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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.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

95% User Score Based on 117 reviews

The definitive Kafka videogame There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts. Can you manage to win an unfair trial? Is the job even real? Can you escape your f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Playing Kafka.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

73% User Score Based on 63 reviews

Desolatium: Prologue is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DESOLATIUM: Prologue.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

58% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The Innsmouth Case is a Horror Text Adventure inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Innsmouth Case.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 85 reviews

Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story. From Fiction Factory GamesCreators of Arcade Spirits, Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, and Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadow Over Cyberspace.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

90% User Score Based on 323 reviews

The Library of Ouroboros. You awaken here with no memory of how you've arrived - though faint memories of searches, of the Library's name, stick in your memory like scraps of torn paper. The reek of dust, of old wood, and of something... more difficult to place hang in the air. Is that a distant ringing you hear, or merely your imagination? And why do you feel so strange? So hot? Like a pair of e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Place, Forbidden.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Is The Red Queen?.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

99% User Score Based on 372 reviews

Prose & Codes is an indie puzzle game. Decode the wit, wisdom, and wonder of literature's finest works through deceptively simple ciphers. Decode 350 hand-selected excerpts from literary classics both well-known and obscure and get a taste of 7 beloved genres, from nostalgic children's stories to bone-chilling horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prose & Codes.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

66% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Game + Audiobook = Gamebook Play a book! Digital Gamebook is an audiobook with unprecedented possibilities in the world of audiobooks. Gamebooks focus on what is most important in books: stimulating your imagination and experiencing the story. You can listen to the story like a classic audiobook and also take on the role of the story’s hero. During a dangerous journey, the main character and hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

91% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Take part in an expansive choose-your-own-adventure horror story, where you’ll uncover the secrets of an anachronistic corporation reigning over a post-truth world. Solve cryptic riddles, make difficult choices, and escape the depths of SMYRNACORP with your mind intact, no matter the cost. With hundreds of possible story routes, multiple endings, interactive puzzles and RPG elements, INHUMAN RESO… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inhuman Resources.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

94% User Score Based on 119 reviews

https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3690750/ GET IT ON STEAM VOICE ACTING AND GRAPHIC NOVEL UPDATE IS HERE NOW! Once Upon A Mind: A Little Too Friendly A short, story-driven psychological horror experience Emily, 23, moves to Brooklyn in search of a fresh start her own space, her own life. The apartment is cozy, the landlady is kind, and the small café around the corner offers her a quick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Let me tell you a story my friend. It is the journey of Jasper and a fallen star into the whispering forest to find his sister Nora. In the deepest of shadows an ancient spirit is lurking but there’s hope shining from the horizon: The City of Lights. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jasper and the City of Lights.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 891 reviews

A digital recreation of The Bible in Kinetic Novel form! Read through and save passages in any order with an original soundtrack, or listen through the greatest story ever told in audiobook form. Featuring an extensive Trivia section to find out how well you really know the stories of Old and New. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bible.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 196 reviews

The Trench is a short horror experience in which you will command the Pandora submarine, exploring the depths of a trench that has been uncovered after an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, your mission will be to retrieve all the data from a previous accident involving another submarine "The Neptune" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Trench.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Metamorphosis.

The Interactive Fiction and Adventure Creator (IFAC) is simply the easiest and fastest system for writing and developing multiple choice interactive fiction and old school text adventure games. It’s organization and ease of use allows new authors to quickly become productive in writing their story. You will be writing working games and fiction in no time. And when you come to want to edit your st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interactive Fiction and Adventure Creator (IFAC).

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Apartment 22 is a bite-sized horror game about being trapped in a loop. You look out for clues left by the previous resident or possibly by you to escape the apartment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apartment 22.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

87% User Score Based on 45 reviews

A dark thriller with both comedic and spine-chilling moments, Angel Wings: Endless Night is a love letter to classic survival horror games, brought to life in visual novel form. As a spin-off sequel to Angel Wings, Endless Night finds you trapped in a haunted mansion with no means of escape. Using your wits and the help of your unlikely companion, will you find a way to end this eternal darkness?… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel Wings: Endless Night.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City" (1921). Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze. “There were myriads of good reasons for shunning the nameless city, one for each strange tale passed from g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Nameless City.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 276 reviews

My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, but my sister. Play as Luzia in her quest to return home. After Luzia and her older sister Sombria are abducted by strangers, it is up to Luzia to help her and her sister home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Big Sister.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

70% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to authorities? Or take responsibility yourself? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Outcast Lovers.

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.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

71% User Score Based on 1,798 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

The Shore is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shore.

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.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

94% User Score Based on 140 reviews

Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Karisvale.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 852 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A YEAR OF SPRINGS.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

74% User Score Based on 117 reviews

Saint Kotar is a psychological horror adventure set in an ancient rural town of Croatia. Take on the role of two godly men trying to unravel the terrifying truth behind the town's occult happenings and the disappearance of their relative. Find your humanity -- or descend into madness and death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Kotar.

It is a fine autumn day, the sun is out, and the voices in your head are screaming with options. OTHERS is a looping story game about thoughts where you unlock new voices in your head, driving new ideas, new scenarios, and new endings. Features Fully voice-acted Classic text-based and point-and-click controls Multiple Endings Good voices to listen to >>What do you mean by "g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OTHERS.

