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96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 238 reviews

Ah, what's a devil to do in this day and age... Looking back at the past, I'm not sure if I learnt anything. Was there something to, in the first place? May you be my judge, jury and executioner, dear player, as you venture through my mind and life. Through my mistakes and plights. Welcome, to my everyday~ A short, linear story game revolving around fragments of a random demon guy's life. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everyday Devil.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

A vampiric Victorian otome about love and lost time...Determined to make her own destiny as she turns 18, the young head of her family Lucie plunges headfirst in the conniving world of business dealings. Before she's able to seal the deal on a revolutionary treatment to vampirism, her business partner suddenly dies. Lucie finds herself embroiled in the middle of the mysterious death of her former … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

79% User Score Based on 96 reviews

An ill-fated hiking trip into the Black Forest spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive horror adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Forest.

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.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Unreliable Narrator: Centum challenges traditional gaming conventions by weaving an intricate narrative where reality is as fluid as the mind of its narrator. Mind-bending Gameplay: Navigate a series of daunting scenarios, each shrouded in uncertainty and enigma. Every click and decision is remembered, forcing you to grapple with the unreliable nature of the narrator's hints and guidance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Centum.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 155 reviews

Every night, you awaken in your studio and paint your masterpiece. Or, at least, you try to. Oh, if only your muse would return. If only lifting your brush didn't fill your fingertips with agony. It Paints Me is a short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain, and love. It features: 3.9k words 3 endings hand drawn artwork original music partial voice acting … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Paints Me.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

88% User Score Based on 51 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.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 151 reviews

You're curled up in front of the fire reading a folk tale on a cold winter's night. Something about it seems so familiar. Have you read this before? Explore a cosy and mysterious fantasy universe inspired by fairy tales. The old kind of fairy tales, strange and wild, before the edges were sanded off. Warm and comforting, but with parts you don't quite understand, and you don't know if you want… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom..

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

78% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Alchemy of the Earth is set in an open world dreamscape where herbalism and alchemy are your only tools of survival. Gather ingredients, brew potions and poultices, find loot to survive the harsh nights and uncover the secrets of the island’s creator. Find your way through the Veil: Explore a large hand-crafted world with distinct environments and sweeping vistas. Traverse ruined settlements and o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alchemy of the Earth.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Waves.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

60% User Score Based on 96 reviews

"Choose your own adventure" style nightmares If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interactive Horror Stories.

Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make Moku Proud.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Welcome to UCSC—well, kind of. This isn’t the sunny college campus you remember. In this 2D puzzle horror game, you're dropped into a fog-drenched, twisted version of UC Santa Cruz where nothing feels quite right. Familiar landmarks are warped, the silence is heavy, and the mist hides more than just bad weather. You’ll explore eerie paths and unsettling buildings as you piece together the story … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Markus's Miasma.

Enjoy your time in a hospital with a sexy doctor, nurse and an idol roommate! An adult visual novel adventure with multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nurse Me!.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Tea for Sana is a game about observing your surroundings and interpreting narrative clues to solve the mysteries of the mountain. You play as Vesna, a healer who is losing her memory. You'll need to remember your recipes, cook for people in distress, and explore old ruins to heal yourself and ascend to the role of a spirit healer. Help SanaSana, an old friend, is hiding her eyes. To find out wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tea for Sana.

A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asphodelium.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

You will be the judge of the dead… and every choice will be remembered. I am Morta, your guide in this place. I will show you the tombs, the broken lives, and the voices that still echo in the dark. But the verdict is yours alone. Luce Spenta is a gothic and psychological visual novel where power rests in your hands: you will decide the fate of five souls — forgiveness, reproach, oblivion, or exec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luce Spenta.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Twincantation is a short and emotionally resonant visual novel set in the haunted woods of Mirrorstone National Park. You play as a teen trespassing on sacred private property to hold a séance for your deceased twin—but something goes terribly wrong. Choose your path through cozy horror or psychological introspection, with hand-drawn ink and watercolor visuals and an original soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twincantation.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

92% User Score Based on 39 reviews

A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to your child.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Livber: Smoke and Mirrors.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 412 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 5 reviews

Explore an atmospheric setting on the edge of nightmare Guide a team of occult investigators to investigate the disappearance of a noble family. Keep your team well equipped and safe from hunger, injury, madness and disease. Each member of this motley crew offers their own unique skills to aid with your quest. But they also harbour their own secret ambitions... Master the dark arts Combine charact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror at Highrook.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

36% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Dead Static Drive is Grand Theft Cthulhu—a survival-horror road trip through a nightmare version of 1980s Americana. Scavenge, fight, and sneak your way across small towns and eerie highways as reality begins to unravel. Play as Hearst, a wayward traveler searching for their missing parents—and answers—in a world collapsing under the weight of something ancient and wrong. Trust is your most valua… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Static Drive.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,311 reviews

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabernet.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

95% User Score Based on 127 reviews

"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:story, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 84 reviews

In a world corrupted by Madness a young druid Enelia uncovers a horrifying truth that threatens her life. To save herself and her loved ones, Enelia defies public order and embarks on a journey where she meets various characters, solves mysteries and makes fateful choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enelia Dawn of Madness.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 131 reviews

