Games like Stained Nights

Escape was based on my obsession with Hadestown, as I thought it would be interesting to have an investigative playthrough of "running away from hell". This, summed with my obsession for Pelgrane Press, which produces primarily mystery games (such as King in Yellow and Trail of Cthulu), gave Escape its initial concept. My goal was to communicate with my player that change is possible through smal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

90% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Afterlove EP is a slice-of-life adventure about love, loss and music. Explore modern Jakarta as Rama in his journey to learn about himself, create music, find love and come to terms with the loss of his girlfriend Cinta, whose voice still lives on in his head. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterlove EP.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

82% User Score Based on 119 reviews

The Test: Reimagined is a masterful mix of Personality Test Psychology and Dark Tarot. Answer a series of fully-narrated questions to receive a personalized, unique ending based on your choices. Dive deep into your own psyche and join millions in a social experiment that you will NOT want to miss! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test: Reimagined.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

79% User Score Based on 123 reviews

A game about life after love If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pine: A Story of Loss.

Artist Statement - Surviving the First Night What obsession did you pick and why did you pick it? I chose to base my game off of my obsession with the Reality TV show Survivor. Recently, I have been really into this show since a new season is airing right now. I’ve been watching it every Wednesday with my friends this season and have been watching on my own since 2019. I find the show as a whole… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving The First Night.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

58% User Score Based on 45 reviews

A name forgotten, a memory lost. The girl is losing her mind in the paranoia, while the demons surround her. She asks for forgiveness after being betrayed. Then the song of love and hate is sacrificed. The game 'Paranoia: Deliver Me' is based on the novel Paranoia, by Yuli. It is an ADV game about youth and school. The story is about a girl named Lingluo, who is trying her best to pursu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranoia: Deliver Me.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Thaumistry: In Charm's Way is an all-new comedy text adventure from award-winning Infocom and Legend Entertainment author Bob Bates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thaumistry: In Charm's Way.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

42% User Score Based on 85 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

Be prepared to be transported to a reality of dreams and nightmares. What will you discover about yourself in this journey through the subconscious? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 'n Verlore Verstand.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

65% User Score Based on 240 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

"No Longer Home" is a semi-auto-biographical point and click game, about two recent graduates preparing to move out of their flat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Longer Home.

Suddenly you find yourself in a diner with no memories of who you are, how you got here, or who the people around you are. Will you care to find out who you are?  -------- Artist Statement --------- The Life of Alex - Designer-Choice Twine Game My larger game was based on my obsession with "figuring life out." I chose this obsession because I believed the format of multiple possible narra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life of Alex.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

97% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Set Yourself on Fire is a linear visual novel about decay and inconsequential love. Soundtrack by Denhop, Saliclaire, Woebegone, Jason Calhoun, Kirishemma and Lone Mesa. ᴼ⁻ᴼ ♡ `-´ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Set Yourself on Fire.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 73 reviews

Mysterious deaths. Friends, both old and new. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreambound.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

66% User Score Based on 428 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

Scene Investigators is a deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scene Investigators.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

88% User Score Based on 1,896 reviews

An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That Dragon, Cancer.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

95% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

SeaBed is a yuri-themed mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Mizuno Sachiko, a designer plagued by hallucinations of her past lover; Narasaki Hibiki, Sachiko's friend and a psychiatrist researching the workings of human memories; and Takako, Sachiko's former lover who has been rapidly forgetting her past, including how or why the two women drifted apart … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SeaBed.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

77% User Score Based on 132 reviews

Beckett by The Secret Experiment is a surreal noir. A disturbing story of a missing-persons investigator, hired to find a young man suffering from a mental illness. It is a taste of the alternative - an experience that will make you question what it is to exist. It is a vivid musing on identity, memory and loss. It is unlike anything you will ever play. It wants to offend. Don't let it. Poor, poor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beckett.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

97% User Score Based on 258 reviews

Critic Score 97%Based on 7 reviews

When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? In that final moment, if you could accompany souls wandering between life and death, what words would you choose to share with them? Schrödinger’s Call gently unfolds a picture-book-like world. It speaks softly to your heart, helping you notice what truly matters, once more. Through the lingering regrets of others, w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Schrödinger's Call.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

69% User Score Based on 270 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Between Me and The Night.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

79% User Score Based on 886 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 10 reviews

The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Novelist.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 814 reviews

Critic Score 92%Based on 1 reviews

Golden Treasure is a game for those who carry dragons in their hearts. Hunt, explore, survive, and become Great among the True Children of Sun and Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Treasure: The Great Green.

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.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

53% User Score Based on 189 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 6 reviews

Continue?9876543210 is an artsy, philosophical, action game for IOS devices, MAC, PC, & LINUX. Continue? was inspired by existential road trips into nowhere, Peruvian jungle drugs, and a brush with death while lost in the mountains of New Mexico. It is a quest for wonder, contemplation, and peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Continue?9876543210.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 1,368 reviews

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test: Secrets of the Soul.

