Games like Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 722 reviews

During Chongzhen’s Reign (A.D. 1628-1644), land annexation reached unmitigated extremes, the country faced domestic issues and foreign invasions, coinciding with the catastrophic Little Ice Age. After many years of horrid disasters in succession one after another, the Ming court continued to impose inhumane policies resulting in widespread starvation and leading to the rise of multiple rebellions … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

85% User Score Based on 1,417 reviews

Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more? Could you be the one that unfolds the truth about the Wychwood forest that have been hidden about hundred years, and release the forest from its curse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trick and Treat - Visual Novel.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 398 reviews

Getting a girl-friend before Gaokao(National College Entrance Exam), I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together. Is there still room for love in this 100 days, or am I just ruining my life, or worse, her life? This is a dating simulation game based on Chinese students' real life. You can have romantic relationship with classmates, but remember that you have just 100 days … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gaokao.Love.100Days.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 983 reviews

"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cupid.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 2,773 reviews

In the near future, androids have become the way of the norm. Emotionless husks of metal have become a part of human society, much to the dismay of the boy. The robot he found at the dumpsite though, this one was different. It laughed, it cried, it smiled, it has dreams, just like a human… Lucy The eternity she wished for is a Visual Novel, about a boy and an android. You play as the boy, who fac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucy: The Eternity She Wished For.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

74% User Score Based on 177 reviews

This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by the people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began. Old memories have been awoken by the tragedy that began this summer, People are being forced to face the difference between illusion and reality. These people sometimes escape their daily lives in dreams of the ruin and rebirth, Only… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 409 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 3 reviews

Along the Edge is a visual novel set in the European countryside, where your choices impact the main character's personality and appearance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Along the Edge.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

90% User Score Based on 5,052 reviews

Semyon, a poster child contemporary chan culture consumer, falls asleep in the bus, only to wake up in front of the gates of Sovyonok, a pioneer camp of the late Soviet Russia. Everlasting Summer is a time-warping, mind-bending visual novel with some eroge content, produced by the collective efforts of Russian chan communities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everlasting Summer.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

98% User Score Based on 3,156 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 16 reviews

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure game within a magical storybook. You play as both the reader of the book and its main character, Luka. Explore the town to find word charms. Use your charms to change the course of fate! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beacon Pines.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

96% User Score Based on 469 reviews

A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where awful monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lake of Voices.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

85% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In Will: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Will: A Wonderful World.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 448 reviews

3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampires' Melody.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 1,620 reviews

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Letter.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

95% User Score Based on 130 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

A visual novel with multiple endings set in a fantasy world. "Enigma is a mystery visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ENIGMA:.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 3,010 reviews

Critic Score 91%Based on 5 reviews

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. The House in Fata Morgana is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House in Fata Morgana.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability

88% User Score Based on 3,282 reviews

In this very short kinetic novel, you will play as Jung who's meeting up and hanging out with a girl named Ai. Spend your time wisely. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carpe Diem.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

97% User Score Based on 608 reviews

John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Gray.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 1,252 reviews

A leisure healing mini-pixel plot game exploring at home. Players will wander at home from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will be encounters in this process? During the exploration, maybe... you can even find some weird secrets? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Home Alone Final.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

98% User Score Based on 1,494 reviews

"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atri: My Dear Moments.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pirate's Fate.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 1,986 reviews

Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Gambler.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

84% User Score Based on 791 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 10 reviews

Tokyo Dark is an anime-style horror adventure game combining point and click and visual novel genres. The story follows Detective Itou across Tokyo, searching for the truth behind her partner's strange disappearance. Featuring puzzles, stat management, and difficult decisions, Tokyo Dark puts the narrative in the hands of the player. Players' decisions change their character, opening or locking op… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tokyo Dark.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

96% User Score Based on 3,492 reviews

Your Creation, Her Eternity If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The NOexistenceN of you AND me.

