Games like SMU News: Strange events recorded

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

82% User Score Based on 87 reviews

For as long as anyone knows, beings called "Puppets" have operated in service of a force unknown, quietly manipulating the course of history. One day, Hajiro Mina has a chance encounter with one of these Puppets, ultimately changing her life forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadows of Pygmalion.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

77% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Cabin Corpse is a story-driven adult horror visual novel. Filled with suspenseful story telling, compelling characters and a dash of mature themes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabin Corpse - Season 1.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

90% User Score Based on 595 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 18 reviews

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Myth Dissolution Center.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 2,335 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 14 reviews

A Detective Is Born If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kathy Rain.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 230 reviews

While attending a religious recollection, Holly Beltran experiences strange hauntings throughout the convent. At night, broken faced statues and whispered prayers haunt Holly’s dreams — before the recollection is over, Holly may have to face more than her own demons to come out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Maker.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

78% User Score Based on 320 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

Guide radio hosts Poe and Munro through six episodes of supernatural FMV adventure in the strange town of August! From the creators of award winning FMV games The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Nights with Poe and Munro.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

100% User Score Based on 89 reviews

Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elevator Game with Catgirls.

Womb of Worms is a short horror game where a terrifying ancient god manifests itself through worms and maggots, looking to be reborn through someone's body. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Womb of Worms.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragmented Memories.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Join Beni Akesuzu, the high school detective president and secret agent, in this thrilling mystery RPG! Investigate mysterious incidents, solve puzzles,and uncover a sinister plot as monsters lurk in the shadows in a race to save the school and it's students before it’s too late! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agent Sirius.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

97% User Score Based on 2,508 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

On Sunday the 7th of March, 1936, a group of locals made their way up the long, muddy track to Galley House. As far as any of them knew, the house had stood empty for decades. Inside, they discovered the bloody aftermath of something horrific. The authorities were summoned, and the crime scene was eventually cleared away. But nobody ever figured out what happened that dreadful night. It seemed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Incident at Galley House.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 再见断刀.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

n this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindred [High Tide].

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Critic Score 25%Based on 1 reviews

The hero moves to a new city because of life circumstances. Upon entering university he makes new friends, he is horrified to discover that one of them is a murderer... And your decisions alone will determine the outcome of this story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunlight Scream.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 66 reviews

"In the endless sea of perpetual rebirth, longing for a glimpse of bliss." This is a suspense style visual novel game that set in a fictionalized Japan. Your choices will shape your fate and reveal different secrets. Piece together clues from multiple endings to uncover the whole truth. "Kisaragi...had transformed into Mandemon." The girl said to me. Her slender fingers … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mandemon.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Line.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

98% User Score Based on 4,368 reviews

You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the shadows. You won't be able to save everyone. You might not even be able to save yourself. Welcome home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

94% User Score Based on 35 reviews

One reporter, trying to survive nine days in an isolated village. Four demonesses who are out for blood. Several supernatural murders... Welcome to Hope Hill! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Novena Diabolos.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 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.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

74% User Score Based on 177 reviews

This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by the people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began. Old memories have been awoken by the tragedy that began this summer, People are being forced to face the difference between illusion and reality. These people sometimes escape their daily lives in dreams of the ruin and rebirth, Only… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 1,206 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 3 reviews

Immerse yourself in a thrilling psychological horror visual novel taking place in the secluded Japanese village of Yasumizu. A heavy fog surrounds the village, preventing everyone from ever leaving. Ancient Gods have come back to hunt the villagers down one by one. The Feast has begun, can you escape the village alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Raging Loop.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

92% User Score Based on 93 reviews

One fateful night, Lynn Reinweiß, a young noble girl and vampire fanatic, wanders into the town of Lugenberg, home to many non-human creatures. There, she finds herself in the offices of the vampire detective Arne, and requests his assistance in looking into her father's actions. Yet before long, tragedy strikes, and Lynn's world begins to forever change... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Case Book of Arne.

"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The story takes place in a fictional Japanese town of S City. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime. Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...Game Play・Explore and coll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 炸鸡块与天使.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

STORY As a software developer, you've created a software that provides correct answers to all questions. Now, you want to test this invention by solving the city's biggest mystery. But seeking the absolute truth in the enigmatic realm of zeros and ones comes with a price. Your choices may steer you toward either inner peace or inner chaos. GAME FEATURESCharacter Development:Develop your charac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomalistic Revolution: Prelude.

A 2D exploration-based horror adventure game set in a creepy train and mysterious buildings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Train: New Moon.

A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 泥舟と罪人.

"Killer Apartment" Synopsis Joyna, Ross, and Ivan are college classmates who agree to explore an abandoned apartment in the jungle. After entering the complex and derelict apartment, Joyna and Ivan go missing, leaving only Ross behind. You will play as Ross, a survivor who wakes up in an abandoned apartment deep in the jungle. Your college friends Joyna and Ivan have mysteriously dis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abnormal1999:Apartment of Death.

