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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.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

A peek into the Secret Life of Dorian PinkThis is a prologue chapter of The Secret Life of Dorian Pink, a choices-matter narrative RPG set in an alternate universe of the Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Save your boyfriend Basil from the Devil by making questionable choices, gaining allies, and making doughnuts explode. Dorian has put his Gray past behind him. He is now Dorian Pink, a whol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Secret Life of Dorian Pink | Prologue.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

49 Keys is a narrative-focused game that will test your wits and nerves. Peruse the pages of a Lovecraftian tale, interact with maps and solve the puzzles encountered along the way. Trace your master's footsteps to uncover the deepest secrets of the arcane, on a quest brimming with horror and magic. Embark on a Disturbing Journey Alas, I knew not of the extraordinary, bizarre, and gut-ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 49 Keys.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 39 reviews

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inversed.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Investigate the origins of the literary debut of Adam Mickiewicz, a XIX century-famous Polish poet. In an immersive visual novel, discover the secret of his love, friendship, and artistic inspirations! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ballads and Romances.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

86% User Score Based on 44 reviews

IMPORTANT : This comic is mostly silent, it's normal! :) Still Heroes is a digital comic with a reading time of approximately one hour. It includes interactivity, animation and sound elements. Emeline is a member of a group of superheroes. She hopes to make a living out of it even though the group doesn’t have many missions. However during a hectic party, her friends tell her that they d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still Heroes.

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.

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.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Neve is the ultimate game for fans of interactive fiction and narrative adventures with an engaging and emotionally impactful story. After an unexpected interference in its route, the ship Argo makes a forced landing on the mysterious planet Lemnos. You'll take on the role of Captain Jasmina who, trapped inside a cryogenic capsule, must lead her two crew members, Hilas and Atalanta, to manage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neve.

Cathy And The Others is an emotional narrative game that puts you in the shoes of Cathy, a woman who wakes up in the bedroom of a strange house. Explore, search, but most importantly... escape ! Game Features: Immersive narrative: Cathy And The Others offers a unique and experimental narrative experience. Discover Cathy's past to understand what is happening to her! Puzzle-based exploratio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cathy And The Others.

GILLES is the Gilles Villeneuve Metaverse. A Exploration Story Driven Adventure. You play as the New Guest invited for the Klown movie premiere. Shows the Journey of a Theater Director's 10 years exile to write a Theater Play of his Great Work, The Klown. Gilles settles alone while he waits Sam Path and his crew to arrive and join him on his Journey to show the The Klown's Great Premiere.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GILLES.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

91% User Score Based on 365 reviews

The WWI story where your goal isn't to kill, but to survive. In the still trenches, three soldiers learn the harsh truth of war: reckless missions, digging trenches, collecting dog tags and ghostly whispers in the dark. Home before the leaves fall, they thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Caribou Trail.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Scotland, 2020. Alice is a young woman struggling through a painful breakup. Hoping to distract herself with online shopping, she buys a vintage mirror; then whispers begin to echo through her flat. Soon, she discovers that a mysterious figure is trapped inside the mirror, and only she can help them break free by forming a deeper connection. Black nails and lipstick. Theatrical charm wrapped in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saccharine Echo.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 59 reviews

Tower of Madness is a linear psychological horror game where you play as a cowboy ascending an ominous floating upside down tower. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower of Madness.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

1953. North East Scotland. A research student travels to the small coastal village of Kellas Bay to study it's unique and strange ecology. They embark on a surreal journey from the lush forests and ancient cave systems surrounding the village, to the freezing depths of the North Sea in order to comprehend the primordial natural forces responsible for the area's curious phenomena. It Sleeps Belo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Sleeps Below the Haar.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

96% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Nice soft visual style, soothing lofi soundtrack, Furry Goddess, mysterious plot and funny dialogues. The most relaxing educational game for immersion in Greek mythology. The ship of the Greek hero Odysseus is approaching the mysterious island after many months of wandering at sea. Unexplored forests and temple ruins hold mystical secrets. Odysseus' crew is greeted on the shore by the attracti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Furry Myth.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Searching the Amazon for the elusive razorback dolphin, Nora discovers more than she bargained for. Created in one month for Thalassophobia game jam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Orange.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

