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Mind WithinCrafted by Helix Interactive Studios Mind Within is a psychological adventure game that takes you deep into the human mind—where imagination, memory, and trauma intertwine. Navigate surreal dreamscapes, solve layered puzzles, and face haunting manifestations of the subconscious as you uncover a deeply personal story of resilience and recovery. You play as a young protagonist trapped w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Within.

Five coworkers. Six months. One mystery that changes everything. A romance visual novel where every route unfolds simultaneously... until reality begins to break apart. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yume No Office.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Your adventure begins as you take on the role of Gabriel, a young man who lives with his mother in Aramor. From what begins as a normal day, you quickly learn that there is nothing normal about it. With a world filled with mystery and conflict, where will your heart take you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disturbed 2.

We Were Here Before is an interactive fiction game about a frontier settlement that is already, quietly, being forgotten. You are its governor. You have been here before. The Bureau has prepared a briefing. It is closer to a Choose Your Own Adventure journey.  There are no deep mechanics to fill time, and no fail states where you lose.  It is designed for those with a love of reading, allowing … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Were Here Before.

Follow our xiaohongshu About the Game“Absurd Story: Back Home” is a steampunk-style adventure exploration puzzle game. It tells the story of a mechanic named “Zhou Ruoshui” who returns to his hometown to search for his parents after a catastrophic disaster in a fictional world. However, he accidentally gets involved in a bizarre adventure. In the story, various acquaintances and strangers ente… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Absurd Story: Back Home.

From the hidden pages of Jurnal Risa comes a visual novel where the boundary between the living and the unseen begins to blur. Step into Jurnal Risa's world where each shadow holds a story, and every whisper leads you deeper into the unknown. Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa crew, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-advent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny.

▶SynopsisThe unknown curse that befell me took away everything I cherished—my bright personality, the hobbies I enjoyed, my cheerful academy life, and even... my beloved parents. Nine years have passed since that fateful day. For the first time, I returned to the ruins of the house where I once lived with my parents. And there, I encountered three men. Sensing an unusually dangerous atmosphe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Glory.

76%Game Brain Score

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82% User Score Based on 44 reviews

It's a visual novel horror game that's published on Steam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

"A strange thrumming then, not in the air or ears. Sensed dully in a way that I'd never felt before..." Penrose is a non-linear narrative by doublespeak games. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penrose.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

99% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graveyard Girls.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

98% User Score Based on 11,958 reviews

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

49% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel. FEATURES - Mystery, Psychological & Horror - 9 Endings & Unlockable Gallery - Rated Teen 13+ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Train of Afterlife.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

92% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Gore Screaming Show is a horror visual novel developed by Black Cyc, where a boy named Kyoji seeks to unravel the mysteries that have taken root in his hometown while he was away. Mysteries are tied to a young girl named Yuka, and her companion, the horrific Gore Screaming Show. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gore Screaming Show.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, emotional

79% User Score Based on 81 reviews

Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aimi.

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.

Finish your last training run, if you can. Luis, a procrastination prone runner, has been training for his first marathon. Today is the day of his last training run. He knows he has 20 miles ahead of him, but unfortunately he's having a hard time starting. When he does though, strange things start to happen, pushing him ahead and forcing his hand. The world, shifting and bending to some unseen for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Start Running.

92%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

92% User Score Based on 65 reviews

HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYPNOS.

Forty years of insomnia. Forty years of trying to forget that August. But memory is a trap you can't escape by simply closing your eyes. For Nikita, time stood still long ago. His life has become an endless, exhausting marathon of anxiety, where night brings no rest. Trying to find some peace and escape the haunting nightmares, he suddenly discovers that reality has cracked. Instead of oblivion, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Camp "Burevestnik".

52%Game Brain Score

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78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Just as Faye and Rich’s painful memories resurface, the two friends are ensnared in the distorted corridors of a decrepit subway station beneath a city still foreign to Faye. To find any path through, they need to decipher all that they have so desperately tried to forget. Illustration and ReflectionDiscover and illustrate meaningful objects and people to decipher Faye’s history. Living Memori… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stuck in the Present.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 31 reviews

A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stiff Neck.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 306 reviews

With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The seven days i spent with you.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

67% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Story The night shift was meant to be simple. A graveyard covered in snow. A town swallowed by fog. A routine that repeats itself a little differently each time. Memories surface without context. Familiar places feel misremembered. The past presses in quietly, never fully revealing itself. What brought you here becomes harder to recall — and leaving no longer feels guaranteed.  Atmosphere … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VHS COLLECTION: Buried Alive.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

81% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asleep: Ato 1.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

82% User Score Based on 212 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 18 reviews

Someday You'll Return is a story-driven psychological horror game about a desperate search for a missing daughter deep in the woods where you swore you'd never return, brought to you by the creative duo behind J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Someday You'll Return.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 70 reviews

You find yourself in front of an apartment building in the middle of the forest (how did it even get here?) and see a man calling for help. What will be your next move? Solve puzzles, search for items, hide from danger, and above all, FOLLOW THE RULES. Don’t know what they are? Find the list, and if you want to survive, stick to it. Panelak is a horror adventure game that takes you to the fa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panelak.

