Games like The Ballad of Light and Shadows

SUMMARY The Unification War has passed since the ceasefire treaty signed seven years ago, but the conflict never ends. Arasaka and Militech both compete for head of the market, and tension boils beneath the surface. Veterans beg on the corner, the wounds of war fresh in their minds. They're missing limbs, cyberware, and dignity. Around them, the world moves on. But you? You're far removed fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Life Supreme.

Summary Created for the Neo-Twiny Game Jam (2025), with the stipulation that the game be shorter than 500 words in length, Compendium III is precisely 500 words in length, excluding code. Compendium III is the final chapter of a volume dedicated to stories of the decline. This gilt-golden age of magic and doctrine, empire and war is dying. These things were preordained in premonition lon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Compendium III.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

84% User Score Based on 237 reviews

Conquest and seduction, sexual dominance and fiefdom management; Forging an empire is a brutal business where you must balance the needs of your budding Khaganate with your own desires. In this revenge story meets an empire simulator, the risks are high but the bounties are heavenly... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vae Victis - Khan.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

87% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Climb to the head of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creme de la Creme.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

68% User Score Based on 249 reviews

A short love story with a twist: the love of your life is 50% human, and 50% grasshopper. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro.

|| SUMMARY || CLOSEDLOOP is a cyberpunk interactive fiction novel set in a not-so-distant future; a blood and neon soaked tear through a city at the behest of a cryptic set of messages left by someone or something called Control. To make things worse, time passes... incorrectly. As in- it doesn't- yesterday the same as today, same as tomorrow.  Complete your mission. Break the loop. Die trying. |… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CLOSEDLOOP.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

86% User Score Based on 221 reviews

You and your shattered werewolf pack must save the living Earth with Rage and spirit! In this interactive novel with hundreds of choices, can you defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe? Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names is an interactive novel by Kyle Marquis set in the World of Darkness. It's entirely text-based—1.6 million words, without graphics… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 279 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Demonic lawsuits will pay off your student loans in this undead legal thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of the Deathless.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

92% User Score Based on 176 reviews

Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

95% User Score Based on 277 reviews

Can you defeat the rebellion in your kingdom before your past consumes you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I, the Forgotten One.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

73% User Score Based on 221 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.

Summary Created for the Neo-Twiny Game Jam (2025), with the stipulation that the game be shorter than 500 words in length, Compendium II is precisely 500 words in length, excluding code. Compendium II is the second chapter of a volume dedicated to stories of the decline. This gilt-golden age of magic and doctrine, empire and war is dying. These things were preordained in premonition long a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Compendium II.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics

90% User Score Based on 559 reviews

Rise up, werewolves! Fight for your pack! Fight for your freedom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Werewolves: Haven Rising.

Hello and welcome to my itch.io page! Patreon | DiscordThis game will be a 2D first person dungeon crawler/turn-based RPG. Not only that - it will be a hentai game! About tiddy girls with big dicks! This game is gonna be about the adventures of the character in a fantasy world with technology, where she will get acquainted with all kinds of NPCs and fight unusual monsters, moving further along the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destiny Grinder Plus+.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

50% User Score Based on 16 reviews

In her quest to liberate the Kingdom of Nyarlaza, Elk-Saintess Yhoundeh, aided by Naia and her brother, Charles, faces the daunting task of overthrowing the tyrannical rule of King Sadogui and his legion of followers. Scattered across the world, Sadogui's Four Generals pose formidable challenges, prompting Yhoundeh to embark on a perilous adventure while confronting a myriad of magical adversaries… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen Saint Yhoundeh.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

84% User Score Based on 456 reviews

Claw your way to success in Moreytown, a furry slum for human-animal hybrids. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Moreytown.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 222 reviews

Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Community College Hero: Trial by Fire.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics

96% User Score Based on 1,710 reviews

Something stalks the shadows, and it's up to you to find out what! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

94% User Score Based on 554 reviews

In this interactive tale of love and war, carve a place for yourself in a world that has disregarded you for too long. Be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it away for the sake of retribution. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadie: Second-Born.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 893 reviews

Desert Stalker puts you in control of a seasoned antiquity scavenger, a man whose main objective is finding rare objects in the ruins of civilization. When you uncover an artifact capable of not only informing the past but also shaping the future, everything changes. Make major decisions about how you interact with the world around you, enter into erotic relationships, and live with the conse… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desert Stalker.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

97% User Score Based on 796 reviews

Despair. Fear, Madness, once again. An original work based on "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass." Dark Fairy Tale Fantasy x Psychological Horror RPG focusing on the themes of "Exploration of a Mad World" and "Life or Death Combat against Demonbeasts". ※Includes content from all 3 DLCs. ●Introduction In this work, you'll meet 45 Heroin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACK SOULS II.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 966 reviews

As a member of your town's Adventurers' Guild, it's your job to protect the townsfolk. Go on hunts, kill dangerous beasts, and hone your abilities to better tackle whatever challenges tomorrow brings. Once you get home from work, you'll have your sister to attend to. She's a very sickly girl who needs a lot of help. Manage your household finances well, build up your relationship with your sister,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Climb your way across 60+ floors with hand drawn enemies and some banging music in this comedic RPG by NecroCatic Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tower of Wowers.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 1,872 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 18 reviews