A first-person perspective mystery puzzle-solving game. In the 1990s, a young Chinese individual established a website called Abnormal1999 in the United States, which collected a large amount of abnormal cases and events. Meanwhile, in China, a police officer named "Liu Qingchun" also founded the 403 Intelligence Division, which similarly gathered abnormal intelligence. Over the course of more tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to With in the Obscurity.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

97% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tri City Monsters.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

100% User Score Based on 71 reviews

1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Looking Glass.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,129 reviews

Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Report.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 53 reviews

There they stood all steeped in shame, another victim claimed in my name. The Murder Hotel is an interactive Murder Mystery Adventure with a huge twist: A scissors wielding demon is the murderer and you have to blame one of the human guests, forging a plausible theory how they could have done it. Feel free to call me Gastfenger. I'm the demonic hotelier, at your service. Oh, you w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Murder Hotel.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 1,220 reviews

A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

92% User Score Based on 235 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

The quiet hamlet of Merrylin Crater Camp is shaken by a murder! Uncover the truth in this non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. As the Mindcop you have 5 days to catch the true killer among Merrilyn Crater Camp’s inhabitants. Key features WHODUNNIT DETECTIVE GAME Use your Mindcop capabilities to uncover secrets and unravel people’s lies to find the true suspect of this town’s murder. MINDSUR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mindcop.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 172 reviews

The game uses pixel sprites, with characters drawn in a classic American comicbook style. Fossil halls, greenhouses, hedge mazes, botanical gardens, underground cave systems...scenes appear one after another, presenting a visual feast. Unique lighting and shading technology creates an engaging atmosphere and a wonderfully immersive experience. The game embraces the spirit of early suspense novels,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercury Abbey.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

CATMORPHOSIS is a supernatural adult visual novel with weird romantic elements, a unique vibrant retro art style, and an abnormal storyline. You're Johann, and one night, you decided to order a cat from shady website. However, when the cat arrives a few days later, it's definitely NOT a normal cat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CATMORPHOSIS.

A group of friends find themselves stuck in an old house during a thunderstorm. They discover a strange fertility themed board game and decide to humor it. As the game goes on, they start experiencing nausea, fatigue, and other unusual symptoms. They laugh it off, until eventually one girl's stomach visibly swells.Separated from the rest of the world, their only option is to continue playing and h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Extra: Ukuzala.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability

86% User Score Based on 223 reviews

WISHLIST AND FOLLOW! Trapped in a crumbling mansion, you're being hunted by an ancient witch. With four other adults, it's up to you to outsmart her and survive with whatever items you can find. Set traps, solve puzzles, and discover hidden secrets the deeper you explore. -Merging real world history with European folklore, experience a dreadful blend of cute and the horrific. -A sequel to C… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cooking Companions 2: Dread Weight.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

92% User Score Based on 96 reviews

Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story. Stanhope will sometimes be presented with alternative ways to handle a conversation, based on four temperaments… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abscission.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 43 reviews

A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reaplaced.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

46% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Critic Score 59%Based on 4 reviews

Inescapable is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 129 reviews

Boyhood's End is an adventure game following Giovanni, the boy with the lowest human score in the universe, and Campanella, the delinquent genius, and their journey on the galactic railroad regarding the "human" and "inhuman". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boyhood's End.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Paramnesia is an interactive detective visual novel where Maria, the protagonist of this story, is a member of two radical sects with contradictory opinions. Trying to understand herself, she is walking on thin ice, and only you will know the truth after delving into the depths of her mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paramnesia.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

90% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel taking place during medieval Korea. While investigating mysterious murders, you will have to make interactive choices that will lead you to different paths and endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suhoshin.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Every choice you make will change your story. Every small choice will change your relationships with comrades, and change your fate and those of your comrades at critical moments. You may be the villain, or a trustworthy comrade. Everything depends on your choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7Days Origins.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

98% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Follow the overwhelming life of Timor who desperately tries to find some Normalcy in a very supernatural city where the color pink is forbidden because of its dark history. Timor is a teenager and teenagers suffer from high curiosity. You will help him elucidate Septeek city's many hidden mysteries and dark past while trying to not get kidnapped (and killed?) a third time because of reasons he d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Stages of Pink.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

This Visual Novel tells the story of a dark journey in a broken world.The action takes place in the abandoned estate of the former Order called “Black Rose”. One day this estate was swallowed up by the magical catastrophe which spread death to all nearby lands, turning people into “Shadows”.You will have to plunge into this cursed place, where a mad & legendary adventurer, and a girl from the “Hel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shards of Chaos.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

78% User Score Based on 287 reviews

You have been Marked... A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement, like a grotesque birthmark, has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. Deprived of your memories, you arrive at a mansion rumored to protect the bearers of the Mark. As the doors swing op… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Mark.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 926 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 8 reviews

Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party.