Games Like Up All Night: Daybreak

A vampire romance visual novel about offering blood up to get closer to the person you are. The story of a boy, or a girl, or a person who meets with a woman, or a vampire, or... This person gets whisked away as a girl. Which is what she always wanted. Or they always wanted to try. Or...

Why similar: Vampires 36.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.7%

A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Thriller 13.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.

Why similar: Vampires 18% ★, Thriller 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

It's up to you to decide how far you're willing to go in order to survive in this psychological thriller visual novel about two best friends trapped in an experiment. Can these two men survive their choices between physical and psychological harm long enough to earn freedom?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Thriller 12.2%, Psychological 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

Unearth secrets hidden between the trees. Solve a murder. Confront what awaits in the darkness. Whatever transpires, you’re guaranteed to be up all night.

Why similar: Vampires 19.2% ★, Noir 13.1%, Thriller 13%, Psychological 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

A dark yuri horror visual novel set in a crumbling Gothic castle. When the enigmatic Carmilla arrives, Laura is swept into a fever dream of obsession. Is this stranger the cure for her loneliness or a herald of corruption? And what caused the mysterious deaths of two girls in the nearby village?

Why similar: Vampires 21.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 15%, Thriller 11.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%

An ordinary girl named Annihilation inherits a huge debt from her father and is desperate to find a way out. On the street, she meets a stranger in a raincoat, called Catharsis, who offers a demonic part-time job for a week.

Why similar: Vampires 40.7% ★, Psychological 11.6%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Dark 6.6%

Skin Tailor is a medieval horror dress up game and visual novel hybrid. Skin your supernatural enemies, create disguises and infiltrate vampire owned blood farms to rescue your comrades.

Why similar: Vampires 29.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Psychological 17.5%, Thriller 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 9.8%

GEMINI SYNDRXME is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Psychological 11.8%, Thriller 10.5%

A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?

Why similar: Vampires 23.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%

Desideratum is essentially a canonical Anaxverse pulp fiction Visual Novel in Story Mode with RPG elements if playing in Game Mode. It tells the story from the perspectives of a beginner monster hunter and forlorn nosferatu and features dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

Why similar: Vampires 40.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.

Why similar: Thriller 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Psychological 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.5%

Balance work, vampirism and socialising as you explore Kings Cross, Sydney during the last year of the millennium. Keep a lid on your darkest desires and be rewarded with a deeper understanding of what it means to live again. Or don’t — no one will stop you. You’re a vampire, after all.

Why similar: Vampires 32.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Dark 8%

Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?

Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Psychological 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Horror 9.6%

MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.

Why similar: Noir 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%

On your one day off, you decide to take your partner Iris and their camera to a planning party for your friend Erik’s future thesis film. But the footage Erik wants to capture is more than you or Iris bargained for. Will you be able to protect your partner from what lies before you?

Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10%

Follow the red star to the Umbral Forest and unravel the mysteries within, in this gay, romantic, dark fantasy visual novel.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Thriller 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Horror 8.9%

Ignorance Is bliss, or is it? Have you ever wondered if living in ignorance is better than to carry trauma? Freja is a first-person psychological thriller exploring this concept. Enter this dark and mysterious world and find out for yourself.

Why similar: Thriller 21.5%, Psychological 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 9.6%

TROPHIES is a kinetic visual novel of a young girl trying to escape to normality. Experience an endless tomorrow in this psychological thriller.

Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Thriller 16.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Thriller 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

"Sanguis: Veil of the Forgotten" is a mystery-horror visual novel. Follow the main character as he uncovers the dark secrets of a world that has always been under his nose. Dive into the murky tale, accompanied by a hundred-piece musical score and a wealth of artwork.

Why similar: Vampires 29.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 8.9%

"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.

Why similar: Noir 20%, Psychological 13.3%, Thriller 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%

The Hungry Town is an interactive visual novel in a dark urban fantasy setting with vampires. You are a young vampire who has been drawn into a violent confrontation between two generations of vampires. You will have to choose a side or decide to stay true to yourself.

Why similar: Vampires 49.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Dark 9%, Visual Novel 7.5%, Horror 6.5%

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

Why similar: Vampires 47% ★, Dark Fantasy 8.1%, Visual Novel 8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Horror 6.7%

Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?

Why similar: Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Thriller 12.2%, Dark 11.1%

Become the co-author of an amazing book! All you have to do is choose which of the four lovely heroines will inspire you!

Why similar: Vampires 29.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Psychological 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.

Why similar: Vampires 36.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Horror 8.6%

Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.

