Games like • Chess of Death ✣

58%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Philosophical story about God of Madness and a self-playing chess that can be played only once. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Chess.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 2,715 reviews

Home Safety Hotline is an analog horror inspired telephone operator simulator where you answer incoming callers' questions about what's inside their home. Read through a vast catalog of common pests and household hazards, and do your best to become an expert in home safety. You will be held responsible for what happens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Safety Hotline.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ezrebeth.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

88% User Score Based on 2,855 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

You are the Grim Reaper... on an office job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death and Taxes.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Neve is the ultimate game for fans of interactive fiction and narrative adventures with an engaging and emotionally impactful story. After an unexpected interference in its route, the ship Argo makes a forced landing on the mysterious planet Lemnos. You'll take on the role of Captain Jasmina who, trapped inside a cryogenic capsule, must lead her two crew members, Hilas and Atalanta, to manage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neve.

Finish your last training run, if you can. Luis, a procrastination prone runner, has been training for his first marathon. Today is the day of his last training run. He knows he has 20 miles ahead of him, but unfortunately he's having a hard time starting. When he does though, strange things start to happen, pushing him ahead and forcing his hand. The world, shifting and bending to some unseen for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Start Running.

59%Game Brain Score

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100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Explore the depths of a barren blood ocean of filled with horror The Iron Lung universe experienced from a completely new perspective! Walk your way in an old fragile diving suite, giving you an especially chilling experience Self made unique ambience track Short driven story and ambience based game, finished in under 1 hour first project of new game developerGAMEPLAY Endure in an blood ocean mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metal Casket.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

93% User Score Based on 323 reviews

Intellica believes that positivity and happiness are the keys to self-sustaining thinking programs. By taking part in the A.M.T. Study, you can help make it happen!  QUALIA is a retro-inspired Interactive Fiction text game where you analyze and categorize two participants based on their responses to a series of questions. Are they really human? Are you? Remember, the A.M.T. Study is not a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to qualia.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

90% User Score Based on 52 reviews

A first-person horror game where you play as Daniel, a Maritime Operative trapped alone aboard a submarine. Sent to investigate an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying horrors await in its depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Dive.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 61 reviews

Average Playtime: 10-15 minutes Story The protagonist (Mitsuo Nakamura) falls asleep on a plane on his way back from a business trip. And when he wakes up... Gameplay This game is a loop-based horror game. Controls  WASD to move Left shift to runLeft click to ActionF to LightESC to Pause Developer's Anecdote Developed single-handedly by a 15-year-old. Video Distribution Guidelines Indiv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horror Family - Flight.

85%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

85% User Score Based on 290 reviews

Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator. Play as a modern-day druid living in suburbia, holding down a dead-end job to pay for your true vocation: conducting the annual ritual that keeps the world from ending.To delay the end of the world, you must sacrifice a number of specific - but vaguely-described - human beings every year. Use a video editing-inspired interface to discover the st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Eater.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 314 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim.

75%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

78% User Score Based on 444 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 8 reviews

As a police detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means? Interrogation is a narratively immersive convo-puzzle game that challenges common preconception… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interrogation: You will be deceived.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

84% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

In this exploration/adventure game, you play Frankenstein's Creature, a being with no memory and past. At the start of the game you know neither Good nor Evil, you are a blank soul in an adult body. By exploring the world, you will experience your emotions, develop and write the first pages of your story. When confronted with mankind, there will be no way to escape the question of your origins: Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature.

98%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Closer To Home is a dialogue-focused walking simulator with light puzzle elements and item collection. Navigate connections between reality and dreams, look for weird stuff and make friends. There is no reason to fear death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closer To Home.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

96% User Score Based on 624 reviews

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative-driven text-based RPG set in a ruthless medieval realm that comes to life on the pages of the protagonist's journal. Though every man's life is predetermined by the Lot they received at birth, it is you who decides whether your character will challenge fate and alter his destiny, rewriting the established laws of the universe. The free version o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2.

65%Game Brain Score

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65% User Score Based on 110 reviews

[Media 3285209] Wait! Life is Beautiful! - W!LIB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicides with a touch of black humor. Playing the game is like watching a spine-tingling film or... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wait! Life is Beautiful!.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

93% User Score Based on 172 reviews

How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cut to the Core.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

70% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room—tucked away in a house that’s not yours.As you play the game, it changes—subtly, almost imperceptibly—to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

98% User Score Based on 627 reviews

The monotype, an off-shoot virtual pet, is being play-tested by members of your company. You have been selected. An experimental, retro take on tamogotchi-lite games. Will you fulfill Momo's needs or does he need something greater? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Momotype.

