- #1 Wonderful Body Wanted
97% 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 20.5%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Horror 10.4%
- #2 Return to Shironagasu Island
96% matchVery Positive94% of 4,060 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 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 19.8%, Detective 17.2%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Adventure 10.7%
- #3 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,761 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Anime 8.5%
- #4 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
95% matchVery Positive88% of 4,460 reviews2018
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #5 Raging Loop
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,044 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 59.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Detective 17.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Mystery 9.1%
- #6 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,203 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Story Rich 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Anime 9%
- #7 Tokyo Dark
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 8.5%
- #8 Sunlight Scream
92% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 26%, Psychological Horror 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 8.7%
- #9 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
91% matchVery Positive83% of 22,312 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Story Rich 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Anime 7.6%
- #10 No Recollection
91% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #11 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 697 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 12%, Anime 9.3%
- #12 Banebush
89% matchVery Positive95% of 2,156 reviews2024
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 21.9%, Story Rich 14.6%, Violent 7.8%
- #13 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
89% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 259.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #14 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 907 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Anime 9%
- #15 SMU News: Strange events recorded
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Story Rich 13%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 7.7%
- #16 WHIIIIN!! -The Endless Nightmare-
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Macoto
Windows
A 2D exploration horror adventure game in which an immortal man tries to escape from the "never-ending nightmare of dental treatment."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Horror 15.8%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #17 AI: The Somnium Files
86% matchVery Positive92% of 9,194 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Mystery 8.9%, Anime 8.7%
- #18 Recall: Empty Wishes
84% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Horror 11.1%
- #19 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
85% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Reijo
Windows · Mac
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Story Rich 12%, Horror 11.5%
- #20 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
84% matchVery Positive88% of 5,922 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: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Detective 19%, Visual Novel 18%, Story Rich 11.4%, Horror 11.4%
- #21 Orient on the Murder Express
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 40.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Casual 7%
- #22 The old house
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exent
Windows
A journey through Gravewood's woods reveals a small town's secrets. A spontaneous vacation, new friends, and a horror-detective story reminiscent of classic PS1 games. Fear grows slowly but is constant.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 9.4%
- #23 Nugatory
81% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Cademon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a deadly time loop on a remote research facility, a security officer must expose an alien imposter before the day resets. A tense, fully voiced sci-fi mystery where you are stuck in a cycle of life, death, and wrongful accusations.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #24 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 787 reviews2020
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 75.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Horror 18.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #25 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,819 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 11.3%, Mystery 9%
- #26 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Anime 7.9%
- #27 In Winter: a new apartment
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BSZ
Windows
brothers move to a new residence, the apartment owner makes them live for free, but one of the brothers suspects that this man is bad. Live their lives, make fateful decisions, find the truth about the owner of the apartment and be careful people hide much more than they show
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 9.6%
- #28 Reaplaced
79% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #29 Escapism: The doll house
78% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Motazin
Windows · Linux
First-person psychological horror escape-room: You're a caregiver in a house where reality fractures and memories melt into the architecture. Read the environment, solve puzzles, and confront the blurred line between truth and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 18.7%, Detective 15.7%, Story Rich 11.2%, Casual 7.9%
- #30 Halu - The Fracture
77% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Hwaye Studio
Windows
An atmospheric, slow-burn psychological horror from a first-person view. Uncover a night that gradually fractures into blurred lines between reality and illusion — and face what should’ve stayed hidden.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.2%, Horror 27.9%, Story Rich 21.4%, Casual 8.3%, Adventure 3.9%
- #31 魑魅:离人之歌
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dogegg Studio
Windows
Ghosts: The Song of the Departed will take you into the mysterious ancient village. Here, you will assume a police officer who understands the balance of yin and yang. You can investigate stories such as missing women, exterminated clans, live burials, and the pursuit of immortality.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 21%, Story Rich 13%, Cute 4.9%
- #32 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
77% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Violent 10.4%, Horror 8.2%
- #33 Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze
76% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Casual 10.7%
- #34 深渊档案
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Walker Studio
Windows
