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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Horror, Atmospheric.

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  1. #1 NO-SKIN
    97% matchVery Positive95% of 1,266 reviews2025
    Dev: NoEye-Soft
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Mystery 20.1%, Horror 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Atmospheric 8%

  2. #2 Night Loops
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
    Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Dark 9.6%

  3. #3 Bad Faith
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
    Dev: Mado
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological 12.6%, Horror 8.7%

  4. #4 Afterdream
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
    Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Psychological 11.5%, Emotional 11.2%, Horror 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

  5. #5 You Shouldn't Be Here
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Doomster Entertainment
    Windows

    This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.

    Why similar: Philosophical 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychedelic 12.7%, Emotional 10.8%

  6. #6 Hazy Mind
    94% 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: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychedelic 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological 13.7%, Story Rich 8.5%

  7. #7 MOOD
    93% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
    Dev: MAT Affect
    Windows

    MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!

    Why similar: Philosophical 26.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 9%, Dark 8.9%

  8. #8 Glassy Stare
    92% 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 29.2%, Psychedelic 24.6%, Dark 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 9.2%

  9. #9 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,444 reviews2017
    Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".

    Why similar: Philosophical 32.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Psychological 7.5%, Mystery 6.6%

  10. #10 Snowfall's Mystery
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

    Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%

  11. #11 Gray Dawn
    90% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2018
    Dev: Interactive Stone
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.3%, Story Rich 15.4%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychedelic 10.2%

  12. #12 Train of Afterlife
    91% 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 42.7%, Psychological 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Dark 6.6%

  13. #13 You know my name?
    89% 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: Psychedelic 21.5%, Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 9.1%

  14. #14 Backspace Backspace Backspace
    88% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Blue Tango Street
    Windows · Mac

    In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Psychological 13.2%, Psychedelic 9.6%, Horror 9.3%

  15. #15 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
    87% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2024
    Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Emotional 16.1%, Psychological 14%, Story Rich 7.7%

  16. #16 Ib
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
    Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

  17. #17 SIMULACRA
    86% 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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%

  18. #18 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 reviews2023
    Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

    Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

  19. #19 Lydia
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 607 reviews2017
    Dev: Platonic Partnership
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

    Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Emotional 10.1%, Story Rich 9%

  20. #20 When the Darkness comes
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.1%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Dark 9.8%, Emotional 9.4%

  21. #21 Decarnation
    83% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
    Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

    Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 10%

  22. #22 I Did Not Buy This Ticket
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 369 reviews2023
    Dev: Tiago RechPub: Time Galleon
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.4%, Emotional 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

  23. #23 outside the door
    81% 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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Psychological 19.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Mystery 9.9%

  24. #24 this morning I decided to die
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 169 reviews2023
    Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Psychedelic 17.6%, Drama 10.6%

  25. #25 Winion Virus
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 967 reviews2024
    Dev: Dawntown Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 13.7%, Emotional 12.9%, Mystery 8.7%

  26. #26 It Happened At Night
    80% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: Davidcrosdev
    Windows

    It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

    Why similar: Mystery 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Horror 12.3%, Emotional 10.3%

  27. #27 Rituals in the Dark
    81% matchVery Positive85% of 192 reviews2019
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Emotional 11.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Drama 8.6%

  28. #28 Without a Voice
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 341 reviews2020
    Dev: Pub: Studio Élan
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In the depths of a forest, an exiled princess whiles her time in solitude. One day, a mysterious, beautiful maiden appears, throwing her world out of its alignment. A dark fantasy visual novel following the intertwining paths of these two women. In seven days, the wheel of fate will splinter...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 45.6%, Female Protagonist 30.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9%, Adventure 3.6%

  29. #29 Pumpkin Eater
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 555 reviews2021
    Dev: thugzilladev
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 15%

    Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Psychological 10.8%, Drama 10.5%, Dark 9.8%

  30. #30 The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek
    78% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2023
    Dev: Senokos Games
    Windows · Linux

    The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Emotional 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Mystery 10.6%

  31. #31 The Winter Mind
    77% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Psychological 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%

  32. #32 Pink Noise
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 107 reviews2026
    Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
    Windows

    Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 11.2%

  33. #33 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
    73% 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 27.7%, Psychological Horror 23%, Psychological 13.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Psychedelic 8.7%

  34. #34 Eclipsium
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,740 reviews2025
    Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 21%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Horror 11%, Dark 10.1%

  35. #35 Demons Never Lie
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2019
    Dev: IndieBugPub: RecordMedia
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.

