Games like Desperate Needs

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

82% User Score Based on 4,418 reviews

A dark, sad, funny, weird 1st person exploration game in which you play as a man obsessed with the meaning behind a painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE STATIC SPEAKS MY NAME.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

83% User Score Based on 207 reviews

THE FULL STORY DEVELOPER MESSAGEI started developing Wait! Life is Beautiful! while I was going through one of the roughest periods of my life and perhaps I’m still here precisely because of this game. I never aim to bring you down, I just want to tell you a story about something that may affect everyone. That nearly happened to me, and may you never be that close to the edge. I don’t really hop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue.

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.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 76 reviews

A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Hint of Purple.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 206 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

"What if you're born into this world without your permission?" Divination is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DIVINATION.

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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 11,075 reviews

‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A romance/horror story about life, death, and memes. A shift in perspective can change everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missed Messages.

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.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 163 reviews

Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guilt Free.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

81% User Score Based on 811 reviews

Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Lie I Tried To Believe.

Description: ＊All girls can transform with candy＊ This is a story about girls who want to transform their current selves and a mysterious candy shop. A short branching visual novel where the ending you see changes depending on which visually enticing candy you choose to eat. Features: Story and visual effects that recreate psychological horror and trauma based on the creator's personal ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Re:Metamorphosis Candina.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development

82% User Score Based on 76 reviews

A dark fantasy action adventure where you unbury a tale of intimacy and violence in order to cleanse a demonic infestation from a once-beautiful land. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Other Half.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

96% User Score Based on 53 reviews

A dark comedy NTR visual novel about a “luxury” RV trip gone wrong. Make choices, shape relationships, and steer a humiliating summer road trip toward multiple adult outcomes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CuckTales 2.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 51 reviews

A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House Inside Me.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

97% User Score Based on 154 reviews

You are alone and vulnerable. Beware of the big bad wolf. A short, free, thriller-suspense interactive fiction made in RPG Maker. Warning: contains scenes that may be troubling to some players. Full list of warnings (major spoilers) is prompted in-game before starting a new save. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEAD LAMB WALKING.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

90% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Desk Job Simulator If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Credit? No Problem!.

Voden's Job is a small roguelike deckbuilding game where you have 7 rounds of experiments to collect enough DNA to evolve your specimen. Between each experiment, you can upgrade your deck with new cards, combos, and strange tools. The catch? Upgrading costs DNA, so you'll need to carefully balance how much you're willing to spend each round. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voden's Job.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

78% User Score Based on 180 reviews

A short disturbing horror game where you're playing as Ari Yeong, she is re-living the same day over and over again . With each loop the world around her get's darker and more dangerous. Get her to school safely. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PARASiTE FLOWER.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 82 reviews

You are a man in a room. A puppet in purgatory. Simulated flesh in a digital prison. There is no escape. You won't scream, because you're not programmed to. Your choices matter as much as anything matters, so the bar is fairly low. "A Living Room" is a short point-and-click non-adventure that you should be able to finish in less than an hour. Hurry up, please. It will all be over soon. The nothi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Living Room.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

91% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Years ago, a dark legend spread through the deepest corners of the Internet, specifically on the /x/ board of 4chan. There, an anonymous user first spoke about an old and unknown anime called "Go for a Punch." Despite the efforts of those interested in recovering this anime since 2011, the original video never saw the light of day. The plot of the video was as follows: "A group of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go For A Punch! Saki Sanobashi.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

85% User Score Based on 27 reviews

A stranger arrives at a quiet and isolated town... Pigblue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PIGBLUE.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

55% User Score Based on 98 reviews

BlueberryNova is a yuri visual novel about a girl who is transferred to new place of study. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BlueberryNOVA.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

72% User Score Based on 1,546 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 23 reviews

The Town of Light is a psychological adventure told in the first person. The story is set in Italy in the first half of the 20th Century in a place which really existed and has been meticulously reconstructed. Exploring and interacting with the environment you will relive the history of the main character through her confused viewpoint and on the basis of your choices, the story will develop in di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Town of Light.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

84% User Score Based on 574 reviews

A young man discovers through a series of hallucinations that he will grow up to become a violent psychopath. How will he respond to these revelations? Can he change his fate? Can you even... change fate... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Masochisia.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

94% User Score Based on 156 reviews

Family is family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pumpkin Eater.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

I Make Saints is a short first-person psychological horror walking simulator which can be completed in 30 minutes. Wander the personal hell of a deranged individual and discover the true nature of their terrible crimes through notes, objects and saintly icons left over different atmospheric and at times surreal environments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I MAKE SAINTS.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

99% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graveyard Girls.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 268 reviews

A story of loneliness, mental health, and self-pity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Tastes Like Cardboard.