Some houses aren’t just homes. They’re shaped by the experiences of their inhabitants, both good and bad. Through love and anger, happiness and despair, some houses become… more. The Cunningham House, formerly home to generations of the family, is one such house, and something is very wrong inside. With most of her family having abandoned the charming home in small-town Oklahoma, Joni Evers mus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Haunting of Joni Evers.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Brave the hostile lands in search of your goal. Forge your own path and discover the many secrets of the realm and the looming Township of Westfall. Unlock new abilities, perks and weapons. Soak in the atmosphere and head forth against all odds. A mood heavy action-adventure, Unbroken takes players on a grindhouse journey to Crests Edge in search of the traitor Nielsen. With multiple routes to ac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unbroken.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 61 reviews

When a popular illustrator is found dead, disgraced demonologist Harold Ludicael is hired to summon her ghost. Ghosts are the one thing he can't summon, but with sharp insight, perhaps he can solve the mystery, and resurrect the most important thing: His career. We hope you enjoy our fantasy tale with creeping monsters, summoning magic, and a cast of rich, colorful characters. It has: 20,000… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Case of the Serialized Killer.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

97% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mildew Children.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

59% User Score Based on 27 reviews

A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Experimentation.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 43 reviews

A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reaplaced.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 230 reviews

While attending a religious recollection, Holly Beltran experiences strange hauntings throughout the convent. At night, broken faced statues and whispered prayers haunt Holly’s dreams — before the recollection is over, Holly may have to face more than her own demons to come out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Maker.

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

98% User Score Based on 4,368 reviews

You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the shadows. You won't be able to save everyone. You might not even be able to save yourself. Welcome home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

84% User Score Based on 662 reviews

“Between the infinite worlds was infinite nothing. A void, a darkness between realities. But nothing is as crowded as is nothing. The House built itself in reaction to its own lack of existence.” A House of Many Doors is an indie RPG written and coded by Harry Tuffs, with art by Catherine Unger and music by Zach Beever. In A House of Many Doors you are an explorer, poet and spy, traversing and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House of Many Doors.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

82% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Hotel Tutwin is an interactive visual novel of the horror/romance genre, for casual gamers who appreciate female leads and supernatural characters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel Tutwin.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

Welcome to RAZORE CITY – a desolate, grim metropolis with one big problem: DEMONS. Control your own Razore City denizen as you investigate bizarre happenings around the city and track down the mastermind behind it all in this narrative-based RPG! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pinku Kult Hex Mortis.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Buried is a playable, interactive story told through stunning photos, a haunting soundscape, and gripping text. You play the role of Roger Hastings, a logger working the forests with his crew. When he awakens to find his friends missing and no memory of what's happened, he begins searching, uncovering something that should have stayed hidden... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buried: An Interactive Story.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

88% User Score Based on 128 reviews

An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Bite.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

70% User Score Based on 91 reviews

London, 2099. The earth isn't what it used to be anymore. Incredible climate changes have corrupted the weather, causing a permanent rain on most of the Earth's surface. You play the role of Luke Black, a 36-year-old bio-informatic engineer. He is one of the lead programmers at Nanotech, a big nanotechnology research company. But one night, his life is changed forever when he encounters Tanya. Who… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bionic Heart.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 1,980 reviews

You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Will (Not) Remain.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pale Cachexia.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

59% User Score Based on 54 reviews

When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Salem Witch Trial.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

84% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

An old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 64 reviews

What will you do when your slumber party takes a nightmarish twist? Decide your fate in this horror narrative game inspired by the works of Junji Ito. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grotesque Beauty.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

90% User Score Based on 210 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mothmen 1966.

Nightmare in the Shadows ### ️ About the Game Nightmare in the Shadows is a short-form interactive horror fiction game created with Twine, adapted from the short story of the same name in the Warrior Omega series by Ryan Baker. Set in the fog-drenched town of Westwood within the Gothage Kingdom of the dimension Octiviox, the game explores guilt, memory, and justice through branching narrative p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare in the Shadows.

The Lantern At The Edge Of The World A free, choose-your-own-adventure web game set within the strange shadows of Kharoth, the planet where The Mortal Trials takes place. Step into a mysterious, atmospheric narrative filled with choices, secrets, and multiple endings. Every decision pulls you deeper into a haunting story that only the bravest will see to its end. Fullscreen is advised. Mobile … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lantern At The Edge Of The World.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Enticed by the prospects of fame and fortune, a senior class of exorcist students roam the halls of the infamous East Ridge High where numerous blood thirsty spirits hunt the halls for fresh prey. A horror visual novel with a point and click choose your own adventure style that can lead to multiple endings If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ReDo.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

This is a short horror visual novel inspired by true events I've experienced, In Purple Maniac you play as a father with his baby in a bathroom stall. Then a murderer and his latest victim enter the restroom. You have to keep your baby quiet while you hear the slaughter coming from right beside you. Do you cover your baby's ears to the sound of a power drill or rock them to sleep? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purple Maniac.

Interpolation A tarot-inspired storytelling game created for the Queerness & Games Jam 2023. Important: Maya is working on a feature that will let you see and save all of your story choices and text inputs at the end of the game. About Created for the 2023 Queerness and Games Jam, INTERPOLATION is an interactive and collaborative story-building experience between the player and the game creato… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INTERPOLATION.