Games Like Up All Night: Daybreak

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: Vampire 17.5% ★, Thriller 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.8%

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: Vampire 37.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.9%

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+ 18.3%, Psychological 15.3%, Thriller 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

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: Vampire 18.4% ★, Noir 13.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Psychological 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

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 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%

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

Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Dark 9.6%

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 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Psychological 12%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Visual Novel 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+ 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 11.6%, Thriller 10.3%

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 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Hand-drawn 9.6%

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: Vampire 23% ★, LGBTQ+ 16%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 10%

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: Vampire 39.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%

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: LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Vampire 13.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%

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 23.2%, Thriller 19.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 12.3%, Horror 9.8%

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 17.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 9.6%

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%

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: Vampire 27.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Dark 8.6%

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

Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Thriller 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 9.6%

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 19.4%, Psychological 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Horror 9.9%

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 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Thriller 16.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%

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+ 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Thriller 12%

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 19%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Thriller 14%, Horror 10.4%

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

Why similar: Psychological 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Thriller 12.2%, Dark 11.1%

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: Vampire 32% ★, Psychological 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 8.1%

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: Vampire 28.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 15%, Psychological 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

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%

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

Why similar: Vampire 36.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Horror 8.7%

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+ 21.4%, Thriller 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.5%

"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+ 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%

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

Why similar: Vampire 20% ★, Noir 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%

A horror-fantasy visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Thriller 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%

Occultus: Daughter of Darkness is a noir-inspired visual novel detective story with supernatural elements.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Thriller 11.8%

Navigate your relationships and figure out the truth behind the ghost of a 80s children's TV show host who's been haunting you in this fully voiced R-18 visual novel filled with nostalgia, romance, and horror. Can everyone get their happily ever after?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Psychological 15.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Dark 10.2%

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Thriller 14.1%, Psychological 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%

An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.

Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Thriller 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%

"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 20.5%, Psychological 13.8%, Thriller 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%

Scary Shadow Spot: Last Farewell - Haunted by his past, Mark explores a haunted house where nothing is as it seems. Chilling puzzles and shocking truths await. Are you ready to uncover the mystery hidden in the shadows?

Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Thriller 18.8%, Psychological 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Drama 9.9%

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

Why similar: Vampire 49.7% ★, Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Dark 7.5%, Atmospheric 4.1%

«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 14.6%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Thriller 11.2%

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+ 26.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Psychological 9.5%

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 22.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Hand-drawn 8.4%

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

Why similar: Psychological 18%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Drama 10.8%, Dark 9.9%

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: Vampire 35.9% ★, Noir 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%

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+ 19%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Drama 9%

Your daughter is sick. Hoping to alleviate her condition, you go to a distant temple. But your daughter disappears, your mind too, and the inhabitants of the church are not in the best mood for you. Will you be able to learn all the secrets of the Temple and get out of there alive?

Why similar: Thriller 18%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 13.2%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 11.2%

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 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Psychological Horror 18%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Horror 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.3%

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: Vampire 36.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Horror 8%

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 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dark 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

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: Vampire 30.8% ★, Thriller 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Horror 8.7%

Beneath the Bell is a horror game that combines exploration, bizarre puzzles, and frightening paranormal phenomena, all enriched by brief action sessions. A gloomy and disturbing atmosphere, which changes and deforms due to paranormal events that you will unintentionally trigger.

Why similar: Thriller 23.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Psychological 14.1%, Horror 12.6%, Drama 11.2%

A dark yuri horror romance 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: Vampire 32.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 17%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

A visual novel game featuring a pure love girls' love story bound by blood, with the concept of "Vampires x Military Uniforms x girls' love (yuri) ."

Why similar: Vampire 33.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 28%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Drama 7.3%, Hand-drawn 6.6%

Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Psychological 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Drama 9.7%

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+ 22.1%, Thriller 17%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dark 8.9%

In this multiplayer horror game, a loving couple receives an invitation from a wealthy man for an event. Despite my concerns, she insists on going. To protect her, I decide to secretly join and keep her safe.

Why similar: Vampire 26.4% ★, Thriller 17.8%, Noir 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 8.9%

Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.

Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 11.5%, Thriller 10.9%

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

Why similar: Psychological 24.9%, Noir 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Hand-drawn 9.7%

Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Interactive Fiction 10%

After escaping her abusive brother, Sophie seeks a fresh start in a remote house in Hawthorn's forest. But strange events unfold, and her unsettling housemate, Elise, may be hiding something. Is it just her anxiety, or is there something more sinister lurking in the shadows?

Why similar: Thriller 23.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Psychological 14.1%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.4%

On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?

Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Thriller 18.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Dark 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%