- #1 Contra Spem Spero
97% matchPositive92% of 25 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 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Horror 12.7%
- #2 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
96% 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 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #3 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
96% matchVery Positive86% of 256 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 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Horror 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Horror 11.1%
- #5 Miya Might Break
94% 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 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #6 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,656 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Horror 8.6%
- #7 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
94% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 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 18.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Horror 10.8%
- #8 Not It: Spookiest Edition
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 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 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Horror 10.5%
- #9 Parasite in Love
91% matchVery Positive95% of 57 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 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #10 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 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Horror 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choices Matter 12%
- #11 Novalie
90% matchPositive100% of 17 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 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, Choices Matter 15%, Dark Humor 9%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%
- #12 For Mother Matron
89% matchVery Positive92% of 168 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 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #13 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
89% matchVery Positive95% of 129 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 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #14 Stay Alive For Me
88% matchPositive80% of 10 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 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Horror 7%
- #15 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
Windows
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Horror 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%
- #16 Evil Spirits
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Horror 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #17 Make Moku Proud
86% 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 22.8%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #18 Shadows of Betrayal
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Horror 9%
- #19 Cannibal Court
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #20 Mado Marks
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three students record future-self videos in a classroom room that shouldn’t exist... The next morning, one of them is gone, and only corrupted marks prove she was ever there. A short psychological horror VN about memory, proof, and erasure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #21 Satan is an Astronaut
82% 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 18%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 9.7%
- #22 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 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 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #23 Doppelgänger
82% 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 26.8%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #24 Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️
81% 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 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 9%
- #25 Flesh Blossom
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Pearl Games
Windows
Experience the horror of this narrative-driven medical RPG. As Doctor Parsnip Green, you’ll point-and-click your way through 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 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 14%, Horror 8.9%
- #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 24.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Horror 8.4%
- #27 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
79% matchVery Positive100% of 205 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 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #28 Momo Don't Leave
78% matchPositive91% of 11 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 22.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #29 Kidnapped Simulator
79% matchNo user reviews2026
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 22.9%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Horror 11.8%
- #30 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
77% 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: Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #31 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 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #32 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 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #33 Monologin
75% match6 user reviews100% of 6 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: Visual Novel 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #34 I'll Do It Tomorrow
76% matchVery Positive96% of 83 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 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #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 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Horror 10.8%
- #36 Memory Girl +
75% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Horror 11.3%
- #37 恐怖夜話
73% matchVery Positive95% of 150 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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Horror 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #38 Ballad of the Midnight Man
74% 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 18.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Horror 9.2%
- #39 Am I Nima
74% matchNo user reviews2026
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%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #40 Vacation Terminal
72% matchPositive93% of 14 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 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #41 Reborn
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gecko Gaming
Windows
A visual novel written as a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape your life, leading to irreversible consequences and determining how your descent into darkness unfolds. The game can end in many different ways. Your choices determine how.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Horror 11%
- #42 Reigns: The Witcher
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 20.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Adventure 7.8%
- #43 Playback Trauma®: In Sickness
73% 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 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #44 Mycorrhiza
73% matchPositive100% of 19 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 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #45 Madness within
71% 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 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Horror 11.3%
- #46 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
71% matchNo user reviews2026
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 25.9%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choices Matter 13%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
- #47 ACCIDENTALLY
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 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 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10.5%
- #48 Worn Out
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morimichi
Windows
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Horror 10.9%
- #49 Endless Monday: In Progress
69% 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 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #50 The Trials - Chapter One
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 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 18.3%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.9%
- #51 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,522 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Horror 19.6%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 5.5%
- #52 Horrors of Helmsfirth
68% 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 27.8%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Horror 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #53 At the Mount Leng of madness
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 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 27.9%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #54 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
67% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #55 Normal Person
68% 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 27.6%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Horror 12.3%
- #56 Glitch
67% matchPositive91% of 35 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 23.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Horror 14%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #57 Under the Table
67% 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 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Horror 11.8%
- #58 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
68% 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 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #59 Bound Between Desks
65% 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: Visual Novel 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #60 The Trials - Chapter Two
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Choices Matter 18%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 8.3%