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Games like The Dark Side

Games like The Dark Side

Looking for games like The Dark Side? Here are top casual simulation recommendations with a fantasy and romance focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Let`s not stay friends, Ephemeral: Fantasy on Dark or The Heiress of Sorcery.

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  1. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    79% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    Friendship is a wonderful thing… unless you are friends with a girl who has no idea you have feelings for her! Inske, a student of magical arts, is troubled by the upcoming outdoors exam, and can't even imagine that someone might want to use the test as an opportunity to get close to her. Meanwhile, the number of applicants for her heart only increases… And while she’s busy figuring out her feelin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let`s not stay friends.

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  2. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    64% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Fleeting, yet beautiful. The world of darkness —The main protagonist, Cloe (name changeable) lived in a secluded town. Surrounded by wire fences, it felt like she was trapped inside a cage.Zombies were the only residents in that town, and she wasn't the exception. Many took their own life rather than to age away, but they were otherwise living a peaceful life. One day however...As Cloe was hop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ephemeral: Fantasy on Dark.

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  3. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    85% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    The young healer girl is accused of witchcraft after a strange disease outbreak in the town. Can the girl prove her innocence and find a real source of the epidemic? And who is this mysterious sorcerer who appeared at the same time with the disease? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Heiress of Sorcery.

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  4. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    64% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    "My Secret Pets!" is a romance game where you can live a secret second life at home with your pets, which suddenly transformed into cute guys! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Secret Pets!.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 1,830 reviews

    A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seduce Me the Otome.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    68% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Your Story is a visual novel based in a fantasy world where you're a guide for a half-elf named Lia. She has no friends and can't find her place in this world. Together you will encounter meaningful choices, romances, mystery, and more. Will her story become Your Story? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Story.

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  7. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    85% User Score Based on 422 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    There are two kinds of people: the rulers and the ruled. The Heights are a gorgeous utopia. The Depths, a filthy industrial wasteland. Our heroine, raised in the Heights, has nothing but contempt for those below. Now an observation mission requires her to descend into that world, and the gears of fate have begun to turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steam Prison.

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  8. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    64% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    An interactive story/game where you play the role of Ryou, a seemingly normal high school student in the land of Sorayama. Solve the mysteries that surround him while maintaining his friendships and saving Claire. Remain ignorant of the secrets and live a normal life or choose to learn the truth. Be careful where you put your priorities for it may prove fatal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fading Hearts.

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    27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development
    43% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Alice thought high school would just be an easy ride. But when she suddenly becomes very popular, the drama begins. Threats first. It always starts with threats... but what comes next? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game of Love.

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  10. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    No One But You is a Visual Novel/Dating Sim about Hideaki, a high school student who has just returned to his hometown, Okutama. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No One But You.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 842 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Once upon a time, a girl, her pet dog, and three companions made a journey to meet a great wizard who could grant their wishes. But what if the girl hadn’t believed that “there’s no place like home”? Explore a fairytale world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings! A Visual Novel with women as the target demographic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OZMAFIA!!.

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  12. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 292 reviews

    Tomboys Need Love Too is a visual novel about two childhood friends who are starting to see one another as members of the opposite sex. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tomboys Need Love Too!.

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  13. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 249 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    When two handsome young men spot the perfect girl to be their first model and help make a name for themselves, they're determined to go for broke and make her shine—but first they'll have to get her out of her house! Can these two really give such an anti-social recluse the makeover she needs to be a star? Or will she be the one to change them in this off-beat romantic comedy? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome.

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  14. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    "The Men of Yoshiwara" is a popular romance game for women. At the end, to whom is it that you will be talking of love? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya.

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  15. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Every granddaughter goes to her grandmother’s house at least once in her life to eat something delicious and drink tea.The only issue is that the way to her Gran lies through the dense, partially dark and from time to time dangerous woods, where it’s possible to meet someone strange. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crossroad.

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  16. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 366 reviews

    The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7'scarlet.

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  17. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: romanticism of the Eighties, mysteries and intrigues, betrayal and self-sacrifice, hatred and passion - all of this in the new game by the creators of the legendary visual novel "Everlasting Summer"! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll.

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  18. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Kim Yoon-Ji has a fantastic opportunity come up during her spring break; her affluent architect uncle has a business trip to New York and has asked her to housesit his luxury Seoul apartment for him. Comedy and romance ensues as she moves to Seoul for this time period and meets an interesting set of locals who proceed to show her around! What will happen next? It’s up to you! Live out this charm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart and Seoul.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    74% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    Someone is killing half-bloods (half-elves, half-humans) in a small city. The protagonist, a young half-blood girl called Mia Silverlight, falls into a whirlpool of events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Never give up!.

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  20. 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!.

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  21. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 146 reviews

    "Pub Encounter" is a romance game where you can fall in love with one of several middle-aged men. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pub Encounter.

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  22. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    An International Affair! Play as a (male or female) American college student spending a semester abroad in London. Build a new future by living, studying, working, and dating in England. Both straight and same-sex romances are available, but not all loves may have a happy ending... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to England Exchange.

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  23. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    A cute fantasy romance visual novel. One day you discover the other side of your partner you had never known. What is the truth beneath the masks? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How to Take Off Your Mask.

