Games like Mazarin Blues (Hep Cats of Boise #1)

Hey hep cat! If a story about rogue AI, speakeasies full of illegal disability tech, and a jazz era subculture sound copacetic to you, you're in the right place. There's deadpan humor, creeping dread, a moody winter atmosphere, and the sunniest AI assistant you'll ever meet (who is very insistent that he doesn't want to kill you, no matter what his peers are doing.) This omnibus contains the enti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hep Cats of Boise Omnibus by Al Hess.

Sable Dark is Book 2 in Hep Cats of Boise - a quirky and queer science-fiction series full of rogue AI, speakeasies full of illegal disability tech, and a jazz era subculture. Mazarin has everything an AI could want: a hep holographic body, a joyfriend she's dizzy for, and asylum from Wave, the shady AI megacorporation that once held her captive. In their clutches, she'd been confined to the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sable Dark (Hep Cats of Boise #2).

After divorce, death, and having his reformatted soul uploaded into a new body, Sasha expected resurrection to be a fresh start. His time spent in digital Limbo with the program’s cheeky AI guardian angel, Metatron, was cathartic, but what good is a second life when he only sees his daughter on the weekends, he has all the same problems he had before he died, and he can’t seem to shake the ache fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yours Celestially.

In order to escape being a worker drone in a dismal dictatorship, Sasha joins a group of people seeking asylum on the continent of Galvlohi. Once a world power, deadly nanobots wiped out much of Galvlohi's population. A century later, cities have given way to wilderness, and descendants of the surivors live insulated and harmonious lives with the land, only opening their borders for refugees like … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland Heart (Edge of the World: Book 1).

The swingin’ cats of Boise don’t just come to the Gator Club for jazz and gin, but for what Emery Wilson offers in the back room. They deal in contramods—nanobot software and devices unobtainable through legal means. Though many dealers make their living from sex mods and dope injections, Em—who has hemiplegia and knows how it feels to have a disability—gives away innovative medical aids and prost… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Em's Gator Club (Hep Cats of Boise #.5).

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.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Knife Sisters is a dark slice of life story, an erotic visual novel about peer pressure, manipulation, love, obsession and BDSM. Follow non-binary Leo during six intense weeks of budding emotions, occult rituals and consensual kinky sex. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knife Sisters.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 66 reviews

"Secrets of Me" is a game where, after getting plastic surgery, you can stalk a hot guy to get him to fall in love with you! If you're tired of typical otome games, then this one's for you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of Me.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

63% User Score Based on 19 reviews

What doesn't kill you...kills someone else, and leads you down an ethical rabbit hole. Can you do what's right in a world where vice is a virtue? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rent-a-Vice.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

65% User Score Based on 240 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

"No Longer Home" is a semi-auto-biographical point and click game, about two recent graduates preparing to move out of their flat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Longer Home.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

94% User Score Based on 329 reviews

Set in 1920s Prohibition-era America, this romantic comedy follows Detective Richter and his adventures as he attempts to unravel Cleveland's liquor industry. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Dry Delight.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 163 reviews

Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guilt Free.

Finn is the protagonist of this story, by a ridiculous coincidence, gets to the hospital, but contrary to fate - rejoicing in this, begins to live in a new way. And falling in love with his new friend, unfortunately, cannot remember one important thing. Will you understand what you have forgotten? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destiny’s Plan.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

95% User Score Based on 232 reviews

"Non-Binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to non-binary.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

70% User Score Based on 330 reviews

Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depression The Game.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

88% User Score Based on 1,260 reviews

Get a pixel gun, destroy foes dead ahead, find the lost light in this dark story If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endurance: dead space team.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

58% User Score Based on 187 reviews

The cataclysm has accelerated global warming. Rivers and lakes have dried up, vast tracts of land are engulfed in wildfires, and cities are in chaos. You are a lone survivor trying to wait your turn to be evacuated to the northern part of the country. Your task is simple: do not leave your home under any circumstances and don't let the heat incinerate your body. In your hour of need, people may kn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No, I'm not a Femboy.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

93% User Score Based on 309 reviews

HARDCODED - A non-linear delve through the lives and beds of the people of a cyberpunk city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HARDCODED.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

66% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Lovely Escape.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 518 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Horace is a story-driven, pixel-platform adventure peppered with nostalgic, popular culture references which will bring a smile to any gamer who enjoys the 8 and 16 bit era! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horace.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

66% User Score Based on 508 reviews

Okaeri is a Japanese horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house. It's 6:00 pm, coming back home expecting a welcome from your mom, instead, she finds unexpected things happening before her eyes. The game is inspired by short omniverse Japanese horror films. Key Features: Immersive experience: An atmospheric photo-realistic graphics intensifies the hor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Okaeri.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

62% User Score Based on 143 reviews

A Platformer like nothing seen before in games, explore this open-world puzzler in multiple dimensions on a journey to find your maker. Poncho is a new kind of game where the player navigates by switching between 3 "layers" in 3D in order to explore a 2D world. "Poncho" is a robot who wakes up in a post-post-post apocalypse world, where humanity has been wiped from the face of the earth many centu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PONCHO.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

90% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

More Than Just a Retro Romance - Balance social life with the intensity of running an esports team in a retrofuturistic world where arcades dominate the gaming scene. After the success of the award-winning visual novel Arcade Spirits, Fiction Factory Games are back with a ground-breaking standalone sequel. Customizable Characters - Design your own character and rival using a massively expanded… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

