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You were found as a newborn, clutched in the arms of your dead mother at the base of a tree. No family came to claim you, but the men who came to your rescue adopted you as their own and became the only parents you’ve ever known. Growing up in the village of Stonebrook, you never want for much, until the day you first fall ill. Life plagues you with a mysterious condition that no one can diagnose … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to God-Cursed.

LGBTQIA+, COZY CAFE GAME, STORY AND TEXT BASED, ROMANCE, Embark on an enchanting journey of life and love, where cherished memories intertwine with heartaches. Step into the warm embrace of a quaint coffee cafe, a place where souls gather to share their tales. Here, you are not alone; a close-knit circle of youthful companions stands by your side, each possessing unique talents. Among these, music… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Road: a song by coffee.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pale Cachexia.

CHAPTER ONE IS RELEASED Social media: Tumblr NO AUTOSAVES. Make sure you save! Don't go to a menu option and then another, or else you'll get stuck. Go to the one menu option,  go back to the passages/click return, and then go to the other one.Use desktop mode when playing on mobile. Demo “AND THEN THE WORLD ENDED. Everything came crashing down for my already screwed up life when those... … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLIGHT.

Nine Moons for the Nine Circles of Hell Ruled by Nine Siblings. Or better known as the Commanders of Hell. Each believed to carry a role in the natural world and each a leader of the Devil’s Army. Each Commander is the personification of their circle and is made with a part of The Devil’s Body. His Brain. His Genitals. His Stomachs. His Lungs. His Eyes. His Tongues. His Flesh. His Ears. And last… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nine Blood Dances.

✻ Prologue Released! A gothic, supernatural, mystery interactive fiction story; lightly inspired by The Fall of the House of Usher and Frankenstein media. It contains mature themes and content and is intended for ages 17 and up. Synopsis has mentions of death and suicide. See full content warnings below. Disclaimer: This is a demo/work in progress. Everything is subject to change until the final v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall of House Black.

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.

☆彡 ❝keep your heart with me, ❞ Last updated: March 7, 2025 Currently contains Prologue and Chapter 1Word Count: ~13K words without code; ~20K with code Rains in Heaven is a text-based fantasy romance interactive fiction and is free to play on desktop and mobile devices through itch.io. Inspired by kpop boy group NCT Dream’s song of the same name, you embark on a journey with five other characte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rains In Heaven.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Chronotopia: Second Skin is a unique rewriting of the Donkeyskin fairytale, a darker variation of Cinderella. Follow Kionna into a painful but ultimately rewarding search for her true self. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronotopia: Second Skin.

"As the universe settled, amongst the creations yet unknown, the faintest pulse of life stirred in the cosmos: one called Time." Since the beginning of time, time entities have structured the rules of the universe, events, eras, rises and falls of empires, all at the delicate hand of those who can weave it. Yet, there will always be oddities, miscalculations and curveballs thrown at even the si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Linear Flux (IF DEMO).

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

96% User Score Based on 1,248 reviews

Critic Score 94%Based on 4 reviews

It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to and Roger.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 135 reviews

A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallstreak.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Mamiya is a captivating, dark visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAMIYA.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Warning: This game contains white screens and screens shakes that may make it unsuitable for people with photosensitive epilepsy or other photosensitive conditions. Player discretion is advised. Eva has a world inside her head: the land of Astraela, where Darkness and Corrupted beasts threaten eternal doom. Vivid dreams have given her four books as an up-and-coming author, but when undead f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keepers of Astraela.

Tumblr | Report Something| Ko-Fi | Video trailer [Demo last major update: 28/06/23 |Case 01, Part 01] Solutions links below.  It was supposed to be a "simple" missing person's case.  You were supposed to investigate, find out and be done with it.  All was fine until, on a sleepless and cliché full-moon night, you stumbled upon a creature you've never expected to find. A monster worth anyone's wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ward's Eyes.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 960 reviews

Heaven Will Be Mine is a queer science fiction mecha visual novel from the creators of queer cult horror visual novel We Know The Devil, about joyriding mecha, kissing your enemies, and fighting gravity’s pull. Follow three women piloting giant robots in the last days of an alternate 1980s space program fighting for humanity’s future—or ditching their jobs to make out with each other instead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heaven Will Be Mine.

Gifted Before heading to work one day, you come across a mysterious key hidden in your childhood home. Having been adrift and struggling to survive since your mother's death over a year ago, this discovery has given you something new to pursue, and a myriad of questions regarding your mother. When you do eventually find what the key had been hiding, you're overwhelmed by questions before being p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gifted.

