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Dive into five mysterious stories, each marked by a strange whisper from far, far away. This faint sound crosses the boundaries of sky, time, and space. Barely audible, it seems to rise from a forgotten past, disturbing every being who hears it. The characters in these five tales don’t know each other, yet there’s an elusive connection between them. Each one moves forward in their own way — hesita… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to US Visual Novel.

The Night at Barrington is a Boys Love(BL) visual novel set in a fictional Victorian-era city, Hepston. Take on the role of Ethan, a footman thrust into a world of wealth and deception. As you explore the Barrington estate, grow closer with Asher and Maximilian—and uncover the secrets they’d rather keep buried. Characters Ethan Miller, The Forgotten Past Barrington's footman. The son of the family… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night at Barrington's.

FIBERS is a Chinese campus & family-themed visual novel. As class monitor Zhu Mi moves between classrooms, hallways, and the road home, her days run on rails—steady, orderly… and quietly suffocating. She thinks her life will stay that way. Then a series of small accidents—collisions, interruptions, unexpected encounters—send ripples through everything. She begins to notice something unsettl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 纤维.

A dark fantasy interactive fiction RPG in a cruel medieval world. Explore cursed paths, uncover grim encounters, grow through your actions, and face ritual battles shaped by cursed bones and desperate choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perfect Castle.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The Last Transmission is a short, first-person psychological horror game built around isolation, atmosphere, and slow, creeping dread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Transmission.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

56% User Score Based on 39 reviews

House of Lost Souls is a story-driven horror game about Jack, who returns to his old family home in search of answers. Explore distorted memories, uncover dark secrets, and learn the truth about the tragedy that changed his life forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Lost Souls.

A fire that answers only to emotion. A city that was emptied, not destroyed. Play Sera, a young arcanist, through a story-rich fantasy visual novel with 7 endings, 50+ characters, an expanding world codex and choices that change who survives and who you become. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Flame and the Sword.

Lust o’ Heaven: is an 18+ visual novel featuring fully animated adult scenes! Your choices shape the fates of characters and outcome of the story. Uncover secrets, enjoy the stunning animation, and lose yourself in a deep, branching plot. Your Choice — Your Fate.Trapped in the Labyrinth of Your Mind.You awaken in a cell. Cold stone, dripping water. How did you get here? Why does everything ache? O… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lust O’ Heaven.

Eastern fantasy interactive game with original music & multiple endings. Play as Chu Qianyin: guide Mo Yinfeng, awaken the Demon Crystal, reveal your true identity. Defeat the villain, shatter the crystal, roam the six realms. Playtime: several hours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 双面魔君心上仙.

About This GameWill returns to Awakewood to bury his mother and sell the family home before the next bus arrives. Instead, he finds an isolated town under endless rain and a forest creeping over the edge of the property. The night before leaving, Will finds a girl with no memory tangled in roots and mud. Choosing to shelter her until the road clears, he shuts himself inside a house that is decayi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awakewood.

Everyone knows Aria the Explorer — a bright, brave, and endlessly curious adventurer admired across the land for her kindness and unshakable optimism. But legends rarely tell the whole truth… and some stories were never meant to see the light. When Aria disappears deep into the Dark Forest — a place whispered about in fear and superstition — rumors begin to swirl. Strange lights. Echoes in th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Forest Stories: Dora The Explorer.

**TRIGGER WARNING** **THIS GAME HAS DEPICTIONS OF SUICIDE AND MURDER. THERE IS AN BABY IN THE GAME THAT IS UNDEAD. THERE IS ALSO GORE AND DEATH. VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED** Step into the eerie shadows of an old haunted house in 'Lost in memories,' a gripping narrative-driven game that will unravel the mysteries of the past. As you wander through the decaying corridors and dimly lit r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost In Memories.

Eons ago, dreamers from every corner of the world united to build a colossal tower to pierce the heavens, driven by a legend that its summit would grant any heart’s desire. After decades of unyielding toil, they reached the sky—only for the earth to shudder and a malevolent curse to engulf the spire. What transpired at its peak remains a mystery, leaving behind a labyrinth of deadly traps, savage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yume no ketsui: Beyond the sky.

On a stormy night, you were driving alone along a remote mountain road. The sudden downpour blurred your vision, and your car skidded off the slippery road, tumbling into the valley below. When you regained consciousness, you found yourself in an unfamiliar village, shrouded in dense fog. The damp, musty air carried a sense of decay, and the surroundings sent shivers down your spine: dilapidated h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DespairVillage.

Ukrainians: Our battle is a visual novel that will give you a wide range of opportunities to explore life in the country during the war. Feel yourself in the role of a volunteer, on whose shoulders a great responsibility fell in one moment. The game is filled with various graphic scenes and deep text stories that will not leave anyone behind. What dynamics does the country live in during the war: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ukrainians: Our battle.

