- #1 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
97% matchVery Positive95% of 9,094 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Anime 23.9%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Exploration 17.1%, Horror 11.9%, 2D 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the corporate horror theme, tasking you with surviving a nightmarish office environment.
- #2 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Psychological Horror 29%, Anime 25.3%, Multiple Endings 5.4%, 2D 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential meta-horror visual novel that subverts expectations through psychological manipulation.
- #3 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Supernatural 20.2%, Hand-drawn 20%, Anime 19.1%, Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in Japanese supernatural mystery that utilizes a visual novel format to deliver intense, localized horror.
- #4 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Anime 16.6%, Horror 11.7%, Surreal 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same surreal, unsettling, and highly atmospheric psychological tone found in the seed game.
- #5 Night Loops
94% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a haunting, atmospheric experience that leans into surrealism and psychological mystery.
- #6 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Surreal 9.7%, Anime 8.3%, Multiple Endings 5%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel continues the exploration of fragile mental states and surreal daily life with a similar indie aesthetic.
- #7 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
92% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Supernatural 15.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Anime 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines supernatural investigation with a visual novel structure, echoing the investigative elements of the seed game.
- #8 Bad Faith
93% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Anime 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 12%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that explores dark themes with a strong anime-inspired art style.
- #9 WORLD OF HORROR
91% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Anime 24.4%, Horror 21.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%, 2D 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its 1990s-inspired aesthetic and cosmic horror themes align perfectly with the retro-dark vibe of the seed game.
- #10 Who's Lila?
91% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Surreal 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Exploration 13.3%, Horror 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, surreal psychological horror experience that challenges the player's perception of reality.
- #11 Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: Pyon Pyon Platinum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.
Why similar: Capitalism 30%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 11.7%, Surreal 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game directly tackles themes of capitalism and corporate soul-crushing through a dark, interactive lens.
- #12 MOOD
89% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 13.6%, Anime 13.6%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich visual novel that prioritizes atmosphere and psychological tension over traditional gameplay.
- #13 outside the door
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Anime 24.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Surreal 13.5%, Casual 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes a pixel-art aesthetic to deliver a deeply personal and psychological horror narrative.
- #14 The Closing Shift
88% matchMixed68% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Exploration 30.6%, Dark 29%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 16.3%, Indie 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at building tension within a mundane service-industry setting, mirroring the workplace anxiety of the seed game.
- #15 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
Why similar: Supernatural 26.2%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Surreal 13.4%, Dark 13.4%, Atmospheric 8%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the Japanese horror subgenre, focusing on the investigation of cursed or stigmatized locations.
- #16 The Shadow Over Cyberspace
86% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Fiction Factory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: 1990's 27.1%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel blends Lovecraftian horror with a modern, tech-focused setting that feels thematically adjacent to business punk.
- #17 The Exit 8
84% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Exploration 22.8%, Surreal 20.4%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully uses liminal spaces to create a sense of dread that feels very similar to the atmospheric exploration in the seed game.
- #18 BAD END
86% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Anime 24.5%, Horror 11.5%, Supernatural 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that focuses on the darker, more fatalistic outcomes of its branching narrative.
- #19 Something Strange
85% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Dark 12.2%, 2D 10.3%, Horror 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that captures a similar sense of unease and isolation.
- #20 The Test: Reality Check
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Surreal 17.9%, Horror 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation-heavy visual novel focuses on choices and psychological impact, mirroring the interview-based anxiety of the seed game.
- #21 Ghost in the pool
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Hand-drawn 22.4%, Anime 20%, Psychological Horror 11%, Supernatural 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an anime-styled horror experience that focuses on interactive storytelling and atmospheric mystery.
- #22 Overtime Anomaly
82% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Surreal 24.1%, Exploration 18.7%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Horror 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game directly addresses the horrors of working overtime in a mysterious, atmospheric office setting.
- #23 Closer To Home
83% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: itamu
Windows · Mac
Closer To Home is a dialogue-focused surreal horror exploration game. Navigate connections between reality and dreams, look for weird stuff and make friends. There is no reason to fear death.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.6%, Horror 18.2%, Dark 15.7%, 2D 12.4%, Casual 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich horror game that explores themes of domestic and psychological trauma.
- #24 Nightmare Zapping
82% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Anime 17.4%, Dark 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art style and focus on horror storytelling make it a strong companion to the seed game's visual identity.
- #25 Dread Weight
81% matchVery Positive87% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel uses an anime aesthetic to explore dark, branching paths and psychological horror.
- #26 Office After Hours
79% matchVery Positive95% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: gameandcode
Windows
Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Surreal 20.5%, Exploration 14%, Horror 10.1%, Narration 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator captures the isolating, eerie feeling of being alone in a corporate office at night.
- #27 My Head On Your Body
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental horror title that pushes the boundaries of the visual novel format with its surreal narrative.