Norco is a Southern Gothic point & click narrative adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and verdant industrial swamps of a distorted South Louisiana. Your brother Blake has gone missing in the aftermath of your mother's death. In the hopes of finding him, you must follow a fugitive security android through the refineries, strip malls, and drainage ditches of suburban New Orlea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NORCO.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

85% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In Will: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Will: A Wonderful World.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

84% User Score Based on 274 reviews

The protagonist Til was a decorated warrior in battle, but ended up being dispatched to work in the "immigration bureau" after the war. Though feeling very disgruntled, Til made his way to his new work "station." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Imperial Gatekeeper.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

95% User Score Based on 262 reviews

Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal. Confront outlaws, find romance, challenge Native Americans, defy the elements and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tin Star.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

81% User Score Based on 478 reviews

Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy visual novel with RPG elements. The player reads through the story and occasionally has to fight against fantasy monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loren The Amazon Princess.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 662 reviews

You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try and date a cute magical girl? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How To Date A Magical Girl!.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

95% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Felana is one of the historians at the margins of society, forced to prostitution by the anti-scholarship edicts of the Endless Court. All she wants is to take care of her daughter and study in peace... but as war brews among Immortals and her knowledge suddenly becomes troublingly relevant, she isn't going to have that option. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desecration of Wings.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

76% User Score Based on 1,040 reviews

Cyberpunkdreamss is an evolving text-based role-playing adventure with countless opportunities, and endless chances for destruction. Take on the role of a lone wanderer sent to the gates of Cincinnati, in the 2090s. The sand from the desert badlands coats your clothes and skin – with your memories torn from you, all you have is a weapon on your hip, and a mission to complete. Enter a living, grow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to cyberpunkdreams.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 113 reviews

Would a hero like you assassinate the president? "Heroes Rise: HeroFall" concludes the epic "Heroes Rise" trilogy of interactive novels 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes Rise: HeroFall.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

99% User Score Based on 174 reviews

The Carnival has come to Wayhaven. But are you prepared for this rollercoaster? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

79% User Score Based on 151 reviews

Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VERSUS: The Lost Ones.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 111 reviews

After I Met That Catgirl, My Questlist Got Too Long! Is a role-playing game inspired by retro classics, with a strong anime aesthetic and visual novel style presentation. Players take the role of Vera, a charming witch with an undying love for women. After a fateful meeting with a catgirl who claims to come from another world, they form a guild and need to run it against all odds. Slay monsters, c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After I met that catgirl, my questlist got too long!.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics

83% User Score Based on 980 reviews

Create your own AI story or fanfic RPG — roleplay, love & choose your story If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StoryZone: AI Story App & RPG.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

87% User Score Based on 172 reviews

Become a knight as you struggle to find a place in the realm and in history. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lords of Aswick.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, monetization

100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Heralds of the Avirentes is a visual novel, which brings you into the “Crystal punk” fantasy setting, where the world of Nanraas in which the dragon race lives. The game combines a visual novel, role-playing game elements, social simulator, a turn-based combat system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heralds of the Avirentes - Ch. 1 Wings of Change.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

96% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Embrace the monster within to change the fate of a nation in this dark fantasy visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sigh of the Abyss.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 9,679 reviews

Fight against and romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a chat simulator visual novel where you date the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through fully voiced video calls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Date with Death.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

94% User Score Based on 246 reviews

Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS is a brutal, funny, bloody FPS game with an advanced gore system. Featuring 15 beautiful levels, a variety of weapons and a deeply engaging story that follows the journey of a young man and his friend tackling on a criminal underground to give his AI wife a real body. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

94% User Score Based on 8,960 reviews

A unique take on the popular genre of battle royales. Multiple fast pace rounds that rewards kills just as much as being the last alive. Team up, take revenge, and be the last bean standing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bean Battles.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

74% User Score Based on 282 reviews

Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doodle Date.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 366 reviews

Kou Kadokura, a cyber officer, seeks to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that ended his once peaceful life. A war looms, and the answers he’s looking for are locked away in him... So why can't he remember anything? Unravel the mysteries hidden in his lost memories through this fast-paced mech action game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baldr Sky.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability

73% User Score Based on 155 reviews

Seize the throne of medieval Britain in this fantasy of King Arthur! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pendragon Rising.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics

86% User Score Based on 600 reviews

Explore and uncover the mysteries of Evertree Inn before the mystery claims you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evertree Inn.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 943 reviews

Friendship with Benefits is a unique eroge game that combines free-roaming elements, visual novel, dating simulator and role-playing mechanics. With a cast of over 20+ romanceable characters, where will you begin in this new and wonderful world? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Friendship with Benefits.

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.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

78% User Score Based on 32 reviews

As a future seer, you know exactly who you're going to spend the rest of your life with. Unfortunately, it seems convincing them on that matter might not be so simple. Come to enjoy the journey in this amusing, exciting, and touching Visual Novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Foretold Affair.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

82% User Score Based on 215 reviews

Fight for the future—your own, and the world’s! Your fate is yours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Soul Stone War.