Games like leave the lights on

WARNING This story features sexual content (so, it's NSFW). It touches upon issues of objectification and rape (talked about, not happening on screen). I don't deserve you. I don't deserve this. A short (500 words) tale about the pain of healing, made for Neo Twiny Jam 2024.  Writing, background, audio - Naarel This game is a part 3 of the Primary Lights trilogy: Red Light/Blue Light/Gr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to turn the lights off.

WARNING This story features sexual content (so, it's NSFW). It touches upon issues of objectification of trans individuals, misgendering, (implied) dubious consent, lack of respect for boundaries (and active breaking of them) and has a brief mention of self-harm. The audio contains sigh-like sounds, therefore, I recommend playing with headphones or without sound. At this moment, you don't want… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to let the lights bleed.

WARNING This (NSFW) work attempts to briefly explore an abusive mindset. It contains misgendering and general transphobia, sex being perceived as a tool capable of "correcting" queerness, unhealthy displays of jealousy, manipulative behavior They taught you to hate your body but I know that it's learned behavior. Nobody who hates their body would be this eager to give it to others. I guess I … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to yellow.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

70% User Score Based on 125 reviews

A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always The Same Blue Sky....

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

95% User Score Based on 175 reviews

A games club’s without members… Or games?! Who is this crazy robot girl? Why am I being harassed by this cute bully? Life may not have a controller, but it certainly feels like a big game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LuGame: Lunchtime Games Club!.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 278 reviews

Critic Score 38%Based on 2 reviews

A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackberry Honey.

CW: HUMILIATION, ABUSE, TORTURE, VIOLENCE, NON-CONSENSUAL SEXUAL ACTIVITIES. THIS GAME IS INTENDED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE 18 OR OLDER [There was another content warning here urging people who aren't into noncon to not play this game. BUT some lovely people from Strawberry Jam who aren't into noncon porn told me that they found the game interesting despite the content; it is fairly well-written, if I … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Defiant.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

87% User Score Based on 129 reviews

You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of of these two... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room No. 9.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

89% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Now Released New game from 4noki About the GameStoryA private investigator visits a small town after recovering from a coma. She searches for her mentor's lost beloved, but the very eyes she was born with, those that can see the black strings of hate, drag her down into the darkness of conspiracy. A cult, two priestesses, and the threads that puppet the world.Features ~45k words 4 major endi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lachesis or Atropos.

92%Game Brain Score

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92% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Take a deep dive into Danya’s and Brahve’s heat and romance in The Symbiant RE:Union. The events take place after two Endings of The Symbiant’s main game. [The following description contains spoilers for the previous game The Symbiant] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1883090/The_Symbiant/ The first story will transport you to the planet of Cayama, where in the main game Brahve finds Danya in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Symbiant Re:Union.

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

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Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 104 reviews

A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

89%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

89% User Score Based on 677 reviews

A brand new entry in the landmark yuri game series, "A Kiss For The Petals!" The story of how fan-favorite couple Risa and Miya first met is now available on the PC! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Kiss For The Petals - Remembering How We Met.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

85% User Score Based on 62 reviews

The young healer girl is accused of witchcraft after a strange disease outbreak in the town. Can the girl prove her innocence and find a real source of the epidemic? And who is this mysterious sorcerer who appeared at the same time with the disease? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Heiress of Sorcery.

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.

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.

81%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

81% User Score Based on 811 reviews

Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Lie I Tried To Believe.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

86% User Score Based on 438 reviews

Lynne is a short story about the scariest thing in the world - being a teenager. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lynne.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

81% User Score Based on 1,634 reviews

The main character, named Clive, considers himself a psychopath. He has long wanted to hurt someone. So Clive kidnapped a girl on his seventeenth birthday. But the victim was more complicated than he'd thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kidnapped Girl.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

95% User Score Based on 42 reviews

A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To Be With You.

96%Game Brain Score

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96% User Score Based on 182 reviews

The main character is an unfortunate man who can't do anything well. One fateful day, he meets 2 cat-eared shrine maidens by the name of Ayame and Kaede at an old shrine, and ends up living with them! Set in Akihabara, enjoy this adventure game of the slightly dirty-minded and eventful cohabitation life with 2 cat-eared shrine maidens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NekoMiko.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 168 reviews

❤ 【Game Overview】 ❤Immerse yourself in a heart-pounding, romantic visual novel where you play the role of a new recruit, just a month into your job, pursuing your female boss. Set against the backdrop of a futuristic sci-fi world, this short narrative is part of a vast universe. Beautifully illustrated in pixel art, and a riveting soundtrack that sets the mood for this love story. The game's rich … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal.

96%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

96% User Score Based on 484 reviews

Having moved away from her friends and family to attend community college, Allison Merlo is a fresh student struggling with the day to day challenges of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Snow.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 8,811 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 13 reviews

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.

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.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

88% User Score Based on 1,830 reviews

A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seduce Me the Otome.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

97% User Score Based on 519 reviews

A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Woods.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

92% User Score Based on 196 reviews

Akash: Path of the Five is a professionally-produced, fully voiced otome visual novel. Players will become Aurora, a member of a magical race of elementals. As the first elemental girl the village has seen in over 200 years, all eyes are on her fast-approaching coming of age ceremony. All is not as it seems, however, as tensions between Akash and a nearby human settlement threaten to erupt into a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akash: Path of the Five.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

91% User Score Based on 1,387 reviews

"Love Ribbon" is a yuri (girl x girl) visual novel about forbidden love between two sisters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Ribbon.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

96% User Score Based on 1,824 reviews

You thought it was going to be just another summer. You were wrong. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leap of Faith.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

86% User Score Based on 370 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

A narrative-based RPG game which draws from the old gamebook genre, set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythology. Drawing from the dark realms of H.P. Lovecraft's imagination, Omen... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omen Exitio: Plague.

