60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Adventure, Singleplayer.
A city forgotten by everyone, two women trying to unravel its secrets, and a dismal silence of war. Is it possible to create without the hope of being heard? Is it possible to mourn for someone obliterated in memories? And what horrors are hidden in the shadows of forgotten town?
The Chrono Jotter
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.
MAMIYA
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.
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 22%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Drama 8.9%
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 24%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Drama 8.3%, Horror 6.2%
Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.3%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Alternate History 11.6%, Noir 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Drama 10%, Noir 9.1%
Faint Echo is a psychological horror visual novel with point-and-click elements. A young man named Denys moves into a cheap apartment, but soon faces disturbing paranormal events. Explore the dark building, uncover its secrets, and try to survive.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Lovecraftian 20.1%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Drama 9.8%
"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 24.6%, Drama 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Horror 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Detective 19.2%, Text-Based 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Detective Norman faces one of the longest nights of his career. Alone, he searches for the missing girl, Felicia, only to discover that this case runs far deeper than he ever imagined.
Why similar: Noir 27.7%, Lovecraftian 20.9%, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 8%
Cthulu Mysteries: The Veins of Arkham is Lovecraftian narrative mystery, where staying sane is the greatest challenge. Interview the witnesses, gather clues and draw conclusions to solve the most unusual case. Will you be able to handle the truth?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Noir 21.1%, Detective 17.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Stylized 5.9%
On a secret arctic research base, a scientist, soldier, AI, and eldritch beast struggle for happiness. A short visual novel about love and pain set in an alternate history where humanity is ruled by eldritch gods.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.7%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 11.2%, Drama 8.7%
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: Lovecraftian 25.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
Necropolis Suite, is an immersive narrative-driven cosmic horror game about discovery, knowledge, and the meaning of transcendence. Can you escape the terror that lurks in the suite?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Detective 22%, Noir 21.3%, Horror 9.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.1%, Detective 13.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Text-Based 10%, Horror 8.3%
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Detective 21%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 10%, Horror 9%
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.8%, Detective 18.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.1%
In the treacherous Greywind Forest, a mysterious and dangerous witch resides. Nellie enters the forest, driven by her own motives. A fateful encounter awaits as their paths intertwine in this captivating fantasy Yuri visual novel. Unveil the secrets that lie ahead and make your choices.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, War 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Tokyo Stranger is an aerial genre of text horror game inspired by the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. You play as a tourist from an exotic country, looking for any possibility to escape Tokyo in a static world.
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Lovecraftian 16.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Detective 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%
A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.
Why similar: Noir 32.1%, Detective 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Drama 11.5%, Adventure 5.9%
An original visual novel about the dark secrets of a Soviet asylum, inspired by real events. Here, you do not control the story — you watch as it slowly breaks the main character… and you along with him.
Why similar: Noir 27.6%, Detective 18.2%, Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 6.3%
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Horror 8%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Noir 40%, Detective 28.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Horror 6.4%, Mystery 5.7%
A place where warmth is but a memory. The night echoes with strange sounds, and uncanny neighbors stir a lingering unease, all steeped in a stale, suffocating air. Yet one question remains—where does this chilling cold truly come from?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 14.7%, Noir 13.9%, Horror 11.3%
Solve crimes and steal hearts in this supernatural neon-noir romance visual novel. Featuring six different romance options, some more monstrous than others.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Noir 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 10.5%, Detective 10.1%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Detective 17.6%, Text-Based 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Choices Matter 8%
An adult tale of lust and horror in the vein of HP Lovecraft. Take on the part of a former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. One day his old partner comes knocking, begging for help.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Noir 20.5%, Detective 13.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, Horror 7.4%
Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom.
Why similar: Noir 28%, Detective 14.6%, Alternate History 12%, Text-Based 11.4%, Visual Novel 8.8%
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Drama 13.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Detective 9.5%
Dive into the 1950s and explore an underwater world soaked in dark magic, Eldritch mysteries, and romance. Investigate the sudden disappearances plaguing Styx and uncover the truth behind the vicious power struggle between two ancient forces.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Noir 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Detective 8.6%
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 33.3%, Detective 21.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Horror 9.6%, Visual Novel 7.4%
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Detective 21.1%, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Alternate History 13%
Veronica doesn't believe in mysticism, but the unexplained events that occur after she loses her job will make her change her mind forever.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Drama 12.5%, Text-Based 10.7%, Supernatural 9.7%
Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Drama 11.9%
The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel.
Why similar: Noir 22.7%, LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Drama 7.8%
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%, Noir 21.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 12.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Drama 9.1%
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Text-Based 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31%, Noir 26.9%, Detective 15%, Horror 9.2%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Text-Based 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Drama 13.3%, Emotional 8%
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 50.4%, Detective 20.5%, Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 5.1%, Atmospheric 3.7%
有关恋爱的故事往往在两人开始交往后便戛然而止，在那之后的重重障碍总是无人言说。 在盛夏被一场不期而至的暴雨宣告终结之时，两人看到的，究竟是朦胧的雨雾中对方逐渐消失的身影，还是下一个晴天，地上水洼倒映出的湛蓝
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 14.9%, Drama 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
Investigate your way in a branching noir horror detective game inspired by Lovecraftian horror and ancient Minoan myth. Analyze evidence, connect clues, and uncover dark secrets through genre-bending deduction mechanics. Face a sinister plot—and an ultimate choice.
Why similar: Noir 20.5%, Lovecraftian 19.8%, Detective 15.1%, Supernatural 7.3%, Choices Matter 6.9%
Which is worse: a toxic friend or a literal demon?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.7%, Drama 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.9%, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Detective 19.3%, Drama 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Choices Matter 12%, Drama 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Detective 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Drama 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.2%
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 27.5%, Detective 20.4%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Horror 8.3%
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 19.2%, Drama 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Alternate History 11.8%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Drama 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Uncover secrets in a mysterious mansion inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Play as a curious detective in a hidden-object adventure filled with puzzles, surprises, and a story full of twists!
Why similar: Noir 31.3%, Lovecraftian 23.6%, Detective 21.4%, Drama 11.5%, Atmospheric 3.6%
A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 11.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
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+ 34.2%, Horror 12.3%, Drama 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Visual Novel 9%
Worlds brought to life by H.P. Lovecraft and R.W. Chambers combined in the form of a pixelart point&click game. As Solomon Hill, investigate the mysterious death of your twin brother and an ancient plot to bring back the lost city of Carcosa and its resident Hastur, known as the King in Yellow.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Lovecraftian 19.9%, Detective 16.6%, Alternate History 13.1%, Horror 6.8%
「春の音はまるで君に似てて」は暗い夜、道に迷ったような時期に悩んでいた主人公、相原愛理が偶然蒼の歌声を聞くようになり、二人の物語が始まります。日本の女学校を背景とし、少女と少女が出会い、お互いを通して自分が進みたい道を見つけ、一歩、また一歩踏み出していく、成長と恋の過程を込めた「ゆり」キネティックノーベルです。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34%, Visual Novel 22%, Text-Based 19.1%, Drama 11.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Noir 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.
Why similar: Noir 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Supernatural 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 14%, Drama 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
The life of an ordinary freelance programmer Romero, whose existence is swallowed up by darkness. Not the fairy tail, but a dark part of humanity.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Detective 20.4%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Drama 10.1%
