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.

From Student to Overworked Wage-Slave. How low will you stoop to make rent? WARNING: This game contains mature themes, suggestive content, and strong language intended for audiences 18+. The Premise You are Tama. fresh grad student, Now? You're a broke twenty-something living in a  dystopian city, and your creepy landlord is demanding rent in 7 days. The city doesn't care about your past … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tama´s New Life.

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!.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Chronicles from the Abyss is a collection of 4 twisted Horror & Thriller stories that will play on the darkest corners of your mind, & every choice drips with dread. Twisted plots, haunting art, and chilling secrets await. Ready to uncover what lurks beneath? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicles from the Abyss.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!.

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Play Things v1.2.7.1 In this game, you'll be investigating a collection of dolls. Some ordinary, others hiding a dark curse. Through a series of tests, you must determine which dolls are merely toys and which conceal something sinister. However, not everything is as it seems... WARNING: This game includes slight jumpscares, dark themes, murder, domestic abuse blood and flashing lights. AD… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play Things.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 51 reviews

What is a home? The safest place — or at least, that is what it is for Camila… In this psychological horror and interactive narrative experience, you play as Camila, a child wandering through a house shaped by memories, cracks, and scars that are not always visible. The story unfolds through exploration, symbolism, and environmental narrative, inviting the player to interpret events and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House Inside Me.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

76% User Score Based on 1,563 reviews

Survive in the immersive escape game ! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hoosegow: Prison Survival.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, monetization

76% User Score Based on 175 reviews

! Sensitive Content Warning！ This game may contain disturbing content, including: Doppelgängers, Non-human Beings, Bloody horror, Cannibalism, Veiled sexual acts, Non-consensual sexual activity, OOC Most of the script was completed in November 2024 and may differ from the official characterization. It does not represent the official interpretation of the characters. Your personal understandi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 永不停息的黑暗之歌 ~ Endless Black Song.

26%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

40% User Score Based on 15 reviews

A ride home turns into a nightmare you never asked for.It was just another night. Just another road through the forest. Case Blind: Stolen Route is a first-person psychological horror game where a quiet bike ride spirals into a terrifying journey of survival, fear, and fractured hope. You wake up trapped in a strange place, no idea where you are or how you got there. What follows is a desperate … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Case Blind: Stolen Route.

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.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Pet is a horror visual novel about being in a city after a fun day out and how sometimes you gotta get home to take care of your cat. It's a late night on an unseasonably warm day. On your way home to feed your cat Kuma, you stumble upon a vending machine in a dark alley. This game should take around 60 minutes to complete. As this is meant to be played in one setting, you cannot manually s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pet.

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.

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.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 250 reviews

Traum is a short, story-driven adventure about a man with a dream. Can even the best of plans be shattered by unexpected news? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Traum.

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.

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.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

69% User Score Based on 109 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

The Earthworms is independent, artistic, point & click game placed in surrealist world of science-fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earthworms.

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.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

73% User Score Based on 250 reviews

In a small inn located in the snowy Japanese mountains, an unlikely relationship blossoms between a once-popular poet and the daughter of the inn's proprietress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Days of Snow.

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.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

88% User Score Based on 121 reviews

Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanator: Scarlet Scarf.

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

98% User Score Based on 178 reviews

Cozy Time provides you with a cozy environment to focus, relax or rest without being disturbed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cozy Time.

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.

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.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

79% User Score Based on 138 reviews

"THIS STORY IS A WARNING. YOU COULD BE NEXT." Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem. Class Reunion Chat Room is a visual novel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Class Reunion Chat Room.

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.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

97% User Score Based on 608 reviews

John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Gray.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

94% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkness Under My Bed.

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.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

63% User Score Based on 19 reviews

What doesn't kill you...kills someone else, and leads you down an ethical rabbit hole. Can you do what's right in a world where vice is a virtue? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rent-a-Vice.

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.

《Inner Scales 1:Choice》is a first-person FMV. Set in a sealed cage. It pushes survival, humanity, emotion and moral dilemmas to the extreme. You will face surveillance, cages, and the fates of eight trapped women—every choice you make decides life and death for others and yourself. BackstoryZhang Cheng, a new office worker, accepts a mysterious out-of-town assignment to secure his permanent po… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 天平游戏1:抉择.

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.