60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Visual Novel, Psychological Horror, 2D.
While working at their dead-end job and dreaming of what could’ve been, Demian Zhao discovers a flesh-eating parasite who promises to help them finally live free. If you let them, they'll become the monster of your own making - after all, who needs a moral compass when you have a god in the gutter?
永生镇/Everliving Town
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Novalie
Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Gothic 20.4% ★, Surreal 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Visual Novel 10.5%
Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.
Why similar: Surreal 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Gothic 23.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 9.4%
A surreal slice-of-life about a mysterious computer virus and its effects on the city you live in. Navigate day-to-day decisions, fall in love with your coworker, and alienate your customers by being rude in this dystopian desert ring-‘em-up — featuring graphics created with a Game Boy Camera!
Why similar: Transhumanism 27.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Surreal 12.2%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%
A joyful, strange experience in which a middle-aged queer man toddles around a strange island attempting to re-furnish his empty house.
Why similar: Transhumanism 37.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Surreal 17.4%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.2%
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Dark Humor 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
The abyss awaits. Descend into a minimalist visual novel about a girl in the future, and guide her through branching conversations, microgames, and explorable locations. Make friends with criminals, drink too much at dinner, or relax in a spa. Whatever happens, it was your choice.
Why similar: Transhumanism 25.1% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choices Matter 7.9%
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Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Surreal 11.6%, Horror 11.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Enter the doomed town of Pareildas. Watch as the flames turn bone and stone to ash. Like joined wicks, we'll all burn together.
Why similar: Surreal 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Horror 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%
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: Gothic 23.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.9%
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%
A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.
Why similar: Surreal 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Horror 10%
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choices Matter 7%
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Gothic 17.1% ★, Surreal 12.9%, Dark Humor 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%
Can your Pet Sitter teach an old dog new tricks? Are you willing to play nice? Good boy!
Why similar: Transhumanism 40.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Linear 6.3%
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.
Why similar: Transhumanism 30.9% ★, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 8.2%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Gothic 22.9% ★, Surreal 14.7%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, LGBTQ+ 8.5%
Not thrilled that fate has led him into the confines of a sinister place, Varlu is left with no choice but to come face to face with many types of demons, including his very own.
Why similar: Gothic 21.1% ★, Surreal 13.5%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Deep Copy is a top down point-and-click literary adventure set in a hand-painted science fiction world. Awakened with no memory, you must solve puzzles and navigate a branching story to piece together the dense, interconnected mystery at the heart of the lab.
Why similar: Transhumanism 26.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.8%, Horror 11.7%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
You killed him once before. Don't make the same mistake twice. A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you.
Why similar: Gothic 30.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Gothic 28.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 8.1%
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: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Surreal 16%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Gothic 18.2% ★, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Horror 9.6%
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Surreal 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Gothic 25.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 9.4%
A horror visual novel about coming back to your childhood home.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Surreal 10.8%
Code.Breaker() is a cyberpunk visual novel about technology, cybercrime, and trying to survive in a world ruled by corporations. Hack your way out of your worst day at a job you´re not supposed to have.
Why similar: Transhumanism 34.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Text-Based 6.8%
Sometimes you need to be strong to the core to stand out from the rotten apples in society. Being an outcast is not easy, but is it worth indulging in a comfort that may bite? Play as Appril the apple snail through her everyday life in this RPG styled Psychological horror where your choices matter.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.3%
On Love, On Monsters is a Frankenstein-inspired story with an emphasis on love in its many forms. Play as three characters with alternating POVs; the Doctor, The Priest, and The Exile. Bond with allies and enemies, avoid raising suspicion in the town of Blackmoore, and learn what it means to love.
Why similar: Gothic 27.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Choices Matter 5.9%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Surreal 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%
When Marisol starts a new life as a telecom technician, she finds herself out of her depth in a mutating city. Connect with strangers, confront grotesque creatures, and unravel a conspiracy at the heart of the metamorphosis.
Why similar: Transhumanism 30.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Surreal 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9%
Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
A visual novel exploring a near-apocalyptic vision of North Texas, told through the poetic words of a young woman going home.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Surreal 16%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%
A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Surreal 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 9.6%
We were only supposed to go see the Ferris wheel together. One last adventure before all of us grow up to become a productive part of The Community. But we learned the hard way why The Zone is strictly forbidden. I don't know if we can make it back home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.9%
A horror point and click game where choices matter about trying to do your final marathon training run.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Surreal 16.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.5%
A brave hero and a bound lich rescue a legendary warrior from a forgotten tomb and put the romance back in necromancy. Necromance is a dark fantasy comedy visual novel with light puzzle elements, 3 endings, and 15 ways to die!
Why similar: Gothic 22.3% ★, Dark Humor 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Lore-Rich 12.7%
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona before college. Make choices to maintain a normal facade at work, romance an enigmatic new girl, and stop the occult plot to take Margo's life.
Why similar: Gothic 22.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Gothic 17.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dark Humor 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.
Why similar: Gothic 32.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 8.3%
Ein, a simple-hearted member of an expedition sent by mankind to distant planets, tries to get romantic with a pretty but cold co-worker girl. Unfortunately, he is not the only one trying to make contact as from the abandoned and desolate alien ruins, the girl receives a message in human language.
Why similar: Transhumanism 40.1% ★, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Gothic 22.4% ★, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Horror 10.5%
It's June 2023 in Columbus, Ohio -- 10 years since Neal and Jack graduated, and 8 years since they last spoke. Follow two once-best friends' reluctant descent through classrooms and memories in Our Dirge, a game about growing up in a certain place & time, and making up for the time we lost.
Why similar: Surreal 18.1%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Horror 11.7%
Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Horror 14.9%, Text-Based 13%
A visual novel about a girl who escaped from a psychiatric hospital. She is pursued by a strange being from another world — and it seems she’s not the only one who can see visitors from beyond.
Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 9.4%
Dream Spectra is a visual novel about trying to hang out with your crush and escape your migraines, styled with surreal 90s 3D rendered environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Surreal 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 9.6%
An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Surreal 16%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Horror 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
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 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
Trapped in a decaying world ruled by cosmic entities, wield the primordial gauntlet to fight distorted foes. Explore, uncover secrets, and use tainted artifacts. Survive or be consumed by Asthenia.
Why similar: Transhumanism 30.9% ★, Surreal 13.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 8.8%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Surreal 16.3%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Horror 11.8%
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
A shut-in tries to recover, facing a horrific, overstimulating, judgmental world. Confronted with their past scars and mistakes, taunted with what they've lost by a strange shadow that always follows, can they learn once again to be okay, or will they be swept away by the vibrant pulsating horror?
Why similar: Gothic 22.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.5%
It's what happened that day.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Surreal 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%
Two silly visual novels involving bisexuals and lesbians, bizarre situations, and even weirder object heads. Therapy not included.
Why similar: Transhumanism 33.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 19%, Surreal 16.1%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%
My name is Luzia and this story is about my big sister, Sombria. Are you ready to hear it?
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.7%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%
