Games like rest: in a dark room
Looking for games like rest: in a dark room? Here are top role playing recommendations with a horror, thriller and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo, Endless Summer Syndrome or Realization.
- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability98% User Score 791 reviews
Hello, new Puppeteer! Meet Charlotte - a puppet you will control. Meet her alien friends, maggot cat and a certain Observer. Dive deep into horrors of junk food, TV world, religion and romance novels for middle-age women. Keep your puppet safe at all times. Or don't. Have fun dying! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo.
View Game


You ended the world. She, the one who holds every card, gave you an endless summer as your reward. Now your only way out is through sugar, jellyfish, sunlight, and blood — into the deepest reaches of her mind, or be dissolved along the way. Choose your path in this psycho-thriller visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Summer Syndrome.
View Game


In 2022, in the fictional realm of Nantang Village in the NanTu District, a fire broke out at the sales center of a residential project called The Inner Paradise, This tragic incident leads to the mysterious death of a female sales agent, and the true culprit aims to pin the crime on Kalin Liu, a female agent who happened to be at the scene. From the moment she stepped into the sales center, her r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realization.
View Game


- 45%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development71% User Score 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.
View Game


- 62%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability100% User Score 13 reviews
Lake of Darkness is an atmospheric visual novel psychological thriller inspired by games such as Milk Inside a Bag of Milk, Omori, And the Don't Escape trilogy. As your small town is coming to grips with multiple mysterious disappearances you get a premonition in a dream that you are destined to die in three days. The game reacts to the choices you make. Will you hide from your fate? Spend your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lake of Darkness.
View Game


- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay80% User Score 61 reviews
"It was a human." is a short SF psychedelic interrogation adventure game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The game's setting begins with a murder that occurred in a hotel in Kase City, Saga Prefecture. When the police arrived, they discovered the bodies of two unidentified men. The cause of death for each was presumed to be traumatic shock d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It was a human..
View Game


- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability95% User Score 1,063 reviews
Experience death from the comfort of your seat. A compilation of five short stories which occur in different eras and locations, touching on themes like time travel, black magic, and immortality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critters for Sale.
View Game


- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding97% User Score 624 reviews
The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art from award-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow: Episode 1.
View Game


- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability94% User Score 100 reviewsCritic Score 60%1 reviews
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loretta.
View Game


- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, emotional79% User Score 81 reviews
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aimi.
View Game


Following her husband's death, a widow haunted by her town's whispers enters a twisted reality where she must confront the shadows of her past. A psychological horror visual novel inspired by German Expressionist cinema, featuring three different endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Widow's Shadow.
View Game


Beneath the city's gleaming façade, the clashing vampire factions have carved Berlin into a chessboard of blood and influence. The balance of power needs to be disrupted, if the old order enforced by the Ivory Tower is to prevail. And you are the disruption. Sent by her Camarilla masters, Alice must navigate the intricacies of the politics at play to destabilise the region and sow discord, ensur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Oaths & Ashes.
View Game


- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability93% User Score 100 reviews
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lover's Enigma.
View Game


- 55%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding87% User Score 15 reviews
You will be the judge of the dead… and every choice will be remembered. I am Morta, your guide in this place. I will show you the tombs, the broken lives, and the voices that still echo in the dark. But the verdict is yours alone. Luce Spenta is a gothic and psychological visual novel where power rests in your hands: you will decide the fate of five souls — forgiveness, reproach, oblivion, or exec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luce Spenta.
View Game


"Fu Sha" is a fast-paced and content-rich horror text adventure game. The entire game is based on realistic 3D scenes, combined with over fifty spine-chilling hand-drawn CGS and a concise horror script of more than 20,000 words. There is no lengthy or dragging build-up. It strives to create a situation where one is alone and trapped in a strange and terrifying predicament. The immersive … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FuSha.
View Game


- 53%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability90% User Score 10 reviews
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mayday Trials.
View Game


- 69%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability69% User Score 54 reviews
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sub-Verge.
View Game


- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding95% User Score 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.
View Game


- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding85% User Score 234 reviews
Crush someone's skull, suffer from hypothermia, transcend your mortal frame, find all 10 endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Is Not Your House.
View Game


- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability95% User Score 55 reviews
After a disastrous break up, Qian Hailu wakes up to find that she's dead. Luckily (or unluckily), she's been given a chance to turn back the clock and avert her death—as long as she can pass three rounds in the game of life.Story You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. Three worlds, three rounds. Win all three and you may avert your fated death. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Prize is Soup.
View Game


- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization84% User Score 93 reviews
Dive into Darkness! Immerse yourself in the gripping world of Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory, a narrative-driven RPG thriller set in the acclaimed World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf navigating the shadows of Poland and beyond. Unleash Your Inner Beast Explore the chilling landscapes of a wintry Białowieża forest, the historic streets of Warsaw, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory.
View Game


- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding91% User Score 1,141 reviewsCritic Score 78%43 reviews
Your choices solve a mystery If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OXENFREE II: Lost Signals.
View Game


The Roaring Twenties are dying as a cosmic threat hangs over a world already shaken by the Wall Street crash of 1929. Take a deep dive into the twisted universe of H.P. Lovecraft with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna or Victor, surrounded by the Cult and its ilk, during the chaos of 1929, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to be reborn and ensla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
View Game