You are a special investigator sent to a construction site halted by a supernatural event. Beneath it lies a deadly mining accident where almost no one survived. Using old photos, trace the memories of the dead, relive their final moments, and uncover long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Detective 42.6%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Story Rich 13.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Adventure 8.6%
- #35 Miracle Calamity Homeostasis
76% matchMixed68% of 41 reviews2019
Dev: Team RUVNPub: derevotyan
Windows · Linux
Discover the secret ingredient of the best shawarma in Miracle Calamity Homeostasis novel. But be on the alert! If it comes to your taste then you are the chosen one to save our world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Memes 16.8%, Story Rich 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Violent 10.2%
- #36 Charon's Staircase
75% matchMixed63% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 8.2%
- #37 Lachesis or Atropos
74% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #38 BAD END
74% matchVery Positive84% of 394 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 16.9%, Horror 16.5%, Memes 14.7%, Story Rich 12%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #39 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,039 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Horror 12.8%, Anime 12.3%, Mystery 10.9%
- #40 Manna for our Malices
73% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: John OhnoPub: Double Mojo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Akagi Ai is unexpectedly stabbed on her way home from school. She finds her spirit possessing her body from earlier that day, and must collaborate with the past self that inhabits her body to discover why she keeps dying -- and why she keeps coming back.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Horror 19.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Casual 11.3%
- #41 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
73% matchVery Positive82% of 509 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Detective 14.4%, Violent 14.1%, Adventure 12.7%
- #42 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,051 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Anime 9.1%
- #43 Reflection Link
72% 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: Detective 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Horror 10.3%
- #44 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
70% matchVery Positive94% of 407 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 39%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%
- #45 Styxton
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
Windows · Mac
"Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Horror 20.8%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 7.7%
- #46 Miracle Detective
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TAKA's factory
Windows · Mac
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Mystery 10.9%
- #47 Holo ADV: SakuraSingularity.exe
69% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lexilia GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Sakura Miko and the Hololive members are suddenly warped into an alternate future timeline. In this 3D adventure game, Miko must reunite with her friends and uncover the truth of this strange world to find her way back home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Horror 16.8%, Anime 10.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #48 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Horror 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #49 The Shadow You
71% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: Topchan GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows · Mac
The Shadow You is a compelling horror adventure game set in two different realities. Solve puzzles, reveal secrets and let the chills go down your spine in this immersive story.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 11.3%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #50 The Peterson Case
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quarter Circle Games
Windows
Once Upon A Time In Roswell is a first-person psychological horror that chronicles the story of the families disappearance in 1947 in Roswell, USA. Explore the home, whilst witnessing horrific flashbacks and otherworldly entities. Conduct an investigation that can only lead to the most terrible of truths
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 15.4%, Story Rich 11%, Mystery 7.2%
- #51 Doki Doki Literature Club!
69% 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: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Horror 14.3%, Anime 9.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #52 Love and Fear
69% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Mango x2
Windows · Mac
Visual novel with a detective plot. Summer break is a time of adventure and love! However, Hikari does not yet know that the maniac has already gone hunting!
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Anime 8.5%
- #53 炸鸡块与天使
68% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"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 34.6%, Horror 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #54 DARKROOM 2
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LS
Windows
DARKROOM: Ray of Light is a sequel of DARKROOM. You managed to figure out where you are, and now you have to find out what to do next. Do you want to know the end of Timmy’s story?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 12.4%
- #55 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #56 Scarlet Wolf
67% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Graven Visual Novels
Windows · Mac
If you're ready to run and play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, then come on in and make yourself at home. Behind the door, endless oppressive corridors, filthy walls, deadly traps, and a ravenous creature eagerly waiting to get up close and personal with you await.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Violent 10.3%
- #57 誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal
68% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Memes 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Mystery 7.6%
- #58 Witchlight Woods
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Horror 16.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #59 Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
64% matchVery Positive91% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: Mango FactoryPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Memes 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.2%
- #60 Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: SilverTabbyCat - Visual Novel Games
Windows · Linux
What would you do if you suddenly found yourself quarantined within an underground nuclear facility, isolated, and forced to play a series of death games alongside a group of strangers...?
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Violent 11.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%