Games like I Woke Up Next to You Again

A visual novel filled with strange, alluring characters and a lurking, dark danger. You wake up in a mysterious forest with no idea how you got there - just a surreal invitation to a masquerade ball and a bad feeling. Navigating manipulative meetings and potential romance, you’ll find yourself in a realm where fears take form and emotions have teeth. Every choice deepens a bond - or driv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Banishing You.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 231 reviews

Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ukraine War Stories.

Eleven-year-old Iggy wasn’t sure what he was expecting when he dragged his friends out to the woods to attempt a strange ritual from a book he found in the dumpster at school, but his wildest imagination couldn’t have prepared him for the land of wonder and magic that awaited them at the bottom of that old willow tree. Now, however, it’s twenty years later, and he and his friends are past the age… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Wonderland.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

59% User Score Based on 17 reviews

A visual novel about a bunny girl, her boyfriend and a rabbit named Tonya. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incelthread.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 97 reviews

There's a spider haunting these hills. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spider Land.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

92% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Can you save the galaxy from itself, or will it kill you first? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whiskey-Four.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

97% User Score Based on 154 reviews

You are alone and vulnerable. Beware of the big bad wolf. A short, free, thriller-suspense interactive fiction made in RPG Maker. Warning: contains scenes that may be troubling to some players. Full list of warnings (major spoilers) is prompted in-game before starting a new save. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEAD LAMB WALKING.

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.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

87% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Koga Nao never knew his life would take a wild turn when a night out at a college drinking party would result in a messy relationship with Toiro Kirame. Now forced to date her, his life only gets more complicated when his longtime crush, Nobuta Yua, decides to confess to him! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Futamata Renai: Two Times the Trouble.

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.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

"Some stories are best told to none," she whispered. Long ago, the stars disappeared. Then, a man returned them. Few would believe such a thing; fewer still can recall his name or how he bent the heavens' ears. It's a story of romance and tragedy that the stars themselves testify of to this day. However, you won't find the tale in books or archives—only in the hearts of those who were … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For Whom the Stars Shine.

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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 314 reviews

You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Night/Shade is an 18+ visual novel about overcoming the toxicity within interpersonal relationships as well as within oneself. This character driven plot explores the complexities of love and loss in the form of a romantic thriller through the eyes of our main character, Sasha, while he navigates life's darker elements and tries not to get caught in the crossfire of two ruthless crime syndicates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night/Shade: You're the Drug.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

76% User Score Based on 89 reviews

You return to the family farm to find it in disrepair. Maybe you have what it takes to bring it back to its former glory? Who knows who you'll meet on you're way? An old friend? That special someone? Anything is possible in Summerset. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Warmer Shade of Summer.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

78% User Score Based on 320 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

Guide radio hosts Poe and Munro through six episodes of supernatural FMV adventure in the strange town of August! From the creators of award winning FMV games The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Nights with Poe and Munro.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 22,709 reviews

Vote for us in the #gjfest ! http://jams.gamejolt.io/gjfest/games/emily-is-away/124136 Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emily is Away.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 79 reviews

Become the noble of a country on the brink of war. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paths Taken.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

85% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgive My Sins & Desires, Father.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

86% User Score Based on 329 reviews

It's been a year since Semyon returned from "Sovyonok" and met the girls from the camp in the real world. But it's New Year at hand! And it needs to be celebrated! "Frosty Kiss" is a tiny piece of this holiday that will bring back the well-loved characters of the novel one more time, even if it lasts only for a few moments. But somewhere deep in your heart should always be a place for celebration … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frosty Kiss.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

92% User Score Based on 11,493 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

From the same people who brought you the bucket of chicken, comes the world’s first Colonel Sanders dating simulator. I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator follows you, a promising culinary student, as you try to date your classmate, Colonel Sanders. Throughout your journey, you’ll be faced with life-changing decisions that will affect your chances of friendship and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Twelve individuals with deeply developed characters, whose destinies are intertwined in one terrible night that you have to endure. Every decision you make, every carelessly thrown word, changes the course of events. Any of the twelve can become a victim and anyone can turn out to be a killer, which means that every time a new adventure awaits you. However, catching a maniac, unraveling his se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Eleven.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

96% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Defend your magical city from an enemy army in an epic fantasy game of swordfights, political maneuvering, and romance! Will you prove worthy of your crown? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siege of Treboulain.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