    Why similar: Philosophical 24%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Psychological 10.2%, Horror 10.2%

  36. #36 Fran Bow
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
    Dev: Killmonday Games AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological 11.4%, Dark 10.4%

  37. #37 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn
    76% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2018
    Dev: Sierra Lee
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life.

    Why similar: Psychological 28.7%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Story Rich 16%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 8.7%

  38. #38 The House in Fata Morgana
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
    Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

    Why similar: Philosophical 23.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Dark 7.5%

  39. #39 Midnight Syndrome
    73% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
    Dev: ナツミカン
    Windows

    A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Horror 12.2%, Drama 11.4%, Emotional 10.8%, Mystery 10.2%

  40. #40 Contraindication
    72% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Static Remains
    Windows

    Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Psychological 11%, Story Rich 8%

  41. #41 Midnight Special
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2025
    Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
    Windows

    Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13%, Story Rich 11.4%

  42. #42 Em-A-Li
    76% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
    Windows

    A portal inspired walking simulator horror game.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Horror 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%

  43. #43 The Demon Within Me
    74% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Elite Lords Studios
    Windows

    The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 14.1%, Drama 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%

  44. #44 Dead of Night: Supermarket
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: SilverMoon Studios
    Windows

    Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Psychological 18.1%, Horror 12.9%, Realistic 11%, Mystery 9.4%

  45. #45 Little Lighthouse of Horror
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: Codiwans
    Windows

    A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?

    Why similar: Mystery 17.2%, Horror 15.6%, Emotional 13.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Drama 11.3%

  46. #46 Martha Is Dead
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
    Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Psychological 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12%, Drama 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%

  47. #47 I Am Here, I Won't Disappear. I Am Here, I Won't...
    70% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A patchwork quilt of meanings, ideas, references, and madness. A crack in the sink of your understanding. And also the story of one unfortunate girl.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Psychedelic 20.3%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 12.2%

  48. #48 The Signifier Director's Cut
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Emotional 21.1%, Dark 13.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

  49. #49 Insight
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
    Windows

    Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Emotional 16.7%, Drama 13%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 12.3%

  50. #50 CLeM
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
    Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Mystery 15.6%, Emotional 15.4%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Dark 9.5%

  51. #51 DEAD LAMB WALKING
    67% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2024
    Dev: Lyn Mametchi
    Windows

    A story about a dead lamb walking.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Horror 10.9%, Emotional 7.8%

  52. #52 Siberian Way
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: RootGame
    Windows

    Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Psychological 17.2%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 10%

  53. #53 Path to Mnemosyne
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 247 reviews2018
    Dev: DevilishGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 13%, Female Protagonist 12.7%

  54. #54 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 171 reviews2025
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows

    “Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Emotional 14%, Drama 11.4%, Philosophical 11%, Dark 10.4%

  55. #55 白昼梦 · 心象病院
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2024
    Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
    Windows

    This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.

    Why similar: Emotional 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Psychological 11.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Drama 8.6%

  56. #56 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    64% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Drama 12.3%, Story Rich 9.2%

  57. #57 Nightmare Zapping
    67% 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 21%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%

  58. #58 TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2018
    Dev: Peace & Love Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Psychological 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 15%, Dark 12.6%

  59. #59 Mucorales
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2024
    Dev: LuN
    Windows

    An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 17.5%, Emotional 16.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Dark 8.6%

  60. #60 Faded Grey
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 166 reviews2021
    Dev: Derek Golliher
    Windows

    A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.

    Why similar: Emotional 17.3%, Psychological 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Dark 9.3%

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