- #1 Return to Shironagasu Island
97% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Adventure 27.2%, Anime 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Casual 3%
Why You'll Like It: A strong mystery-adventure game that balances point-and-click exploration with a dark, supernatural narrative.
- #2 Adabana Odd Tales
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,033 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Adventure 29.6%, Casual 21.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Anime 7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same focus on Japanese folklore and fairy tales, presented through a beautiful and melancholic visual novel format.
- #3 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Anime 16.7%, Adventure 16%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the blend of Japanese urban legends, supernatural curses, and branching narrative mysteries found in Yotsume God.
- #4 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Anime 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at combining high-stakes puzzle-solving and escape-room mechanics with a deeply emotional and branching story.
- #5 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
95% matchVery Positive82% of 496 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Adventure 31.5%, Anime 13%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same eerie, folklore-inspired horror atmosphere where you must investigate supernatural entities to survive.
- #6 7'scarlet
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 854 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Adventure 16%, Anime 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a mysterious, isolated town, this visual novel focuses on uncovering dark secrets through a character-driven narrative.
- #7 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
93% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Adventure 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Female Protagonist 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar structure of investigating mysteries and using information to change the protagonist's fate.
- #8 Spirit Hunter: NG
92% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.7%, Adventure 36.3%, Anime 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Like its predecessor, this game focuses on investigating Japanese urban legends and making critical choices that determine your survival.
- #9 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
91% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Puzzle 18.5%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Anime 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This series is the gold standard for blending complex escape-room puzzles with a dark, psychological, and multi-ending narrative.
- #10 Hira Hira Hihiru
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Adventure 19.2%, Casual 14%, Anime 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality visual novel that emphasizes choices and branching paths within a historical and supernatural setting.
- #11 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
90% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.1%, Adventure 22.6%, Anime 21.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror series set in a rural Japanese village that explores deep, dark secrets and supernatural themes.
- #12 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Anime 13.2%, Adventure 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the school-based supernatural mystery trope with multiple endings and puzzle-solving elements.
- #13 Hazy Mind
88% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Anime 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal and psychological experience that mirrors the unsettling nature of Yotsume God's world.
- #14 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
87% 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: Visual Novel 24.6%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Anime 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful psychological adventure that uses point-and-click mechanics to explore a dark, isolated narrative.
- #15 SoulSet
89% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13%, Casual 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features a compelling mystery with multiple endings and a focus on character relationships and secrets.
- #16 My Head On Your Body
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Anime 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental visual novel that explores psychological horror themes through a unique and unsettling lens.
- #17 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
86% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric psychological horror game that focuses on exploration and multiple narrative outcomes.
- #18 NAGAISAN
84% matchVery Positive95% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
I came to know "her." Since then, I've felt someone's gaze from somewhere. Memories of the place I reached while searching for a lost dog in the past. I'm not sure if it's connected, but I did something. "NAGAISAN" is an adventure game based on urban legends.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Adventure 21.1%, Anime 19.9%, Exploration 17.3%, Casual 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of comedy and psychological horror that keeps the player guessing through its narrative-heavy gameplay.
- #19 Tiny Snow
84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Anime 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Casual 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that focuses on emotional storytelling and atmospheric world-building.
- #20 Re:Turn 2 - Runaway
85% matchVery Positive80% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Red Ego Games
Windows
Re:Turn 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. The game follows on from the events of the first game. Saki and her fiancé, Sen, are trapped on an abandoned train that is haunted by an evil spirit that takes the form of a little girl named Ayumi.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Historical 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling horror adventure that relies on puzzle-solving and exploring a haunted, atmospheric environment.
- #21 Memory Girl +
82% 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 32.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Anime 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that blends cute aesthetics with underlying psychological horror elements.
- #22 Antrabhara
82% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Nekoday
Windows
在人类与妖怪共存的世界中，三个身份迥异的少年少女在荒废古宅中相遇。结伴冒险的过程中收集道具、推敲讯息、解开谜题，逃离不可名状的生物，并揭开古宅家族背后的血色历史，最终发现“中阴”的秘密。
Why similar: Puzzle 29.7%, Adventure 25.6%, Anime 24.8%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game incorporates puzzle elements and an anime-inspired art style to tell a mysterious story.
- #23 Corpse Party
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Visual Novel 30.7%, Anime 23.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Japanese horror experience that focuses on survival and uncovering the truth behind a tragic, supernatural curse.
- #24 GINKA
81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,764 reviews2023
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.2%, Anime 20.1%, Adventure 16%, Casual 12.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful and emotional visual novel that focuses on mystery and the supernatural connection between characters.
- #25 Autumn Spirit
81% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: SynstoriaPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Hunted by anxiety, you exiled yourself to a lonely mountain inhabited by a ghost and his regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Adventure 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Casual 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that captures a similar emotional and supernatural atmosphere in a Japanese setting.
- #26 Seedsow Lullaby
78% matchVery Positive97% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: iMel Inc.Pub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"My mother, my daughter, and me—three sixteen-year-olds on an extraordinary adventure."After traveling through time to meet their sixteen-year-old counterparts, three generations of women set off on an adventure through the Land of the Gods. What could await them at the end of their journey?
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.6%, Anime 21.1%, Adventure 20.3%, Casual 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #27 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
79% matchVery Positive80% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Anime 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #28 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
80% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Adventure 16%, Anime 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Casual 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game provides a dramatic and dark narrative experience with strong visual novel elements.
- #29 OMUSUBI
77% matchVery Positive94% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
One day, Hinako, a high school student, finds her path to school transformed into the Sanzu River, where she meets a strange-looking man named Issa. Will she be able to get through the mysterious devices of the mysterious mansion and return safely to her family?
