60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Lovecraftian, Adventure.
A narrative-driven game where Deduction meets the Dark Arts. Invest crime scenes for evidence and navigate the razor's edge between "Rationality" and "Inspiration." Unlock branching paths through your choices, forge fragile alliances, and decide who survives the encroaching shadows.
Pearl Dream
Cthulhu style AVG. Main gameplay is exploration and selection.
Saint Kotar
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Cthulhu style AVG. Main gameplay is exploration and selection.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, RPG 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.3%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Text-Based 16.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Adventure 7%
You are a photo shop owner moonlighting as an informant in the vibrant, but dangerous streets of Neo City. After harboring a strange fugitive, your skills as an informant are put to the test, as the fate of the entire city rests in your hands.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.9%, Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
Your story begins to kill people after you "die". The genius and notorious creator "Gasai Kanju" met her social demise. Six years later, the investigator "Igarashi" was entrusted by the police to step into the scene of the murder. She investigated the bizarre crime scene, to identified the culprit.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Detective 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14%, Text-Based 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Detective 21.4%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Text-Based 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 10.4%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
Gadgets, conspiracy and conquest await you in this steampunk text adventure. An interactive romp through Victorian England and the British Empire.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Lovecraftian 27.2%, Text-Based 17.3%, RPG 11.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
Miskatonic is a text-based strategy game where players take the role of an ancient god, determined to harvest fear for power. Incept your victims through dialogues with their psyche, study the limits of their mind by unlocking their stories, and manipulate the maze with powerful abilities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Text-Based 15.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, RPG 12.2%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Lore-Rich 8.1%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Text-Based 4.4%, Adventure 4%
Guide Trask, a young seedling born into a cave-dwelling family that fears the outside world. Uncover the secrets of a mysterious tree and fight to save everyone trapped in their isolated home. Explore strange environments, absorb animal traits, and overcome dangers in this adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Text-Based 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.3%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Text-Based 10.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 6.1%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.8%, Detective 20.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 7.4%, RPG 3.9%
Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.5%, Detective 19.6%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Text-Based 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Lore-Rich 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
Interactive psychological horror novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your grip on reality. Your choices shape a branching narrative where your mental state influences what you see and the paths that open before you. 5 routes, 8 endings, 15 to 20 hours of reading.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.8%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Story Rich 8.4%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Detective 14.5%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Detective 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Text-Based 10.2%, RPG 8.8%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
"Destiny Isle" is a visual novel that combines survival horror, multiplayer combat, and puzzle-solving elements. Set in a mysterious isolated academy, players take on the role of newcomer Xu Fan, uncovering the academy's chilling secrets while navigating between darkness and hope.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
刚入学的大一新生伊琳，却在一个风雨交加的夜晚，听到了来自杂物间内部的来电铃声……这通神秘电话究竟来自何人？杂物间为何会成为禁忌？伊琳手臂上的无限印记又意味着什么？文字冒险推理游戏《莫比乌斯的电波》，就此展开！
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.1%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Detective 16.2%, RPG 13%, Adventure 9.1%
The Nameless Dead cannot be buried, their remains pile up in a mass of indignity. You have crawled from the gutter to name them. Explore the cemetery and uncover their names before the Worm eats your insides.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.2%, RPG 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Text-Based 10.8%
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Detective 22.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
This is a suspenseful puzzle visual novel game. You play as a character who was born in Pine Peak as a child and returns to this long-lost town after many years. You get involved in a series of mysterious disappearances happening in the town and try to explore and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Detective 24.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, RPG 10.4%, Text-Based 7.5%
You are a nameless cultist. An otherworldly entity has awakened, seeking to unite all into a single mind. Roll dice to craft amalgams. Control the awakening or suppression of the creature within characters. Uncover the world's history and face the consequences of your actions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Lovecraftian 17.4%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Text-Based 8.5%
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Detective 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Text-Based 10.2%
