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After class, small problems drift into the library—harmless at first glance, yet hiding secrets and lies. You see the clues, hear every voice, and turn the page yourself as each case unravels. A bittersweet mystery adventure that blends the experience of reading with the feeling of watching a drama. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seasons of Books and Keys.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Metamorphosis.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Twincantation is a short and emotionally resonant visual novel set in the haunted woods of Mirrorstone National Park. You play as a teen trespassing on sacred private property to hold a séance for your deceased twin—but something goes terribly wrong. Choose your path through cozy horror or psychological introspection, with hand-drawn ink and watercolor visuals and an original soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twincantation.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 151 reviews

You're curled up in front of the fire reading a folk tale on a cold winter's night. Something about it seems so familiar. Have you read this before? Explore a cosy and mysterious fantasy universe inspired by fairy tales. The old kind of fairy tales, strange and wild, before the edges were sanded off. Warm and comforting, but with parts you don't quite understand, and you don't know if you want… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom..

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

All of us are not dead. Our school has been infested with zombies, and we are still alive. Every day, our hopes of escaping this school become less and less likely. Follow us as we try to survive and escape our zombie-filled school. A visual novel based on the popular webcomic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All of Us Are Dead.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Descent of the Hunted is a psychological horror Visual Novel where the player controls the monster stalking a poor, tormented soul to whatever end awaits her. Your choices determine the nature of the beast and its physical make up. Her fate is in your hands. Inspired by transgressive horror like The Babadook and The Lighthouse and taking narrative cues from story-driven classics like Disco E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Descent of the Hunted.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

99% User Score Based on 178 reviews

Written by the prolific author "Alissyn Rievegh" in her early 20's, "Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell" (Mhakna for short) was her foray into the children's novel genre and has been a hit classic in the Alliance ever since it's initial release. Now, the first time ever, the original text has been translated into Japanese and English and art, fully restored by ALICE IN DISSONANCE and Sekai Project. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

87% User Score Based on 478 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 7 reviews

The popular light novel/anime series, Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World - is coming as a Tactical Adventure game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

77% User Score Based on 930 reviews

Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 39 Steps.

The storyAn atmosphere of psychological horror. Boston, September 1926. You are Maximilien Cornwell, a psychology student. A darkened past, an unnameable presence, and a mounting unease take shape as the authorities close in on the man they are already calling the "Ogre of South Boston". Something that does not belong to daylight presses at the edges of your dreams. 110,000 words … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel.

This is an independent game, a purely independent game. The story and text are written by myself, and the graphics are drawn by myself. This is a visual novel with approximately 500,000 words, including some gameplay elements. Currently, the plan is to have both a story mode and a gameplay mode. However, the story is the main product, while the gameplay is a complimentary feature. I guess the resu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 看事.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

You follow a small group of friends brought together by a shared mission: to find someone they’ve lost. As they search across Haifa’s streets, homes, and hidden corners, they’ll confront not only external obstacles but also their own emotional scars. In each richly illustrated scene, you’ll investigate the environment for clues, some of them - objects that hold personal meaning and fragments of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haifa.

Dante Jones is a college freshman with a bright future ahead. He’s a rising football star with a full athletic scholarship, decent grades, and a slew of fellow students vying for his friendship… but when Dante injures himself jumping from the balcony of a frat house, the experimental treatment he undergoes at the college clinic is anything but ordinary. Something visits him in the night… something… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remnants of Dawn.

Uncover the mystery of the Ghoul's Grove, hidden in the Australian outback and filled with strange and mutilated scare actors. Darcy, an ex-detective, and his curious daughter, Jess, uncover the truth about the horrors of the carnival when they find one of the disfigured employees murdered. Play as Darcy in this multiple-choice visual novel to find out who did it, but should you have bailed when y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To Be Altered: ACT 1.

To love for all eternity is hard. To live for all eternity is even harder. You play as Jonathan Harker, Dracula’s real estate agent, completing work tasks while exploring the castle, speaking with its inhabitants, and hacking into computers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BYTE.

