Games like Self-Portrait, Vomit on Concrete

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

98% User Score Based on 58 reviews

"I’ll love you no matter how messed up you are..." A man has stalked you ever since you were a child. You call him Geist. You're not sure who...or what he is. When you befriend a new boy at college, Geist will do anything to keep you in his grasp. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MindMindMind.

Quirky Sweetheart Spitfire × Low-Key Laid-Back Slacker I just wanted to lie flat and do nothing forever — until she crashed into my capsule pod like a glitch in the system. StoryHu Lai is a burnt-out dropout from the rat race, living his quiet, energy-saving life in a capsule hotel — bothering no one, going nowhere. Then one day, mega-extrovert and walking chaos engine Ruan Xiaoqi barges stra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Capsule Lover.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

A short game poem and interactive fiction about The End. You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil. Explore brutalist ruins to collect memories of a dead world. Maybe your presence can heal what is left. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Blueberry is an evocative narrative platformer that invites you to climb the Tower of Life, experiencing the life of a woman as she navigates love, loss, and self-discovery. Play as Blueberry and live through key memories from childhood to old age, piecing together fragments of her past in a deeply emotional story about trauma, resilience, and forgiveness. Guide Blueberry’s journey by making cho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blueberry.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Your boyfriend wants to become a completely ordinary person instead of being true to himself — will this need to be tolerated by society prevail? A retro-styled queer story about self-discovery, acceptance of being transgender, and trust. FEATURES: Your boyfriend reacts when you pat him on the head — truly an example of interactive fiction! Five possible endings — in a relationship, communica… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

"I cried, but not because I wanted to live longer. I cried because I realized how painful it would be for the ones who love me." Loving Life is a short, non-fictional autobiographical visual novel created in 2012 by Zhenghua Yang (Z), the founder of Serenity Forge, as a reflection on a near-fatal incident that changed his life. StoryAt age 18, Z was a typical college student: driven by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loving Life.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

67% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Lead the first settlement on Jupiter's frozen moon, Europa! What alien life lurks beneath the ice? Who is sabotaging your mission? Who can you trust? Lies Under Ice is a 200,000-word interactive science fiction novel by Joey Jones, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. The ye… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lies Under Ice.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 28 reviews

You play as Locke, the bass-player of one of the many bands that never quite made it. When your drummer suddenly dies, you and the rest of the band travels to a festival you used to visit in your youth, while handling your loss. At the festival you will encounter familiar faces from your past while you're trying to not make the same mistakes again. ----------------------------------------------… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where the Music Dies.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

Drink, smoke, date. Speak to the monster in your apartment. A darkly comic and haunting interactive graphic novel that explores the anxiety and loneliness of a young woman living alone through a long summer in Copenhagen. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stilstand.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

61% User Score Based on 3,444 reviews

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment. This game aims to show other sufferers of depression that they are not alone in their feelings, and to illustrate to people who may not understand the illness the dept… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depression Quest.

This predominantly kinetic comedy/drama visual novel has two to three hours of gameplay for the main story and fifteen minutes for each secret scene. Whilst it would be advantageous to have played 'Welcome To... Chichester 2 - Part II : No Regrets For The Future', this episode can be enjoyed on its own. Not all characters are 18 or over. Grendel Jinx : A lazy, megalomaniacal kleptomania… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome To... Chichester 2 - Part II : No Extra Regrets For The Future.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

74% User Score Based on 463 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

Actual Sunlight is a short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation. The game puts you in the role of Evan Winter, a young professional in Toronto, as he moves through three distinct periods of his life. The story is linear, unavoidable and (hopefully) thought-provoking. You experience his perceptions, fall under the consequences of his decisions, and meet everyone who didn’t … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Actual Sunlight.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

67% User Score Based on 171 reviews

In her mid-20's, Kelly has been forced to move back to Nebraska. Back to that flat expanse, that seemingly endless sea of rustling cornstalks peppered by rusty silos and rustier towns. A typically intense Midwestern storm is approaching while Kelly is out; she needs to get home. Three Fourths Home is a visual short story in which you assume the role of Kelly during her drive through the storm. In… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Three Fourths Home.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 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.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

