12 Horror games like Doki Doki Literature Club! that you should try

If Doki Doki Literature Club! worked for you because of horror tension, strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

The thread back to Doki Doki Literature Club! runs through visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. Its own ground is deep simulation.

Its point of contact with Doki Doki Literature Club! is visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

What carries over from Doki Doki Literature Club! is adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: exploration and discovery.

The genre is the same as Doki Doki Literature Club!’s, and with it adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Doki Doki Literature Club!’s, and with it visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Doki Doki Literature Club! is — visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Doki Doki Literature Club!, and so does visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Its point of contact with Doki Doki Literature Club! is visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in tone.

The genre is the same as Doki Doki Literature Club!’s, and with it visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is pixel art.

What carries over from Doki Doki Literature Club! is visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in tone — its own ground is puzzle design and a sci-fi setting.

The thread back to Doki Doki Literature Club! runs through adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is puzzle design and open world exploration.