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Three brothers come back to the house of a father none of them loves: one for the money, one for the truth, one to save them all. Something terrible is about to happen here. Dostoevsky's whole novel, word for word. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Brothers Karamazov.

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.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sin.

Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forest of Death Masks.

65%Game Brain Score

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91% User Score Based on 22 reviews

You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Life: Samosbor.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 306 reviews

With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The seven days i spent with you.

45%Game Brain Score

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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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor

96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

79% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Your Future Self is a thrilling time loop "conversation-em-up" with a unique conversational "battle" mechanic. It harks back to the aesthetics of text-based adventure games whilst deliberately subverting your expectations; both in story and design. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Future Self.

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.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals! Type: ADV + NVL Duration: 10 hours Genre: Psychological detective, thriller, romance Features of the game: • 100 thousand words • More than 150 sprites • More than 100 backgrounds • More than 30 full-f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Apple Tree.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

63% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

The English Protection Group keep a watchful eye on the Smuggler's Run, a renowned crossing for vessels bound from Calais containing illegal immigrants. When faced with an armed man, his voracious appetite for conversation, and nobody else for miles, can you safely get rid of him? This is a single, film-like scene. You direct the fisherman's actions, as well as directing the camera shots bet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Fisherman.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 231 reviews

Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ukraine War Stories.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by "certain person". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bobok.

A fantasy novel, reborn as an interactive digital bookGuardian Beast is the electronic interactive edition of a fantasy novel previously published and distributed as a commercial book. This is a reading-first work: follow the complete eleven-chapter story at your own pace, with restrained visual and audio presentation that supports the prose.A commercially published 2015 story, rebuilt as a game b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guardian Beast.

Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gensokyo：Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn.

12%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

20% User Score Based on 10 reviews

A fully voiced branching narrative RPG of the Roman arena with a unique engraving and VO for every choice and outcome. Four origins, over 1,800 choices, and 19 endings. You will bleed on the sand. The only question is whether you bleed for them, or for yourself. Every choice leaves a scar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ludus: A Gladiator Story.

Experience a summer filled with danger and romance! Immerse yourself in a romantic and detective adventure alongside Hikari in the picturesque Japanese town surrounded by the mysterious Ancient Forest. Can you help Hikari solve the crime and navigate the storm of her romantic feelings? Will it be the enigmatic stranger or the sweet classmate? Love or fear? Make decisions wisely, as eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love and Fear.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Spencer, a former investigative journalist, lives in a small bunker with six other people who have also managed to stay alive after a viral outbreak brought the world to ruin. They're attempting to adjust to this new normal, until they stumble across some notebook pages written by a scientist documenting the infection. Approx. 20k Words, 60 - 90 minutes playtime 6 Endings Animated CGs Or… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epimutation.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

98% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear. Seed new movements, destroy others. Subvert the rise and fall of empires, art, ideologies, and individuals in this experimental narrative game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decade.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 620 reviews

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring a hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art developed by award-winning Finnish solo developer Jesse Makkonen (DISTRAINT -series, Afterdream, Heal). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without a Dawn.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 41 reviews

A short and (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel about first love and longing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trail of Stars.

77%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

94% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Four innocent prisoners on death row must decide which among them will die to meet the prison's quota. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prison of Lies.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 84 reviews

In a world corrupted by Madness a young druid Enelia uncovers a horrifying truth that threatens her life. To save herself and her loved ones, Enelia defies public order and embarks on a journey where she meets various characters, solves mysteries and makes fateful choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enelia Dawn of Madness.

"My life as a cat" is a relaxing, slow-paced visual novel about longing for something different than the modern society and searching back to nature. It has AI-generated oil paintings to illustrate the fully voiced and texted story as you progress through it according to your choices. Will you have what it takes to survive out in the wilderness, or will you steer towards a not-so-favorable ending… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My life as a cat.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

"A strange thrumming then, not in the air or ears. Sensed dully in a way that I'd never felt before..." Penrose is a non-linear narrative by doublespeak games. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penrose.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 230 reviews

While attending a religious recollection, Holly Beltran experiences strange hauntings throughout the convent. At night, broken faced statues and whispered prayers haunt Holly’s dreams — before the recollection is over, Holly may have to face more than her own demons to come out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Maker.

67%Game Brain Score

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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.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

99% User Score Based on 167 reviews

"In FLATSPACE, on HJÖ, where HJÖRIANS live in DOMES in symbiosis with RAINCOATS...you'll find MR.RAINER'S SOLVE-IT SERVICE. You've got a problem - we solve it." One day, HEINO's partner dies. He gets a new one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service.

73%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

In this fantasy visual novel, you will play as Miyuri, the heiress of the great Bakuto clan of adherents to ancient martial arts. She has inherited a very important ability from her deceased mother: a mysterious power that would help save the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guardian of the future.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

78% User Score Based on 103 reviews

At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monsters of Little Haven.

A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Lazar.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

89% User Score Based on 27 reviews

A visual novel about a man's revenge in a dark fantasy world. FEATURES 20+ hours of gameplay Japanese voice acting CHARACTERS Fiana ClewingVA: Tomoe TamiyasuHigh-minded, ever-dutiful princess knight.Solidean royalty and temporary regent for the captive King Basilius. Proud of her father for winning the war and bringing glory to Solide, but wishes they could have prospered by more peaceful means. A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HimeYoku: A Sacrifice of Lust and Grace.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 166 reviews

Stillwater is a visual novel with 7,000 words & two endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stillwater.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

62% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust adventure from the makers of The Witcher. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanderlust Transsiberian.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

74% User Score Based on 77 reviews

A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Second Thoughts.

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.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Good Mourning tells a compelling story about rejoice and regrets, redemption and letting go. It’s a tale about good and bad, self-reflection, choices and chances and all the ups and downs of ordinary life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Mourning.

Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective ️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BBirthday.

Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

91% User Score Based on 44 reviews

When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wolf of Derevnya.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

98% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Deep beneath the surface of the dead Earth, the City, the last refuge of humanity, hides. Engineering genius and efforts of all mankind; a giant structure of steel, concrete, and biopolymers. It keeps the remnants of civilization one step away from total extinction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Athanasy.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

90% User Score Based on 119 reviews

Lizzy is a girl living in The Boarding, a walled city surrounded by fog. All who live here serve the mysterious Mother Matron, its revered leader who hasn’t been seen in person in many years. Periodically, the Mother Matron selects residents to become Surveyors, tasked with exploring the dark unknown tunnels that lie underground to find the key to a better future for the collective. The odds of su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For Mother Matron.

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.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

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.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

68% User Score Based on 192 reviews

1920 year. New York. City of high hopes and broken dreams, friends and traitors. Can a humble guy Christopher, the son of a port worker, make his American dream come true? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whiskey.Mafia. Leo's Family.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

82% User Score Based on 106 reviews

Critic Score 26%Based on 1 reviews

Tyrania is a kinetic visual novel, meaning a text-based game with a one ending linear story. The story is focused on the opposition of two different ideas of Justice when dealing with crime and terrorism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tyrania: A Kinetic Visual Novel.

Hospice is a kinetic visual novel game about pure brother without his little sister, a men with no hope, a place with no home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HOSPICE Vol. 1.

To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to キズツケ kizutsuke.

SynopsisWhen former tightrope walker Elise Berrie accepts an opportunity at the renowned Moon Circus, she believes she has found the perfect chance to rebuild her life and return to the stage. But behind the lights, applause, and promise of greatness, the circus hides a web of secrets, impossible accidents, broken relationships, and presences that shouldn’t exist. What begins as a new professiona… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circus of the Moon.