85%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 822 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

"The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is a horror themed murder mystery FMV game where you play as a therapist questioning patients. The game features the simplest of interfaces, over 1600 HD video responses, six main characters, and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game (which determines your story path)." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 73 reviews

A weird dating-sim where you can fall in love with the monsters from SCP lore. SCP-8008-1 IS A COGNITOHAZARDOUS DATING SIM. Do not run this software without Class-4 Authorization. If you do not know why you are seeing this warning alert your local authorities IMMEDIATELY. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doki Doki Anomaly.

49%Game Brain Score

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72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

Project Pastorate is a visual novel set in the land of crime and sin that needs to be cleansed. Such tasks are taken up by the Devoters, the special service whose main purpose is to preserve the safety of the country, and the Pastor — leader of this post-apocalyptic community. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Pastorate.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 791 reviews

A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece together the truth by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media. The follow up to the critically acclaimed Simulacra. Investigate a mysterious death with the only tool you have – the victim’s phone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIMULACRA 2.

Visual Novel: ECHO is a visual novel with dark humor, absurdity, and a dark atmosphere, where a simple train delay turns into a journey between dimensions. Story Nikolay is an ordinary 29-year-old guy who loves kvass, dried fish, and TV series. He just wanted to take the train home to the neighboring town—it lives right next door. But the damned traffic jam and the old woman with the cart, movin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual Novel: ECHO.

The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian is a narrative role-playing game telling the story of a cruel world, where lawbreaking is met with severe punishment, and a crown prince must decide the destiny of the land. Whether you rule maintaining the old order, or create a new future is up to you. In the Great Arknian Empire, everyone’s life is determined by their birth. Such is the ultimate law lai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian.

Devils Wind Mine is an indie minigame where you play an engineer from the mine's pump control room, seeking to save the son of a desperate mother. You are the decider of this story, inspired by Baldomero Lillo's tale. In 1904, the Lota coal mine in Chile captured the attention of the country's miners. Because food was scarce, and their needs were increasing, entire families sacrificed their liv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devils Wind Mine.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Microcrawl is a bite sized point and click 2D adventure text hybrid presented from the first person in which you'll have to navigate your way back through a dark fantasy world to get back home. A Retro Dark Fantasy Narrative A love letter to 1990s adventure games packed into a compact experience. No pixel hunting and no moon logic. A handcrafted dark fantasy dream world drawn pixel by pixel Captu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Microcrawl.

Serial release of the game (according to the routes of LIs) An ambiguous story, do not wait for ready answers to all questions Tender romance blossoming against the background of an oppressive, cruel plot Although this is Act II, but you can play in any order you like The guy who seems to you the only ray of light in this filthy life - plunges you into a brave new world where only death and t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Degraman: Act II. Victor.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 42 reviews

An American provincial town has seen better days. Now it slowly withers away, shrouded in fog and surrounded by endless fields. Time feels frozen, and it seems nothing can awaken life in Riverwood. But one day, a group of teenagers discovers a strange, unmarked VHS tape. Driven by curiosity, they decide to watch it, which sets off a chain of terrifying events. The tape seeps into their minds,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pink Noise.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 10,797 reviews

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No I'm not a Human.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

A cursed collection of 10 retro horror games, each with its own genre and style, from FPS and platformers to turn-based RPGs and arena combat. Play solo or with friends as you uncover the secrets of a forgotten ROM corrupted by time... and something worse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted ROM: The Lost Cartridge.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

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93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

YOUR GRANDMOTHER LEFT YOU MORE THAN A HOUSEAfter the death of her grandmother Maria, twenty-one-year-old Adriana travels from Texas to Spain with her brother Bruno. Waiting for her is the Chavez family home, an old house filled with memories, unanswered questions and things that don't quite make sense. Maria kept secrets until the end...Adriana intends to find out what they were. EXPLORE HOUSE … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House Of Chavez.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

82% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Get the game on Steam! The Game VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a spine-chilling, atmospheric horror game that takes players on a disturbing journey over the course of five harrowing days. Set in a remote house where the lines between reality and nightmare blur, this game plunges you into a world of eerie visuals and psychological terror. You play as a lone protagonist who returns home to wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VHS Collection: Goodnight Me.