Why similar: Adventure 85%, Singleplayer 15%
- #30 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
74% 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 38.3%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Anime 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
- #31 The House in Fata Morgana
78% 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: Visual Novel 35.2%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Anime 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Adventure 11.3%
- #32 Ib
75% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Puzzle 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Exploration 11%
- #33 CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~
79% matchMixed63% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
What will you do if you can redo the last 7 days before you died? Try this unique supernatural mystery visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Casual 10.1%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery visual novel that focuses on the afterlife and uncovering the truth behind a character's death.
- #34 Kakuriyo Village ~Moratorium of Adolescence~
75% matchVery Positive81% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: I'm moralistPub: BokiBoki Games
Windows
Ao & Hinori were both childhood sweethearts & accidentally went to a strange world called Kakuriyo Village. Because of her boyish appearance, the villagers mistakenly thought Hinori was a boy... Can they successfully hide Hinori's genders and escape from the village！？
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Multiple Endings 19%, Anime 17%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Exploration 11.3%
- #35 七人杀阵 - Seven Sacrifices
77% matchVery Positive80% of 1,067 reviews2018
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Seven girls came to a mountain villa on the outskirts to attend a party. Suddenly they were struck by a storm. They were trapped and lost contact with the outside world.Everyone was caught unawares by the accident, but the conspiracy has just begun.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Adventure 33.2%, Casual 28.6%
- #36 Homicipher
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,818 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Multiple Endings 14%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Exploration 10.1%
- #37 Coffin of Ashes
76% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: Anime 26.6%, Adventure 24.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #38 Cooking Companions
74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,183 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Anime 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #39 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
76% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Adventure 32.1%, Anime 14.4%, Puzzle 8.7%, Casual 7.1%
- #40 Spiritual Bond ～Breaking the curse, Intertwining fates～
73% matchVery Positive85% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: MONRAPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
“Person of Serendipity… please help us——” A text-based adventure puzzle game set in ancient villages, where shrine maidens and the Kami guide you to forge unbreakable bonds. Every choice reshapes destiny—you will lead them, but to where?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Anime 16.8%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Casual 10.8%
- #41 Tsunagari Chess School
72% matchMixed68% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: Mintkuru
Windows
Welcome to the chess school! Connect with the brilliant girls of Sakuragi town and engage them in chess matches. How will you master the moves that come your way?
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.5%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Anime 20.5%, Casual 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #42 Playing House
69% matchVery Positive92% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: 鬱薔薇檸檬(UtubaraLemon)
Windows
One holiday, the father Haruma came to the park with his daughter Naori. But in that park, strange things began to happen—. Carry out the holiday mission “Playing House” for your beloved daughter!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Anime 18.9%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Exploration 11.7%
- #43 Folie Fatale
69% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #44 At Home Alone
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,891 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: 0Cube
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38%, Anime 28.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Casual 7.9%
- #45 √Letter - Root Letter -
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 575 reviews2017
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared. Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Anime 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Adventure 14.7%
- #46 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
73% matchMixed66% of 778 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 15%
Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
Why similar: Adventure 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Casual 12.8%, Anime 12.2%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #47 Little Goody Two Shoes
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,301 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Adventure 25.3%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Exploration 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Anime 11.6%
- #48 Holo ADV: SakuraSingularity.exe
67% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Lexilia GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Sakura Miko and the Hololive members are suddenly warped into an alternate future timeline. In this 3D adventure game, Miko must reunite with her friends and uncover the truth of this strange world to find her way back home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Anime 16.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #49 Flowers -Le volume sur printemps-
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,846 reviews2016
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 133.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Anime 12.1%, Casual 7.1%
- #50 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
69% matchVery Positive86% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Adventure 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Exploration 16%, Female Protagonist 13%
- #51 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,293 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇，表面悠然而宁静，背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇，在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上，直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Adventure 23.8%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Anime 12.6%
- #52 MYTH - Steam Edition
71% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2016
Dev: CircletempoPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A world of shadows. A world of light. In the world of light where no shadows exist lived a boy - Meito Tanabe. One day, he met a girl who possessed a shadow - Shimon. She brings him to her world - a place filled with shadows.
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.6%, Adventure 21.5%, Anime 13.9%
- #53 SOULS
71% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2017
Dev: Team Fork
Windows
One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.7%, Anime 24.6%, Adventure 18.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #54 Midnight Syndrome
67% 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 29.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Anime 12.8%, Exploration 12.5%
- #55 The Witch's House MV
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Puzzle 19.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Anime 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%
- #56 The Mildew Children
66% matchVery Positive93% of 451 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Adventure 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Exploration 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.6%
- #57 山：临界幸存者
67% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
偏远的山村中，正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着，舞动着，一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Adventure 24.7%, Anime 20.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #58 Shan Gui (山桂)
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,275 reviews2014
Dev: Magenta FactoryPub: Ju Cai
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
It is the end of summer. Han Hui, a university student, meets a mysterious young girl named He Jia in the mountains. After this chance meeting, the two embark on a delightful journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.9%, Anime 15%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Adventure 7.7%, Casual 7.6%
- #59 Crossroad
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 141 reviews2018
Dev: kalanhowPub: TsunamiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Every granddaughter visits her grandmother for tea and something delicious to eat. Lumy is no different from millions of other girls. That is, except for one thing…
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Casual 16.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Anime 12%
- #60 outside the door
64% 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 36.1%, Anime 18.6%, Psychological Horror 18%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Casual 8.4%