Team up with other heroes to take down a conspiracy against your city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dawn of Heroes.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 1,594 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

A semi-autobiographical 3D puzzle platformer in which a boy named Quico is transported from his abusive home into a dreamlike favela where he has to lead an easygoing creature named Monster through the world with the help of his sister and Lula, his robotic doll, while protecting himself and his companions from Monster's frenzy fits brought on by an addiction to poison frogs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Papo & Yo.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

36% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Forgotten Trace: Thanatos in Nostalgia is an enchanting all-ages dramatic mystery visual novel by developer Almaz. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Trace: Thanatos in Nostalgia.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

77% User Score Based on 39 reviews

WISHLIST THE FULL GAME NOWhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1101670/ARISEN__Chronicles_of_VarNagal/ Late Pledge About the GameARISEN: Prologue is a free playable alpha demo of ARISEN - Chronicles of Var'Nagal. It's a story-driven game in which you express yourself with your emotions, embodied by cards. Your choices will impact the world around you while you unlock new cards. This version of t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARISEN: Prologue.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

86% User Score Based on 205 reviews

Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic fantasy tale! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fatehaven.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

85% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

A contemporary adventure game about debt, family, and the truth about honesty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Red Lie.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

63% User Score Based on 24 reviews

A feudal fantasy Visual Novel - follow the story of Chi An as she struggles between the responsibility towards her family, society, and freedom to pursue her own happiness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Essence: Color My World.

It is a story meant for mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised. 18+ Synopsis: You play as a private investigator, trying to find the two missing teens, in a small, seemingly unknown, town of Font Lay, Canada, located right next to the ocean, in the beautiful region of British Columbia. The year is 2000, and you think that this will be a job like any other, but, things take a turn from th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Font Lay.

The king is dead. His daughter wears the crown. But you're the one who really holds the power now. Anything for the Crown is an 18+ dark fantasy interactive fiction game. After the sudden murder of King Alaric Valebrook, his daughter Isolde is crowned queen. But she doesn't want the throne, and instead places her trust in you, her childhood best friend, by naming you her royal advisor. Now… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anything for the Crown.

It's all fun and games until somebody loses their head! Quinn, your best friend, has brought you some awful news: your illustrious parents, having run out of potential mates for their brood, have set you up with the worst person you know -- Devon Bainbridge. Your intended is uncouth, self-indulgent, and ten years your senior. Of course, if no one can find you, the wedding's off, right? You make a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trouble Brewing: A Romantic Comedy About Beer, Rebellion, & Skipping Out On Your Responsibilities.

"Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves" is a psychological horror visual novel, developed by one person. Inspired by authors such as Lynch, Ryukishi07 and King.  20+ Hours of reading. Original Sprites and CGs. Immersive Original OST. Disturbing and surreal aesthetic. Nostalgic 2000s atmoshpere. Dramatic moments. Horrific moments. Funny moments too. (Contains Mature, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves.

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.

Everything was normal. Until it wasn't. You wake up, surrounded by the gray stone walls. First, you need to survive. And it isn't as easy as you would have imagined. The world around is bizarre and very much not your own. You eventually get out of the accursed labyrinth, but the mystery around your appearance in this place only thickens. What path will you choose when faced with the countle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost.

The Threshold - Interactive Fiction [TUMBLR | BUG/ERROR REPORT] The Threshold is an interactive fiction game made with Twine, inspired by works like Zero Escape and Danganronpa. It has horror and adventure elements, but it’s focused on characters and their relationships. (CW) It’s rated +18 for mentions and depictions of violence, blood, death, abduction, explicit language, use of alcohol, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Threshold.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Welcome to the swamp, the natural habitat of the wise green ogre who is ready to offer you exactly five life-changing pieces of advice for a price. Will you pay the green ogre toll to enter the swamp bole?Features Stunning graphics made entirely in Microsoft Paint. Heavenly OST featuring one entire track. Raunchy humor. Edgy advice. Knowledgeable green ogre. This game is not suitable for child… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to green ogre gives you terrible life advice and dies.