97%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

97% User Score Based on 146 reviews

"The slums are rotting. You are spilling out." Ezekiel has moved into the slums. She finds herself enamored with its inhabitants: three girls, in particular. Befriend an angel, fall in love, and break them by awakening them. Whisper their tragedies, tell them lies and tell them truths, sing your sweet corrupting song like lovers do. Push them over the edge.  It's not a matter of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seraphim Slum.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 56 reviews

                  Every time you die, a new story begins. You are the nighttime security guard at a hospital. Your job is to monitor the hospital and fix problems when they happen. Every night, a new horror tale will unfold. If you can survive enough nights, you will learn the truth behind all the horror. You get 4 stories in this version, and most people take about an hour to an hour and a ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Security: The Horrible Nights.

57%Game Brain Score

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63% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Welcome to Amsterdam. It’s 1988 and things couldn’t be worse. Amsterdam is a city awash in illicit drugs, sex trade, and organized crime. Someone turns up dead every day, usually in the infamous Red Light District, where every vice is for sale. This night is different: The dead body is not just another unidentified stiff doomed to obscurity. He’s a disgraced cop’s last ticket back onto the force. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Death in the Red Light.

35%Game Brain Score

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60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

You AwakenIn an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people. You are Elina and you're... That's a good question, who are you? Were you drugged? It's up to you to figure out how you got here and why, and the massive implications for the future... and the past.To Trust or not to TrustHow you treat your fellow captives will affect your ending. Will you trust them... or will you throw them to the wolve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Paracelsian Project.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

94% User Score Based on 66 reviews

The Ultimate Death ClockHave you ever wondered just how long you might live? Do you remember trying out those old web-based death clock calculators that were boring, had few options and spit out an arbitrary answer? Have you ever wondered what a much more comprehensive one might be capable of? Well now you can play what is truly The Ultimate Death Clock, a debut from single-developer studio, Apo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ultimate Death Clock.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

89% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Now Released New game from 4noki About the GameStoryA private investigator visits a small town after recovering from a coma. She searches for her mentor's lost beloved, but the very eyes she was born with, those that can see the black strings of hate, drag her down into the darkness of conspiracy. A cult, two priestesses, and the threads that puppet the world.Features ~45k words 4 major endi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lachesis or Atropos.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Embark on a thrilling pixel art adventure with Detective Guy & Cleo as they solve a mysterious murder. Explore an eerie seaside village, search for clues, interview suspects, and unravel the truth in this whodunit mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

94% User Score Based on 4,790 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 12 reviews

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror adventure that puts you in the shoes of Forrest Nash, a late-night radio host whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer. Solve puzzles, save lives and run the switchboards, all while listening to a jukebox of retro ‘80s tunes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Killer Frequency.

87%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 2,335 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 14 reviews

A Detective Is Born If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kathy Rain.

Everything is getting unaffordably expensive. Groceries. Bills. How long is this even sustainable? Enter the world of the protagonist, and find out if you have what it takes to turn your life around. A point-and-click, choice-driven adventure of modern survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Game You Can Afford In This Economy.

63%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

63% User Score Based on 1,908 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 13 reviews

Point-and-click adventure with only one scenary! We tried to approach Minimalism trough gameplay. Isolated on a single stage, with a few a possible actions, you must endure trough a 40 days... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gods Will Be Watching.

87%Game Brain Score

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90% User Score Based on 468 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Cats and the Other Lives is a narrative experience that explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen. The game embraces a simple yet intuitive point and click play style, emphasizing design elements based around the behaviors of common house cats seen around the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cats and the Other Lives.

91%Game Brain Score

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91% User Score Based on 339 reviews

You wake up with an aching head and the world out of focus. In front of you is a man accusing you of being "fake". He looks exactly like you, down to the last scar and pimple, has the same memories, the same voice and the same personality. But who is lying and who is telling the truth? Who is fake and who is real? With over nine different possibilities, you can either end up as the tragic hero, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Is Mike.

94%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 1,943 reviews

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horrorscope.

69%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

85%Game Brain Score

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91% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Apollyon is a dark fantasy narrative RPG focused on choices, where you summon demons and spiritual entities, deal with them for power, and delve deeper into an occult universe! It is a multiplayer choose-your-own adventure RPG mixed with a roguelike strategy board game and hidden deckbuilder elements. In this 40+ hour game, you will: Use obsidian tokens upon the Apollyic table to control the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apollyon: River of Life.