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The advances in artificial intelligence (AI) opened up a new world of applications and automation, but at the same time they launched the tech industry on an arms race for processing power. The two technology stacks are several years of development apart from each other, making it unfeasible to leverage AI up to its full potential. The premise is simple: Whoever gets access to the fastest processi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of Deception.

Your body doesn't know the meaning of resistance.~An entry for Neo-Twiny Jam Features • 469 words of Sapphic longing • The illusion of choice Content Warnings • Animated text • Sexually suggestive language • Some fairly mild profanity If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ebb & Flow.

It's all fun and games until somebody loses their head! Quinn, your best friend, has brought you some awful news: your illustrious parents, having run out of potential mates for their brood, have set you up with the worst person you know -- Devon Bainbridge. Your intended is uncouth, self-indulgent, and ten years your senior. Of course, if no one can find you, the wedding's off, right? You make a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trouble Brewing: A Romantic Comedy About Beer, Rebellion, & Skipping Out On Your Responsibilities.

Demo updated: June 7th, 2024 (Prologue - Chapter 2) Current Word Count (w/code): ~91.4k Word Count for One Play Through: ~34k For fun: Take the 'which character are you' quiz You never thought you'd go to college, due to your circumstances. But you especially didn't dream you'd be forced to attend the prestigious Vales Grove University after being attacked by wraiths in their library. What sta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burning Academia.

SYNOPSIS Chrysanthemums were your brother's favorite flowers, red ones especially. The irony, then, of bringing a bouquet of white chrysanthemums to his funeral is not lost on you.  It was supposed to be a day like any other in the big city: investigate a crime scene, interview witnesses, collect evidence, arrest suspects, return home to the apartment you shared with your best friend and fell… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Bouquet of Chrysanthemums.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 579 reviews

A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

99% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graveyard Girls.

Self-IntroductionI’m Pancake, a 2020 grad from a coastal uni. My college dream? Making a game that that mattered. By graduation, all I had was nothing but a rough demo. Years later, [So Long, My Youth] is here: a photo-based visual novel weaving together memories of college life. Each screenshot is a real photograph, each dialogue line inspired by my lovely friends. Maybe I wasn’t born to make ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 她毕业了 So Long, My Youth.

It’s New Year’s Eve, and you’re not alone. Written for the 2025 Queer Vampire Jam, this is a sequel/companion to my two games from last year's jam, Blood and Company and Blood and Intimacy, but it also works as a standalone. Play as vampire Zach dating human grad student Lyle, who has a request for you tonight—stay over... and face the sunlight tomorrow. 5,500+ words totalAngsty or sweet? Comedi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood and Sunlight.

A burning tower with only one way out. This is my first game/IF project ever, as I wanted to join the Neo-Twiny Jam. I hope you enjoy it! Made in Decker by Internet Janitor. Sound from freesounds.com and Mixkit.Images from Wikimedia and Pexels (users Min An and NEOSiAM). Image Linkswikimedia.org="" file:joaquin_sorolla_portrait_of_basel_mundy.jpg,https:="" en.m.wikipedia.org="" file:john_… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE TOWER.

Wuhan Liyu Game Studio's debut work! A short pure-love GALGAME Chinese long-distance relationship story "Paper Kite"! This trial version currently only fully supports Simplified Chinese (optimizations for other languages will be added later). [Your language now supports game text translation; UI translation is in progress (click "Start Game" to run dialogue content). If you enc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

The sun is a deadly lazer, but living with the shutters closed and the A/C perpetually humming in the background of your half-light days and half-dark nights has reduced your brain to a blob of not writing goo. - - - -  A tired and dehydrated piece of micro (interactive) fiction. Made over a couple of days for the Neo-Twiny Jam 2025. As such, the game is very short-- 489 word… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Very Restrained Summer Fun.

In the summer of 1984 you get a letter informing you of your mother's death. The first and only letter you get in ten years since you left your hometown. You stand in the middle of the old, tiny room that you can barely afford to rent and read it over and over again until the buzz at the back of your head quiets down. Until your hands stop shaking. You think of what it means for you. I hope… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There Are No People Left.