88% User Score Based on 182 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 1 reviews

Soul Searching is a narrative survival game about sailing away from your homeland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Searching.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

86% User Score Based on 1,221 reviews

Myo Hyori, a gifted Korean teenage girl who must face the perils of the future. Survive many hazards, explore a seemingly endless metropolis and beyond as the world around you implodes and history marches towards its inevitable conclusion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to G String.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

91% User Score Based on 152 reviews

A girl who cannot fall in love. A boy who has no interest in love. If they were to fall in love with each other, how would the world change? From Palette, developers of "Mashiro Iro Symphony", comes the romantic school comedy, "Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 11,075 reviews

‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A romance/horror story about life, death, and memes. A shift in perspective can change everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missed Messages.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

83% User Score Based on 8,316 reviews

Explore the dazzling neon lights of Amorous. A bustling furry night club that attracts all species, personalities and sexualities. Create your own character and find all 9 datable characters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amorous.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Born with a birth defect that he hates, Kakeru struggles with severe anxiety and depression. Guide his timid decisions as he takes a brave step into a new world - joining his school's music club, making unexpected and inspiring new connections, and daring to dream again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venus: Improbable Dream.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

76% User Score Based on 262 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 6 reviews

A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

40% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Set sail on the romantic adventure of the season! “True Lover’s Knot” follows the story of Emma, a London-based tech genius, as she and her best friend, Lucas, take to the high seas in a luxurious cruise that will change their lives forever! True Lover’s Knot is a kinetic novel with a fun “match 3” game element that will truly delight anyone looking for a fun story paired with a casual and re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Lover's Knot.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

83% User Score Based on 188 reviews

Dark, gritty vampire visual novel If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Embrace: Hollywood.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

92% User Score Based on 487 reviews

About This GameYou wake up in a pitch-black, unfamiliar corridor — and your only "weapon" is your curiosity. In this absurd, dark comedy walking simulator, each door leads you to a strange and unpredictable room. Sometimes it’ll test your nerves, sometimes it’ll trigger your laughter. You’ll be scared, you’ll laugh... but more than anything, you’ll ask yourself: “How do I get out of here… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scary Game.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 73 reviews

Mysterious deaths. Friends, both old and new. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreambound.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

55% User Score Based on 31 reviews

The characters of Let Me Die (inside) have fallen into despair head over heels, so they want to leave this world and end their lives. Your duty is to fulfil their wish. In every level, the player is expected to find a way to die, but before that, he has to complete the death wishes of the character. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Me Die inside.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

59% User Score Based on 589 reviews

Endorlight is rogue-like game in which you have to find a way out to the next level. Each level contains a new and tougher enemies. Used your axe, bow or whip to defeat them! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endorlight.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

81% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

Future Unfolding lets you explore a mysterious landscape filled with life. Decipher the surreal logic of its world and open up new areas to discover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Future Unfolding.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

38% User Score Based on 119 reviews

"The Lady" is a 2D Surreal Puzzle Horror, featuring hand drawn character art, stop motion animation, and a hauntingly abrasive Noisecore Soundtrack. The game takes the user on an emotional experience like no other in Indie Gaming. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lady.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

53% User Score Based on 218 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Stealth, Hack, Steal - Light combines unique game mechanics, atmospheric visuals & a gripping narrative that breathes new life into a much loved genre. Combat is your last option & technology your first, can you evade capture & solve the mystery? - Step out of the shadows and into the Light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

87% User Score Based on 111 reviews

A game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in Secular Love.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

94% User Score Based on 355 reviews

A visual novel about figuring out life with the help of an AI. //TODO: today is a pastel colored slice-of-life story that let's you freely choose your pronouns and romantic preferences! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to //TODO: today.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 208 reviews

Ceress is sentenced to death for being in love with the oracle Orea. But stubborn as she is, she calls out to an old deity, demanding a chance to change this unrighteousness. - Can Ceress overcome death to be reunited with the woman she loves? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ceress and Orea.

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.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 5 reviews

Lightmatter is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game where shadows kill you! "The floor is lava" but with shadows that kill you! Use lateral thinking to solve mind-bending puzzles with lights and shadows Compelling sci-fi narrative delivered by famous voice actor David Bateson Unique comicbook style with gloomy sci-fi atmosphere "If LIMBO and Portal had a weird baby ..." Inspired by games … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightmatter.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

80% User Score Based on 307 reviews

Aozora Meikyuu is a short Romance Visual Novel with focus on a cute girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aozora Meikyuu.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Embark on a challenging quest with the great huntress of Un’Amak! Hunter’s Legacy is a 2D single-player platform action game inspired by classics that we grew up playing and it's designed to challenge gamers of any kind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hunter's Legacy.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 407 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Strange Realm Of Mine.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

77% User Score Based on 295 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Lovely Wife.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

71% User Score Based on 42 reviews

PSCD is a sci-fi collectible card game (with over 120 unique cards) mixed with visual novel gameplay. Features beautiful hand painted art, romance for all tastes, adjustable difficulty. Play as male or female protagonist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

92% User Score Based on 102 reviews

The town of Thornback Hollow is under quarantine. Its people are unable to sleep, tormented by a disease known as the Waking Death, and the infection is spreading. At the orders of the Crown, Baron Osbert Morlond’s levied soldiers besiege the gates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mask of the Plague Doctor.