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.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

72% User Score Based on 258 reviews

This is a novel with multiple plot lines, in which you only get to witness only a couple of days of a character who’s name is You. It may seem that except for his name, his life is nothing exceptional. That is if it wasn’t for a chain of events that fluctuate between his daily routine and an existential terror of reiteration. What is the most important part? It’s you and You facing inevitability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 2,632 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

You didn't ask to lead this expedition but here you are: stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilization and everyone looking for you to lead. Manage your meager resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls and head in the only direction you can - into The Pale Beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pale Beyond.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

84% User Score Based on 291 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within. Junior high school students Mayu and Himeno came to Manten Aquarium to investigate these urban legends. In the beginning it was fun, but then... They see a glimpse of Mayu’s missing little … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sound of Drop: Fall into Poison.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

88% User Score Based on 832 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 6 reviews

Cinders is a mature take on a classic fairytale with a heavy emphasis on player choices and role playing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cinders.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

95% User Score Based on 292 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grotto.

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.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

85% User Score Based on 684 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate Plus.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability

96% User Score Based on 360 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

One Day, One Life.Sumire is an indie narrative adventure game about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sumire.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 172 reviews

Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

92% User Score Based on 230 reviews

SoulSet is a Mystery/Romance Visual Novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with 5 other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SoulSet.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 5,188 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 9 reviews

Steins;Gate is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It is the second game in the Science Adventure series following Chaos;Head. The game is described by the development team as a "hypothetical science ADV" and explores time and time travel in 2010 Akihabara. The gameplay follows non-linear plot lines which offer branching scenarios with courses of interaction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STEINS;GATE.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

99% User Score Based on 974 reviews

StoryYou’re entering your junior year of college. Your first two years went by quickly— You were an average college student, living an average college life. However, after almost getting hit by a car, you meet a mysterious woman who says you’ll die if you don’t find your soulmate soon! Now you have to juggle school, work, and your impending doom?! Fate works in mysterious ways. You bump into your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 474 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Synergia.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A Light in the Dark is a new, suspense-filled visual novel on PC. A collaboration between CreSpirit, developers of Rabi-Ribi, and the tag team duo of Storia and Narrator, developers focused on visual novels and RPGs. Having worked with CreSpirit on Rabi-Ribi and Narrator on Companion, Sekai Project is teaming up with this dream team of developers to bring their new game project to the West! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Light in the Dark.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

83% User Score Based on 924 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 18 reviews

A mystery adventure that merges puzzles with visual novel elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evan's Remains.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

70% User Score Based on 1,810 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

Coteries of New York presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions: Camarilla and Anarchs among the iconic buildings and night lights of Big Apple. It's a single-player narrative experience, set in a rich, fully licensed, globally recognized universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 2,364 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 15 reviews

Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always Sometimes Monsters.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 594 reviews

A mystery-adventure game set in the solitary "Shironagasu Island". Become detective “Sen Ikeda” and explore the secrets of “Shironagasu Island” with your assistant “Neneko Izumozaki”. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return to Shironagasu Island.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 414 reviews

An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a sweet, funny, slice-of-life romantic visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart. Experience a budding friendship - and a blossoming romance - as you open up, make choices, and explore multiple endings. The world may seem bitter … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabin Fever.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

61% User Score Based on 421 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

Purrfect Date is a cross between a Visual Novel, a Dating Sim, and a dark British comedy. You, a human, will get to date cats and uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious Cat Island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purrfect Date.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

96% User Score Based on 3,106 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 33 reviews

Murder. Gods. Romance. Band practice? Unravel the mystery of the Last Muse’s death in an interactive roleplaying musical where Greek gods live hidden among us. Use your newfound powers of musical persuasion to choose how this wry and moving saga will unfold. How will the curtain fall? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 2,286 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

Do you know what love is? This game is trying to give our answer. This game encourages people to have a sensitive and gentle heart. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LoveChoice.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

93% User Score Based on 712 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 2 reviews

The Fruit of Grisaia is a Japanese adult visual novel, the first in a series of visual novels by Front Wing. The game is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Yuji Kazami. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fruit of Grisaia.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 340 reviews

Play as Aria and romance the two sultry demon girls, Lyria and Scherza, or your best friend Melody in this yuri (girl x girl) visual novel where your choices will ultimately decide the fate of this spellbound girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight Vega.