Why similar: Psychological 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Thriller 14.1%, Horror 10.6%

I thought that hand was pulling me out of a nightmare and back into reality. Soon, I’ll realize—it only dragged me into another nightmare: “Rosepine Hotel”

Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Horror 10.2%

DEEP DARK IS A LINEAR STORY GAME ABOUT BEING STRANDED ALONE IN DEEP SPACE, AT THE END OF TIME. YOU FIND YOURSELF ISOLATED, WHERE NO ONE HEARS YOU CRY.

Why similar: Thriller 20%, Noir 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Horror 11.3%

The fantastic, dramatic, romantic, traumatic memoirs of New York City's own 265-year-old therapist-by-day, dom-by-night vampire.

Why similar: Vampires 21% ★, Noir 18.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%

"Love You To Pieces" is a Horror/Slasher Visual Novel thematically centered around Valentine's Day. Featuring elements of grind-house, choose-your-own-adventure and mystery. Can you or any of your friends survive this bloody love fest?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%

An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Horror 9.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%

A visual novel about a girl who watches a snuff video to relieve stress, justifying herself with the fact that what is happening on the screen isn’t real...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Thriller 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 8.5%

Let's MEAT Adam is a Bara, BxB visual novel set in a neon NIGHTMARE of an escape-room-turned-death-game. Muscles, Blood, Escape, Trust, Betray, MEAT.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Thriller 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.5%

You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...

Why similar: Noir 23.2%, Thriller 19%, Psychological 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Linear 7.3%

Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.

Why similar: Thriller 21.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological 13.4%, Dark 10.5%

A runaway rich kid and a pickpocketing vagabond work together to solve a decade old unsolved vampire attack.

Why similar: Vampires 55% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Linear 5.6%, Hand-drawn 4.6%

Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.

Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Noir 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Hand-drawn 9.4%

Dive into a world of fleeting hope in this thrilling dark romance visual novel! Feel the fear, survive the hunt and navigate through danger on a daunting quest for freedom.

Why similar: Vampires 23.8% ★, Psychological 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Thriller 10.2%

The Last Frame is a psychological horror game about a father who disappeared. As you walk through the locations he documented, you discover that watching and recording them changed the place itself — and not for the better.

Why similar: Psychological 22.6%, Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 9.5%

Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Thriller 14.1%, Psychological 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%

A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.

Why similar: Thriller 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Horror 10.7%

Jacob White, a young man in need, took a job at an old motel. It seemed easy: clean rooms, survive the nights. But he soon noticed increasingly unsettling things. Adding to his pain was the recent loss of his wife.

Why similar: Psychological 21%, Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 10%

Survive as a young, lost vampire in 1950s Kowloon and navigate its dark depths, but beware; you're not the only thing that lurks within them. Grow as a vampire, using skills and vampiric abilities to overcome challenges, gain allies and manage your overwhelming thirst.

Why similar: Vampires 36.6% ★, Noir 15%, Visual Novel 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 8.4%, Interactive Fiction 8%

GEMINI DISORDER is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Horror 9.9%

After awakening as a forbidden vampire spawn, you're thrown into a cruel world where survival is not guaranteed. Who will you choose as your ally - and will you survive, or betray them yourself? Find out in this horror romance visual novel!

Why similar: Vampires 31.5% ★, Thriller 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 8.6%

Step into a chilling mystery and peel back the ominous veil shrouding a peaceful southern Russian town.

Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Psychological 19.7%, Thriller 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dark 10.4%

«NEUROBROOD» is a visual novel in the cyberpunk‑horror genre. Those touched by the abyss of neurodream never wake up the same.

Why similar: Noir 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Thriller 11.1%

MALCATRAS' MAIDEN is a toxic yuri visual novel for adults about trauma, bonds, family, and sisterhood.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Thriller 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Dark 9.9%

Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.

Why similar: Thriller 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Dark 9.1%

Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Noir 28.6%, Psychological 22%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Hand-drawn 8.4%

Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies

Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%

A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Psychological 9.7%

You were hired to watch. Not to ask questions. Night shift. Corporate building. Cameras, reports, anomalies. Your predecessor left no final report. Now you're going to find out why. Please proceed.

Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Thriller 14%, Noir 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 9.6%

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Psychological 15.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%

Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Thriller 12.3%

1996—Los Angeles, CA. A young newcomer is turned into a vampire and thrust into the dark underworld of society, forced to sink or swim. You are that newcomer.

Why similar: Vampires 65.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark 3.2%, Casual 1.9%