Games like Only the Dead Are Safe, and Other Stories

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Summoned to the remote village of Southshire-Upon-Yail, you must diagnose the afflictions of a young woman that suffers a mysterious illness. Each decision you make will unveil a piece of the mystery and bring you closer to discovering the truth behind her ailments, and whatever harms her. Will you be able to save Isabella before she is taken by her tormentors? The devils inside Isabella will… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night of the Exorcism.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization

62% User Score Based on 90 reviews

Beyond The Gates is a 1-4 player online co-op horror which mainly focuses on the storyline. Discover the truth behind a dark mystery that has been hidden until now. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond The Gates.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Death is searching for a successor. To claim his mantle, you must judge the souls of the dead during a surprisingly short, strange and unsettling job interview where every choice shapes the fate of humanity, including your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ferryman's Trial.

You inherit your father’s tavern in a small, isolated day, life seems ordinaryBut when night falls, someone always knocks on your door. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Winter: I Am Not an Animal.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

95% User Score Based on 87 reviews

Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century occult horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of demons - and outwitting the Devil himself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Killing Stone.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

49 Keys is a narrative-focused game that will test your wits and nerves. Peruse the pages of a Lovecraftian tale, interact with maps and solve the puzzles encountered along the way. Trace your master's footsteps to uncover the deepest secrets of the arcane, on a quest brimming with horror and magic. Embark on a Disturbing Journey Alas, I knew not of the extraordinary, bizarre, and gut-ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 49 Keys.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

85% User Score Based on 600 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luto.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

100% User Score Based on 71 reviews

You wake up as a ghost, with no memory of who you were or how you died. The only clue to your past is the empty suit of armour you now possess. As you explore an abandoned castle and piece together your memories, you’ll uncover your tale: A tale of broken promises, regret, and bonds that last beyond death. But your story doesn’t have to die with you. The Last Winter Knight is an a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Winter Knight.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

75% User Score Based on 68 reviews

The Summoning This experience can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... It looks like a game, but it's as real as it gets... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Bloody Mary, Candy Man, even the modern day Slender Man? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Summoning.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

88% User Score Based on 906 reviews

Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you. But not all is as it seems on this strange ship, and the people you meet may know more about your past than they let on. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Port of Call.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

91% User Score Based on 93 reviews

Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Bride.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

91% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Choice-based RPG in a dark fantasy world. Apollyon is narrative-driven, and features occult magic, spirit summoning, a deep universe, playable characters, and story progression alone or in multiplayer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apollyon: River of Life.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 3,600 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

This edition includes the following: - Ghost of a Tale - Character Cards Set - Artbook - Enamel Pin - Tilo Papercraft figure Tilo - Soundtrack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost of a Tale.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

A simple Japanese horror game, with horrible creatures, not very complex puzzles, and an unwelcoming atmosphere! Have sweet nightmares... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yakyosho.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

48% User Score Based on 80 reviews

In this third person survival horror, play as David, a teenage boy during a summer night, who will have to escape his unconscious fears, taking many forms. In the same time, he will have to save his friends from their own scary projections. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Night.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 718 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

A first-person game in which after starving to death, the player wakes up in the Void, a dying land housing numerous Sisters and long-absent Brothers, all of whom subsist on Color, the essence of life in the Void. With the player's arrival, a resurgence of Color is observed in the Void, prompting the Brothers to return and subject the player to various trials so that he may also become a Brother b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Void.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development

95% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness and mind your choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamed Away.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

71% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 7 reviews

Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the direct sequel to Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, and is the first game featuring settings and characters rendered in 3D. Platform is PlayStation Vita, released in Japan in July 2014 by 5pb.. The characters are depicted in 3D chibi style, however traditional CG artwork appears during cutscenes, illustrated by Sakuya Kamishiro. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party BLOOD DRIVE.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

71% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 5 reviews

Dawn of Fear is a survival horror with 3rd person camera that tells the story of Alex, a young man with a past marked by the tragedy. The player will have to solve puzzles, collect clues and objects, and survive avoiding the evil atmosphere that remains in the mansion to discover the real story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dawn of Fear.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