0%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

0% User Score Based on 14 reviews

"Happy" is a psychological horror adventure where you play the role of a detective who goes to an abandoned winter forest in search of a missing family. You arrive in a dense winter forest, covered with snow, inhabited by silence and mysteries. You have to uncover the secrets of this gloomy place, find the house where the family lived, and find out what happened to its inhabitants. Plun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Happy.

Monologue is a visual novel that immerses the reader in a world of internal struggles and hopes, tinged with sadness, but with the possibility of a brighter tomorrow. This story of a sad man celebrating the new year alone serves as a reminder of the importance of caring for each other and spreading kindness around us. Indeed, in the darkness of loneliness, a holiday can become the most difficult … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monologue: Winter melancholy.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

A MODERN JAPANESE-STYLE FANTASY STORY INVOLVING YUE, A YOUNG BOY BORN AND RAISED AT A SHRINE, AND HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH THE "AYAKASHI" SPIRITS. ●Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi A PC game released in 2011, the second released by the indie games group HaccaWorks*. In 2014 it was re-released on the PSP gaming system with a major revision of the main scenario, and with full voices, a prequel,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of the Red, the Light and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri.

You are the main character in this Twilight Zone-inspired experience. Tragedy has struck your family, but you must find a way to move on. Can you unlock the memories that are keeping you trapped? Can you free yourself from the past? Can you do what is needed to finally move on? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers from Within: Moving On.

Find secret treasure at the end of the Oregon Trail! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Oregon City Gold.

A narrative adventure with exploration and visual novel elements. Join J.D. on a journey through the nation of Yoom to find the mythical figure known as the Faraway King and rid himself of his supposed curse. But should J.D. trust his bizarre companion, Zxtabella? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Faraway King.

WELCOME TO THE SHIFT FROM HELLIn 3Tower, you are the new night watchman at a graveyard like no other. Your job? Survive the night. But not just any night—and not just any graveyard. You're stationed at the Three Tower Cemetery, home to the so-called "problematic dead." Three tower with ancient technology are the only thing keeping them contained. When the towers work, all is calm. Whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3Tower.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

A boy went missing. A village drowned. And somehow, you can reach into the past. Dive into the sunken ruins of Mora's village, unlock portals to the days before the flood, and share what you find with Mora across time. What you uncover could change her fate, and that of everyone she loves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of Mora.

Explore a haunted family home, uncover its secrets and face the horrors crossing the Veil. Evernoth: A Deep Descent combines third-person psychological horror, investigation and combat with swordplay and magic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evernoth A Deep Descent.

Lost in a forgotten mountain village, Itsuki and his companions must uncover the truth behind an ancient legend before the village’s mysterious influence consumes them. A psychological horror steeped in prewar Japanese folklore. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Village Girl ~The Village in a Cage~.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development

70% User Score Based on 99 reviews

The story of how silly Alice met an Ogre in the woods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sex with Ogre.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

91% User Score Based on 70 reviews

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU MEET THE REQUIRED PC SPECS You play as Deacon, the son of George, a maintenance man who mysteriously disappeared years ago. Driven by years of unanswered questions, you’ve devoted years to finding him. But the deeper you dig, the darker the truths you uncover, secrets you wish you’d never known, and horrors that will linger long after the game ends.                    … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Butler.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

84% User Score Based on 19 reviews

A challenging first-person psychological horror game where you play as Vera, trapped in a nightmare tied to her family’s tragic past. Burn the cursed teddies, restore lost memories, and break sealed doors to survive The Mare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsealed: The Mare.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Evelyn`s Game is a third-person psychological horror where memories can be as dangerous as monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Evelyn Game.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

80% User Score Based on 30 reviews

An accident transports you from 1945 to 2010, embroiling you in a high-society kidnapping case. Confused and disoriented, you discover that the victim is your own descendant. Gunfire erupts, chaos escalates, and schemes unfold within schemes... Don’t want to be a pawn? How to become the player? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Of Fate 3：Clash Of Crowns.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

"In the year 21XX, there is no rest for the dead—only servitude." The world is ruled by an Emperor of unparalleled power, who commands the fate of millions in life—but also after death. He promises safety and dominion. In return, he demands absolute obedience. You are a servitor—stripped of your name, your past, and your future. Bound by laws you did not choose, you exist as one small … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortal Advocate.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Uncursed is a first-person psychological horror game blending immersive storytelling, environmental exploration, and puzzle-solving. Navigate a house filled with unsettling secrets, uncover the dark past hidden beneath its walls, and escape before history repeats itself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNCURSED.

