- #1 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
97% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 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 63.7%, Simulation 12.7%, Horror 10.6%, Casual 8.5%, Indie 4.5%
- #2 Connected Hearts - Visual novel
96% matchVery Positive89% of 339 reviews2017
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Stw Projects
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61%, Simulation 17.4%, Indie 10.8%, Casual 10.8%
- #3 Brother Perro
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: LUZSTARDOM
Windows
Play with 'P.', a mystery character trying to figure out what's going on in this 'dream'. Who to trust? Apparently, not the dog.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.6%, Casual 25.5%, Indie 21.9%
- #4 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
95% 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 67%, Horror 13.3%, Simulation 7.8%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 5.6%
- #5 Aimi
94% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, RPG 28.4%, Horror 27.6%
- #6 Hazy Mind
93% 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 76.7%, Horror 17.9%, Indie 5.4%
- #7 Train of Afterlife
94% 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 60.3%, Simulation 15.1%, Casual 12.8%, Indie 11.8%
- #8 My Head On Your Body
92% 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 63.8%, Horror 22.7%, Indie 7%, Casual 6.5%
- #9 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
91% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 95.3%, Indie 4.7%
- #10 PRICE
91% matchVery Positive94% of 5,134 reviews2016
Dev: YETU GAME
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The hero Ivry wakes up from a nightmare and finds himself in a weird room. To escape from fear and darkness, he has to search and explore on his own until he discovers the truth and finds his sister Iva.A puzzle game 《PRICE》
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Horror 30.6%, Indie 16.4%, Casual 14.7%
- #11 Reflection
90% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Horror 82.3%, Simulation 11.5%, Indie 6.1%
- #12 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 70.9%, Casual 11.5%, Horror 10.4%, Indie 7.2%
- #13 Who's at the door?
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,538 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Simulation 51.3%, Horror 48.7%
- #14 That's not my Neighbor
87% matchVery Positive89% of 4,193 reviews2025
Dev: Nachosama Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Simulation 26.7%, Casual 25.7%, Indie 16.7%
- #15 My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life
88% matchVery Positive81% of 902 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
This is you, and this – is You. Both of you have something in common – exceptionality in a monotonous moment of time, when meaningless decisions have to be made. Or meaningful, to such an extent, that there is nothing left once they are made.
Why similar: Visual Novel 77.5%, Indie 22.5%
- #16 Trapped with Jester
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,481 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 76%, Horror 24%
- #17 Yet Another Killing Game
86% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #18 Port of Call
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,273 reviews2015
Dev: Underdog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.
Why similar: Indie 54.7%, Horror 45.3%
- #19 One Thousand Lies
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,129 reviews2016
Dev: Keinart Lobre
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
One day, Ciarán starts receiving enigmatic emails from a mysterious sender, turning his everyday life into a mess of a romantic comedy with psychological themes mixed in. What lies beyond the mystery he's been presented with? In the words of Harry H.: "If you want to know the truth, go find it".
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.2%, Simulation 14.6%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 5.6%
- #20 Good Morning World
83% matchMixed68% of 206 reviews2020
Dev: IL YA
Windows
Are you sure this is reality?
Why similar: Indie 46.6%, Visual Novel 40.4%, Horror 13.1%
- #21 Terror Lab
84% matchMixed55% of 97 reviews2016
Dev: Nicolas BernardPub: M.INDIE
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have just awoken without knowing who or where you are. You can't remember anything but it is clear you are not alone.
Why similar: Indie 54.2%, Horror 45.8%
- #22 Sixtieth Kilometer
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,786 reviews2016
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...
Why similar: Visual Novel 84.4%, Indie 5.7%, Casual 5.4%, Horror 4.5%
- #23 GNOSIA
79% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 68.1%, Simulation 17.1%, RPG 9.3%, Indie 5.5%
- #24 Second Chance
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,128 reviews2018
Dev: COMANPub: C&E
Windows · Mac · Linux
One night, Leslie finds himself at a small town train station, completely lost in the memories of his past. As he explores his past, he makes friends, but... Who are they really? Who is lying and who is telling the truth? And is it true that everyone in our world is entitled to a second chance?
Why similar: Visual Novel 75.5%, RPG 13.8%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 5.2%
- #25 Sunlight Scream
81% 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: Visual Novel 67.7%, Horror 15.7%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 6.8%
- #26 Summer Nightmare
82% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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 57.8%, Horror 21.4%, Casual 11.2%, Indie 9.6%
- #27 You know my name?
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Visual Novel 71.8%, Horror 19.5%, Casual 6.9%, Indie 1.8%
- #28 HOPE LEFT ME
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 818 reviews2023
Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 76.5%, Casual 15.3%, Indie 8.2%
- #29 Who Are You!?
77% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Haunting Humans Studio
Windows
Who Are You!? is a sci-fi psychological horror experience based on real UFO research. The story centers on Ray Roswell and his internal fight to understand the disappearance of his wife, which may involve an alien abduction.
