime 16.1%, Simulation 11.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Mystery 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality mystery visual novel that excels at building supernatural dread through its narrative and character interactions.
- #3 Subway Midnight
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,267 reviews2021
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!
Why similar: Abstract 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Multiple Endings 16%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Adventure 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same liminal, unsettling atmosphere of a train-based setting while leaning into surreal psychological horror.
- #4 CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~
96% matchMixed63% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
What will you do if you can redo the last 7 days before you died? Try this unique supernatural mystery visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Anime 10%, Adventure 8.9%, Casual 8%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It explores themes of the afterlife and mystery through a visual novel format, mirroring the thematic focus of the seed game.
- #5 Tiny Bunny
94% 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 47.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Dark 8.4%, Anime 7.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror visual novel that uses a dark, unsettling narrative to explore themes similar to the seed game.
- #6 BAD END
94% matchVery Positive84% of 395 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 31.1%, Anime 14.5%, Mystery 8.3%, Adventure 7.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that shares the dark, anime-inspired aesthetic and focus on unsettling narrative outcomes.
- #7 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Psychological 22.9%, Dark 14.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dark, narrative-heavy experience that focuses on psychological tension and atmospheric storytelling.
- #8 The House in Fata Morgana
92% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Anime 12.3%, Mystery 8.4%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and mysterious narrative that excels at building emotional and existential dread.
- #9 Doki Doki Literature Club!
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 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 45.1%, Anime 22%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Dark 6.5%, Story Rich 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential psychological horror visual novel that subverts expectations through its narrative and character-driven horror.
- #10 Tren0
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 283 reviews2018
Dev: BubblePub: INDIECN
Windows
A pixel game that contains some puzzles. It tells a story about five strangers who were trapped on a mysterious train.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Surreal 15.3%, Simulation 14.4%, Visual Novel 14%
Why You'll Like It: A train-based horror game that features multiple endings and a focus on psychological tension.
- #11 [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 653 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.
Why similar: Surreal 39.4%, Casual 34%, Psychological Horror 26.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive, atmospheric horror experience set on a train that complements the seed game's setting.
- #12 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
89% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Anime 11%, Mystery 10%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-stakes mystery and psychological tension within a confined, life-or-death setting.
- #13 Without a Dawn
89% matchVery Positive93% of 757 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Psychological 10.4%, Mystery 9.3%, Dark 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical and psychological visual novel that prioritizes a story-rich, dark atmosphere.
- #14 Corpse Party
88% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 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: Visual Novel 34.1%, Anime 25.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic supernatural horror visual novel that focuses on the psychological breakdown of characters in a trapped environment.
- #15 Anant Express
87% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Yashgames773Pub: Jabsz Studios
Windows
Anant Express is set aboard a haunted sleeper-class indian train. You board the train as an ordinary traveler, but as the journey progresses, strange events begin to unfold. Mysterious passengers. Shifting compartments. Whispers in the dark. Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Psychological 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Indie 12%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A train-themed psychological horror experience that emphasizes narrative and multiple endings.
- #16 Saihate Station
85% 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: Visual Novel 44.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Anime 11.9%, Adventure 6.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel set in a station-like environment that mirrors the liminal feel of the seed game.
- #17 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
86% matchVery Positive88% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.1%, Anime 18.2%, Psychological 14.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterful blend of mystery and psychological horror that utilizes a visual novel format to build long-term dread.
- #18 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
86% matchVery Positive90% of 598 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.2%, Anime 16.6%, Mystery 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A complex mystery visual novel that incorporates significant psychological elements and branching narrative paths.
- #19 Nightmare Zapping
84% 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 37.9%, Anime 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%, Mystery 7.3%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A horror visual novel that uses its medium to create a sense of psychological dread and unease.
- #20 Hazy Mind
84% matchVery Positive86% of 331 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 31.1%, Psychological 12.3%, Anime 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Adventure 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological horror and mental states, creating a surreal experience similar to the seed game.
- #21 GNOSIA
82% matchVery Positive94% of 4,865 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Anime 14.7%, Psychological 11.2%, Mystery 8.2%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological mystery game that uses loop-based mechanics to explore themes of paranoia and identity.
- #22 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
82% matchVery Positive90% of 3,616 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 50.2%, Anime 24.9%, Simulation 5.4%, Casual 4.8%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed visual novel that explores dark secrets and psychological tension in a compact narrative.
- #23 My Head On Your Body
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Abstract 12%, Anime 11.9%, Psychological 11.7%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental psychological horror visual novel that focuses on unsettling themes and narrative-driven dread.