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.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

89% User Score Based on 1,739 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 18 reviews

Fang is a typical 18-year-old dinosaur: they’re more concerned about their band going viral than they are about what happens after graduation. But they’re about to have much bigger problems. Will they find time to figure themselves out? Can they balance a potential apocalypse and a budding romance? During hard times, what do we owe each other? Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goodbye Volcano High.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 178 reviews

You spend a day seeing how many coins you can fit into the hollows above your collarbones. You're losing yourself first in inches, then moments... Will you survive yourself? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shrinking Pains.

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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

96% User Score Based on 3,481 reviews

Business is booming for La Soleil, the patisserie run by Kashou Minaduki with his two catgirls, Chocola and Vanilla, his sister Shigure, and the Minaduki family's four catgirl sisters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NEKOPARA Vol. 2.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 170 reviews

Varsha is a young witch who has just graduated high school. While their friends were off jet setting and travelling around the world, Varsha had to go back to their hometown Lynnsdale to take care of their grandparents who ran a small magic store. There were two major issues though: one, magic is strictly banned and two, their grandparents store is on the verge of bankruptcy. Play as Varsha as yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Pinch of Magic.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Story A red moon shines ominously on a city shrouded in endless night. The people here don't seem to have any life left in them. Well, all except for him. A young woman looking for an escape from her dreary everyday latches onto the only man left with light in his eyes, and musters up the courage to confess her love. If only she had noticed his sharp teeth before it was too late... Features Arou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskbound.

Three lifelong friends. One daring mission. No way out. Elite operatives Mira, Goran, and Sarka have been through everything together. But when their latest mission takes them back to The School—the abandoned boarding school where they grew up—they realize that some scars never fade. In Morse Academy, a short (~1 hour) psychological visual novel,  help the team track down a fugitive who pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morse Academy.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

98% User Score Based on 496 reviews

◆ストーリー「この中に、魔女になった少女がいる」 高校１年生になるはずの朝、エマが目を覚ますと、そこは薄暗い檻の中。 身に覚えもなく絶海の孤島に存在する牢屋敷に閉じ込められ、 混乱するエマに、一羽のフクロウが告げる。 「キミはこの世界に害をなす――『魔女』である可能性があると認定された」 「ここで、一生囚人として生活してもらう」 当たり前だと思っていた日常が崩壊した。 エマは囚人生活の中で同じ魔女候補の少女たちと知り合っていくが、 ある時、フクロウは囚人の少女たちを集めて言い放つ。 「魔女裁判を執り行う」 それは、13人の少女たちの中から一人ずつ『魔女』 ……すなわち処刑対象を選定していく、 あまりに残酷なゲームの開始だった――■ゲーム紹介・魔女候補の少女たちを巡る本格ゴシックミステリ 主人公・エマは謎めいた牢屋敷に閉じ込められ、『魔女候補』と共同生活を送ります。 牢屋敷とはなに… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 魔法少女ノ魔女裁判.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

65% User Score Based on 237 reviews

Explore the nighttime of New York City in modern nights, where the delicate balance of power hangs by a thread. Navigate the treacherous waters of vampiric politics as you contend with the ever-shifting landscape between the Camarilla and Anarchs. In a city where every move could mean the difference between eternal unlife and final death, will you carve out your own destiny amidst the chaos or wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Love Exalt 8372 is a mystery visual novel inspired by games like Danganronpa, Your Turn to Die, and the Zero Escape series. In a world where monsters have been farmed to extinction for XP, twelve people with unique RPG class types board a train; among these twelve people, the last monster is hiding. Some passengers are oblivious victims... while others boarded this train with a plan already i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Exalt 8372.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Experience the investigation surrounding the Jack the Ripper crimes putting yourself on the shoes of one of the protagonists in this thrilling mystery Visual Novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lurkers.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

55% User Score Based on 98 reviews

BlueberryNova is a yuri visual novel about a girl who is transferred to new place of study. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BlueberryNOVA.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 282 reviews

While If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary- is technically a fan disc for If My Heart Had Wings, it includes six stories - including the prologue and epilogue to the main story - and acts as a sort of sequel to the original. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to If My Heart Had Wings: Flight Diary.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

78% User Score Based on 1,615 reviews

Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tricolour Lovestory.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

72% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Rikka lives in a Share House in Tokyo, making a living by working as a freelance artist. Since the third tenant moved out recently, it's a good opportunity for her to get closer to her House Mate Sena. They just started as normal friends, but with the time passing, they get closer and closer. Soon there was no doubt left, that Rikka and Sena felt more for each other than friendship. Will Rikka fal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apprehend;Girlfriend.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

47% User Score Based on 62 reviews

"My Butler" is a game where you can enjoy falling in love with your personal butler. Each butler is a celebrity; sometimes they'll approach you softly...and sometimes forcefully. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Butler.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

66% User Score Based on 119 reviews

A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highschool Possession.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor

96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.