一部以女性成长为主线、以女性命运为切口展开的民国群像视觉小说。民国十三年，顾念之为摆脱包办婚姻孤身南下。她以为逃离牢笼便能获得自由，可等待她的，是码头的骗局、工厂女工的血泪、军阀混战的硝烟，以及三个截然不同的男人……可在这山河破碎的年代，当一个女人想要主宰自己的命运时，她要付出什么样的代价？
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.8%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Hand-drawn 11%, Story Rich 10.3%
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
It's time to make a name for yourself in the big city. In this first half of a two-part epic, can you unravel the mysteries of Lux, City of Secrets?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Text-Based 18.5%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, RPG 12%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Can you fall in love with quilts?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Text-Based 12%, Story Rich 8.5%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
1988年，日本泡沫经济破灭前夕，化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警，侦查青梅奇怪自杀案，牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密，穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头，在人心与生死的抉择中，搜查蛛丝马迹，找出血案真相。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Detective 18.9%, Text-Based 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all the events from the past few days. Now you are faced with the choice of going after the truth, facing the shadows that hide within our world, or trying to forget and leave all this behind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, RPG 13%, Text-Based 12.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Text-Based 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Picking up right where you left off in part one, the city and school are still in shock from the mysterious attacks, and the question on everyone's mind is...who was behind them, and why?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Text-Based 18.7%, Lore-Rich 15%, RPG 12.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
Investigate your grandfather’s mysterious disappearance in Shadows Over Lighthouse, a Lovecraftian survival horror adventure. Explore eerie 1912 America, solve puzzles, and face horrors as reality twists around you. Can you uncover the truth, or will you lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.5%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Detective 11.4%, Adventure 4.8%
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏，你将扮演一名高中生司空茂，在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场，并经过调查和推理解决案件，找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时，请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定，尽量维持活下去的念头...记住，你的成绩，永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Text-Based 13%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, RPG 7.8%
50+ endings! A purely fictional fantasy world! Comedy script, dark plot — and the endings? Pitch-black. Swept into a storm, you need a boss. The revolutionary, the merchant, or the cult leader? Your pick unlocks different paths. You're a cheater with buffs — you'll survive. Go!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, RPG 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Text-Based 8.3%
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Detective 29.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 8%
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: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Detective 16.2%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, RPG 8.1%
Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Text-Based 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Detective 15.3%, Text-Based 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Detective 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, RPG 7.7%
《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: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Detective 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Text-Based 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Text-Based 9.8%
《澄心大学》是一款校园题材剧情向视觉小说。在鲜活而平静的大学日常中，走近四位拥有不同故事的女主角，并通过选择与分支推动人物关系，走向属于你的青春结局。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Detective 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.3%, Detective 24.3%, RPG 12.5%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
This Lovecraftian psychological horror text game puts you as an Observer spared by the Round Table. You randomly possess one of ten unknown mortals per round. Deduce your host and three Old Ones' emissaries via dialogue, clues and table talks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Detective 24.7%, Text-Based 13%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.7%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Text-Based 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.8%, Detective 24.2%, RPG 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
I excitedly opened the 250-yuan inflatable doll, only to find a real girl inside! "Can you speak? Do you remember anything?" I had to stay with her till she regained her memory to clear my name.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.1%, RPG 15.9%, Text-Based 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13%, Adventure 10.9%
A fantasy mystery otome RPG with time loop mechanics. Explore a cursed castle, collect clues, solve puzzles, make critical choices, and experience branching storylines, emotional bonds, and life-or-death survival in an inescapable cycle.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Detective 18.7%, RPG 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Text-Based 8%
本作是一款RPG恐怖解谜游戏。在游戏中，玩家将扮演一群以解决灵异事件为课外实践活动的学生，在提西城里调查有关“春日女王”的事件。随着调查的深入，一场巨大的阴谋正徐徐展开……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Story Rich 16.3%, RPG 14.4%
Experience the horror of this narrative-driven medical RPG. As Doctor Parsnip Green, you’ll point-and-click your way through difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Story Rich 11.2%, RPG 7.4%
Corpo Connections is a stylistic, narrative-driven, horror adventure game where you match anomalies and their descriptions. Uncover hidden secrets, solve scrambled messages, and piece together the mysterious workings of your new employer.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 7.1%
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.1%, Detective 20.1%, RPG 12.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
