Games like Compendium II

Summary Created for the Neo-Twiny Game Jam (2025), with the stipulation that the game be shorter than 500 words in length, Compendium III is precisely 500 words in length, excluding code. Compendium III is the final chapter of a volume dedicated to stories of the decline. This gilt-golden age of magic and doctrine, empire and war is dying. These things were preordained in premonition lon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Compendium III.

Summary Created for the Neo-Twiny Game Jam (2025), with the stipulation that the game be shorter than 500 words in length, Compendium I is precisely 500 words in length, excluding code. Compendium I is the first chapter of a volume dedicated to stories of the decline. This gilt-golden age of magic and doctrine, empire and war is dying. These things were preordained in premonition long ag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Compendium I.

SUMMARY The Unification War has passed since the ceasefire treaty signed seven years ago, but the conflict never ends. Arasaka and Militech both compete for head of the market, and tension boils beneath the surface. Veterans beg on the corner, the wounds of war fresh in their minds. They're missing limbs, cyberware, and dignity. Around them, the world moves on. But you? You're far removed fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Life Supreme.

SUMMARY Tropes: Isekai, Harem, Enemies to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, Strong Female Characters, Amnesia, Golden Retriever BF x Black Cat GF, Love Triangle, Dark Fantasy, Morally Gray Characters, Dark Academia, Gritty, , Rags to Royalty, Zero Percent Approval Rating, Chosen One, Maid, Dating Sim, Turn-Based Combat, TTRPG Mechanics, Rougelike, Strained Family Dynamics, Dark Academia Romantasy Rainy Tu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ballad of Light and Shadows.

The Exile is a dark fantasy all-text interactive-fiction game written on Twine that is currently in development. It is currently being re-written and ported over from Choicescript. This demo only includes Chapter 1 but will be written to match the original game demo's length of five chapters. You can find the original demo here. This is a story about people and the choices they make- it explores … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Exile.

Chapter Two Out Now! Betrayed by your mothers and sent away to become a prophet, loneliness became an old friend, and an intense longing for connection stirs deep within you.  Hoping to escape the monotony of your life – training to become a Living Prophet and delivering parcels all over the Southern Territories isn’t as fun as it sounds – you seek solace in the nightflowers that bloom in Cali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aphni's Quartet: Nightbloom's Veil.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 95 reviews

A dark yuri visual novel with themes around depression, a hidden magical art, and unexpected love from the depths of grief. As a reserved and unassuming university student in snow-bitten Hokkaido, the personal tragedy which visited Honoka Asakawa would lead to her experimentation in a magical art thought long-lost — blood magic. Unexpectedly able to visit the sealed world of Meiji-era Sapporo, Ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tithe in Blood.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

97% User Score Based on 213 reviews

Set Yourself on Fire is a linear visual novel about decay and inconsequential love. Soundtrack by Denhop, Saliclaire, Woebegone, Jason Calhoun, Kirishemma and Lone Mesa. ᴼ⁻ᴼ ♡ `-´ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Set Yourself on Fire.

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.

|| SUMMARY || CLOSEDLOOP is a cyberpunk interactive fiction novel set in a not-so-distant future; a blood and neon soaked tear through a city at the behest of a cryptic set of messages left by someone or something called Control. To make things worse, time passes... incorrectly. As in- it doesn't- yesterday the same as today, same as tomorrow.  Complete your mission. Break the loop. Die trying. |… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CLOSEDLOOP.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

74% User Score Based on 317 reviews

You've probably never experienced anything like this—A palace adventure shaped by your moves! Road to Empress I has gained widespread popularity among audiences. The new content, Road to Empress II, invites you into a gripping battle of court politics. Let's all witness a legendary empress rise to new glory! Shot entirely on elaborately constructed sets with 4K cinematic lighting and dir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Empress Ⅱ.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

92% User Score Based on 349 reviews

STORYHaving recognized Minaduki Kashou’s talents in running his patissiere, Beignet felt her role was over. So she closed La Soleil in France and entrusted Fraise, the catgirl she raised, to him. Fraise feels a fondness towards Kashou but becomes bewildered in the face of his 6 catpanions. She turns to Shigure for advice but she too harbors a hidden love for him. Fraise feels that the relationshi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NEKOPARA After.