96% User Score Based on 928 reviews

You are running through a forest. It is late at night and the sky is as black as pitch. The trees which surround you, jutting out of the earth like eerie monuments to a foreign god, are blotting out most of the moonlight. You do not know where you are going. You have no map; no route; no plan. You have no desire, as you run, save to escape. You cannot let yourself be caught. All you can do … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It gets so lonely here.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

A fangame for Touhou Project by ZUN A short visual novel about 4 girls, one of whom will discover who they are. Marisa rounds up a most unlikely crew, in search of adventure, and of course, treasure! Interpersonal conflict ensues among the crew, but in the end, their stark differences bring clarity to their personal lives. The real treasure is the one you find within yourself! Featuri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pirates Of Gensokyo.

This is a post-apocalyptic adventure/base-building game with real actors. You take on the role of a military aficionada who, purely as a hobby, built an entire refugee safe house. Who would’ve thought that an apocalypse would actually strike? Now, this simple shelter will survive as the first and final line of defense between you and the teeming swarms of zombies. Features: Pregame: Prior to the a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocalypse Love Shelter.

Seeking to quell your boredom while browsing the web, you skeptically enter a chatroom themed on discussion of the supernatural, metaphysical, and cryptic. Four regulars are eager to welcome you to their quiet little community, but as uncanny events begin to unfold you suspect something in the server is amiss. Engage with four occult enthusiasts in this interface drama dating sim. Find friendship… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Occult Mingle.

My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life is a visual novel about love and strings of fates intertwined by a single supernatural event. The free version of My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1 invites you to plunge into the first out of the four days in this mystical story, try on the shoes of a real Japanese student, and see the plot unfold around you. The protagonist was ju… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

52% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Welcome to Endless Furry Pinball 2D! The fourth installment of the "Endless Furry" Series! Just a basic Pinball game. Destroy Furries with your Pinball and gain points! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Furry Pinball 2D.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

To recover his normal life, the main character will go back to the past. He deserves a good life in a restructed world but the reality is too cruel to be true. A spirit trapped in the mirror, a girl restrained by her elder sister, a younger sister suffering from serious illness. The second wave of NOeSIS and a story of troubled girls and boys. An horror AVG game in which players can explore the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOeSIS02_羽化.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Looking to distance himself after arguing with his father, a young man leaves his homeland and boards the first ship to the New World he could find. Dragons are part of his life, but spending three weeks at sea with them makes him adapt to their ways quickly, while seeking a new direction in life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Three Weeks On The Atlantic.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

81% User Score Based on 52 reviews

⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone, who finds a cheap room to spend the night. The game is designed to be completed in a single session and focuses on sound, tension, and atmosphere. ⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦⥦Features Short psychological horror experience First-person exp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only Faces Remain.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability

98% User Score Based on 90 reviews

Has it been three years already? A Date With Chester 2 is a short, standalone story about remembering the good times. You've been with Chester for a while now. Have things gotten a little too comfortable? It's your anniversary today, and you've got something really special planned. You wonder what he's got in store for you... Hey, snap out of it - you've been planning this for a long time! … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Date With Chester 2.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

96% User Score Based on 476 reviews

The world's only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation. We'll bang, okay? As the prepper, take the mysterious pill Caliber™ to awaken an arsenal of alluring companions and fight against the dark forces determined to tear you apart! Every day that goes by, you'll learn more about your lovely companions: Rimington, the hunky shotgun Viper, the chaotic revolver Marsh &amp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polyarmory: High Calibre Love.

Chinese only for now.The English version will be available by the end of June 2026. A Perfectly Subtle, Totally Normal Synopsis： About this game：Congratulations, you poor bastard. Oh good, you're finally awake — and you've already stumbled into a colossal mess. Impressive, really. The guards are at the door, so, you know, maybe run? All I can tell you, bro, is this: ahead, there are roughly th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 它说山雨欲来.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development

71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

OverviewOn a snowy night, you awaken with blurry memories in an unfamiliar place. Your hair has mysteriously turned white. Seeking refuge, you make your way to the nearest town, only to be betrayed and cast into peril. As a forbidden vampire spawn, survival is your utmost priority. Who will aid you in your first days of this dark new existence? Who can you trust? And who will you manipulate to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snowfall Symphony - A tale of Crustallus.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

85% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Lose yourself in the Alphaskuf nightmare Wake up after a stormy night to find yourself not in your own bed, but at the heart of a nightmare. Your head is pounding, your memory is blank and one question dominates your thoughts: 'Where am I?' This place is a maze of dim light, creaking floorboards and whispering shadows. Your only link to reality is a stranger named Fred. He has long since come to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I woke up in the house of a fat man: he's over 30 years old and loves beer and games.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Heartbeat House: Hong KongLove is not an experiment. It’s a reality. At least, that’s what the show claims. Are you ready for a romance experience with true Hong Kong flavor? A brand-new dating reality show — Heartbeat House: Hong Kong — is now on air. This is not Netflix. This is not YouTube. This is a villa in Hong Kong, where eight young adults live together. They eat, chat, date, flirt, arg… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartbeat House: Hong Kong.

SpookY2K is a comedic mystery visual novel where time travel meets horror movie tropes and early 2000s fashion! ...You wake up on a cold bathroom floor with a headache and no memories except a terrible sense of foreboding.  Something has happened. Something is happening. Something will happen. Even worse, you figure out you somehow travelled back in time, to the cusp of the 2000s — a Hallowee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to spookY2K.

[Includes Premium Version] Join Sunday, a 14-year-old boy who moves with his family to Calendar Town, where mysterious deaths and suicide cases seem to occur. Tragedy will come when one of his relatives is found dead in his home. Help Sunday and his friends on this visual novel rpg with dreamcore and aesthetic style Meet Sunday's friends and the sad and dark events in their life. Explore t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sundy Stairway.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Glass Heart: Retold is a fresh take on the original game, Glass Heart. Fall in love all over again in this revised version featuring: additional characters and illustrations, updated and longer routes, updated UI, and more! What would you do if your story were coming to an end? Would you choose to live, or would you close your eyes and escape into a beautiful dream? Meira, the Glass-Hearted … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glass Heart: Retold.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

97% User Score Based on 31 reviews

"Rain and Respite" is a relatively short visual novel where you talk to cute and weird girls at a tavern. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rain and Respite.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

96% User Score Based on 1,420 reviews

an angel summons a demon. they fall in love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contract Demon.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

You wake up on your favorite beach, your estranged childhood friend standing over you. The last thing you remember is collapsing from the illness that coursed through the world. How did you and your three companions survive? Is there anyone else left? As you struggle to survive, you find many questions left unanswered... It's up to you to uncover the truth. Spend time with the other survivor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forsaken Quartet.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 32 reviews

"My Life with You" tells the story of a young woman who, after falling in love as a teenager, ends up getting pregnant. Abandoned by her boyfriend, she must face the challenges of being a single mother, balancing work, household responsibilities, and her dream of building a better future for herself and her child. Living with her grandmother, she seeks a job to support their home while dealing wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Life With You.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

71% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Meet the enigmatic stranger who's been haunting your dreams and embark on a supernatural adventure of twists and turns, love and heartbreak, and foxes. A text-based interactive supernatural romance, 300,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kitsune.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Even when we try not to, we still subconsciously projects our lame feelings through our mediocre fiction so let’s just drop the act right here right now;  Let me get personal! Like, really personal, let me embarrass myself right in front of you;  Breaking 4th wall in VNs is so olde - like, everybody’ve already made their own DDLC and everybody knows DDLC didn’t even invent the idea. Hey, I am … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to optimal conditions for a sacrifice.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development

77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Game DescriptionCountdown is a short visual novel that tells the story of an ordinary individual's journey through their thoughts and emotions as their life approaches its end. The second playthrough of this game is intended for revisiting the story. The content is exactly the same as the initial playthrough, with no changes whatsoever. ExperienceEmotional Interaction: Although the game does no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Countdown.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

You are hanging out at a festive Christmas party when your eyes discover the most perfect Christmas confectionery ever! You must have it!... but someone already has it! What will you be willing to do, to get your Christmas wish? A festive visual novel for one and all. FEATURES: Quick and fun to play Visual Novel (about 2,400 words) 5 different endings It's FREEEEEEEE! Your choices ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Did It ALL for the COOKIE!.

It's the end of the world... and you don't feel fine. It's just another humdrum day as the weekend winds to its inevitable end. All is as expected. The pandemic has stretched on for a decade now. A new serial killer stalks the streets. And your completely normal club is waiting. Just another ordinary day. Just ignore the sounds in your living room. Just ignore that shadow scuttling across the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Knight Stand [Demo].