Backstage: murdered sleep is a 2D psychological survival horror adventure game. Inspired most by the original luminaries of the Survival Horror genre--Resident Evil, Parasite Eve and especially the first four Silent Hill games--and the pantheon of horror media classics that inspired them, Backstage: murdered sleep blends atmospheric exploration and simple puzzle solving with tense real time comb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backstage: Murdered Sleep.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

100% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Return to Two Elk Island anew Dorman, a closeted trans woman, has just finished recovering from a sailing incident that left her bedridden when her grandmother encourages her to start a new career. All the while, she struggles with the expectations her parents left behind - of her as a sailor and as a man. As she begins to settle back into her life, she finds that Two Elk Island isn’t as tranqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breathless Winds - LGBT Visual Novel.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 60 reviews

"Some Goodbyes We Made" is a minigame collection about saying goodbye. It consists of 11 short minigames, each preserving a precious farewell memory. In this game, players will experience many different farewell stories, including moving houses, graduation ceremonies, quarrels with friends, and more. You'll see how the protagonist preserves the sadness and profundity of their goodbyes t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Some Goodbyes We Made.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 722 reviews

Trek across ancient China in a dark, boundary-pushing visual novel inspired by traditional Chinese art with modern animation. Escort four girls to the prosperous city of Luoyang in a branching narrative with themes of revenge, cannibalism, involuntary servitude, and more on a redemptive journey. Features A mystery horror story around dark themes. features 260, 000 words of non-repetitive text and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty.

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.

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.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

96% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Take to the court and match up against your opponent in physically and mentally challenging beach volleyball! Retired Men's Nude Beach Volleyball is a single-player narrative-based volleyball game set in beautiful locations across Massachusetts. Join the league and play as Len Rizzo as he navigates the later part of life one serve at a time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retired Men's Nude Beach Volleyball League.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 3,010 reviews

Critic Score 91%Based on 5 reviews

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. The House in Fata Morgana is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House in Fata Morgana.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

98% User Score Based on 55 reviews

A short, dark visual novel about a young girl's destructive obsession with her older brother. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mermaid of Zennor.

Explore Ke'Bara You always knew that the woman who raised you wasn’t your birth mother. When she passes away suddenly, you find yourself left alone to pick up the pieces and discover the truth of your birth. Accompanied by your childhood friend Jay you follow the clues and find your family estate on the island of Ke’Bara. You soon find the lush, island nation is a place where the line between the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Island of Whispers.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

97% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Localization NotesThe English and Japanese languages have not yet been implemented. We are currently working on the localization of Buy a Croquette! into English and Japanese, and will release the update announcement as soon as it is completed. Stay tuned! About UsDiscord server code: ysbxSfYaQs Publisher's Homepage: Click on the publisher “Eternal Dream” to visit our homepage. Follow us to get… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buy a Croquette!.

COG FORUM                        DEV BLOG                               PATREON For as far back as your memory can stretch, you’ve been running the streets of Lower Cusmo, the underbelly of Hashind’s jewel of a capital city. In these dark corridors, you have grown from a lowly locust, just another street child, into a full-fledged thief belonging to a well-established guild. But things a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Honor Amongst Thieves Standard Issue.

Summary For the last four years your mandatory service has seen you training to join the Soulforge Order, the only organisation capable of holding the line against the Exillium; monstrous, otherworldly beasts that have torn a rift in reality and wreak havoc upon Azish. Our world, Azish, was once ruled by all-powerful Gods whose faith has dwindled to only a select few sects still practicing worsh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Soulforge Order.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

82% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Get the game on Steam! The Game VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a spine-chilling, atmospheric horror game that takes players on a disturbing journey over the course of five harrowing days. Set in a remote house where the lines between reality and nightmare blur, this game plunges you into a world of eerie visuals and psychological terror. You play as a lone protagonist who returns home to wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VHS Collection: Goodnight Me.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Delve into a first person adventure game world where augmented reality extends your gameplay, seamlessly blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. AR HYBRID GAMEPLAY Here's a small overview on how the AR companion "hint" app works. The AR is based on native smartphone WebAR technology (Android/Apple AR quicklook technolgy) - no extra app download needed. STORY INTRODUCTION In the murky haze … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waking Tides.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

This is a 2D adventure game of puzzle solving. As you control Ollie, a young boy, use your head to overcome the many obstacles that stand in your way. To obtain items, you may need to persuade characters or win mini-games. Through these, players will get to know the world even better. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In His Time.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

In a world where monsters thrive and wraiths run wild, and ghouls and ghosts roam the streets, there exist those who hunt the creatures that do humans harm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

81% User Score Based on 69 reviews

"Treasure of blizzard" is a fantasy themed visual novel inspiring with beautiful arts and interesting game characters. The fate of the protagonist completely depends on your choice. Probably your character may meet his partner in life; however he may also meet the end of his life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treasure of a Blizzard.