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  1. #1 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
    Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Dating Sim 23.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 14.2%, Conversation 5.7%

  2. #2 How To Date A Magical Girl!
    97% matchVery Positive80% of 469 reviews2019
    Dev: Cafe ShibaPub: RIVER CROW STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try to date a cute magical girl?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Anime 17.2%, Gore 4.4%

  3. #3 Kimochii Classroom
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 146 reviews2025
    Dev: Radish ASMR
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Dating Sim 23.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Anime 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%

  4. #4 Folie Fatale
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
    Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 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: Thriller 19.1%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 10.7%

  5. #5 Doki Doki Literature Club!
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Salvato
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Dating Sim 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 16.3%, Gore 4.3%

  6. #6 Sunlight Scream
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
    Dev: Faithy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 13%, Anime 12.6%

  7. #7 Cooking Companions
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 1,183 reviews2021
    Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Anime 13.1%

  8. #8 Midnight Witch
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
    Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
    Windows

    Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 19.6%, Thriller 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 12.5%

  9. #9 3D Chess
    93% matchMixed58% of 168 reviews2016
    Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you - test your mettle on the chessboard. Checkmate your opponent with only a few moves and solve challenging chess puzzles in amazing 3D worlds.

    Why similar: Chess 55.6%, Anime 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Casual 6.8%, Horror 2.2%

  10. #10 • Dread Chess ✣
    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 87 reviews2025
    Dev: • NullTalePub: • NullTale Scape
    Windows

    ✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Mystery 25.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Horror 7.7%

  11. #11 Find Love or Die Trying
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
    Dev: Sunseeker Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 37.6%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Anime 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 5%

  12. #12 Scary School Simulator 2
    90% matchMixed57% of 97 reviews2023
    Dev: Scary Creepy Pasta
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Escape from horror anime ghost story in your school's classroom!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 40.9%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 7.4%

  13. #13 Chessarama
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2023
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Chessarama is a collection of chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games that use chess pieces and their established move sets, then reimagines their goals and themes. Solve challenges, unlock collectibles, and compete against each other on the leaderboards. Welcome to Chessarama!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.7%, Chess 38.3%, Atmospheric 12%, Casual 9.9%

  14. #14 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 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 31.1%, Anime 21.2%, Mystery 19.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 6%

  15. #15 Otome Legends
    87% matchVery Positive91% of 110 reviews2023
    Dev: Jagaimo Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Anime 17%, Story Rich 5.3%

  16. #16 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 678 reviews2025
    Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Thriller 15.4%, Anime 12%

  17. #17 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
    Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Anime 29.7%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Horror 4.3%

  18. #18 Syutyaku Gakuen
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: mokosoft
    Windows

    The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....

    Why similar: Dating Sim 29.9%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Anime 14.2%, Atmospheric 5.5%

  19. #19 Departed Away
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 546 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: Dating Sim 27.4%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 6%

  20. #20 Yet Another Killing Game
    83% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
    Dev: Soulseer Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!

    Why similar: Thriller 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Anime 13.9%

  21. #21 Yuri Dating Agency
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
    Windows · Mac

    Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Dating Sim 21.8%, First-Person 11.9%, Horror 5.2%

  22. #22 Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 6,572 reviews2022
    Dev: PsyopPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Welcome to Murderer’s Island. Your companions: four dead-sexy Killers who, underneath their murderous exteriors, just want a little romance. Flirt your way into their hearts, uncovering dark twists along the way. Will you find true love, forge friendships… or get hacked to death?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 33.9%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Anime 10.6%, 2D 4%

  23. #23 Landmine Princess
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2025
    Dev: Jeistar
    Windows

    Meet Mina! She's a landmine girl! That means she's cute on the outside, but dangerous on the inside! But maybe she's the kind of danger you've always been looking for. This is a rogue fast-love dating sim. And the only sim that teaches you to be nice to girls. Or else.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 27.7%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Conversation 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Story Rich 4.8%

  24. #24 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
    80% 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 29.1%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Anime 17.2%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Story Rich 6.8%

  25. #25 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 reviews2024
    Dev: DeluCat Productions
    Windows

    You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 51.2%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Anime 9.7%, Horror 5.3%, First-Person 4%

  26. #26 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,324 reviews2024
    Dev: TERNOX
    Windows

    Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 36.4%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Anime 10.8%, Horror 5.4%

  27. #27 It gets so lonely here
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,971 reviews2023
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Anime 19.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Horror 5.1%

  28. #28 Your amazing T-Gotchi!
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 720 reviews2020
    Dev: Garage Heathen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    A cute game where you care about a green anime girl!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 38.2%, Conversation 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 7.7%

  29. #29 Our Lovely Escape
    81% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2019
    Dev: Reine Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 26.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Anime 17.5%, First-Person 7.2%

  30. #30 Heart Cage
    75% matchVery Positive98% of 292 reviews2025
    Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 34.7%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 18.2%, Anime 13%, Story Rich 6.2%

  31. #31 Love Love Mystery Club
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 559 reviews2026
    Dev: LuminDrivePub: NANA Stories
    Windows · Mac

    In Love Love Mystery Club, you’re the newest member of the Detective Club at a seemingly ordinary high school. Through Full Motion Video (FMV) storytelling, your choices steer the narrative—will your heart find tenderness… or will hidden horrors emerge from the darkness?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 45.9%, Visual Novel 29.4%, Mystery 12.7%, First-Person 8.1%, Casual 3.2%

  32. #32 Hydrangea
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
    Dev: Meiri Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Anime 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, 2D 7.9%, Casual 7.2%

  33. #33 Hentai Killer: Girls & Chess
    78% matchMixed69% of 107 reviews2021
    Dev: PlatSTUDIO
    Windows

    Game in which you have to assemble your beautiful team of girls and put them on the battlefield in a strategic autobattler.