31%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

50% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The kingdom stands on the brink of ruin. Whispers of doom echo through the streets, yet no one knows the truth. Beneath the castle, in the depths long consigned to oblivion, something stirs. An ancient darkness, thought to be sealed away forever, awakens once more—and you are the only one who can uncover its secrets. In Rune Ark, strategy and storytelling intertwine in a unique fusion of Match-3 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rune Ark.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Signal: Uncharted Lands is a visual novel set in an unusual post-apocalyptic world. Members of a new civilization set out to uncover a mysterious signal. Where does this signal come from? What dangers await the explorers on their journey through uncharted wastelands? Will they reach their goal, or will something stand in their way? Find answers to these and other questions in this novel! In this … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIGNAL: Uncharted Lands.

An Archipelago of SecretsYou left everything behind for this. A mediocre life in a mediocre town, traded for the promise of fortune at the edge of the known world. The Uncounted Isles stretch beyond the horizon. A vast archipelago where the maps run out and the stories begin. The outer islands are settled. Villages dot the coastlines and trade towns bustle with merchants, adventurers and folk try… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncounted Isles.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

84% User Score Based on 50 reviews

In this first ever release from RETCON Games comes a haunting point-and-click mystery, where your choices matter and it's always possible to dig a little deeper for the truth. After the death of your spouse, you pack up your daughter and run from your grief—straight into a dilapidated old house filled with terrible memories. When you encounter the ghost of a young woman who doesn't remember … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Bones.

The Forgotten Village of Gondomayit allows you to experience the mystical atmosphere of Indonesia. Tells the story of a girl named Kinan who has just been assigned out of town to carry out her duties as a new civil servant. However, there were many strange incidents when they just arrived at the village. Starting from a scary and quiet atmosphere, the appearance of strange creatures and muc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forgotten Village of Gondomayit.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Infinite Stars is a science fiction series played as an interactive visual novel. It is meant to give humanity hope in the current time of fear and uncertainty. It is meant to make us dream about our future as we mingle with other species, their cultures and beliefs that we have yet to encounter. The game and it’s assets are licensed under the Creative Commons license. We want our fans to write… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Stars.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 125 reviews

What happens when a girl gets lost all alone in the woods and can only find the occupants of one mysterious mansion to help her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon an All Hallow's Eve.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

86% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

Literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sarawak.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

94% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fairy's Song.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Zhao Sheng, a retired postman, has been suffering from dementia over the past years. He insists that his partner Qi Mei is waiting for him under a peach tree. Zhao Sheng’s family didn't want him to leave with any regrets and decided to go and find that peach tree he had been talking about... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Dream.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

77% User Score Based on 20,826 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 14 reviews

A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Home.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

94% User Score Based on 248 reviews

You play as the Professor, on a mission to find the sunken city of Houston. Things have been getting worse for the few surviving colonies of Earth as their resources dwindle and a corrupting algae bloom threatens all that remains. For years you've been systematically exploring the wastes without any sign of the ruins. Your main companions on your mission are ARORA, an AI who's been humanity's guid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Some Distant Memory.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 409 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 3 reviews

Along the Edge is a visual novel set in the European countryside, where your choices impact the main character's personality and appearance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Along the Edge.

The Dawn is Inevitable is an interactive crime drama/neo-western novel inspired by classic RPG games. A mysterious stranger is forced to hide in a village called Rassvet. This place is isolated from the outside world for the whole winter and keeps many dark secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dawn is Inevitable.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

74% User Score Based on 506 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot: The First Cases.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

76% User Score Based on 101 reviews

ADD FULL GAME TO YOUR WISHLIST About the GameWe are developing this short experience into a new full game called Imagined Leviathans, which will greatly develop the gameplay and themes into a full 2-3 hours of play, with improved visuals and significantly more to do and see, including meeting other survivors“At fifty degrees below zero frostbite can strike in as few as five minutes” A poetic su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue.

The Gray Ascendancy is a dark fantasy interactive fiction game set in the world of magic that is as capricious as its very first wielders. It tells a story of revenge, court intrigue, age-old ache, self-determination and agency, with the player straight at the core of it all. Summary Magic bends to the will of the Six Sisters, what they share with humans is but a fraction of their power, an echo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gray Ascendancy.

Your cozy life in New Orleans is about to come crashing down. You are the child and heir to the illustrious Almonáster y Roxás family, infamous for their monopoly on all dealings with the supernatural in 1890s Louisiana. Your youth was spent wanting for nothing— being waited on hand and foot, and kneeling among the reeds of New Orleans’ swamps, catching dragonflies. But, as you would quickly c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Haunting Shadows.