19%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

19% User Score Based on 207 reviews

Aeonic is a very simple text-based adventure. No real gameplay. You just go through slides representing eras of history, each of slides with text and an illustration. You also have two choices on most of the slides which lead to different outcomes for the era. Some choices lead to different endings. That's it. More of an interactive book than a game. If you want to appreciate this project t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aeonic.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

59% User Score Based on 27 reviews

A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Experimentation.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

99% User Score Based on 602 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

A short game set in the Rakuen universe about an average white-collar worker who struggles to find meaning in a life full of constant overtime and isolation. After an accident lands him in the hospital, Mr. Saitou is spirited away to a strange fantasy world where an unexpected friend takes him on a life-changing adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Saitou.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

59% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Entschuldigung (which means ‘sorry’ in German) is a bleak horror story, told by a lost young man who longs to find a place in which he can feel safe. Set in pre-war Berlin, the story is driven by an insatiable curiosity that leads our protagonist down a very dark path into the unknown. As he fights to make sense of his reality, he is also fighting to make sense of himself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entschuldigung.

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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

89% User Score Based on 71 reviews

One summer day, Shun Nanami meets a girl who is the spitting image of his dead sister. She turns out to be a high-tech android indistinguishable from a human being. So begins a touching tale in a world where androids and human beings coexist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trinoline.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 900 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

96% User Score Based on 57 reviews

In this sequel to Unhack, the unhacker returns with his new AI companion to battle Program X and her clones. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unhack 2.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

99% User Score Based on 209 reviews

9-nine-: Episode 2 is the second volume in a series of supernatural mystery games, with Episode 2 telling a story centered around Sora Niimi. The entries in the the 9-nine- series share the same setting and world, but each entry focuses on a different heroine. 9-nine- is a tale of the town of Shiromitsugawa, host to mysterious Artifacts and the superpowers they bestow on their Users. A tale of a b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9-nine-:Episode 2.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

85% User Score Based on 176 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 2 reviews

"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

95% User Score Based on 602 reviews

Seduce Me 2: The Demon War is the sequel to the popular free-to-play otome game, Seduce Me the Otome. It follows the story of Mika Anderson as she is suddenly thrown into the Abyssal Plains right before she is about to be married to one of the five Incubi Brothers featured in the first game. What's even worse is that she is thrown there in the middle of a Rebellion against the Evil Demon Lord and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seduce Me 2: The Demon War.

Gifted Before heading to work one day, you come across a mysterious key hidden in your childhood home. Having been adrift and struggling to survive since your mother's death over a year ago, this discovery has given you something new to pursue, and a myriad of questions regarding your mother. When you do eventually find what the key had been hiding, you're overwhelmed by questions before being p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gifted.

Last updated: September 29th 2025 (more fixes and a new art style) Wordcount: 147, 656  = the game (prologue & chapter 1 opening), codex contents (world lore and short stories), combat system and coding Story In the corrupt city of Wyldern, the Blackthorns carry out their master's wishes from behind the scenes. You, the protagonist, have been recruited to this shadowy organisation, where you ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Blackthorns: Wyldern.

You are Luna, the daughter of a humble lighthouse keeper on the small island of Pilot Town, part of a far-flung, isolated chain of islands in a remote corner of the Greater Kingdom of Estória. Just across the sea, far off on the hazy horizon, lies the Isle of Estória, the regional capital of this forgotten part of the Outer Kingdom. The island is ruled by Governor Kreel. King Ren and Queen Lorn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Estória.

✻ Prologue Released! A gothic, supernatural, mystery interactive fiction story; lightly inspired by The Fall of the House of Usher and Frankenstein media. It contains mature themes and content and is intended for ages 17 and up. Synopsis has mentions of death and suicide. See full content warnings below. Disclaimer: This is a demo/work in progress. Everything is subject to change until the final v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall of House Black.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

The imperial family's advisor is a witch, a hag, the devil in disguise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Olga Doesn't Die.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

75% User Score Based on 55 reviews

Carrion Fields is one of the longest-running online RPGs in the world, a hardcore, text-based grandfather to games like World of Warcraft and Everquest. It's a cross between a tabletop roleplaying game and an MMORPG. Enter Thera, a dark, fantasy land roiled by eternal wars among mortal factions and gods alike. No one is ever truly safe from monsters, fellow adventurers, or the inexorable ravages … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carrion Fields.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

92% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Royal Order is a LGBT+ historical fantasy Visual Novel featuring survival stats-raising elements, magic and court intrigue. Keep the main characters alive through the story by improving their skills. Host social events to gain different factions’ approval. You can also go on campaigns to bring the ongoing war to an end. This game is an indirect sequel to the Visual Novel "Royal Alchemist". The s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Order.

