Games like CLOSED HANDS

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

94% User Score Based on 740 reviews

SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SC2VN: The eSports Visual Novel.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 438 reviews

In The Bottom of the Well, you play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world. She retells her experience to her friend in a huge, branching narrative. Although a single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bottom of the Well.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 1,407 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 4 reviews

Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eliza.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

80% User Score Based on 66 reviews

She's damn pretty thought Max, looking at the girl coming toward him. He only had a few minutes to live, unless a miracle would happen. And what has a purple hamster to do with it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zeliria Sanctuary.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 8,391 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 7 reviews

Using the new governmental security program that has the power to survey the online presence of every person in The Nation, you investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 303 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover. Can Ophelia prevent the tragedy that lies before her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elsinore.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

85% User Score Based on 684 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate Plus.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

75% User Score Based on 654 reviews

Dysfunctional Systems is a visual novel series featuring Winter Harrison, a student mediator from a utopian world. Learning to Manage Chaos is the first entry in the series. Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos features two distinct endings, unlockable bonus art, an animated opening video, and a jukebox of in-game music.What is a visual novel? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

95% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Olive’s situation is dire. They're on the verge of being thrown out of college unless they can salvage their GPA, and their only chance rests on classes they know next to nothing about. Their lifeline: two club leaders who are more than willing to help them succeed. However, no solution is that easy. Olive soon finds themself in the middle of a conflict between these two friends that threatens to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twofold.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

81% User Score Based on 467 reviews

Not your average visual novel, Seeds of Chaos is a sexy dark fantasy tale with RPG & Strategy elements. Become an active participant in the story, making choices which impact your experience and shape the direction of the narrative. Seeds of Chaos is a dark fantasy eroge made in Ren'py, inspired by the worldbuilding of Berserk, Dark Souls, The Witcher and other epic fantasy series', as well as th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seeds of Chaos.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

62% User Score Based on 97 reviews

An Interactive graphic novel and a Kinetic Graphic novel to enjoy, Set within a cyber punk dystopian future. With full professional voice acting for every line and steam achievements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo Tokyo: Intro.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

99% User Score Based on 112 reviews

A surreal, coming-of-age visual novel set in early 2010s Central Florida, "Siren's Call" is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside of you knows that this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

91% User Score Based on 515 reviews

Upon answering a mysterious phone call, you awaken in an unfamiliar place filled with new faces… Through intricate relationships and thoughtful introspection, will you be able to unravel the reason you are here? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel Wings.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 725 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 428: Shibuya Scramble.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

88% User Score Based on 832 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 6 reviews

Cinders is a mature take on a classic fairytale with a heavy emphasis on player choices and role playing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cinders.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

94% User Score Based on 2,500 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Analogue: A Hate Story.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 1,084 reviews

Step in the shoes of the titular Desert Stalker, and scour the wasteland for artifacts and erotic encounters in this acclaimed Adult Visual Novel where your choices shape the game’s story. Dive into a world filled with grit, sex, and unparalleled power fantasies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desert Stalker.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pirate's Fate.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

96% User Score Based on 134 reviews

Sable's Grimoire is a visual novel / dating sim featuring monster girls in a magic academy setting. Play as Sable, an aspiring magic researcher, as he get sucked into the daily lives and troubles of his demi-human classmates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sable's Grimoire.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 5,442 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 12 reviews

The Choices You Make, Make You If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

85% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In Will: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Will: A Wonderful World.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 172 reviews

Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

80% User Score Based on 207 reviews

Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Octave Higher.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

87% User Score Based on 92 reviews

In an effort to "grow" magic in beings born without the ability to use it, a college for magic users in the town of Vanaheim enrolls a human student from Midgard. In this open world visual novel, players must form connections to the people they meet during their adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Familiar Travels: Volume One.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 3,010 reviews

Critic Score 91%Based on 5 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House in Fata Morgana.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

94% User Score Based on 226 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 1 reviews

Welcome, interrogator, to the year 2065. You were constructed to question other, disobedient androids: why do they glitch? Why do they believe they have free will? Manipulate their emotions; extract their secrets; scrap those beyond repair. You wouldn't disobey your creators, would you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silicon Dreams.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 4,168 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

Amy Ferrier's first day on Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma is not exactly what she expected. Discover the story of a remote space facility and the crew that lived there in Tacoma, the new game from the creators of Gone Home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tacoma.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

97% User Score Based on 795 reviews

"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly uplifting story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wednesdays.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 279 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Demonic lawsuits will pay off your student loans in this undead legal thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of the Deathless.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 2,632 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

You didn't ask to lead this expedition but here you are: stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilization and everyone looking for you to lead. Manage your meager resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls and head in the only direction you can - into The Pale Beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pale Beyond.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 888 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast dark fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winds of Change.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 814 reviews

Critic Score 92%Based on 1 reviews

Golden Treasure is a game for those who carry dragons in their hearts. Hunt, explore, survive, and become Great among the True Children of Sun and Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Treasure: The Great Green.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 2,498 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 7 reviews

A game in which you explore the intimacy of someone whose phone you've found. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Normal Lost Phone.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

91% User Score Based on 1,132 reviews

City of Broken Dreamers is a mature adults only cyberpunk visual novel. In the game you will find a choice based visually erotic and exciting adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City of Broken Dreamers: Book One.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

88% User Score Based on 2,316 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just eighty days. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 80 Days.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

97% User Score Based on 212 reviews

Minotaur is an adventure game set in a new world called The Universe of Seven. Here’s what we hope you’ll love about it: Story and characters Minotaur’s story is mainly focused on nine... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minotaur.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

92% User Score Based on 163 reviews

Glowing Stones: Heroes' Awakening is an Adult Visual Novel centering on themes of Romances, Friendships, Superpowers and Superheroes in a dystopian world dominated by mega corporations, where greed and corruption run rampant. Will you discover your True Power?! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glowing Stones : Heroes' Awakening.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

92% User Score Based on 131 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

98% User Score Based on 357 reviews

Stella of the End is a post-apocalyptic kinetic novel made by Romeo Tanaka in collaboration with the visual novel studio Key, which follows transporter Jude Gray, who accepts a request to deliver a gynoid named Filia to the top of a space elevator while avoiding dangers from human bandits and machines who have created a "singularity". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stella of the End.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

86% User Score Based on 72 reviews

A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black and white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost in the pool.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development

96% User Score Based on 1,657 reviews

Your decisions as a robot maker will change the world—but at what cost? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Robots.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 434 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger's bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Stand.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 5,758 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 3 reviews

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roadwarden.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 2,354 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 16 reviews

Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. After being forced into the robbery of a lucrative auction house, mathematics student Matt is left proving his innocence in the brutal London heist. Your choices will have consequences from the very start, right through to the very end. One small decision could change the entire outcome in a choose-your-own-narrative style gameplay that can lead to o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Shift.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

86% User Score Based on 370 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

A narrative-based RPG game which draws from the old gamebook genre, set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythology. Drawing from the dark realms of H.P. Lovecraft's imagination, Omen... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omen Exitio: Plague.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

85% User Score Based on 1,026 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest throws you deep into a primeval wilderness in the center of modern Europe. It's where the protectors of nature wage their ancient, never-ending war against the forces of destruction. Visit real-world places of mystery and power. Explore local legends and traditions. Discover the fascinating world and history of the Polish-Belarusian borderlands. You … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

86% User Score Based on 159 reviews

Over The Hills And Far Away is a heartwarming and emotional visual novel, the first title released by WarGirl Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Over The Hills And Far Away.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

69% User Score Based on 172 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harmony: The Fall of Reverie.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 983 reviews

"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cupid.