️ Game Introduction The scorching summer air buzzes with the cries of cicadas—sharp, oppressive, and almost conspiratorial. My assistant Ashari and I received a mysterious email from someone calling herself the “Snow White of the Clocktower.” She offered a generous sum to bring us to the far-off city of Arlan to investigate a string of deadly spirit-related murders. Night is falling. The prey has … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 致恶灵的你（To You, the Evil Spirit）.

   How far would you be willing to go in service to your people? Would you be willing to kill? You would get no gratitude. No riches. The very people you're trying to help would hate you, fear you, and brand you as but a coin-chasing cutthroat. With the City Watch after you, you would get no peace. Amidst a Biblical calamity, do you have what it takes to answer God's calling and do what no one els… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rose of Cravenmor.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Mycorrhiza is a love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Some of our biggest inspirations include the works of Junji Ito and Masaaki Nakayama. While Scott is trying to find a way back home, reality distorts and people’s morals start shifting in cruel and unexpected ways. A peculiar plant transforming animals, a horrifying comedy trend and a strange building trapping people. Each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mycorrhiza.

Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glass Hearts.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by "certain person". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bobok.

Sakagami Shuuichi, a member of the school newspaper, is asked to gather information about the school's seven mysteries. He meets with six other students after school to listen to their stories. This game is a visual novel adaption of the two novels "Gakkou de Atta Kowai Hanashi" written by Iijima Takeo. It features the novels' content with no branches, and an additional scenario called "Emi-chan … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apathy: Gakkou de Atta Kowai Hanashi - Visual Novel Version.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Bottoms Up! is a linear Visual Novel with a main focus on presenting a griping story, likeable characters and an interesting setting. It combines beautiful, hand-drawn visuals with subtle animations and immersive soundtrack, incorporating musical elements from the Bulgarian folklore traditions. Follow the intoxicating adventure of a retired holy warrior, who is desperately trying to solve a murde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bottoms Up!: Part 1.

When the sun shines on the Lap of the Gods, it is blood red. And when it rains, the sky sobs. Explore a strange world populated by even stranger beings in this story-driven adventure as Marion attempts to undo a mistake on a universal level, before everything she has ever known becomes Undone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to null.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music

78% User Score Based on 133 reviews

The story of how silly Emilia met a gangbang of Goblins in the cave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblin Gangbang.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

After Hours is a choice-driven visual novel that focuses on the best parts of life. An adult visual novel about desire after dark. Navigate relationships, temptation, and betrayal as one night leads to choices that can’t be undone. Your journey will be filled with comedy, drama, and plenty of sex. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After Hours: Lines of Desire - S1.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

88% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

A dark romance visual novel for fans of gothic story games If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom of Opera | Story Games.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

71% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Short visual novel. An all-too-familiar story, born from an all-too-familiar motive, on an all-too-familiar street. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How Much for the Body in the Freezer.

Let's MEAT Adam is a Bara, BxB visual novel set in a neon NIGHTMARE of an escape-room-turned-death-game. Muscles, Blood, Escape, Trust, Betray, MEAT. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let's MEAT Adam.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

97% User Score Based on 59 reviews

You wake up by the side of the road with a headache and a stranger's jacket. You don’t recognise it. You don’t recognise the man whose ID you find in the pocket, either.  So why does an older version of you stare back when you turn on his phone? ...And why is she smiling beside him? Unquiet Grey is a visual novel about love and grief. It features: An emotional love story wrapped … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unquiet Grey.

Serial release of the game (according to the routes of LIs) An ambiguous story, do not wait for ready answers to all questions Tender romance blossoming against the background of an oppressive, cruel plot Although this is Act II, but you can play in any order you like The guy who seems to you the only ray of light in this filthy life - plunges you into a brave new world where only death and t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Degraman: Act II. Victor.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

94% User Score Based on 49 reviews

"Wilbur has a meeting today—one he’s been waiting for with a quiet, particular kind of anticipation. His fiancée is expected to arrive in the lush garden by his estate. In the evening, when the air fills with the scent of damp earth and faded blossoms, they will sit together on the bench near the dry fountain and, as before, speak softly, almost in whispers, unaware of how time slips by. Ver… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glassy Stare.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Violet’s marriage is falling apart. One night, in a desperate attempt to make things right, she ventures into a mysterious forest, determined to gather the cherished belongings that once brought joy to her husband. But the woods are filled with secrets: a strange will-o’-the-wisp appears again and again, its intent unclear - friend or foe? As Nordic folklore comes to life around her, the line betw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in the Woods.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 30 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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