95% User Score Based on 926 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 36 reviews

Buy Season: A letter to the future on PlayStation Store. Leave home on a bicycle trip into a mysterious new world and record life before it ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SEASON: A letter to the future.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 337 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 1 reviews

When a sarcastic bard is arrested and exiled to an abandoned castle, she expected to be at the mercy of a hungry, blood-thirsty vampire. She soon discovers that the vampire, Lucius, is not starving: he is gravely bored. She may just survive on borrowed time, one ballad each midnight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ballads at Midnight.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

94% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Epiphany City's developers donate 10% of their profits at minimum to disadvantaged people in need, as that is what they've been doing for the past 8 years. This game is a demo preview for Epiphany City.  To get notified when the FULL game releases, check out the full game here, or even better sign up for our newsletter. EPIPHANY CITY is a cute & clever puzzle-adventure  where you turn paintings i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epiphany City: Prologue.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 46 reviews

A sweet romance story with four heroines set in an all-girls’ boarding school in France in 1896, featuring a crossdressing male protagonist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Embraced by Autumn.

Blending role-playing character creation with visual novel elements, Facettes lets you step into the shoes of Anna, a young writer embarking on the journey of creating her very first novel. Write the StoryThroughout the writing process, you decide whether the characters will help one another, fight each other, or only think for themselves. While Anna shapes the story’s foundation through her memo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Facettes.

Life flashes before your eyes when you die. Help Me Fox by finding his memories beyond life and experiencing a touching, cute, and scary tale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paws and Leaves: A Last Tale.

Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel, which is adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. An Age of Extraordinary Famine is both a natural disaster and a man-made calamity; for the sufferers, their journey is both exile and survival. Before they knew it, several sufferers stepped into the fantastical world within… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Last Signal is a short, story-driven, walking simulator, mystery game where player choices change the ending of the game. Engaging First-Person Gameplay: Immerse yourself in a visually stunning and atmospheric world and uncover game's mysteries. Branching Narrative: Experience a gripping storyline with multiple paths and endings, where your choices are important and shape the outcome of your j… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Signal.

"The Coldest Winter" is a mature psychological horror story that promises a haunting adventure, icy landscapes, and difficult decisions. Throughout the journey, you will play as Jovanna Peña, a hardened New Yorker who is dealing with the coldest winter she has ever experienced. You will encounter an unhinged group of characters, and together you will try to survive the unrelenting cold a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Coldest Winter.

Our new game About the Game The game "Kukuevo" in the genre of "visual novel" was created by a team of 2 people. An ordinary office clerk named Dima has a terrible (for him) day and quits his job. Unable to come up with anything better, our main character decides to run away from the routine to the village where he used to visit his grandmother as a child. The village hides… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Кукуево / Kukuevo.

"Late Ming Dynasty" is a single-player horror exploration game. Traverse eerie backroom levels while searching for an exit to attempt escape. According to widely circulated urban legends, exploring inexplicably familiar areas in the Backrooms presents unique escape routes, yet danger lurks at every turn. The realistic visuals, minimalist user interface, and eerie atmosphere blend seam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Ming Dynasty.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

STORY: Dilara joins her father Malik, a handyman tasked with refurbishing an old apartment in the city of Berlin, Germany. In the course of their extensive renovation work, Dilara digs deeper and deeper into the history of the apartment. Relics from past times turn out to be silent witnesses and former companions of the apartment's previous inhabitants. With each new find, Malik tells his daughter… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Berlin Apartment.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Plunge into Greenhearth, a small town hiding heavy secrets: take on the role of Ricky Fox and lead an investigation that gradually shifts from an intimate film noir into oppressive Lovecraftian horror. Driven by memorable characters and revelations that will linger long after the credits roll, Echoes delivers a taut narrative where every discovery matters and leads to four distinct endings shaped … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

