- #1 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
97% matchVery Positive95% of 9,194 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Exploration 17.1%, Horror 11.9%, 2D 10%
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 30,999 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 81.7 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 33.3%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Anime 25.4%, 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 6,838 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.2 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 25.5%, Supernatural 20.1%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Anime 19.1%, Horror 8.9%
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 Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 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 40.9%, Psychological Horror 27%, Anime 16.5%, 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 163 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, 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 21,578 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 35.7%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Surreal 9.6%, Anime 8.4%, 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 Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 790 reviews2023
Dev: Pyon Pyon Platinum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.
Why similar: Capitalism 29.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, 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.
- #8 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
92% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 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 28.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Supernatural 15.1%, Exploration 12.9%, 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.
- #9 Who's Lila?
91% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Surreal 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, 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.
- #10 WORLD OF HORROR
90% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 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 29.8%, Anime 24.6%, Horror 22%, Atmospheric 12%, 2D 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its 1990s-inspired aesthetic and cosmic horror themes align perfectly with the retro-dark vibe of the seed game.
- #11 Bad Faith
91% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Dark 12.6%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that explores dark themes with a strong anime-inspired art style.
- #12 MOOD
89% matchVery Positive86% of 468 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%, Anime 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 13.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich visual novel that prioritizes atmosphere and psychological tension over traditional gameplay.
- #13 The Closing Shift
89% matchMixed67% of 117 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 23.5%, Horror 16.4%, 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.
- #14 outside the door
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 27.8%, Anime 24.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, 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.
- #15 The Shadow Over Cyberspace
86% matchVery Positive90% of 114 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 25.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, 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.
- #16 Something Strange
87% 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 35.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 10.3%, 2D 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that captures a similar sense of unease and isolation.
- #17 The Exit 8
84% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Exploration 22.6%, Surreal 20.3%, Horror 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%
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 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 356 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 26.1%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, 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.
- #19 BAD END
86% matchVery Positive84% of 395 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 30.6%, Anime 24.7%, Horror 11.5%, Supernatural 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that focuses on the darker, more fatalistic outcomes of its branching narrative.
- #20 Overtime Anomaly
82% matchVery Positive84% of 77 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 28.1%, 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.
- #21 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 37.5%, Horror 18.3%, 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.
- #22 The Test: Reality Check
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 640 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 26.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Surreal 17.9%, Horror 9.8%, 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.
- #23 Ghost in the pool
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Supernatural 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an anime-styled horror experience that focuses on interactive storytelling and atmospheric mystery.
- #24 Nightmare Zapping
82% matchVery Positive99% of 76 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 27.2%, Anime 17.5%, Dark 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, 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 178 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 25.4%, Anime 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Exploration 10.2%, Horror 9.7%
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 152 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 24.2%, Surreal 22.5%, Exploration 15.5%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator captures the isolating, eerie feeling of being alone in a corporate office at night.
- #27 malViolence - Definitive Edition
80% matchVery Positive93% of 150 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 25%, Anime 21.2%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Dark 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian visual novel that explores dark themes within a high-stakes, anime-inspired world.
- #28 Kimochii Classroom
78% matchVery Positive88% of 164 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 32.7%, Anime 16.9%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #29 Doki Doki Literature Club!
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 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 28.2%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Anime 23.8%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 8.4%
- #30 My Head On Your Body
79% 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 26.2%, Anime 18.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, 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.
- #31 Kill or Love
76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Anime 26.6%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 6.2%, Casual 4.8%
- #32 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
77% matchVery Positive90% of 3,616 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 36%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 5.4%, Casual 4.7%
- #33 Party Party Anxiety!
74% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
A dating card game for anxious people. Use conversation cue cards up your sleeves to make connections. But beware—the more anxious you get, the scarier they become.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Anime 20.1%, Casual 13.7%, 2D 12.2%, Indie 0.9%
- #34 Take Care Of It.
73% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Zealli
Windows
Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.9%, Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, 2D 9.5%, Choices Matter 3.8%
- #35 Tsunagari Chess School
75% matchMixed68% of 152 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 23.5%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, 2D 7.2%
- #36 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Anime 21.8%, Psychological Horror 20%, Supernatural 15.1%, Exploration 11%, Horror 6.9%
- #37 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 30.3%, Anime 23.2%, Surreal 15.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Horror 7.6%
- #38 Bad Dream: Coma
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,208 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 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 9.2%
- #39 Midnight Syndrome
73% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Anime 17.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Dark 12.8%, Horror 9.6%
- #40 Pink Noise
71% matchVery Positive90% of 117 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 22.9%, Hand-drawn 18%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 8.7%
- #41 Project Vostok: Episode 1
74% 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 23.4%, Anime 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Dark 13%, Horror 8.8%
- #42 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-
71% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Byking RooKIESPub: Byking Inc.
Windows
A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Horror 23.4%, Atmospheric 21.9%, Exploration 21.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #43 Train of Afterlife
77% 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 39.6%, Anime 19.1%, Casual 10.1%, Surreal 7.4%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #44 MINE MEMORY
71% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.7%, Surreal 20.5%, Dark 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Anime 8.5%
- #45 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
70% matchVery Positive93% of 68 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 25%, Surreal 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Atmospheric 11%, Horror 9.7%
- #46 Kiki & Ana - The Child
72% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: Horror Shop
Windows
"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, Anime 19.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, 2D 6.5%
- #47 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
69% matchVery Positive98% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Dark 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Horror 13%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #48 Ticy Adventure Club
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,248 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中，玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员，分工调查被委托的事件，探索场景，寻找线索，并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 20.8%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 11.4%
- #49 Cut to the Core
70% matchVery Positive93% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: Plasma PressPub: AAD Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Hand-drawn 25.4%, Dark 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.5%
- #50 Glassy Stare
68% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Surreal 21.8%, Dark 14.9%, Supernatural 12.6%, 2D 8.1%
- #51 7 Jobs at the Same Time
68% matchVery Positive95% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Rinanda Hidayat
Windows
A Point and Click work simulator where you juggle 7 jobs to pay your debt. Start by doing simple spreadsheet and progress to more important job like overseeing a nuclear bomb.
Why similar: Capitalism 53.1%, 1990's 32.5%, 2D 9.4%, Casual 4.1%, Indie 0.4%
- #52 Hydrangea
67% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Anime 23.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, 2D 9.8%, Casual 9.7%
- #53 Robot Daycare
70% matchVery Positive87% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about raising a cute robot child, which may or may not go horribly wrong. Your choices decide the outcome.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Anime 24.4%, Dark 12%, Horror 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #54 Find Love or Die Trying
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Anime 26%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Casual 5.2%
- #55 Hazy Mind
67% matchVery Positive86% of 331 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 27.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Anime 17.2%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Surreal 7.1%
- #56 Summer Nightmare
72% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Anime 29%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.1%, Casual 7.9%
- #57 The Test: Reimagined
66% matchVery Positive83% of 120 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 26.2%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Supernatural 14.9%, Dark 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #58 Carpe Diem
68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.9%, Anime 40.6%, Casual 5.6%, Psychological Horror 4.8%, 2D 2.7%
- #59 The Boba Teashop
64% matchVery Positive94% of 1,257 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.4%, Horror 19.6%, Anime 19.1%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Casual 7.5%
- #60 Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report
67% matchVery Positive95% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: Studio [notes.]
Windows
Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese dungeon crawlers from the late 1990s.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Dark 21.7%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