96% User Score Based on 45 reviews

After surviving a mysterious forest attack that erased his memory twelve years ago, a former Man in Black, now a field guide named Robert, leads a group of tourists to the source of an Alaskan river... When they are attacked by the Grizzly Man, a mysterious and deadly figure linked to the CIA and Project MKUltra. A Pixel Pulp slasher! Grizzly Man is a standalone experience and the newest installme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grizzly Man.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Explore an isolated space station to uncover a dark secret behind the station's true purpose. Search for clues in a 1st person perspective. Question your crewmates. Research your loss of memory. Discover what happened to the missing Overseers. This experimental interactive short story will keep you guessing until the very end! FEATURES Immersive First Person perspective. Fully vocalized by ta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Space: First Person Edition.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

96% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Awaken Infinity is a visual novel with top-down 2D segments. You wake up with no memory in a locked, futuristic room, and the only one you can talk to is an artificial intelligence. Will you uncover the truth? What is it? Awaken Infinity is a compact, story-driven experience that blends visual novel storytelling with a touch of top-down 2D exploration. It’s designed to be completed in a single si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awaken Infinity.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Co-developed with ebi-hime, this is a fairytale-inspired yuri visual novel full of magic. Follow Paige, a struggling writer, as she moves into a spacious home in the English countryside, where she meets the mysterious Faye. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Home, My Keeper.

A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asphodelium.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Spencer, a former investigative journalist, lives in a small bunker with six other people who have also managed to stay alive after a viral outbreak brought the world to ruin. They're attempting to adjust to this new normal, until they stumble across some notebook pages written by a scientist documenting the infection. Approx. 20k Words, 60 - 90 minutes playtime 6 Endings Animated CGs Or… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epimutation.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Contra Spem Spero (Latin for 'Against all hope, I hope') is a narrative-driven horror experience that blends text-based exploration, immersive visual novel storytelling, survival elements, and puzzle-solving. Your car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road. Having no time to waste, you decide to continue on foot, grabbing only your journal and camera. Yet imperceptibly, the asphalt turns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contra Spem Spero.

Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Political Ideology, Mixture of Steampunk and Cyberpunk Themed World Duration: 3-5 hours About: Text-Based, Linear Story, One Ending Story "In a world where honor is tainted and secrets run deep within three distinct units - The Foresight, The Ingenuity, and The Guardian, Garrett Marek finds himself entangled in a web of deception. A dystopian society r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transregnum.

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.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 306 reviews

With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The seven days i spent with you.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

In Out of Water, you step into the daily life of Watarholt - a northern Germanic village preparing for winter - and experience its slow unraveling through your own choices. What begins as a calm, grounded look into village life soon shifts into mystery, grief, and danger as you become the one people turn to when things start to go wrong. The harvest is done. The lake runs still. But something in W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out Of Water.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psychologist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metahorror Therapy Session.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

89% User Score Based on 85 reviews

This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Shouldn't Be Here.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Immerse yourself in a serene Mediterranean island where the worlds of the land and sea intertwine. Embark on a heart-warming, epic journey to help a mysterious girl from the sea find her way home. Having always felt adrift in your own life, you'll meet enigmatic characters who will not only help you unearth the island's rich mythology, but unlock hidden truths within yourself! This fresh take on a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iridescence ~ A Charming, Seaside Epic!.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

97% User Score Based on 110 reviews

Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fearbonding.

Background IntroductionThis is not a simple espionage text-based puzzle game. Here, you will-- Witness the turbulent whirlpool of espionage from an outsider's perspective. Search for clues in the piles of documents, capturing echoes of history. Navigate between the two isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai using the map, recreating the story scenes. Delve into intricate and complex relationsh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insects Awaken Prologue.

In this visual novel the main character, Lorenzo Righi, an Italian Professor, is invited to a meeting of History Scholars held in Boston. Excited and flattered by the invitation, he discovers that something else, hidden and mysterious, awaits for him.This novel is inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft. The plot is original, but Lovecraft's fans will find references and settings as described by th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Innsmouth 22.