64% User Score Based on 14 reviews

In this dark interactive novel you will play as a lost soul wandering a forsaken desert, accompanied by a mysterious girl. Explore ancient ruins and face obscure choices. Your decisions will shape their journey—often in ways you’ll never fully understand. Will you find peace, or something else? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solitary Existence of a Little Universe.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

The Falling Star is a short, atmospheric first-person narrative adventure set in a fragmented dreamscape. You play as a young girl, journeying through a surreal memory world shaped by grief, love, and unanswered questions. After your mother’s passing, you follow her final wish—to uncover the truth behind your missing Aunt Jiang, and in doing so, begin to understand the family stories left unspoken… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Falling Star.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Follow the Standards and Do as You’re TaughtBow your head. Curl your tail. Smile when it hurts. You’ll follow rules so twisted they gnaw at your mind. Every choice is a gamble, every success a nail in the coffin of your soul. Cats With StandardsA story-driven hidden object descent into madness. Non-stress gameplay which still claw through the sinister truth of a world that demands you to obey. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cats With Standards.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

!!!WARNING TO USERS!!! .redruM was born as a work of art before being a walking sim game, which aims to communicate a message. The game is deliberately slow, this is precisely to stimulate the user to look for this message within themselves and do it with calm and patience. The .redruM Experience: A Psychological and Cinematic Horror .redruM is a psychological and cinematic horror experience… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to .redruM.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Harmonia is a digital novel made by visual novel studio Key. There are no story branches based on choices. The story proceeds as if you were watching an anime or movie, or turning the pages of a novel. Enjoy a touching story with beautiful music and graphics, realistic and colorful performances, brought to life by talented voice actors. Game features ・With support for full HD resolution of 1920x1… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harmonia Full HD Edition.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 133 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.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Feature ListEARLY ACCESSThe Early Access version is in active development and may change. Story spanning June 7th to August 27th, around 15 hours of gameplay. Over 200,000 words and 200+ choices. Accessibility options including dyslexia-friendly font, serif font, adjustable text box opacity and color, and adjustable text color. Interactive story with player choice for conversations, relati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEVIL'S LIMINAL.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Chronotopia: Second Skin is a unique rewriting of the Donkeyskin fairytale, a darker variation of Cinderella. Follow Kionna into a painful but ultimately rewarding search for her true self. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronotopia: Second Skin.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

98% User Score Based on 1,275 reviews

Reconnect with your mother’s culture through food while navigating a train that goes deeper and deeper in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Taste of the Past.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 758 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

78% User Score Based on 79 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

Forgotten Fields is a game about a struggling author who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and experience bursts of inspiration in this nostalgic game about the passage of time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Fields.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

92% User Score Based on 391 reviews

An algorithm decided to show you this. What now? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locke(d).

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 1,255 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Door: Collector's Edition.

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.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Trevor just moved to the city and is determined to become a successful artist... or die trying. When he meets Mallory in his college art class, his life is changed forever. An IOU is a Visual Novel that depicts love, longing, and loss. Key Features: A beautifully written modern take on the Visual Novel. Multiple endings depending on the choices you make. Unlockable Gallery featuring on lo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AN IOU.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 37 reviews

A mystery horror visual novel game where you must survive seven days with a cursed painting. The protagonist, trapped in a gloomy studio for seven days, must contend with a cursed painting of a girl to survive. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. Be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself facing an unfortunate fate! Will you be the one… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Matsuro Palette.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

99% User Score Based on 538 reviews

Tales From Off-Peak City is a first-person adventure game series. Volume 1: Caetano's Slice is the first game of many in the anthology of Tales. While each 'Volume' is its own self-contained story and experience, taken together, they build towards the larger over-arching narrative of what’s really going on at the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street and what role you ultimately play in its fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

77% User Score Based on 930 reviews

Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 39 Steps.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Stuck on the Queen’s royal aircraft, you have been trapped in a mystical loop fueled by dark magic. Armed with nothing but your wits, keep an eye out for anomalies, and you might just find an escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Queens Gondola.