- #24 outside the door
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 33.4%, Anime 16.9%, Psychological 12.3%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Surreal 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines psychological horror with an anime aesthetic to create an unsettling, story-rich experience.
- #25 The Derailed
81% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Adventure 27.8%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Dark 22.8%, Indie 12.3%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-based horror game that incorporates psychological themes and a dark, mysterious narrative.
- #26 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
80% matchVery Positive98% of 96 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: Visual Novel 32.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror visual novel that shares the anime-inspired aesthetic and narrative focus.
- #27 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
77% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 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 40.6%, Anime 13.5%, Psychological 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #28 428: Shibuya Scramble
79% matchVery Positive95% of 3,747 reviews2018
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 6.2%, Choices Matter 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, multi-perspective mystery visual novel that excels at building tension through its branching narrative.
- #29 MINE MEMORY
78% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Surreal 8.3%
- #30 Sixtieth Kilometer
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,786 reviews2016
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...
Why similar: Visual Novel 72.7%, Casual 4.8%, Indie 4.5%, Adventure 3.3%, Anime 2.8%
- #31 THRESHOLD
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,261 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Surreal 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 10.5%, Mystery 10%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #32 Subway Exorcist Girl
76% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46%, Anime 15.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Adventure 7.2%
- #33 Experimentation
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Anime 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 8.5%, Adventure 8.4%
- #34 Siberian Way
77% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: RootGame
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #35 Trapped with Jester
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 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: Visual Novel 38.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Anime 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #36 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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: Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 10.5%, Psychological 9.9%, Simulation 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
- #37 Departed Away
74% matchVery Positive90% of 552 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Psychological 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Mystery 8.4%
- #38 Brno Transit
73% matchVery Positive84% of 406 reviews2026
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
A short narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Casual 18.3%, Simulation 17.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%
- #39 Folie Fatale
73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Anime 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Mystery 7.2%
- #40 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
71% matchVery Positive95% of 516 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.5%, Adventure 17%, Casual 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 5.8%
- #41 I Did Not Buy This Ticket
73% matchVery Positive87% of 374 reviews2023
Dev: Tiago RechPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Visual Novel 29.4%, Psychological 11.8%, Surreal 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #42 TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
74% 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: Visual Novel 19.9%, Psychological 10.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Casual 8.4%, Surreal 7.6%
- #43 SIMULACRA
71% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Psychological 9.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #44 9 Souls
71% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Sandstorm in a BottlePub: DreamStudios
Windows
An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Casual 18.1%, Simulation 15.3%, Dark 12%, Adventure 11.7%
- #45 Pink Noise
70% matchVery Positive90% of 117 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 39.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #46 Empty Gauge
70% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #47 Return to Shironagasu Island
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 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 43.8%, Adventure 15%, Anime 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Psychological Horror 5.3%
- #48 NineHells
72% matchMixed41% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: caffeineline
Windows
Ninehells is a psychological horror first person single player, with an unraveling mystery, enriched with voice acting, and has virtual haunted attraction feeling. You play as Davie a man trying to remember his past while traveling though Hell. Play and find out what in the ninehells is going on!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 17%, Dark 13.7%, Casual 10.6%
- #49 Platform 8
68% matchVery Positive87% of 2,690 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Simulation 25.6%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Adventure 19.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Dark 10.6%
- #50 Welcome To The Dark Place
68% matchVery Positive88% of 585 reviews2025
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
The train is the only escape.
Why similar: Adventure 28%, Indie 25%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Mystery 18.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #51 Unforgotten
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Casual 8%, Adventure 7.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Mystery 7.5%
- #52 The Endless Empty
69% matchVery Positive96% of 305 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Adventure 17.7%, Surreal 16.7%, Indie 14.4%, Abstract 13.8%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #53 The Price Of Flesh
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,097 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: Visual Novel 35.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Nonlinear 8.2%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #54 [Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,104 reviews2024
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Choices Matter 25.1%, Casual 16.7%, Anime 13%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #55 Bad Faith
69% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Anime 18.1%, Psychological 15.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 7%
- #56 The Test: Reality Check
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Simulation 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Surreal 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #57 The Signifier Director's Cut
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Dark 9.4%
- #58 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
69% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 18.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Psychological 9.4%, Indie 8.1%
- #59 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Anime 16.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #60 Demons Never Lie
67% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2019
Dev: IndieBugPub: RecordMedia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Adventure 17.5%, Casual 15.6%, Indie 12.4%, Psychological 8.3%