51%Game Brain Score

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51% User Score Based on 79 reviews

White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies is the next horror and survival sequel/prequel to- White Day: A Labyrinth Named School. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies.

48%Game Brain Score

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70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

!!!WARNING TO USERS!!! .redruM was born as a work of art before being a walking sim game, which aims to communicate a message. The game is deliberately slow, this is precisely to stimulate the user to look for this message within themselves and do it with calm and patience. The .redruM Experience: A Psychological and Cinematic Horror .redruM is a psychological and cinematic horror experience… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to .redruM.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability

86% User Score Based on 223 reviews

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

67%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graces: Posthumous Wish.

88%Game Brain Score

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88% User Score Based on 128 reviews

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hazy Mind.

35%Game Brain Score

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50% User Score Based on 20 reviews

After a series of mysterious events, the only question that will remain in your mind is, were they real? Witness the story of a lonely woman trying to overcome her grandmother's wishes and her new job as a night manager in a motel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VARDIA.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

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100% User Score Based on 46 reviews

It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?Features: Play as Sara, a 24-year-old girl. Explore mysterious rooms. Interact with people with familiar faces. Collect key fragments. Find a way to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I'll Do It Tomorrow.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Searching the Amazon for the elusive razorback dolphin, Nora discovers more than she bargained for. Created in one month for Thalassophobia game jam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Orange.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

60% User Score Based on 20 reviews

About the story: You’ve awoken in a strange bedroom - a bedroom that is certainly not your own, located in a building you’ve never been inside of before. An equally strange building, with 10 different floors, all lacking windows of any kind. Upon further inspection, you come to the realization you are trapped in this mysterious building. You have no recollection of where this is or why you’re her… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Recollection.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 2,335 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 14 reviews

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

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

84% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

In this exploration/adventure game, you play Frankenstein's Creature, a being with no memory and past. At the start of the game you know neither Good nor Evil, you are a blank soul in an adult body. By exploring the world, you will experience your emotions, develop and write the first pages of your story. When confronted with mankind, there will be no way to escape the question of your origins: Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature.

89%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

96% User Score Based on 134 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

"Ghostpia" is a visual novel with cute visuals that look like a picture book, adorned with glitches and noise, and characterized by nostalgic expressions! This game is a more expressive and interactive reimagining of the visual novel "Ghostpia" that has been released on the App Store and web platforms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ghostpia Season One.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

72% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Morph Girl is an FMV Point And Click/Visual Novel developed as a homage to 90/00's low-fi Japanese horror movies. Inspired by home VHS tapes, Morph Girl intends to evoke the most personal fears surrounding the presence of the unknown within one's home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morph Girl.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

77% User Score Based on 474 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

My Lovely Daughter is a simulation game with elements borrowed from other works of fiction that involve alchemy as part of the narrative. The game want to focus on the idea that “life is not beautiful,” and the few things that can make it pretty are things like family and success. The game want to present the question of how far will you go to achieve them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Lovely Daughter.

97%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 624 reviews

The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art from award-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow: Episode 1.

Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective ️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BBirthday.

73%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

Finding true love is hard enough when it’s in person! Build a relationship through the screen as a couple copes with lockdown life by staying connected online! Will their love be loud and clear, or will their signals fade away? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

77% User Score Based on 30 reviews

A horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not It: Spookiest Edition.

88%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loretta.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

98% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Deep beneath the surface of the dead Earth, the City, the last refuge of humanity, hides. Engineering genius and efforts of all mankind; a giant structure of steel, concrete, and biopolymers. It keeps the remnants of civilization one step away from total extinction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Athanasy.

90%Game Brain Score

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90% User Score Based on 119 reviews

Lizzy is a girl living in The Boarding, a walled city surrounded by fog. All who live here serve the mysterious Mother Matron, its revered leader who hasn’t been seen in person in many years. Periodically, the Mother Matron selects residents to become Surveyors, tasked with exploring the dark unknown tunnels that lie underground to find the key to a better future for the collective. The odds of su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For Mother Matron.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

61% User Score Based on 2,270 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Virginia.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 231 reviews

Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ukraine War Stories.

49%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

Project Pastorate is a visual novel set in the land of crime and sin that needs to be cleansed. Such tasks are taken up by the Devoters, the special service whose main purpose is to preserve the safety of the country, and the Pastor — leader of this post-apocalyptic community. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Pastorate.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

A Choose Your Own Adventure inspired by White Wolf’s World of Darkness, Twin Peaks and H.P. Lovecraft. You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all recent events. Now you have the choice of pursuing this dark truth or trying to bury it in the past. Maybe it’s not too late to turn back now. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackout: The Darkest Night.