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  24. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    54% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    Dear Red is a game based on two choices: Truth or Lie. Each of your choices will lead to a different result. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear RED: Extended.

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  25. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 452 reviews

    You are a private eye in Free City. Your latest client has found himself dead. As for how, many suspect suicide, though you're smarter than that. But poking around may get you in some hot water, but then again why would you be a private eye if you couldn't take the heat? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depraved Awakening.

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  26. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 193 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 2 reviews

    Welcome to the halls of Latin House! Either way, you're invited along with either Max or Anne as they make their way through the first year of their college experience. They'll share their dorm life with four other tenants as they pick their class load, pick their jobs, and maybe even pick someone to have a little extra curricular fun with. Neither of them can get through college without you, s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roommates.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 400 reviews

    A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ambre.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    This is a series of visual novel adapted from a real story. It is divided into three stages: high school, University and undertaking life to tell a common and tortuous life trajectory. Here is the first episode of the series.In this episode you will experience the life of a high school student in China. The characters live and study under the background of examination-oriented education in senior … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to School Years.

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  30. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    58% User Score Based on 220 reviews

    Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always Remember Me.

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  31. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    61% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    It's a game for girls designed with a dramatic storyline with an emphasis on an intriguing plot. You can fall in love with the well-known heroes of the Warring States Period! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destiny's Princess: A War Story, A Love Story.

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  32. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    83% User Score Based on 1,583 reviews

    In Sakura Swim Club, follow the story of Kaede, just your average guy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets two beautiful girls in the swim club. Things haven't gone well for the swim club lately, but with Kaede's help, that all changes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Swim Club.

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  33. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 113 reviews

    An unlikely gathering in a dark room...Why are three young ladies and a crude mercenary here together?Then it appears clear that the place they are in is full of dangers, that some things aren't what they seem, and that a superior force is going to play cat and mouse with them. You'll have to be mightier than the mighty, grittier than the gritty, trickier than the tricky, but in the end, YOU can d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choose Wisely.

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  34. 18%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    30% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    In the distant past, the races with magic founded the colonies in many places then united the colonies into a country. There are four kinds of magic, fire, light, and dark. To learn how to govern this country, the princess decides to visit the country and learn the public life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Fable: The Princess of Light.

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  35. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 436 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 5 reviews

    A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing romance with murders and dangerous ikemen, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bustafellows.

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  36. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    75% User Score Based on 402 reviews

    This short Visual novel can be considered as a little introductory episode of the game Elisa the innkeeper. Enjoy our Art and Soundtrack as you begin to shape Elisa's destiny for the better or the worse! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel.

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  37. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Behold: the great scientist-alchemist Celsia. Help the protagonist recover her power and brew the potion that’ll change the world, or find true and eternal love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Absolute Alchemical Potion.

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  38. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development
    91% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    Yuusuke awakens in a world where zombies have overrun civilization, but finds that the zombies don't attack him. How will Yuusuke take advantage of his new situation, and what will he discover? Enjoy this twist on the classic zombie survival genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Walk Among Zombies Vol. 1.

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  39. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    53% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The game picks up directly after the end of the first game taking place on a mysterious Caribbean island where Heileen was shipwrecked with her friends. Heileen soon discovers a deck of tarot cards representative of the seven deadly sins and the seven heavenly virtues. The cards have the power to change both her dreams and her reality, and will help Heileen discover many hidden things from her pa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development
    84% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    The temp worker Kenta is trapped in a lab with four sexy incubus aliens from another dimension! A gay sci-fi yaoi/bara dating sim for adults only! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To Trust an Incubus.

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  42. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, emotional
    71% User Score Based on 375 reviews

    The new Sakura Game from winged cloud, Sakura Agent! Date 2 beautiful girls in this agent adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Agent.

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  43. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    81% User Score Based on 811 reviews

    Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Lie I Tried To Believe.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 311 reviews

    A story about an ordinary human girl and her romantic encounters with knights and princes. These characters may be gentle, passionate, considerate, or inhospitable. There are many character styles to suit a variety of individual player tastes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Code.

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  45. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 2,773 reviews

    In the near future, androids have become the way of the norm. Emotionless husks of metal have become a part of human society, much to the dismay of the boy. The robot he found at the dumpsite though, this one was different. It laughed, it cried, it smiled, it has dreams, just like a human… Lucy The eternity she wished for is a Visual Novel, about a boy and an android. You play as the boy, who fac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucy: The Eternity She Wished For.

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  46. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 163 reviews

    The library is on fire, cats have overrun the city and a wolf is munching on grandmothers in the forest. On top of that, princesses are knocking on your door, hungry for marriage! Survive royal life as a gay prince in this ultimate fairytale parody game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Royal Gayness.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 391 reviews

    It's rumored that those who play 'Bad End'- a Visual Novel will die in real life if they make the wrong decision in the game itself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAD END.

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  48. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    65% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    The healer Thalia has developed magical powers and the gods of her world think she might be a new goddess they can marry. Poor Thalia just wants to do her work! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gods of Love: An Otome Visual Novel.

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  50. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 448 reviews

    3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampires' Melody.

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