- #1 Stay Alive For Me
97% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Thriller 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #2 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
96% matchVery Positive82% of 4,864 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #3 Bound Between Desks
96% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Anime 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #4 Wonderful Body Wanted
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Thriller 13.4%, Anime 11.1%
- #5 For Mother Matron
94% matchVery Positive92% of 169 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Anime 9.1%
- #6 Reflection Link
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Point & Click 11.1%, Anime 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #7 Monologin
93% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Point & Click 10.8%, Anime 9%
- #8 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Thriller 15.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #9 Momo Don't Leave
91% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Point & Click 12.4%, Thriller 8.2%
- #10 The Dancer's Lullaby
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miss Memento
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore, survive, decide and find the dancer. In this new survival horror experience every single decision you take matters. Each decision, each item you use and every door you open will have everlasting consequences bringing you a unique experience each time.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Thriller 10.9%, Dystopian 10.1%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #11 Make Moku Proud
90% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 11%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #12 The Silent Front: World War Ⅱ
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oceanwave Technology Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1939, just before graduating from a German military academy, your true infiltration begins. You are Britain's hidden asset codenamed DEEP. Spying, deciphering, and moving through the shadows, you navigate rival factions, where every choice shapes your fate, your homeland, and peace.
Why similar: Espionage 53.2% ★, Mystery 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Story Rich 7.2%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
- #13 Siren's Call: Second Wind
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
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: Thriller 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #14 The Creepy Syndrome
88% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Boomfire GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
The Creepy Syndrome is an anthology that offers several psychological horror stories, with different pixel art and retro 1 bit, 8 bit, gameboy, etc. styles. Stories of a disturbed mind that intertwine with each other while being analysed by a mysterious psychiatrist.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #15 The Paracelsian Project
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Thriller 10.2%
- #16 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
86% matchVery Positive87% of 737 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Thriller 9.2%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #17 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
86% matchVery Positive100% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.4%, Point & Click 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #18 Mota Must Die
85% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Thriller 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 10.9%
- #19 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
84% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called MINDFUNK that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this MIND****.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Point & Click 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #20 Memory Girl +
82% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%
- #21 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,298 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #22 The Game of Fourtune
83% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Thriller 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Mystery 10.3%, Anime 10.2%
- #23 Cyber Village 2200
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
It is the newest village of tradition. In the year 2200, Oculus, an employee at a cybernetic body manufacturing company, hears a rumor that a colleague has gone missing while on the job.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 10.2%
- #24 Mutual Harrow
81% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Thriller 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Horror 10.6%
- #25 Ubel
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Thriller 19.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Anime 15%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #26 Morse Academy
80% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Anime 11.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #27 Underground22
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KappieStudios
Windows
22 people awake and find themselves trapped in a game underground. To win, they must escape the world beneath our feet.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Point & Click 12%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dystopian 8.1%
- #28 NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
78% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: Poética Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Point & Click 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #29 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Myosi
Windows
"Something is in your house." As a Shaman, you are the only one who can face the unknown. Investigate haunted homes, uncover secrets, and exorcise malevolent spirits. Your choices determine the client's fate. Experience a chilling K-horror story where every decision matters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Thriller 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 11.1%
- #30 Kara no Shojo
79% matchVery Positive92% of 454 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 155.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 11.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Thriller 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #31 Reflections of the void
76% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Echo Story Games
Windows
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #32 Tropical
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robert Welz
Windows
Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Anime 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #33 Midnight Witch
75% matchVery Positive93% of 360 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 12.8%, Anime 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #34 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,904 reviews2018
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Espionage 50.9% ★, Dystopian 11.2%, Mystery 7.3%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Visual Novel 6.4%
- #35 Return to Shironagasu Island
76% matchVery Positive94% of 4,168 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 17.8%, Horror 11.9%, Anime 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #36 Epimutation
74% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Barbieronpa
Windows · Mac · Linux
399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Point & Click 11.1%, Thriller 10.2%
- #37 Gurobu
75% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.