75% User Score Based on 101 reviews

Infernium, a non-linear first person survival horror. Dive in an interconnected beautiful portrait of hell, die in a prison without bars and overcome a brutal penitence. An agonic anxiety-inducing experience that will shake you to the core. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INFERNIUM.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

55% User Score Based on 124 reviews

The classic roleplaying games Vampire: The Masquerade and Mage: The Ascension enter the digital present with a dual-pack of interactive fiction by a few of today’s most interesting fantasy writers. Told entirely from a mobile messaging perspective, We Eat Blood is a sharp, mature and often terrifying story about your first nights as unwilling predator and prey. Hunted by unknown enemies and drive… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World of Darkness Preludes: Vampire and Mage.

Pick a costume and slip out into one spooky Halloween night. Knock on lit doors for candy, relight the lantern trail, bring lost kids home, and stay out of sight of the monsters that rule Nightmare Street. A cozy-spooky pixel-art stealth adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trick or Treat on Nightmare Street.

An ink-wash roguelike deckbuilder with five modes: a 20-floor run, a story mode, Challenge, a Daily Arena and the brand-new Duel, where both sides plan three moves in secret and guess where the other will play. Your enemies play cards too. Five heroes, 454 cards to build with. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 九幽卷.

Eternals’ Path is a roguelike turn-based tactical RPG. It’s about choices and regrets, those that will haunt you beyond your grave Embody an anti-hero in the afterlife No merciful rest for you. Instead, explore a spiritual maze, face those you knew, and who may hold you accountable for their fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternals' Path.

Seven centuries in the future, humanity is collapsing. In an attempt to spare yourself the same fate as the rest of the system, you flee to the furthest away place you can feasibly survive: Pluto. Survive the downfall of humanity in a centuries old survival bunker, or at least the first week. Uninhabited for centuries. You crash land on Pluto, it's the furthest away place you could reach that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seven Days Until Morning.

20%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

20% User Score Based on 54 reviews

A deep roguelike colony RPG inside a dead god's corpse. Procedurally generated events, branching narratives, species with unique traits, and meaningful choices that shape your colony's fate. Every playthrough tells a different story of survival and evolution. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Carcass.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

100% User Score Based on 50 reviews

A girl’s dark, romantic desire for her best friend and the spiral of pursuing a doomed love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Bad Ending.

Here includes both Volume 1 and Volume 2 in epub and pdf form. If you want to read the book online, it's out completely for free over on Royal Road. If you liked it, I'd love a review and a rating! Join the Discord Community! https://discord.gg/xugArYXd Art by Drew Shields May You Reach Violence On a late monsoon evening underneath a Sword Moon, a beautiful amnesiac with the body of a sword-sa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to God Obliterating Vajra.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development

71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

After awakening as a forbidden vampire spawn, you're thrown into a cruel world where survival is not guaranteed. Who will you choose as your ally - and will you survive, or betray them yourself? Find out in this horror romance visual novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snowfall Symphony - A tale of Crustallus.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

88% User Score Based on 52 reviews

You are a journeyman alchemist: experiment to learn the secrets of the alchemical sciences, and leverage them to produce a diverse menu of potions for a procession of weird and spooky customers in this compact narrative puzzle experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Elixir.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

86% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Awake... Tribute puts you in the shoes of the unnamed protagonist as she arrives at a crumbling temple, on a desolate island. Barely remembering anything about her past, except that she is to offer herself as sacrifice so a Dark God may continue its slumber. Explore the eerie temple, reach the sacrificial pit and make your choice. But remember, it is not the only choice. A disturbing odyssey into… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tribute.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

88% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Condemned to Hell against your will, eviscerate hordes of demons to reach the Dark Lord and reclaim your fallen soul. Forge your custom hero across nine class specializations with unique talent trees. Hunt powerful loot and carve through shifting labyrinths where your choices shape the final battle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soulfall.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

84% User Score Based on 56 reviews

The Permanent Residence pulls you into the unsettling world of an isolated bungalow shrouded in mystery and dread. You step into the shoes of a traveling musician, stranded after your shows are suddenly canceled. Desperate and tempted by a 50% discount, you take up an offer to stay in this strange house, blissfully unaware of the horrors that await. The once-quiet halls now hum with whispers, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Permanent Residence : Souls Kept.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 1,765 reviews

Dead Letter Dept. is a short horror game mystery experience, where you use your computer keyboard to type in various prompts, and attempt to decipher damaged images as oddities begin to appear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEAD LETTER DEPT..

