- #1 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #2 Contra Spem Spero
96% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: DADZINGO
Windows · Linux
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Horror 12.3%
- #3 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
96% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #4 Blackthorn Witch
95% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #5 Miya Might Break
94% matchPositive92% of 12 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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Horror 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #6 Novalie
94% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Biscuit Placebo
Windows
Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Dark Humor 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
- #7 Parasite in Love
92% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #8 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
93% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Horror 10.5%
- #9 Mass of Consumption
91% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Horror 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #10 For Mother Matron
91% matchVery Positive91% of 163 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: Visual Novel 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #11 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,737 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Horror 8.4%
- #12 Forgive or Finalize
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Horror 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #13 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
89% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #14 Stay Alive For Me
88% match8 user reviews78% of 9 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: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Horror 6.9%
- #15 Cannibal Court
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you. Collect knowledge, choose your responses carefully and dig up secrets to pit the cultists against each other. Get wiser, get manipulative and mastermind your way out of being dinner in this trial-simulator set in the snowy Canadian north.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
- #16 Shadows of Betrayal
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Horror 8.6%
- #17 Shadows Of Memory ll
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Pixelyarn
Windows
Go home, Alice. The past awaits you. This is the second chapter in the horror visual novel trilogy.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Horror 12.4%
- #18 Am I Nima
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HO! Games
Windows · Mac
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #19 Make Moku Proud
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Horror 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #20 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #21 Not It: Spookiest Edition
84% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #22 Flesh Blossom
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Pearl Games
Windows
You are Doctor Parsnip Green, the first and last line of defense against a grotesquely beautiful epidemic. Make difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Horror 8.7%
- #23 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
82% 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: Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Horror 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #24 Doppelgänger
81% matchPositive100% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: HOLOSTARS English
Windows · Mac
The story is set in an alternate universe where the player is struggling with the memories of what they know to be HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS- and the mysterious look-alikes who pull them every which way. Can the player figure out the truth about this twisted world and return to the guild?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #25 Satan is an Astronaut
81% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Demeru Makes Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A woman who suffers from severe delusions wakes in the center of a forest aboard “The BUB,” a proto-generation ship from the mysterious Faust Corporation to a vision of a spirit she grew up with, she quickly learns that not everything is as it seems, and this waking cycle is anything but ordinary.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choices Matter 14%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 9.5%
- #26 Thorner
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Horror 8.2%
- #27 Kidnapped Simulator
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CRUNCHFEST
Windows
A psychological horror experience powered by a local AI model. You've been kidnapped by a serial killer who demands your deepest truths. Speak, type, or lie your way to freedom - but every word matters. No internet required. No data leaves your PC. 18+ only.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Horror 11.4%
- #28 Skin Tailor
79% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #29 The Wolf of Derevnya
78% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Linux
When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #30 Whispers of Gold
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #31 Playback Trauma®: In Sickness
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Undying Joy
Windows · Mac
You have just woken up from a coma and need to reach the Jersey Shore immediately. You have no car, no cash, and no pants. Take an ordinary hitchhike across New Jersey on an extraordinary night, all so you can tell your crush that you like her
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #32 I'll Do It Tomorrow
77% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #33 Wildwake
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonhaze Games
Windows
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #34 Memory Girl +
75% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Horror 11.1%
- #35 Brood Year
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Horror 10.5%
- #36 The Beresford family
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Psychological Horror 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #37 Vacation Terminal
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Hand-drawn 10%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #38 恐怖夜話
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Choices Matter 18%, Horror 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #39 Reigns: The Witcher
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Adventure 7.6%
- #40 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
73% matchVery Positive100% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choices Matter 11%
- #41 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #42 Mycorrhiza
73% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Distorted WanderersPub: Tim Reichert
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Horror 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #43 Madness within
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indra
Windows
Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Horror 11%
- #44 Endless Monday: In Progress
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #45 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: BoLo
Windows
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel. Adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, it presents a bizarre and fantastical world. What choices will you make if you step into it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #46 Evil Spirits
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear horror visual novel based on Slavic folklore. Explore a god-forgotten village and a forest hiding ancient evil. Trust no one. Remember: real evil often lurks not in house corners, but in the human soul's darkness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Horror 12.9%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #47 Under the Table
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
An office-based shrinking horror adventure in visual novel format! Explore a workplace packed with man-eating coworkers as you try to survive being tiny...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Horror 11.5%
- #48 Ballad of the Midnight Man
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marry Me Jester Productions
Windows
Survive the Midnight Man in this horror comedy visual novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 11%, Horror 9%
- #49 Glitch
68% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Bulbo Games
Windows
Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #50 The Trials - Chapter One
69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic choose your own adventure story. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings and secrets to unlock. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.7%
- #51 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Emperor
Windows · Mac · Linux
It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%
- #52 At the Mount Leng of madness
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 井頭。
Windows
Four female college students visit a mountain where spirits live. There had been a number of disappearances there in the past, and it was known as a dangerous place. This work is a visual novel that depicts the secrets of Mount Leng and the adventures of college students.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Choices Matter 18%, Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #53 Normal Person
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dexter ManningPub: Manning Media
Windows
Normal Person is a single player horror, first person Visual Novel where your choices matter! Will you be able to escape or will you be stuck in a limbo with the man who claims to be a "Normal person"
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Horror 12%
- #54 Horrors of Helmsfirth
67% 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 27.6%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Horror 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #55 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 17.7%, Choices Matter 16%, Visual Novel 13%, Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #56 Abyssal Frontier
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: WondercatStudios
Windows
You just wanted to finish your cargo run. The universe had other plans, Abyssal Frontier is a choice-driven cosmic horror visual novel with light RPG elements, time loop mechanics, and dating sim suggestions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Horror 11.9%
- #57 Change the World
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #58 Metamorphosis
67% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: AKAI KIRI
Windows
An interactive visual novel in the mystical genre. Mikey is admitted to an unusual institution for treatment, where he encounters supernatural phenomena and begins to prepare for a metamorphosis that will lead him into another world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Horror 14.4%, Adventure 7.8%
- #59 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,887 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Hand-drawn 12.8%
- #60 ACCIDENTALLY
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: M&K WORKSPub: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
A chance encounter. An inevitable murder. The truth always hides where you least expect it. Survive the night in this mansion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 10.3%