Games Like YKMET: Strade

An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Sexual Content 15.9%, Dark 12.8%, Horror 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same focus on dark, non-consensual themes and high-stakes survival within a visual novel framework.

In this chaotic world, you must adapt - either to forgive or survive. A thriller-romance indie visual novel/dating simulator.

Why similar: Sexual Content 23.5%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Gore 21.7%, Violent 19.6%, Horror 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the grim, violent, and sexually explicit nature of the seed game's narrative.

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Horror 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at using the visual novel format to explore complex, often horrifying power dynamics and multiple endings.

Your cheeks will quiver in fear, as ghastly ghouls accost your rear. You will gape in horror, as you face the dark. Only your rump can guide you through.

Why similar: Sexual Content 29.6%, Gore 22.2%, Violent 16.9%, Horror 16.8%, Nudity 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similarly bleak atmosphere centered on abduction and extreme, violent scenarios.

Take the role of an incubus or succubus. Seduce mortals into perverse servitude. Subject them to monstrous transformations.

Why similar: Sexual Content 35.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Horror 13.4%, Nudity 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into dark, transgressive themes and explicit content that aligns with the seed game's tone.

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the inevitability of tragic outcomes and the exploration of dark, branching paths.

It's up to you to decide how far you're willing to go in order to survive in this psychological thriller visual novel about two best friends trapped in an experiment. Can these two men survive their choices between physical and psychological harm long enough to earn freedom?

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Sexual Content 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Dark 9.1%, Violent 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a claustrophobic, horror-filled experience centered on captivity and psychological distress.

Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Horror 13.1%, Gore 12.8%, Violent 10.1%, Dark 9%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a visceral horror experience with a focus on dark, unsettling narrative choices.

Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Dark 21.4%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Horror 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: It explores deeply disturbing psychological dynamics and moral decay through a branching narrative.

Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Horror 17.3%, Gore 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Violent 10%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, simulation-heavy visual novel that forces the player to confront uncomfortable and violent situations.

You know, my dear, it isn't safe... To wander and creep while oh so weak. In the abandoned, the rotten, the decayed. Society has forgotten you; it won't lift a finger for that which is tossed away. You're just prey that the true prowlers who lay in shadows await to feast upon.

Why similar: Gore 20.4%, Horror 15.8%, Violent 15.2%, Dark 10.9%, Nudity 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a gritty, violent, and indie-focused horror experience that aligns with the seed game's aesthetic.

Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Dark 17.3%, Horror 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines dating-sim mechanics with a dark, horror-centric narrative that keeps the player on edge.

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 26.5%, Horror 17.6%, Sexual Content 11.6%, Gore 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality horror visual novel that emphasizes the weight of player choices and the potential for gruesome endings.

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: Dark 20.4%, Horror 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Gore 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes pixel-art to deliver a dark, story-rich psychological horror experience.

Zero End is a paranormal mystery adult Visual Novel with horror elements where you try to find the truth behind the sinister happenings at Altham Academy.

Why similar: Sexual Content 34.9%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Nudity 11.3%, Horror 11%, Choices Matter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features explicit content and a mystery-driven narrative that fits the dark visual novel niche.

A choice-based dark gothic romance Visual Novel... Trapped alone in her castle, can you survive a dark yandere queen's schemes? Or will you fall for her charms? Remember... She lies.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Sexual Content 23.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Nudity 10.1%, Gore 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on dark fantasy elements and multiple endings that emphasize the player's vulnerability.

A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Sexual Content 19.3%, Horror 12.7%, Violent 6.1%, Nudity 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It explores the thin line between romance and psychological horror in a way that mirrors the seed game's intensity.

What was supposed to be a simple summer break takes an unexpected twist when you find yourself trapped in a strange game where you need to fulfill challenges. Carnal challenges.

Why similar: Sexual Content 26.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Nudity 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into the explicit, dark, and mature themes found in the seed game's core premise.

What is forgiveness and what is a lie? Where does desire end and vice begins? The project "Sex with the Devil" will allow you to ask these and many other frank questions about the greatest personification of evil in human culture.

Why similar: Sexual Content 39.9%, Nudity 16.2%, Gore 12.9%, Violent 11.3%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines explicit sexual content with violent, dark, and supernatural horror elements.

Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Gore 16.4%, Sexual Content 16.1%, Violent 11.7%, Dark 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being hunted and the intense psychological pressure of being a victim in a digital space.

Explore a house full of tiny humans as a horny bunny with a giant appetite... Eat, Grow and Transform in the first vore game on Steam!

Why similar: Sexual Content 23%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Violent 14.6%, Nudity 10%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores niche, transgressive themes within a visual novel structure similar to the seed game.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Horror 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 12%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses unique mechanics to explore psychological horror and the loss of control over one's own actions.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 56.5%, Horror 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Psychological Horror 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, intense, and deeply unsettling psychological experience.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 51.4%, Dark 36.7%, Psychological Horror 5.6%, 2D 3.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and dark horror game that deals with themes of trauma and suffering.

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Dark 23.8%, Gore 18.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Psychological Horror 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal and disturbing narrative that focuses on the darker aspects of the human condition.

Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.

Why similar: Sexual Content 24%, Visual Novel 20.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Gore 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...

Why similar: Dark 33.6%, Horror 31.3%, Violent 22.9%, 2D 4.7%, Psychological Horror 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the dark, narrative-driven horror tradition of its predecessors with a focus on tragic themes.