- 35%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development60% User Score 10 reviews
You AwakenIn an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people. You are Elina and you're... That's a good question, who are you? Were you drugged? It's up to you to figure out how you got here and why, and the massive implications for the future... and the past.To Trust or not to TrustHow you treat your fellow captives will affect your ending. Will you trust them... or will you throw them to the wolve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Paracelsian Project.
View Game


- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding96% User Score 139 reviews
Searching the Amazon for the elusive razorback dolphin, Nora discovers more than she bargained for. Created in one month for Thalassophobia game jam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Orange.
View Game


- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability83% User Score 252 reviewsCritic Score 70%5 reviews
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mediterranea Inferno.
View Game


- 69%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding71% User Score 112 reviewsCritic Score 65%8 reviews
Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.
View Game


- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability88% User Score 1,620 reviews
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Letter.
View Game


- 74%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding77% User Score 474 reviewsCritic Score 68%4 reviews
My Lovely Daughter is a simulation game with elements borrowed from other works of fiction that involve alchemy as part of the narrative. The game want to focus on the idea that “life is not beautiful,” and the few things that can make it pretty are things like family and success. The game want to present the question of how far will you go to achieve them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Lovely Daughter.
View Game


- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability92% User Score 378 reviews
An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mothered.
View Game


- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization92% User Score 138 reviews
Gore Screaming Show is a horror visual novel developed by Black Cyc, where a boy named Kyoji seeks to unravel the mysteries that have taken root in his hometown while he was away. Mysteries are tied to a young girl named Yuka, and her companion, the horrific Gore Screaming Show. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gore Screaming Show.
View Game


- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding98% User Score 1,125 reviews
"All ended well. There was nothing to be sad about." A sci-fi psychological thriller. A final episode. Hello, Charlotte. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End.
View Game


- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization86% User Score 541 reviews
Through a stroke of sheer luck, you've managed to escape death row. Taking to an underground subway, you must try to find your salvation. Can you break free of the past that binds you? And please, can you close your eyes? Just close them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Your Eyes.
View Game


Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called Mindfunk that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this Mind****. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MINDFUNK In 13 Days.
View Game


You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Vessel of Frustration.
View Game


- View Game
A point-and-click horror/tragedy visual novel about melding your perception of the world around you. Walk around, drive people to their death, and shape Perdita's existence. Remember: The flesh-sin is nothing. Before she can become everything, you must make her into something. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Case of Missing Identity.
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.
View Game


- View Game
A visual novel about a girl who finds herself in a mysterious antique store where letters with screaming human hearts appear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Letter from Heart Antique Shop.
Finish your last training run, if you can. Luis, a procrastination prone runner, has been training for his first marathon. Today is the day of his last training run. He knows he has 20 miles ahead of him, but unfortunately he's having a hard time starting. When he does though, strange things start to happen, pushing him ahead and forcing his hand. The world, shifting and bending to some unseen for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Start Running.
View Game


It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lady of bones, a mother's legacy.
View Game


Game Type Suspense Horror Adventure Visual Novel Story Synopsis Fresh out of college and with a tight budget, [you] moved into the [Heye Apartment], which had an unusually low rent. In the apartment, [you] met [Lin Ya], the cold and aloof girl next door. Through spending time with her, [you] discovered her sincere and passionate nature that belied her outward appearance. However, as [your] fee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Heye Apartment.
View Game


Snow is slowly falling outside. A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to borrow some salt from her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for? Her neighbors are very strange, and Nastya will have to make a choice which one to go to. Reality mixes with nigh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Do you have SALT?.
View Game


- View Game
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.
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miya Might Break.
View Game


Still RoomStill Room: I Miss You is a psychological narrative experience that explores the fragile border between reality and illusion through the mind of a person living with schizophrenia. You play as a man confined to a single room, trying to function as his mental state slowly begins to unravel. Over roughly 90 minutes of gameplay, you go through ordinary daily routines: working on your thesi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still Room: I Miss You.
View Game


You will go blind in 291 days. Decide who gets a "Commutator" to survive in the new world. Four endings. Three are pure hell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Did you visit CommutatorApply.
View Game


This game is ideal for YouTubers and Streamers: it allows you to create content, interact with your chatters and let your audience get to know you better! This creates a unique experience, for all parties involved. Players who play this game themselves can also enjoy the single player experience a lot! Imagine that you are in purgatory. Imagine that a demon of lust and debauchery has spoken t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Holy Shift.
View Game


- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story94% User Score 34 reviews
This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Diskettes Vol.1.
View Game


A non-linear visual novel with Point & Click elements. Choose one of two protagonists and guide them through the bizarre rooms of the Conscious Space. Unravel mysteries, aid fellow sufferers, and fulfill tasks for the employees to earn their favor… or walk over heads to reach the finale as fast as possible. The choice is yours. Or is it? The game is set in an alternative Europe during the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kami: Parade of Senses.
View Game


- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability97% User Score 154 reviews
You are alone and vulnerable. Beware of the big bad wolf. A short, free, thriller-suspense interactive fiction made in RPG Maker. Warning: contains scenes that may be troubling to some players. Full list of warnings (major spoilers) is prompted in-game before starting a new save. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEAD LAMB WALKING.
View Game




















































