

Gakkou Deatta Kowai Hanashi S is a survival horror visual novel, developed by Pandora Box and published by Banpresto, which was released in Japan in 1996 and is the PlayStation version of that SNES game featuring enhanced graphics and sounds and new FMV sequences. The game features pictures of real Japanese actors/models, and CAMERA J. The game is a compilation of about 50 scary stories which is played in the setting of a school. The graphics bring up a feeling of fear by using on-the-spot photography. Since it uses multi-stories, you can enjoy those stories any number of times.
The main character hears one scary tales at a time from six storytellers, experiencing each one firsthand. A multi-scenario, multi-ending system is employed so that a scary ending no one could possibly predict results, depending on the main character's decisions! The game's story changes according to the order you listen to the storytellers, the choices you make, and the gender of the main character. There is even a hidden scenario that only appears when special conditions are satisfied. Infinite horror awaits. Now, let the tales of horror begin.

Visual Novel / Horror / Thriller
The Yakutsu Noroi Game is a Japan-only PlayStation horror visual novel game that is sequel to Yuujou Dangi. The protagonists visit an abandoned school at midnight to dig out a time capsule they buried when they were in elementary school. The trip turns out unexpected.

Visual Novel / Science fiction / Horror
The game is played as an interactive novel, with 2D still pictures of settings and characters being the main graphic elements, and all actions being described via scrolling texts. At several intervals you will have to make a choice that branches the plot in different directions, but that's all the interaction you get to make.

Visual Novel / Horror / Mystery
An updated version of Kamaitachi no Yoru with new scenarios, higher resolution graphics, and a flowchart for ease of replaying, among other things.

Adventure / Visual Novel / Horror / Thriller
Akagawa Jirou: Majo-tachi no Nemuri ("Jirou Akagawa's The Sleep of Witches") is a visual novel adventure game with a supernatural murder mystery theme. As with Chunsoft's Sound Novel series, it features a series of static photographs with Japanese text overlaid on top. The narrative is supported by background ambient music and sound effects. The story was written by Japanese thriller author Jirou Akagawa, based on his novels Majo-tachi no Tasogare and Majo-tachi no Nagai Nemuri. It concerns an office worker who is prompted to look into the apparent suicide of a girl from his childhood after receiving a weird phone call asking for help and a vivid dream about her. He returns to the mysterious mountain shrine where she was reported to have burned to death. The game was originally released for the Super Famicom in 1995 and later saw enhanced ports for the Sony PlayStation in 1999 (with the subtitle Fukkatsusai, or "Easter") and Windows PCs in 2001 (with the subtitle Kanzenban, or "Perfect Edition").

Adventure / Visual Novel / Horror / Mystery
A visual novel adapted from the book Yasoukyoku ("Nocturne") by Jirou Akagawa, which contains two murder mysteries.

Adventure / Visual Novel / Horror
Sound Novel Evolution 1 - Otogirisou Sosei-Hen is the first game in the Chunsoft Play Novel series for the Playstation One console, which presents a pre-set (and only slightly interactive) story presented with text and backed up with graphics and background music and even terrifying jolts from the DualShock controller! This edition also featured an input for character names so players could customize their storytelling experience.

Shooter / Adventure / Visual Novel / Action / Science fiction
Policenauts is an interactive movie/graphic novel/adventure game with a hard science fiction storyline, written and directed by Hideo Kojima, and published by Konami. It was initially released for the PC-9821 computer platform in 1994, followed by remade versions for the 3DO in 1995, and the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1996. The game has never been officially released outside Japan, despite plans for an English localization of the Saturn version. On August 24, 2009 (in honor of the 46th birthday of the game designer, Hideo Kojima), an unofficial English translation patch was released onto the internet. The game is set in a primarily first person perspective and uses a point-and-click interface: the player can move the cursor and have the protagonist (Jonathan Ingram) analyze objects around his environment or talk to other characters in the game. Like in Snatcher, the game features shooting segments where the player must defend their character from incoming enemies. The player can use the shooting trainer at the police department to test their reflex and accuracy. There are numerous puzzles in the game, including an event where the player must dismantle a bomb by following their partner's instructions. The console versions of the game all include support for their respective mouse peripherals. The Saturn version features light gun support for the shooting segments. The game was notable for being an early example of extensive voice recording in video games. It also featured a theme revolving around space exploration and occasional full-motion video cut scenes. The gameplay was largely similar to Snatcher, but with the addition of a point-and-click interface and some first-person shooter segments. Policenauts also introduced summary screens, which act to refresh the player's memory of the plot upon reloading a save, an element Kojima would later use in Metal Gear Solid. The PlayStation version of Policenauts could also read the memory card and give some easter egg dialogues if a save file of Konami's dating sim Tokimeki Memorial is present, a technique Kojima would also later use in Metal Gear Solid.

Music / Puzzle / Simulator / Science fiction / Horror
Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life is a 3D RPG game developed by Yumekobo and published by SNK released in March 1999 for the PlayStation. It was released again as a PSOne Classic on PSN for the PlayStation 3 and PSP on August 28, 2007. The game's image song, "wannabe /Misty Eyes", was performed by RUMI . The game's story is notorious for being much darker than other Athena related titles.