Welcome to the definitive surreal audition purgatory experience! The outside world is a cold, harsh place. That's why you came here. The cavern provides you with a minimum of shelter and  - more importantly - the hope that you will one day be chosen to receive a place by the enormous fire hidden away in the dark depths below. To be chosen, you will have to impress the inscrutable hooded figure… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thank You for Your Time.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Protothype it's a short game experience that will allow you to discover the tormented love story of a young developer for a classmate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protothype.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

99% User Score Based on 4,340 reviews

STORYUSSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window. CHARACTERSMeet the cast. A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Stuck in an underground laboratory without any memories, you witness horrible crimes. Knowing you will be next one day, you start planning your escape. Who can you trust? How can you control the power you feel inside of you? And will you ever fully recover your lost memories along with the truth? -x- Project Nihilum Zero is a narrative-driven Visual Novel set in a futuristic, dystopian world whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Nihilum - Zero.

Contra Spem Spero (Latin for 'Against all hope, I hope') is a narrative-driven horror experience that blends text-based exploration, immersive visual novel storytelling, survival elements, and puzzle-solving. Your car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road. Having no time to waste, you decide to continue on foot, grabbing only your journal and camera. Yet imperceptibly, the asphalt turns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contra Spem Spero.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

95% User Score Based on 42 reviews

                                   Anant Express – A Journey Into the Unknown Beware of the anomalies. If you sense something unusual, turn back immediately... Anant Express is set aboard a haunted sleeper-class indian train. You board the train as an ordinary traveler, but as the journey progresses, strange events begin to unfold. Mysterious passengers. Shifting compartments. Whispers in the d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anant Express.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

98% User Score Based on 59 reviews

You just moved to HEDGEHOG HILLS, a small village full of ADORABLE CUTE ANIMAL CHARACTERS!  You get your own HOUSE, and can visit the many places in this PEACEFUL area! There you meet STORM THE SWAN, a ZANY and WACKY character who is always SCARED of something.  STORM says there's a MONSTER in the WOODS, but surely, they're only imagining things! Enjoy this CUTE and EDUCATIONAL 8-bit adventure o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION.

"The slums are rotting. You are spilling out." Ezekiel has moved into the slums. She finds herself enamored with its inhabitants: three girls, in particular. Befriend an angel, fall in love, and break them by awakening them. Whisper their tragedies, tell them lies and tell them truths, sing your sweet corrupting song like lovers do. Push them over the edge.  It's not a matter of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seraphim Slum.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 1,908 reviews

UNSORTED HORROR is a collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery in a dark dystopian setting. The majority of the games have a playtime of roughly 10-15 minutes and can be played through in one sitting. Choose a CD case, read the backside, and go on a small adventure. THE GAMES: 1. Tartarus Engine - A group of plucky technicians exploit an ancient machi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsorted Horror.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

91% User Score Based on 167 reviews

More games by Darkania Works If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Unluckiest Man.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

75% User Score Based on 55 reviews

All seems calm. The multitude of towering trees sway in the breeze... But something feels wrong. Something is watching you, something omniscient. The feeling that you may not be alone grows ever-stronger... It's coming... find the tapes... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Colossus Is Coming: The Interactive Experience.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

88% User Score Based on 178 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Fishy is a heartfelt visual novel about friends, enemies, acceptance, and monsters. Explore the aquarium, face your fears, and maybe make a friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to fishy.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 2,118 reviews

A reverse-detective point-and-click adventure where, instead of choosing dialogue options, you control the character's face manually. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who's Lila?.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

You are not afraid of ghost stories, so your pursuit of inspiration leads you to the strangest of places. But this time something truly sinister is in the air. Can you survive the encounter with a real spirit? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Legends: The Curse of the Crimson Shadow Collector's Edition.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

82% User Score Based on 305 reviews

An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doorways: Old Prototype.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

90% User Score Based on 191 reviews

You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How We Got Here.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

99% User Score Based on 3,718 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 13 reviews

Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sucker for Love: First Date.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

98% User Score Based on 87 reviews

The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

82% User Score Based on 89 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

Take the role of various modern travelers, live their adventures and shape their stories. Relish in discovery and awe, longing and hope as you journey from Africa to Antarctica, from Europe to Asia. The change brought by this odyssey will be your own. Wanderlust is a bridge between literary experiences and gaming. A title that is meant to be taken in, experienced and felt. Perfect when you're tra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanderlust Travel Stories.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 948 reviews

Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disturbed.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

75% User Score Based on 1,720 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 16 reviews

Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story. You, as Frank Gilman, open your eyes inside a room filled with strange, pulsating noises. Pat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conarium.

The Signal AwakensThe Network grows restless. 24 hours remain before the Source re-awakens.Add ARIA-404: Labyrinth Protocol to your wishlist — tomorrow, the thread unravels. Now Entering Early Access!Join the launch wave & help shape the evolution of the Labyrinth. Early players can help influence core characters, lore expansions, & future branching paths. Connect to the Source. U… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARIA-404: Labyrinth Protocol.