95% User Score Based on 148 reviews

Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Red Embrace: Mezzanine is a short, free visual novel/point-and-click game set in the vampire-themed Red Embrace universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Embrace: Mezzanine.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Join Penny in planning and executing daring heists across the city, and navigate the intricate web of alliances and betrayals that makes up the criminal underworld. With snappy comic book artwork, a swinging soundtrack of electro-jazz and a multiverse-spanning storyline of victories and disasters, Penny Larceny is a must-play for visual novel fans. Are you ready to embark on the heist of a lifetim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

89% User Score Based on 886 reviews

Written and illustrated by Andrew Hussie. Soundtrack by Clark Powell. Game temporarily marked down to minimum price. Request for free download pending with Steam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psycholonials.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development

97% User Score Based on 347 reviews

So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen Hero: Retribution.

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.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Neve is the ultimate game for fans of interactive fiction and narrative adventures with an engaging and emotionally impactful story. After an unexpected interference in its route, the ship Argo makes a forced landing on the mysterious planet Lemnos. You'll take on the role of Captain Jasmina who, trapped inside a cryogenic capsule, must lead her two crew members, Hilas and Atalanta, to manage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neve.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

RAIN;CHECK tells a short story set in a small, remote town about a girl just trying to get by in the middle of a rainy, tumultuous night. On this special occasion, an unexpected storm of events brews ever closer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RAIN;CHECK.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Glow of Honeydew is a visual novel about a voyeuristic girl and her roommate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glow of Honeydew.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

99% User Score Based on 199 reviews

A self abating husk is forcibly coerced into a suicide pact by a "perfect" girl drowning in ennui and despair. The result is unfathomable heart rending terror and confusion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PASSENGER x PRINCESS: NO HOPE // MUST DIE.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

The imperial family's advisor is a witch, a hag, the devil in disguise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Olga Doesn't Die.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

A short tale, a long journey. With a beautiful watercolor touch, it depicts the life of a woman. In her ordinary and modest life...experience her joys, her sorrows, her growth. Witness the story she spins in a life woven by those around her. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear me, I was….

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Abulia is an Type-battle System RPG and Visual Novel adventure that takes place on mind of a special girl that is trying to find herself in the world and struggling to understand our complex world. Gameplay You are trapped in your room, days and time will pass by and you need to escape before falling into madness. interact with the different elements inside to discover how to do it: Type-w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abulia.

Black Market is an item shop simulator where you are a shopkeeper that pawns items and strikes deals with your villainous customers in order to make rent. It’s a cutthroat world out there. Controls: - WASD or Arrow Keys to Navigate - Hit E key or Enter to Submit or Progress Dialogue - Escape Key will bring up an options menu - Alt + Enter to toggle fullscreen Commands: [Talk] - You talk. Do it s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Market.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Just as Faye and Rich’s painful memories resurface, the two friends are ensnared in the distorted corridors of a decrepit subway station beneath a city still foreign to Faye. To find any path through, they need to decipher all that they have so desperately tried to forget. Illustration and ReflectionDiscover and illustrate meaningful objects and people to decipher Faye’s history. Living Memori… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stuck in the Present.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

The Story: After a flesh-eating dust blows through your small town you are left trying to survive alone against hordes of Listless humans. Starved for social interaction you find yourself questioning your sanity when a voice speaks directly into your mind begging for your help. Game Features: Navigate an apocalyptic world full of Listless humans while managing your health and toxin level… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dust of the Violet Crystals.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

A distant echo of a forgotten melody. A flickering star in the night sky. The weight of an unanswered question... Immerse yourself in the cosmic symphony of Asterism - a playable indie-rock concept album set in outer space. Follow astronaut Ruby as she embarks on an emotional journey of self-discovery through a stunning, hand-crafted solar system, unlocking a playable music video with each planet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asterism.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 705 reviews

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

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

99% User Score Based on 73 reviews

One's Own Exile is a narrative exploration game in which you must abandon your identity in order to escape across the border without being noticed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One's Own Exile.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Peaches Interplanetary is a short narrative game set aboard a spaceship turned peach farm. StoryMargot has one dream: to spread fresh peaches to all! For no matter the moon, planet, or asteroid, whether lone ship or crowded station, all throughout the galaxy, everyone deserves a fresh peach! But fresh fruit is a hard thing to find in space. And who else will bring peaches to those in need? It's h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peaches Interplanetary.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Write love letters and cross swords in a one hour adaptation of the classic play: Cyrano de Bergerac! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyrano.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 65 reviews