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #30 Highschool Possession
80% matchMixed68% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 24%
A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were.
Why similar: Visual Novel 77%, Indie 23%
- #31 Who's Lila?
76% 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 62.5%, Horror 25.9%, Casual 11.6%
- #32 Minds Eyes
78% matchMixed70% of 1,826 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%
You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?
Why similar: Horror 86.6%, Indie 13.4%
- #33 Who am I?
75% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
A man named Mark, who struggles to make ends meet, receives a letter informing him that his aunt has passed away. Despite their troubled past, Mark decides to investigate what happened, hoping to uncover the truth and perhaps find a chance for a better life.
Why similar: Horror 47.9%, Simulation 37.5%, Indie 14.7%
- #34 Glassy Stare
74% matchVery Positive90% of 70 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 81.8%, Casual 10.5%, Indie 7.7%
- #35 Inmates
78% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Horror 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #36 A Day Without Me
76% matchMixed69% of 80 reviews2020
Dev: Gamecom Team
Windows
You wake up in an unknown city. A city without people, a city completely deserted. But you’re not alone. There's something out there, something strange, something terrifying. Somehow, you know your only way out is to figure out why you're the only one left when everyone else is gone.
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #37 One Night Stand
75% matchVery Positive90% of 762 reviews2016
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. What do you do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.6%, Simulation 14.8%, Indie 13.2%, Casual 11.5%
- #38 AKAZU Off limits
74% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: STUDIO DYD
Windows
I found myself lying in a strange place. I had no idea where I was or why I had come here. The only thing I knew was that I had come looking for something.
Why similar: Horror 77.6%, Indie 22.4%
- #39 SIMULACRA
72% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.5%, Horror 24.2%, Simulation 18.3%
- #40 Frozen Memories
73% matchVery Positive97% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: SKT STUDIO
Windows
Is what is recorded in a photograph necessarily true? I don't think so. "But I think that even if it's a fake photo, the emotions of its creator are real after all." She said. So, your memories, then, must be real? Visual novel "Frozen Memories" gives you a fictionalised version of a real memory.
Why similar: Simulation 33.2%, Casual 21.3%, Indie 19.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Horror 6.7%
- #41 Jester / King
73% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #42 ONE IN THE BACK
70% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. Jingo
Windows
An escape-room styled series of puzzles await in the car that seems to contain neither rhyme nor reason. See if you can solve the mysteries of the photographs, and figure out what it means to be the ONE IN THE BACK.
Why similar: Horror 47.5%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 17.1%
- #43 BAD END
73% 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 59.7%, Horror 21.6%, Indie 13.3%, Casual 5.4%
- #44 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #45 Nightmare Zapping
71% 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 68.7%, Horror 23.7%, Indie 7.6%
- #46 Knock Harder: Useless
72% matchVery Positive94% of 382 reviews2020
Dev: Snail-Ninja StudioPub: Snail-Ninja Studio
Windows
The only way to wake up is to die. The player must decide for himself whether he is inside a dream or is in reality.
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Indie 31.8%, Casual 28.7%
- #47 Hello my World! Lily.
70% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Black Leaf Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 91.8%, Indie 8.2%
- #48 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
66% 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 93.2%, Indie 6.8%
- #49 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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: Visual Novel 44%, Simulation 17.1%, Horror 16.8%, RPG 13.9%, Casual 8.2%
- #50 ALLBLACK Phase 1
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: NSAID
Windows · Mac · Linux
ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...
Why similar: Visual Novel 73.6%, Casual 14.5%, Indie 12%
- #51 and Roger
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,109 reviews2025
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad?
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.4%, Simulation 20.4%, Casual 10.1%
- #52 No, I'm not a Human
64% matchVery Positive93% of 26,830 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Horror 45.3%, Indie 22%, Simulation 20%, Casual 12.7%
- #53 MIRROR MIRROR
68% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Horror 76.6%, Indie 23.4%
- #54 Cataplexy
69% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: 12sevenPub: Diada Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waking up at night, the main character realizes that he cannot move. A terrible sense of panic gradually overtakes his mind, and the imagination begins to paint frightening pictures.
Why similar: Visual Novel 68%, Horror 24.4%, Indie 7.6%
- #55 AMNESIA
69% matchMixed67% of 1,051 reviews2022
Dev: Super Alex
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.
Why similar: Visual Novel 91.6%, Indie 8.4%
- #56 Five Stages of Pink
68% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.1%, Horror 21.5%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 6.8%
- #57 Nightmare knock
67% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: FreezyCat
Windows
How would you like to know that an uninvited guest, about whom you know absolutely nothing, will come to you at night? One thing is clear, he is unlikely to come in peace. What will you do? Prepare for his visit? Will you take a knife or hide in the closet? It's up to you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 73.2%, Horror 18.6%, Indie 8.2%
- #58 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
66% matchVery Positive97% of 79 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: Visual Novel 59.6%, Horror 40.4%
- #59 DYSTHANASIA
65% matchVery Positive90% of 301 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Horror 100%