Love and Leases is a slice-of-life interactive novel. Where drama, romance, and betrayal intertwine to create your story. With a focus on relationships, drama, healing and found family. Rated 18+ for language, optional sexual content, drug/alcohol use and more. Tumblr        Kofi         Patreon   Synopsis With everything seemingly falling into place, life decides to throw you for a loop. Afte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love And Leases.

Pizza Portals Multi-dimensional Pizza Delivery You are Dash– a typical, every day, ordinary multi-dimensional pizza boy who must deliver two pizzas at exactly the same time to save the multiverse. Introducing Pizza Portals. A single player 8-Bit NES game… where you play two characters at once. Physics is gonna have to bend a knee. Watch the Pizza Portals Trailer "Best Game" of the B… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pizza Portals.

A nighttime walk on the beach, or some kind of self-acceptance. 500 words, for Neo-Twiny Jam 2024. Content warning: Drowning, blood, suggestive content Credits: Moon Phase Vectors by Vecteezy Original cover image by Conrad Ziebland If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to saltwater.

This is a work about family abuse, neglect, and adoption from the perspective of a sibling who cannot take care of his baby sister. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Read This When You Turn 15.

A 500 word short dynamic poem originally for Neo-Twiny Jam 2023. Trigger/Content warning: sexual content, alcohol, smoking, implied homophobia SOUND ON. Credits: Sugarcube Template by Nyehilism Original cover image by Anastasia Vityukova  Night Ambience by Pixabay If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to faith.

Your name is Zach. You’re 23, you were an art major in the two years of college you completed, oh, and you’re a vampire. Play as Zach, who has survived his blood-sucking life so far by keeping to himself, never getting attached to the people he relies on for sustenance. Tonight, though, he's starting to feel a connection with the chatty grad student he plans to bite... ~3,000 words total. Multiple… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood and Company.

✻ Prologue Released! A gothic, supernatural, mystery interactive fiction story; lightly inspired by The Fall of the House of Usher and Frankenstein media. It contains mature themes and content and is intended for ages 17 and up. Synopsis has mentions of death and suicide. See full content warnings below. Disclaimer: This is a demo/work in progress. Everything is subject to change until the final v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall of House Black.

A short 500-word game for the Neo-Twiny Jam, based on a dream I once had. Dreams are weird but man, I sure was sad to wake up that morning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Theo.

"Shan Hai Express" is an interactive narrative game inspired by the nonlinear structure of the ancient Chinese mythological text, "Shan Hai Jing". In this game, player wake up on a mysterious train which is moving in an painting. Player can freely explore its carriages, uncover the hidden secrets of this train. In the process of exploration, players will randomly encounte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shan Hai Express.

An eerie, 500-word interactive fiction created for the Neo-Twiny Jam.  Revisit your childhood mall on the night before the bulldozers come to destroy it. Enjoy it while you can. This IF is exactly 500 words, minus the title page (per the rules of the jam, the title page does not count against the word count). UPDATE:  I fixed the error with the music!  (I left a .wav music file the music track pa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Could Stay Here Forever.

62%Game Brain Score

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63% User Score Based on 49 reviews

My Ex-Future Family is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel focusing on the fun parts of human life. The game is packed with humor, sex, romance and plot turnings. Play as a young man who seduces girls who surround him, complete tasks of the Principal and build your life in town full of hot characters If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Ex-future Family.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

97% User Score Based on 294 reviews

A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Set Yourself on Fire.

The Rogue of Turtle Lake  By Connor | InTheAtticDev The moon was a traitor in the night. It hung fat and white in the sky, shining light through the wilting fall leaves of giant oak trees. For a creature of shadow with fur the color of moss, the environment felt like a death sentence. Marla dodged between the trees as she ran. Her large ears moved independently, one tracking distant bird … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rogue of Turtle Lake.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

79% User Score Based on 123 reviews

A game about life after love If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pine: A Story of Loss.

90%Game Brain Score

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100% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Trail of Stars is a short, bittersweet fairy-tale about two vulnerable souls navigating first love, growing up, and protecting what they have—when all they have is each other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trail of Stars.

Last updated October 10, 2025; approx. word count 135k If you’re enjoying Cantata and would like to support me, please visit my ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/firandfireweed Synopsis The story is set in Saleste, a vast empire with a long history of expansionism and colonization. Within the empire, technically citizens but not, are the Iredicci. The Iredicci can hear and feel the cordis, the harmoni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cantata.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

96% User Score Based on 1,248 reviews

Critic Score 94%Based on 4 reviews

It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to and Roger.