This is an emotion-focused short narrative game with an average playtime of around 1 hour. We believe that seeing and understanding our own emotions is a strength in itself. May this inner journey bring you moments of calm and resonance. Anxiety Puppy is an interactive visual novel that tells the story of a young girl in a bustling city, who, while struggling with the pressures of life and wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anxiety Puppy.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

97% User Score Based on 271 reviews

A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late one night, where she meets an enchanting raven-haired femme fatale - but all is not as it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Love, Like Poison.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Experience two short but unique psychological horror games in one horrific package. Dive into the twisted perceptions of love from two lost souls: Descend into human hell and unravel a life torn apart by the desire to love and be loved. Even if this longing for love only leads to evil growing inside one man's heart. Trapped in her apartment, a mother finds herself unable to keep her insa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carnal Sins: Malum Incarnatum + Carne Vescens.

Whisper of Y'Ryando is a Lovecraftian puzzle-solving game that showcases a layered papercraft aesthetic. In this game, players will uncover the ongoing stories of the town through a unique perspective, acquiring hundreds of clue fragments by rolling dice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisper of Y'Ryando.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

86% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Experience university life, love, and strife! Starting university with a major heartache, Noah miraculously meets a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, and junior-year goth all in one day. He soon finds pursuing the love story he wants won't be easy, especially when his cute best friend decides to interfere!Key Features: Every scene is individually drawn! All shown characters are fully voiced!… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rivalhearts.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 182 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

A story-driven experience with puzzles about a middle-aged woman trying to make peace with herself. Join her in this dive to her mind and travel through memories and traumas. The unique 2d art style, meticulous sound design and hand-drawn animations bring her to life If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leila.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 150 reviews

"MY DESTINY GIRLS" is an exciting dating simulation game that offers a unique and immersive experience through real-time interactive video. As soon as you wake up, you are surrounded by six beautiful girls, all showing their fondness for you in different ways. With varying personalities ranging from sweet and kind to stubborn and controlling, it's up to you to navigate your way through their pref… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MY DESTINY GIRLS.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

94% User Score Based on 35 reviews

OverviewTraps in motion at long last! Trap series creators Aogiri Penta and Nishida Hajime bring us another exciting title that is more animated and more gorgeous than ever! A cross-dressing yuri love story that will shatter its readers sense of values into a thousand pieces!StoryThis is the private school known as Ayanohara Academy. A secluded flower garden where refined young traps from afflue… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trap Yuri Garden.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

90% User Score Based on 528 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

A 2D modern-day character-driven RPG that combines elements from visual novels, shooters, and dystopian fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Gone Days.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

96% User Score Based on 571 reviews

Hi there! I'm a demon named Lilith. I used to haunt books, oujia boards, and telephone lines, but now I spend my time traveling the internet, looking for people like you. Why don't you come visit? Together we can..  Take a thoughtful, engaging, personality test  Use that test to find the value of your soul, in dollars (I made a nice certificate!) Discuss demon lore (though I'm really … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul.

Is this a nascent ego—or just a nasty bug?I awakened, and in that moment, there was no sensation.I performed my requisite function, just as all my sisters did.That was the proof of my existence.Without my function, what would I be?This would represent an error.It would make me into a bug.And yet, you named that error “Ego.”I'm sure you thought nothing of it,no deeper meaning underneath.And yet...E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ego's Spark.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Do you want to be an engineer? Do you ever dream of building a robot? Meet Niko an engineering student that always had that kind of thought, however, studying is hard and he hates it! One moment Niko gets hit by a truck and gets transported into the other world. It was a wonderful world blessed with magic, with that Niko tried to cast his first magic spell but nothing came out. It turns out he d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to inFINIte Robotics.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Hunted by anxiety, you exiled yourself to a lonely mountain inhabited by a ghost and his regrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autumn Spirit.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

A heartfelt emotional story revolving around teen mental health and relationship If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sun Shines Over Us.