- #1 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 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: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9%, RPG 8.6%, Horror 8.5%
- #2 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9%, Horror 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #3 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
95% 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 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Surreal 11.5%
- #4 Hazy Mind
96% 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 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #5 Homicipher
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #6 Aimi
94% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 8.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #7 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
93% 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: Psychological Horror 38.2%, Horror 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Story Rich 13.1%, 2D 7%
- #8 TOUQI
92% matchVery Positive92% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Horror 8.1%
- #9 obi3011-prologue
91% matchVery Positive94% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: 火鸡头工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.
Why similar: Word Game 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, RPG 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #10 DEAD LAMB WALKING
91% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #11 大海与你
90% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: 極楽阿鼻
Windows
《大海与你》是一款横版像素风rpg小游戏。超短篇,剧情向,多结局,微恐,操作简单,有少量解谜。
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Exploration 16.1%, RPG 15.4%, Horror 14.3%
- #12 Blood Orange: Definitive Edition
89% matchVery Positive94% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Decent TreatmentPub: Semicolon
Windows
Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Top-Down 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%
- #13 Homicipher: Demo
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Horror 8.3%
- #14 氷点下30度の絶望
87% matchVery Positive97% of 337 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: Dialogue Heavy 24.7%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #15 fishy
89% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: I Choose Paradise
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fishy is a heartfelt visual novel about friends, enemies, acceptance, and monsters. Explore the aquarium, face your fears, and maybe make a friend. here fishy fishy f̵̥͘͠i̷̱͉͋͑s̵͙̈͘h̵͖̅y̶̜͘
Why similar: Underwater 34.9% ★, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Surreal 10.7%
- #16 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
86% matchVery Positive98% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: 橙々Pub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, RPG 10.1%
- #17 The Test: Reality Check
85% 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: Dark Humor 13.4%, Surreal 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #18 MINE MEMORY
84% 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: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Surreal 21.4%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #19 Contraindication
83% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, RPG 15%, Exploration 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #20 You know my name?
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Horror 11.4%
- #21 Ib
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Surreal 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Horror 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #22 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #23 Ticy Adventure Club
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,248 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, RPG 11.5%, Horror 10.9%
- #24 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,585 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, RPG 10%, Cute 9.9%
- #25 Hydrangea
80% matchVery Positive92% of 130 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: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Cute 9.7%, Horror 9.3%
- #26 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
78% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 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 27.8%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Exploration 13.2%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #27 骸心 Mainbody
81% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 31.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Horror 9.3%
- #28 Under the River
76% matchVery Positive96% of 384 reviews2026
Dev: 夜火游戏(Night Fire Game)
Windows
Under the River: The Borrowed Skin-She saved you—but turned you into a monster. You live on, wearing her skin as your body rots. To survive, you must devour her. One begs you to eat her. One begs you to stay human. What will you choose?
Why similar: Word Game 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 15%, RPG 10.1%, Female Protagonist 5.4%
- #29 Murmurs of the Mist
78% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 19%, Puzzle 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #30 Heart Fragment
79% matchVery Positive92% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, RPG 22.9%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #31 Yume Nikki
79% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Horror 12.9%, Exploration 11.3%
- #32 a pet shop after dark
77% matchVery Positive89% of 405 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #33 Sub-Verge
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #34 Alice's World
74% matchVery Positive90% of 390 reviews2025
Dev: STORIA GAMES CO., LTD
Windows
Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.
Why similar: Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Cute 9.5%
- #35 Outlying Islands
75% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10%
- #36 Departed Away
75% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Cute 8.4%
- #37 Blood Lily Loop
76% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #38 Until Oblivion
74% matchVery Positive98% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: ixavon
Windows
Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 13.6%, Exploration 11.5%
- #39 MOOD
73% matchVery Positive86% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark Humor 15%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Horror 10.5%
- #40 At Home Alone Final
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,988 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 16.1%, RPG 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #41 迷鹿:Terreno di caccia
71% matchVery Positive90% of 230 reviews2026
Dev: 桃记糖浆批发行Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
独居在求学之地、平平无奇的草食妖怪少女——小璐茸的生活在新学期开头便陷入了异常…… 安谧而愉快的平凡日常被打破,而通过选择指引到的未来能否让她摆脱不安的阴影? 红线那一端所牵引的人,是未来的幸福,还是蓄势的猎手?
Why similar: Word Game 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Surreal 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #42 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
72% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Multiple Endings 26.6%, Cute 14.3%, 2D 8.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #43 my eyes deceive
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 859 reviews2024
Dev: nouhidev
Windows
Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, RPG 14.5%, Horror 12%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #44 Dread Weight
71% matchVery Positive87% of 178 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: Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.6%
- #45 At Home Alone II
73% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Horror 14.1%, RPG 11.2%
- #46 Kanna Maze
70% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 35.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, RPG 8.9%
- #47 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
70% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Dark Humor 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #48 Little Misfortune
70% matchVery Positive92% of 13,710 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 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: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Horror 10.8%
- #49 The Aquarium does not dance
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,089 reviews2024
Dev: 橙々Pub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where a girl, devoted to her best friend, searches for her companion in an aquarium that has transformed into a world of horror. While evading the deformed entities known as "Creepies," the player must unravel the mysteries concealed within the aquarium.
Why similar: RPG 26.6%, Horror 23.6%, Top-Down 16%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, 2D 9.6%
- #50 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Horror 18.9%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Top-Down 11.3%, RPG 11.2%
- #51 LUNA
71% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Top-Down 16.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Horror 13.7%
- #52 The Final Prize is Soup
67% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.2%, Cute 9.5%
- #53 At Home Alone
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,898 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33%, Horror 29.4%, RPG 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Cute 11.2%
- #54 Something Strange
69% 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 38.9%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Horror 20.5%, 2D 11.2%
- #55 Free Will
66% matchVery Positive97% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: RPG 18.2%, Puzzle 17%, Story Rich 12.3%, Top-Down 10.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #56 The Winter Mind
67% matchMixed66% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Surreal 15.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #57 Landmine Princess
65% matchVery Positive95% of 83 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: Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Cute 8.4%
- #58 Kiki & Ana - The Child
68% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: Horror Shop
Windows
"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Cute 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #59 Everything Will Be Fine!
65% matchVery Positive85% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
Windows
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.1%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, 2D 6.9%