23%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

36% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Welcome to Server is Down, psychological horror game in which s̴̨̧̡̜̜̯̦͍̠̬͚͎͎̈́̐͑̑̎́͑́͂̌́͊̆̈́̍̀̋̾̒̑̓̚͜͝ơ̴̧̧̛̟̱̫̫͕͚̘̗͓͎̠̠̤̼̭̼̭̊̎̏̎̏͗̾͋͗̂̏̅͛͒͋̅̿͗̿͛̉͑̈̐͑̾̀̆͌́͗̀͆̐̑̍͐̀̉̒̃̉̀͂̚̕͘͜͝͠͝m̶̧̛̛̜͙̟̜͙̖̯̝̙̗͚̥̈́͊͒͑̈͌͌̈́͒̃̄͒̊̿̽̅̏̌̾̊͐͐̑̈́̉͂͌̍̇̿͂́̽̋̃́͑̇͑͒̇͐̄̒̍̉̄͌͒̆̕̕̕̚͜͝͝ȩ̵̨͔͓̝͙̦̺̩̰̮̖̼̭̯̥͓̥̯͉͌̑͋́̽̃͗̒̇̋̋̃̕̕͜͜͜t̵͓̥̥̻̳̪̬͎̖͈̺̺͇̣͕̯̹͈̟̟̳̫̣̯̖̭̤͍̣͚̩̺̝̘͕̪͇͔̺͙̜̗̜̞̰͐̅̽͊́͛͗̓͛͊͛̒̉̀͌̑̌̂̕͝ḧ̵̨̢̜̟͍̪̩͚͈̟̮̦̺̳͖̭̖̮̬̙̩̼̙̤̼̘͈̪͚͓̩̩͍̖̟̠̗̣͓… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Server is Down.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

92% User Score Based on 434 reviews

A story-focused adventure game about a little girl in the world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lydia.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

68% User Score Based on 400 reviews

A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ambre.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 135 reviews

A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallstreak.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

93% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Black Chapter is a mystery-horror game inspired by Japanese RPG Maker classics with modern components mixed in. Play as Evan Gray, a high school student on a field trip to the famous Durhal Cathedral. Things take a terrifying turn when the class finds themselves imprisoned inside the cathedral. They then discover a killer demon lurks among them, pretending to be human! You must work together with … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Chapter.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, atmosphere

88% User Score Based on 303 reviews

Cabbage and the Chompettes want to play hide and seek! Can you find all five in this horror Visual Novel? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

92% User Score Based on 886 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid9: Inciting Incident.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Cold Massacre is a survival horror game where you play as a guy called Rodney. You have to find your way out of a seemingly endless nightmare that you put yourself into. There is a relentless killer chasing after you and it doesn't quite seem human, but still somewhat is, how will you ever get out? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cold Massacre.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

63% User Score Based on 99 reviews

The Dark Inside Me is a very unique 2.5D, 3rd person next-gen psychological horror adventure game based on a dynamic interactive scenario. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Inside Me.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

93% User Score Based on 4,698 reviews

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...By author Remigiusz Michalski (Harvester Games) this suspenseful psychological horror game features stylized artwork, a simple keyboard control method and English voice act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat Lady.

28%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

28% User Score Based on 145 reviews

Adam Ridgewell is invited to a job interview, but things will get dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Interview.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 991 reviews

Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator which tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pleh!.

A psychological survival horror about a former soldier who goes to an abandoned psychiatric hospital in search of his missing sister. Explore dark corridors, solve puzzles, uncover secrets of the past, and decide how far you're willing to go for Lana. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nosophobia.

GUARD THE GATE A dragon needs a combat certificate. A goblin family is fleeing something in the dark. An inspector is watching your every stamp. You are the Dungeon Gatekeeper and the line never stops moving. Inspect papers. Spot the forgery. Stamp your verdict. Live with it. Inspect Every Document Cross check passports, health records, combat certificates and council seals against a grow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please Proceed To The Dungeon.

You have been invited to a mysterious dinner party. But alas, it seems you are to be the dinner! Flee, and you may yet survive!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feast of Fools.

Hit and Stand Blackjack is a relaxed 2D card game where you play classic blackjack at your own pace. No timers, no pressure — just sit back, play your hand, and enjoy the calm atmosphere. The only sound in the game is a gentle background music track, designed to help you relax. Prefer silence? You can easily adjust or disable the music in the settings. Features: Classic solo blackjack Over/… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hit and Stand Blackjack.

DEMO EDITION IS HERE! WISHLIST ON STEAM NOW TO SUPPORT US SteamWISHLIST ON STEAM NOW TO SUPPORT US Hello horror community, colleagues, video game lovers, and indie development enthusiasts! Thank you for the support you've been giving us for these 2 years. These times have been very tough, but we keep working to deliver a quality experience, or at least we try to. We are two solo deve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House Of Horror: Outside Is Better.

Dive into the waters of Scyla, a third-person 3D exploration adventure inspired by Lovecraft's universe. Discover the mysteries hidden into the depths as you pilot a submarine through a strange cave system. Run away from a criature that stalks you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scyla.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

96% User Score Based on 600 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 23 reviews

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WORLD OF HORROR.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Explore a small, story-rich world reflecting the struggles of college life. Play mini-games to complete the everyday tasks that you need to survive. Eventually, try to find a way to break the cycle of monotony and escape your bleak surroundings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Week By Car.

“Heroines Paradox” is a hybrid Dungeon Crawler and Visual Novel, told through an urban horror narrative reminiscent of Junji Ito’s storytelling style. The story centers on Linh, a fragile schoolgirl who nonetheless possesses a strong sense of justice. Despite her moral backbone, she is relentlessly tormented by a group of bullies who subject her to humiliations such as public shaming and being loc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroines Paradox - 英雌悖论 - Nữ Anh Hùng.

Test Zero is a rougelite, cyberpunk, shooter-platformer. Maps and weapons are procedually generated.  Explore the test chamber Fight other test subjects Gather resources to craft better weapons Test Zero is open-source! You can explore the full project and our development journal. Click "Visit the Website" on the right → (This links to our GitHub repo) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Test Zero.