You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Sexual Content 16.8%, Dark 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Horror 10%

An adult LGBTQ+ visual novel about love, drugs, murder and crime. We follow this intense thriller through the eyes of our main protagonist, Sasha, while he maneuvers through dangerous drug deals, formidable kingpins, and silent assassins.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Sexual Content 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Dark 8.4%

A frank visual novel for adults, where you will find yourself in the role of a young woman who finds special pleasure in sex with old men.

Why similar: Sexual Content 31.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Nudity 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 7.3%

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 61.5%, Sexual Content 8.5%, Horror 5.8%, Nudity 5.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.1%

Naked Butlers is a hardcore yaoi visual novel rife with dark comedy. Unleash your inner sadist and bully these hot butlers good in this solo project from a developer who absolutely loves butlers!

Why similar: Sexual Content 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Dark 8.9%

Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Sexual Content 15.6%, Gore 14.6%, Violent 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%

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 26.9%, Horror 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Dark 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%

You wake up with your two best friends in underwear. Your former best friend has locked you all in, and the only way out is to complete the sexual challenges she imposes while she gets off watching everything you do. Will the three of you manage to escape?

Why similar: Sexual Content 24.7%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Nudity 9.7%, Horror 8.8%

A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intriguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertons' Victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired by Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.

Why similar: Sexual Content 44.7%, Nudity 19.3%, Horror 11.1%, Gore 10.3%, Violent 9.3%

"I make you real." Only he knows me. The identity of the young man who thought so was a serial killer. An 18+ novel game for maidens where a woman obtains divinity along with her ruin.

Why similar: Sexual Content 29.3%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Dark 20.4%, Horror 12.1%, Violent 5.1%

By clicking icons at the bottom of the screen, you interfere with a shrine maiden who has been offered as a sacrifice to a grotesque creature. Whether you help the shrine maiden or plunge her further into despair is entirely up to you.

Why similar: Sexual Content 45.3%, Nudity 18.8%, Horror 17%, Multiple Endings 5.7%, RPG 5.3%

NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Sexual Content 15.2%, Dark 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%

A self abating husk is forcibly coerced into a suicide pact by a "perfect" girl drowning in ennui and despair. The result is unfathomable heart rending terror and confusion.

Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Psychological Horror 4.1%

As another woman joins the list of the missing, deep within a forest, a man living in solitude is visited by a pretty stranger. Wet Nightmares is an Erotic Horror Visual Novel exploring the psyche of a haunted man and his depraved past.

Why similar: Sexual Content 40.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Nudity 15.9%, Horror 14.7%, Violent 4.3%

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Gore 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Dark 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7%

Who is the one hiding deeply in abyss? The Devil? The Killer? or—Yourself?

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.9%, Sexual Content 29.1%, Nudity 10.8%, Gore 10%, Horror 9.4%

Become a demonic priestess of lust and use her unique skills to take revenge on your enemies. Regain your kingdom making hell tremble under your hooves! Leave no one alive if they won't bend the knee.

Why similar: Sexual Content 43.7%, Nudity 17.9%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 10.2%, Horror 6.1%

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 51%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Psychological Horror 3.8%

Yandera has locked you in your house and is asking for a declaration of love. You can stay with her or try to escape. Explore the house, but be careful, Yandera can kill you.

Why similar: Horror 38%, Sexual Content 30.2%, Violent 16.2%, First-Person 7.5%, RPG 3.7%

If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.

Why similar: Horror 50.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Psychological Horror 5.6%

Step in the shoes of the titular Desert Stalker, and scour the wasteland for artifacts and erotic encounters in this acclaimed Adult Visual Novel where your choices shape the game’s story. Dive into a world filled with grit, sex, and unparalleled power fantasies.

Why similar: Sexual Content 39.8%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Nudity 13.6%, Gore 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%

All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Gore 9.9%

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 32.1%, Dark 23.5%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 6.5%

A beautiful stranger appears at your doorstep. Will you let her in? Dive into a captivating nightmare and decide the fates of those around you in this free mystic thriller visual novel.

Why similar: Sexual Content 32%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Horror 13.7%, Nudity 11.6%, Dark 6.6%

This game is a visual novel game consisting of animation for adults.

Why similar: Sexual Content 25%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Gore 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Nudity 11.9%

You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Horror 23.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, RPG 8.8%

An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Horror 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Dark 11.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

It's the 1990s. You’re alone at home, and you heard about the "adult" internet at school. You Must be 18 or Older to Enter blurs several genres together to create an anxious horror experience, one that hits a little too close. How deep will you dive before your parents come home? Do you even like this stuff?

Why similar: Sexual Content 61.2%, Nudity 26.8%, Horror 12%

You are trapped in an experiment, trying to find ways to make you still "yourself" , persevere, and survive.

Why similar: Sexual Content 47.6%, Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Survival Horror 8.6%, LGBTQ+ 8.6%

MALCATRAS' MAIDEN is a toxic yuri visual novel for adults about trauma, bonds, family, and sisterhood.

Why similar: Sexual Content 26.3%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Dark 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%

This interactive adventure features no specific hero. YOU are the one who decides who makes it out alive - or not. Your actions determine the outcome of the story. In total there are 9 playable heroes and more than 50 different paths all featuring intense dialogues and thrilling events.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Sexual Content 15.5%, Violent 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Dark 9.8%

Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!

Why similar: Sexual Content 33.4%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Nudity 8.9%

The game takes place in a world on the brink of destruction. You experience all the horrors of the apocalypse in your own cozy house on the outskirts of a small town. People may knock on your door in need of your help. Will you be able to save them?

Why similar: Sexual Content 22.4%, Horror 21%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Dark 10.3%