Why similar: Anime 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Thriller 10.5%, Horror 9.4%
- #38 Last Bloody Snack
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Small Throne Studios
Windows
Cody, haunted by psychological demons, envisions a monstrous threat eliminating all he hates.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Horror 11.8%
- #39 Earth's Center of Gravity
74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Beşinci Kural A.Ş.
Windows · Linux
Earth's Center of Gravity is a mystic horror visual novel with multiple endings. The story revolves around Tower Antiques. "No one remembers how long Tower Antiques was there. But it remembers everyone. Even the ones who did not visit it yet." Tower Antiques is waiting for you to write your story.
Why similar: Thriller 16%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #40 倘若你想见到明天
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AppleSeeds Studio - Juvia
Windows
Welcome, Test Subject 0216. The collar on your neck will explode in one hour. To survive, you must quickly raise your scores in Appearance, Wealth, and Power to over 85. If not, you’ll be disposed of. Don't be nervous - This girl, Tomorrow, will guide you. Yet, surviving might come at a cost.
Why similar: Dystopian 15.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #41 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
72% matchVery Positive95% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Point & Click 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #42 Miya Might Break
71% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Anime 12.5%, Horror 11.6%
- #43 KILLA
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Anime 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #44 Lake of Darkness
71% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Steeze Games
Windows
Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Thriller 12%, Horror 8.2%
- #45 Head AS Code
73% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Anime 9.3%
- #46 Mayday Trials
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Point & Click 10.4%, Thriller 9%
- #47 Skin Tailor
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skin Tailor is a medieval horror dress up game and visual novel hybrid. Skin your supernatural enemies, create disguises and infiltrate vampire owned blood farms to rescue your comrades.
Why similar: Espionage 39.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Horror 7%
- #48 Awakewood
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Point & Click 14.5%, Thriller 11.1%, Anime 9.7%
- #49 Scarlet Manor: The Heir
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astral Game Studio
Windows
Unravel the mystery of the Scarlet Manor! Embark on a 2D point and click horror journey, solving complex puzzles and uncovering the secrets hidden behind the walls of the mansion. The Manor awaits you.
Why similar: Thriller 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Point & Click 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Horror 11.5%
- #50 A Totally Normal Love Story
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Something Hippo
Windows · Mac
Made for people who love Hallmark movies — and people who love to hate them. A totally normal love story in a perfectly ordinary small town, where nothing weird ever happens…or so you’re told.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Thriller 21%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
- #51 Horrors of Helmsfirth
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Five Games
Windows · Mac
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Horror 13%
- #52 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
DATE, FLIRT & SURVIVE in this Retro-Horror Adventure where you date characters based on REAL Computer VIRUSES. Explore and uncover dark secrets behind each character and make choices that will lead to a ❤️SMOOCH❤️ or your DOOM!
Why similar: Point & Click 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.2%
- #53 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
67% matchVery Positive88% of 6,180 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Horror 8.6%
- #54 Remnants of Dawn
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #55 While We Wait Here
66% matchVery Positive89% of 2,398 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%
- #56 Suhoshin
68% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Anime 11.6%
- #57 Creepy Crypt Critters
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcade Eleven
Windows
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #58 Yellow House
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Yellow House is a non-linear visual horror novel. Dive into the grim atmosphere of a twisted mind surrounded by false and cruelty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 13.6%, Thriller 13%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #59 Slay the Alice
66% matchVery Positive98% of 286 reviews2025
Dev: SUZUMIHARAPub: BARON DU JUVÉNILE
Windows
A short visual novel presented with pixel art and cute animations. Chasing after a rabbit, Alice found herself in a land of talking plants. Now, it's time to go on a tiny little adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #60 Feeling Death
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SYUPRO-DXPub: room6
Windows
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 17%, Thriller 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%