- #28 Kimochii Classroom
78% matchVery Positive89% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Radish ASMR
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Anime 16.6%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #29 malViolence - Definitive Edition
79% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2023
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
CAUTION: Escape from this supervillain at your own risk...A short sci-fi visual novel packed with brain-teasing puzzles, gruesome deaths and heartbreaking secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Anime 19.6%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Dark 10%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian visual novel that explores dark themes within a high-stakes, anime-inspired world.
- #30 Doki Doki Literature Club!
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Anime 23.7%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 8.4%
- #31 Pink Noise
75% matchVery Positive92% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Hand-drawn 18%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 8.7%
- #32 Tsunagari Chess School
76% matchMixed68% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: Mintkuru
Windows
Welcome to the chess school! Connect with the brilliant girls of Sakuragi town and engage them in chess matches. How will you master the moves that come your way?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Anime 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, 2D 7.3%
- #33 Bad Dream: Coma
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,195 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.9%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 9.1%
- #34 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
71% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Anime 20.2%, Surreal 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #35 The Test: Reimagined
73% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reimagined is a masterful mix of Personality Test Psychology and Dark Tarot. Answer a series of fully-narrated questions to receive a personalized, unique ending based on your choices. Dive deep into your own psyche and join millions in a social experiment that you will NOT want to miss!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Supernatural 13.9%, Dark 9.2%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #36 After School Murder Club!!
76% matchVery Positive86% of 98 reviews2021
Dev: Rabbit, Deer, You
Windows
In this short comedy visual novel, you're an unpopular transfer student who begins a new life at a Japanese high school. You quickly get drafted into the school's most secret after-school club... but could it be that the seemingly innocent members of the Murder Club are hiding a dark secret?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 23.8%, Surreal 16.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Horror 7.8%
- #37 [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
72% matchVery Positive94% of 1,621 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 19.1%, Anime 17.3%, 1990's 11%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #38 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Anime 35.9%, Horror 8.7%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Casual 4.8%
- #39 Seybul Tech
73% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Seybul Tech
Windows
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, 1990's 18%, Surreal 17.8%, Dark 16.2%, Exploration 11.6%
- #40 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
73% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Anime 16.3%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #41 Train of Afterlife
78% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Anime 19%, Casual 10.1%, Surreal 7.4%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #42 Kara no Shojo
74% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Anime 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Dark 16.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #43 INFINITY DEADLINE
70% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: YvelRevo
Windows
Play as 25yo writer Jian Xun in a 5-min deadline loop. Your script is alive! In this thriller puzzle, use "keyframe sorting" to piece stories. Fight AI, break the 4th wall & escape the nightmare!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Hand-drawn 20.2%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Anime 19%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #44 Echoes
74% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Baba Nura
Windows
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Hand-drawn 20.9%, Casual 11.7%, Dark 11.1%, 2D 7.9%
- #45 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
71% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Surreal 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Horror 8.9%
- #46 DINNERDINNNER
72% matchVery Positive83% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"DINNERDINNNER" is a horror adventure game set in the modern era. You become a diner staff member and encounter strange events – customers with bizarre stories, engaging in trivial conversations, and discussing incomprehensible matters.
Why similar: Anime 33.2%, Exploration 25.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Casual 15.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #47 Backspace Backspace Backspace
70% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 8.7%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
- #48 Hazy Mind
69% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Psychological Horror 21%, Anime 17.1%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Surreal 7.1%
- #49 [Chilla's Art] Jisatsu | 自撮
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 604 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Jisatsu | 自撮 is a Japanese found footage mockumentary horror game.
Why similar: 1990's 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Anime 15.7%, Exploration 11.5%, Horror 10%
- #50 Cafe DReAMLAND
68% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: めとこPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is Cafe "DReAMLAND". Grant your "customers'" wishes by serving them drinks mixed with a hint of blasphemy! Cafe simulation x Exploration x Multiple endings Let your choices decide the final outcome.
Why similar: Anime 20.3%, Capitalism 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.4%, 2D 16.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #51 Project Vostok: Episode 1
71% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Anime 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #52 SkullX: Aibohphobia
68% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: SkullX
Windows · Mac · Linux
You were hired to extract a bioengineer. Now your team is cut off, your comms are dead, and you're surrounded by something wearing human skin. Hold the line, make the calls, and survive the night in this choice-driven visual novel with turn-based combat.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Dark 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, 2D 8.4%
- #53 Tiny Bunny
65% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Dark 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Horror 10.6%
- #54 The Occult Detective
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Anime 32.7%, Exploration 15.7%, 2D 8.4%, Indie 0.8%
- #55 a pet shop after dark
69% matchVery Positive89% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Dark 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #56 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?
Why similar: Exploration 18%, Supernatural 15.6%, Dark 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Casual 10.9%
- #57 Fearbonding
66% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Supernatural 15.3%, Dark 11.2%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #58 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Anime 18.1%, 1990's 14.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #59 Welcome to Kowloon
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,836 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Dark 21.6%, Horror 20.6%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #60 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
67% matchVery Positive89% of 946 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.
Why similar: 1990's 23%, Supernatural 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Dark 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%