A fantasy, adventure, and love story influenced by the Guanche culture where you will navigate a fantasy world and face the destiny that the gods have chosen for you and your loved ones. But what’s so special about your soul? I guess we will find out soon enough, won’t we? Synopsis It’s already been three years since demons began to ravage the world, leaving broken families and shattered dreams … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remnants Of The Past - Act 1.

89%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere

89% User Score Based on 80 reviews

Join the ranks of the Underworld's misfit gods and make it your home! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fields of Asphodel.

71%Game Brain Score

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90% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shanghai Summer.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

98% User Score Based on 10,186 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 15 reviews

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Then.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, monetization

84% User Score Based on 219 reviews

A dating sim where you avoid cute babes instead of dating them?! You are Aya - a new transfer student that wants nothing more than to start fresh in your final year of high school. New school, new people, making friends will DEFINITELY work this time! But it seems like some of your new classmates want more than simple friendship... Survive highschool You don't want to graduate highschool without … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Just Want to be Single!! Season One.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Christopher has started his new job as an assistant, others would say, an enforcer, for a bail bondsman in Burlington, Vermont. Does he take a gentler, or more forceful touch? When he begins to notice things beyond his pay grade, how does it play out? Learn what a bail bondsman is Small town intrigue Fully voiced Hand-drawn art 12 emails 29 music tracks A visual novel made for the Ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bond Blues.

87%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

87% User Score Based on 84 reviews

more of a cross-stitch, really If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to a holiday yarn.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 722 reviews

Trek across ancient China in a dark, boundary-pushing visual novel inspired by traditional Chinese art with modern animation. Escort four girls to the prosperous city of Luoyang in a branching narrative with themes of revenge, cannibalism, involuntary servitude, and more on a redemptive journey. Features A mystery horror story around dark themes. features 260, 000 words of non-repetitive text and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty.

The hotel sits in the middle of the hustle and bustle. Outside, the light of a car shines through. With a loud thumping sound, blood starts to cover the street. A scheme that has been hidden for years is about to be revealed... You are a retired ace soldier who just returned home and was thrust into a car accident that hurt your closely related family. You try to find the truth through all the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight.

94%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

96% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Code Romantic is a computer science puzzle game wrapped in a science fiction love story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code Romantic.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

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92% User Score Based on 176 reviews

Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

88%Game Brain Score

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95% User Score Based on 43 reviews

This is the third game in Whirlpool’s Neko-nin exHeart series. It’s been a few months since the cute nekomimi ninjas Yura and Tama came from Fuuma Village to serve the protagonist. Ritsu and Maya have joined them since and their time together have become even more happy and lively. But as expected, a wind of change is in the air. “I am the next leader of the Saikashu, the successor of Magoichi….… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NEKO-NIN exHeart 3.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The memory of a medical emergency crafted into an Interactive Fiction. How will you act when someone you love is in the middle of a medical emergency and all you can do is wait? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10mg: Stroke.

When you discover that the Serpent of Chaos is trying to destroy Egypt, will you stand against him, or will you help spread his eternal darkness? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temple of Endless Night.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 388 reviews

Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Story Beside.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

48% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Simulation Game + roguelike + card strategy + text adventure game that brings you a fun retirement life experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retirement Simulator.

87%Game Brain Score

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99% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Critic Score 45%Based on 2 reviews

Mitsuki, an aimless young man studying to take his university entrance exams, falls for a young single mother who lives in his apartment complex. A relationship develops between these mismatched social outcasts, and then... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Language Of Love.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

77% User Score Based on 20,826 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 14 reviews

A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Home.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Make a wish! Can your djinn help you save the city from a dragon, or will you befriend the dragon and learn its secrets? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dragon and the Djinn.

53%Game Brain Score

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74% User Score Based on 23 reviews

It’s been five years since the Hayabusa Academy gang graduated from high school, Yuka has just graduated from University and moved to a new city when she receives an invitation from Aya, her best friend, for a class reunion in her country lodge in Cannon Beach, Oregon. What adventures lie for the old friends in this beautiful mountain state? Will there be romance? Will old memories sweep them up i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Days of Spring 2.