The story is about a young woman who has been forcibly taken by a demon to another world, crawling with various monsters: zombies, ghosts, vampires, fairies. Now she must coexist with them until she can return home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky Monster.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, emotional

73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

CoRoT is a first-person psychological horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CoRoT.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,618 reviews

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabernet.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 4,754 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 3 reviews

Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Delusion.

STORY Immerse yourself in Alvara, a forgotten land at the heart of the Vat, the infinite universe. This RPG with mechanics inspired by the classics of the genre offers an innovative narrative experience and an immersive system of choices. Every decision you make will shape Alvara's destiny and influence her story. Forge your own adventure in this rich, captivating world, where every choice has … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alvara.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

56% User Score Based on 7,226 reviews

Enter the World of Darkness and rise through vampire society or rail against it. Buy Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 at PlayStation Store. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

96% User Score Based on 150 reviews

This game is a short narrative experience (60-90 minutes). Perfect to play right before bed! In tonight's episode of Midnight Scenes, Phil’s existence is threatened by his oppressive home environment, intransigent parents, and terrible nightmares that push his sanity close to the precipice. In this dark tale exploring themes of isolation and loneliness, our protagonist confronts terrifying … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place.

A chain of heroes must pass on a sinister Curse as they seek answers and sacrifice themselves for a chance at salvation. In the end, they will return for one last battle, an attempt to forestall the rising doom, the end that was promised. Write your own grimdark saga in an epic replayable campaign. Autosaves only, death is part of the journey! Unique hybrid of roguelike and open-world rpg Battle o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eidolons: Netherflame.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Background: It was 666CE (the beginning of the medieval days) and some people settled in an area that they named Rosenwood. They built a town and lived in this hidden location within the forest and mountains for many years. For the next 100 years or so, they grew and expanded the barrier of the village, but one day, everything had been lost. Some evil people who had recently come to the village … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Behind The Barrier.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

92% User Score Based on 130 reviews

Welcome to Etrom - The Astral Essence’s 20th Anniversary Edition, an immersive point and click action RPG set in a dark future where societies are not only divided by walls, but also laws, secrets, and the treacherous Void Lands. In a dark futuristic Middle Ages, between arcane rituals, endless wars and bloody fights with techno-mystical blades, you will play the role of Etrom, a former HWD… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Etrom 20th Anniversary Edition.

"Secrets of the Haunted Mansion" is an immersive interactive adventure game that transports players into the dark and mysterious world of an abandoned and haunted estate. Step into the shoes of an explorer, ready to unearth forgotten secrets and unravel intriguing puzzles. Features Exploration: Traverse through old corridors and antique chambers as you delve into the uncharted corners of the haunt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of the Haunted Mansion.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

96% User Score Based on 177 reviews

Gameplay revolves around exploration and uncovering the details of the story. Befriended Curse is a horror walking sim game. The average completion time is 1h20m. The game immerses players in a witch-themed atmosphere, blending elements of realism with the allure of dark fantasy. Step into the shoes of Jonathan, a final year psychology student, who accepts what seems to be an enticing job of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Befriended Curse.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

70% User Score Based on 87 reviews

Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about multiple personality disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan, and the goal is to discover who is real - Lilly herself or one of her many personalities. The plot will tell us about her many minds and how are they fighting each other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflection of Mine.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 17,029 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 10 reviews

You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Love your worst self. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Prom.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

93% User Score Based on 374 reviews

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

83% User Score Based on 1,342 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

The Yawhg is a one-to-four-player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town's locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives? The fate of a community hinges on the characters' actions, and the decisions of their players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Yawhg.