In the Phoenix Kingdom, there is a man known as the Corpse Killer. A duke attempted to usurp the country using an imposter of his daughter. A necromancer who once warred with the Phoenix Clan lurks in the shadows. Wilhelm, a new Knight of the Royal Guard, becomes entwined with investigations into the forces working to oppose king and country. He is assigned to the personal guard of Master Alchem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knight Case Files.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

83% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Note about NSFW contentFor some reason, many people assume that this game can generate sexual content, and buy it solely for this reason without reading the store page. So I have to put this here: Please note that the Steam platform imposes restrictions on real-time generated sexual content. For this reason, the Steam version of the game cannot generate sexual content. Other types of adult conte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

88% User Score Based on 118 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windy Meadow: A Roadwarden Tale.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 10,721 reviews

Fight against and romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a chat simulator visual novel where you date the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through fully voiced video calls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Date with Death.

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.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

81% User Score Based on 54 reviews

You've never known what would happen after death. And now that you have woken up in a dusty attic, it is time to figure out what happened to you and meet the family living in your home. Ghost Simulator is a 300,000-word interactive horror novel by Morton Newberry where you haunt a family in the American countryside. Customize your powers and be the ghost you never thought you would become. You a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Simulator.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 102 reviews

The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Radiants.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

In a world where monsters thrive and wraiths run wild, and ghouls and ghosts roam the streets, there exist those who hunt the creatures that do humans harm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

73% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 2 reviews

Make words come to life in this action adventure unlike any other! Haimrik blends gameplay with the narrative of its story set in medieval times. Combined with crisp humor and rare visual style, Haimrik’s journey is sure to entertain. Word’s the word! Fortunately, Haimrik commands the Power of the Words! These are the stones in the path Haimrik walks, and he brings them to life as he steps on eac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haimrik.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 602 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology and community! Rule your own clan, take important strategic decisions, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Dragon Pass.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,890 reviews

You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 579 reviews

A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 238 reviews

"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story. Just life and the characters finding their own ways of facing death in an indifferent, relentless, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, emotional

82% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Loki Muspelheim, an exiled member of demon nobility strives for the throne of the Dark Lord who has wronged him. To succeed the throne and exact his revenge, he must obtain the hidden treasure on the Floating Continent of Yggdrasil, protected by the goddesses of the seasons and their Chief God Odin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VenusBlood FRONTIER International.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 1,659 reviews

Feel relaxed into this mental vacation as Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou Project guides you through your troubles by offering helpful advice and strategies to help you feel at ease. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakuya Izayoi Gives You Advice And Dabs.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

91% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The Dark Prophecy is a 2D pixel-art point & click adventure inspired by the best retro games of the 90's. Welcome to a peaceful medieval village, where life is safe and calm. But one fateful night, everything changes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Prophecy.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

68% User Score Based on 91 reviews

The Maker's Eden is a first-person hypertext adventure game presented in the style of a motion comic. You play a character trying to discover what their predefined purpose is, in a science fiction/noir inspired world filled with androids, flying cars and an early 20th century vibe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Maker's Eden.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

38% User Score Based on 113 reviews

In this elegy of blood, everyone in Athens owes your boss a favor, making you untouchable! Who will you use, who will you help, and who will you prey on? Vampire: The Masquerade - Sins of the Sires is an interactive novel by Natalia Theodoridou. It's entirely text-based, 300,000 words, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade — Sins of the Sires.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

84% User Score Based on 92 reviews

There is unease in the demonic astral plain these days. The Nothern king is dead, and the prince is about to rise to the throne. But he is a strange silent lad. Human commoners (like me) have nothing to do with the local intrigue. Yet...somehow I am now in the very epicenter of this revolution?! Having made a contract with a suspicious demon...I just want to go home! Or in the very least, survive … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sounds of Verity.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 112 reviews

A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shinrai: Broken Beyond Despair.