    Why similar: Anime 67.3%, Casual 17.8%, 2D 14.8%

  34. #34 Kill or Love
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
    Dev: Andy Church
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 18.4%, Thriller 14.3%, Mystery 8.5%

  35. #35 Pinewood Island
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
    Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
    Windows · Mac

    Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Anime 12%

  36. #36 Chess
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2024
    Dev: Popoko VM Games
    Windows · Mac

    Chess: The Grand Strategy Game - Your Pocket Edition for Mastery and Fun!

    Why similar: Chess 61.6%, Casual 22.8%, 2D 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  37. #37 Fearbonding
    73% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Asobu
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Conversation 10.4%

  38. #38 CHAOS;CHILD
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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 24.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 13.8%, Thriller 9.9%

  39. #39 Welcome to the Karoshi Club
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 162 reviews2023
    Dev: Kamishibai Interactive
    Windows

    If you're nervous about job searching and interviews, face your fears head-on in "Welcome to the Karoshi Club" a Japanese horror business punk visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Anime 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, 2D 7.3%

  40. #40 outside the door
    72% 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 24.5%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Anime 21.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Conversation 11.5%

  41. #41 3D Hentai Chess
    77% matchMixed51% of 106 reviews2020
    Dev: Flying. Stone. Production
    Windows

    A classic board game - chess in 2 variations, in which you have to play with 5 girls: casual where for win, you must capture all the chess of the opponent or capture a king and advanced mode with standard chess rules. As a reward you will receive nude images.

    Why similar: Anime 52.2%, Casual 23.7%, 2D 19.4%, Singleplayer 4.8%

  42. #42 Graveyard Girls
    73% matchVery Positive98% of 158 reviews2022
    Dev: Delphinium Interactive
    Windows

    Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 33%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Anime 16.5%, Conversation 12.6%, Story Rich 6%

  43. #43 Sugar,sugar,sugarcoat
    71% matchVery Positive97% of 161 reviews2024
    Dev: pankuzufactory
    Windows · Mac

    "Sugar,sugar,sugarcoat" is a dating simulation game set in a school. Interact with the girls and gain their love. You must then offer that love to the devil you love.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 50.6%, Visual Novel 35.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%, 2D 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  44. #44 vivid/stasis
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,373 reviews2025
    Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
    Windows

    Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Anime 25.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, 2D 7.3%, Story Rich 5.9%

  45. #45 SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2021
    Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
    Windows

    SCP-8008-1 IS A HORROR DATING SIM WHERE THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS SURVIVAL. SMOOCH SCP-173, SCP-682 AND EVEN SCP-096. DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE WITHOUT CLASS-4 AUTHORIZATION.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 26.9%, Psychological Horror 22%, Anime 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Story Rich 6%

  46. #46 Dread Weight
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 177 reviews2024
    Dev: Deer Dream Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 27.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Anime 16.5%, Story Rich 6.1%

  47. #47 I Wanna Be A Game Dev!
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 204 reviews2024
    Dev: Lyko Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 25.5%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Anime 13.3%, First-Person 7.5%

  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: Thriller 23%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Anime 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  49. #49 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2022
    Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
    Windows

    Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...

    Why similar: Dating Sim 23%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Thriller 11.4%

  50. #50 The Test: Reality Check
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 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: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Visual Novel 33.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, 2D 8.2%, Horror 7.4%

  51. #51 Deadly Heart Gambit
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 129 reviews2025
    Dev: Blink Hydrate ブリンク
    Windows

    You only have 3 months left to live. Gamble for extra time in Alice-sama’s life-or-death game. Be careful — she wants to steal your heart. 🔪🔪🔪💜

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Anime 21.2%, Conversation 18.3%, Dating Sim 12.7%, First-Person 12.5%

  52. #52 CORPSE FACTORY
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
    Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 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 21.4%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%

  53. #53 Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,619 reviews2023
    Dev: Sad Panda Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 82.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    A Visual Novel with a twist - improve skills, charm girls, and learn dangerous secrets... by any means necessary.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 39.4%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Anime 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 3.8%

  54. #54 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Starpixel Studios
    Windows

    Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, First-Person 23.4%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Casual 14.9%, Horror 8.6%

  55. #55 Magical Girl Witch Trials
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,650 reviews2025
    Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Mystery 21.8%, Anime 14.2%, Gore 7.7%, Story Rich 7.3%

  56. #56 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    65% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Anime 8.1%, Story Rich 7.2%

  57. #57 Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle : School Girls Edition
    71% matchMixed63% of 261 reviews2015
    Dev: Zoo Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    A brand new "Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle" is now about to begin! Cute school girls gathered for a hot Mahjong battle! An extraordinary collection of Pretty School Girls is waiting for you! Authentic Japanese Mahjong rules. Including settings for some famous local rule variants.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.8%, Anime 32.6%, 2D 9.6%, Casual 8.8%, Horror 7.6%

  58. #58 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 252 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: Psychological Horror 31.5%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Anime 16.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Horror 6.7%

  59. #59 BOT.vinnik Chess: Combination Lessons
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 126 reviews2020
    Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Nowadays everyone is a self-proclaimed chess player! Quite different from the soviet kids back in the old days. Maybe you are not so lazy and really want to improve your chess knowledge. Surprise me!

    Why similar: Chess 61.3%, Psychological Horror 31.8%, Casual 4.3%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  60. #60 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 252 reviews2022
    Dev: leavesPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 28.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 17%, Mystery 15.5%, First-Person 5.3%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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