Artist Statement When I decided to make Loving Leo, I knew that I was sucking myself into something extremely stupid, but something that I knew would be extremely fun. I picked the one cycle in my obsession book that Christal Rose commented on, a cycle titled “The Leo”. Firstly, this was because I thought it was already fun as a concept, but also because I had proof that the concept could produce… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loving Leo.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 4,756 reviews

Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about an astronaut drifting through the vastness of space, searching for a reason to keep going while struggling with the feeling that there may be no way back home. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, the game explores despair, friendship and how we are able to move forward even in the deepest void of the cosmos. A Hopecore-Ins… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Control, I'm Not Coming Back.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

94% User Score Based on 52 reviews

"This is going to be bigger than 2008..."It's a gloomy night on September 15th, 2025. You start the night shift as a security guard at Ellingby House, London. The once pristine head office of J.R Holder & Sons now suffers from repeated intrusions, neglect, and all the signs of corporate mismanagement. The building should be empty due to much needed renovations, but something is not q… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ellingby House.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

94% User Score Based on 413 reviews

A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Many Nights a Whisper.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 160 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Before the Green Moon is a farming / life simulation game set in a unique science fiction world. Explore a small community at the base of a space elevator during the days and seasons leading up to your departure for the moon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before The Green Moon.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

69% User Score Based on 433 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

"The Guest" is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guest.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

55% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Merry Christmas! Santa Claus is ready to take over your soul and gain a few more years of life. He only needs two days to get all the resources he needs for the ritual, so this is your time to escape! You can escape on your own or finish off Santa, it's up to you, but we don't know how to finish him off yet... Just make sure he don't catch you or he will just make your life difficult. Technical… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Christmas Horror.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

76% User Score Based on 788 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 2 reviews

Edna & Harvey: The Breakout is an adventure game for Windows and Mac about a girl and her toy rabbit. Players of the game have to escape from a mental hostpital. The Gameplay is similar to LucasArts' early 90's games using the SCUMM engine. The player finds himself in a 2D world. At the bottom of the screen is a list of verbs to be used and combined for solving puzzles. The game began as a unive… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edna & Harvey: The Breakout.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

70% User Score Based on 277 reviews

"Same encounter, different world." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room of Depression.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

75% User Score Based on 293 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 13 reviews

Check-in to The Spectrum Retreat for a stay you won't forget. Manipulate your way to the truth in this captivating narrative-driven puzzler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spectrum Retreat.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

60% User Score Based on 440 reviews

Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the  haunted worlds of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Plunge into an original story written by Fantasy Flight Interactive’s official writers and explore the American Roaring Twenties. The year is 1926: a professor of astronomy is found dead in her ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

89% User Score Based on 632 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 11 reviews

"A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lamplight City.

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.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 18,415 reviews

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Remains of Edith Finch.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

64% User Score Based on 100 reviews

"This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?” CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cross Channel.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 900 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

98% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 3 reviews

Chuusotsu is a fun, colorful story of three girls brought by their individual circumstances to live under the same roof and being forced to tackle existential questions to win their place in society. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation: Time After Time.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

74% User Score Based on 228 reviews

Auto-cannibalism. Demonic Seduction. Occult Rituals. Bloodfeasting Worms. This dark, horrific Twine-based dungeon crawler pairs edgy interactive fiction with grisly pixel art and light RPG elements. Navigate this sprawling narrative-driven labyrinth bristling with otherworldly doom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Book Is A Dungeon.

In this Twine game, I chose “Kpop culture” , one of my obsessions, as the main theme. This theme appeals to me because Kpop is not only a symbol of contemporary global pop culture, but also represents the pursuit of dreams, the test of teamwork, and the experience of personal growth for young people. Behind the glamorous exterior of a Kpop idol are the sorrows and challenges they experience while … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TIME TO STAR.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

92% User Score Based on 109 reviews

Dissolution of the Silent Union is a short, narrative-driven visual novel where you accompany Vera, who is trapped on the last day of school, toward her inevitable date. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dissolution of the Silent Union.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

An autobiographical adventure about pain, identity, and the rituals we create to heal. As you assist the mysterious S. in coming to terms with different types of grief, invites you to slow down, reflect, and embrace every version of yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plum Road Tea Dream.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 885 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undusted: Letters from the Past.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 6,183 reviews

STORYUSSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window. CHARACTERSMeet the cast. A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

High school students return to school late after hours, each with their own reasons and an ominous feeling. After midnight...the fears deep inside become a reality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gwan Moon High School: The Ghost Gate.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

70% User Score Based on 720 reviews

Save a stranded astronaut on a mysterious alien planet through real-time AI conversations, where your words are her only lifeline. Guide her through Gaia's dangers and forge an enduring bond in this interactive story with voice-controlled, open-ended dialogue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers from the Star.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 5,618 reviews

Delve into a hyper-cinematic adventure. You are a clone. You live at the world's end. You worship the last surviving human: the Allmother. When a dangerous rumour shatters your faith, you phase through time and memory—to expose a 1000-year-old lie. Relive. Reclaim. Resist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1000xRESIST.