Games like Flirting with Death

"Errant Kingdom" is a queer, high-fantasy visual novel now fully released from early access for PC, Mac, and Linux. In the Kingdom of Novus, players must navigate political intrigue and choose between restoring peace or fueling chaos. With over 590,000 words and 60 CGs, this game offers a dark and immersive story where your choices impact the kingdom's fate.

"Adios" is a single-player drama simulation game with an intriguing story and good gameplay set in a beautifully designed American Midwest environment. As a pig farmer in Kansas, you decide to stop helping the mob dispose of bodies, leading to tense interactions with a hitman friend. The game is both atmospheric and wholesome, with humor and bugs, and your decisions will determine the rest of your life in this goodbye story.

"Actual Sunlight" is a critically acclaimed visual novel that explores depression, hopelessness, and social anxieties in a raw and unfiltered way. The game follows the life of Evan Winter, a 30-something office worker, as he navigates through his mundane existence and grapples with his inner demons. Its deep and thought-provoking narrative challenges players to confront the harsh realities of mental health issues.

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a psychological horror adventure game based on Harlan Ellison's classic short story. Players control five survivors of a sentient computer's genocidal holocaust, navigating surreal and twisted landscapes to confront their past sins and the machine's brutal honesty. The game features complex puzzles, multiple endings, and thought-provoking themes of morality, guilt, and redemption.

Life is Strange is an award-winning Adventure game that offers a stunning story with excellent gameplay and marvelous graphics, accompanied by excellent music. The game features a wholesome story that will make you laugh, but beware of the numerous bugs. Your choices in the game can significantly impact the story, making each playthrough unique.

In The Bottom of the Well, you play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world. She retells her experience to her friend in a huge, branching narrative. Although a single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours.

"Dead Wishes" is a narrative-driven game that explores themes of depression, love, and morality. Players must navigate through 12 character routes, each with their own subplots, as they try to escape poverty and tragic pasts. The choices made will determine the protagonist's fate, with possibilities ranging from finding love and happiness to dying a terrible death. The game encourages multiple playthroughs to fully experience the interconnected stories.

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"The Cat Lady" is a dark, psychological horror adventure game. Players control Susan, a woman who has decided to take her own life, but finds herself intervened by strange events and a group of beings known as "The Parasites." As she delves deeper into their world, she must confront her own inner demons and make difficult choices that will have lasting consequences. The game features point-and-click gameplay, puzzle-solving, and a gripping narrative about mental health, trauma, and redemption.

Would a hero like you assassinate the president? "Heroes Rise: HeroFall" concludes the epic "Heroes Rise" trilogy of interactive novels where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.