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70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

67% User Score Based on 51 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

“A Place for the Unwilling” is a narrative adventure game where the city is the actual protagonist. No puzzles or “game over” screens, just you, the city and the dozens of stories which are taking place in there. Days pass and the fate of the city is yet to be decided. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Place for the Unwilling.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 474 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Synergia.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

65% User Score Based on 757 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 9 reviews

Rue Valley Digital Deluxe Edition includes: - Rue Valley - Rue Valley - Digital OST - Rue Valley - Digital Artbook - Rue Valley - Supporter Pack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 懊悔谷.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 35,422 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 2 reviews

The award-winning detective RPG brings its story-rich adventure to mobile. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disco Elysium.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

91% User Score Based on 252 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Uncover the secret – Unite the clans In a town ruled by opposing clans and overshadowed by superstition and legend, a child is born with the dreaded mark of a witch. She conceals her identity until the theft of a mysterious relic brings to light a series of staggering revelations. The mysteries she will uncover could restore order... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

90% User Score Based on 1,328 reviews

The story took place after school when Willie decided to confess his love to his favorite girl, Liza. He was afraid of being refused so he hesitated for quite a while. Should he summon up all his courage to confess his love to her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confess My Love.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

61% User Score Based on 3,444 reviews

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment. This game aims to show other sufferers of depression that they are not alone in their feelings, and to illustrate to people who may not understand the illness the dept… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depression Quest.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

88% User Score Based on 172 reviews

Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Mage Reborn.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 2,364 reviews

Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always Sometimes Monsters.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

75% User Score Based on 667 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

The Path is a psychological horror art game developed by Tale of Tales originally released for the Microsoft Windows operating system on March 18, 2009 in English and Dutch, and later ported to Mac OS X by TransGaming Technologies. It is inspired by several versions of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, and by folklore tropes and conventions in general, but set in contemporary times. The play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Path.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 2,798 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Explore the lost ruins of the Nebula, read ancient inscriptions, and uncover a forgotten past in this narrative archaeological science-fiction adventure game from the creators of 80 Days. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heaven's Vault.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

54% User Score Based on 189 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 2 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.

The Dark Forest CallsThe Dark Forest Calls is a first-person survival horror game about isolation, limited resources, and the fear of being noticed by something unknown. You wake up in an isolated village surrounded by darkness, fog, and something that should not be there. A candle may help you see what is in front of you, but in this place, light does not always mean safety. This is not a fast … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Forest Calls.

An interactive mystery game. You play as a private detective trying to solve the disappearance of 18-year-old Zoey Leonard. Using the phone she left behind, you'll investigate her friends, family, and Zoey herself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Elmwood Trail.

This is a librarian adventure game. As a new employee of the library, you will lend at the counter. The story branches by selecting the book that the user wants from all 260 books. Multi-ending with multiple bad ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kakureza Library.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 207 reviews

One computer. One room. And records that were never erased. Search. Can you uncover the whole truth? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Results Found.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 3,626 reviews

Do you want to experience an adult VN that many players and fans only could find the strength to play once? Then this is the game for you. Acting Lessons is packed with a rich story, comedy, sex and drama. The choices you make in this game will affect your adventure until the very end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Acting Lessons.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 192 reviews

An Action-RPG that's (not-so) secretly a Personality Test. Use Physics-based telekinesis to make your mark on a strange world of Spirits. You will not be told when you are making decisions. You will never be judged in terms of Good or Evil. You will simply face the consequences of your actions. - Explore a strange world of Spirits! - Pick up & Throw Anything that's not nailed down!️ - Learn abou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FREERIDE.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 434 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger's bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Stand.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

73% User Score Based on 250 reviews

In a small inn located in the snowy Japanese mountains, an unlikely relationship blossoms between a once-popular poet and the daughter of the inn's proprietress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Days of Snow.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

79% User Score Based on 359 reviews

Visual Novel game about a wave of murders that sweep across a city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Major\Minor.

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.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

69% User Score Based on 65 reviews

An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Degraman: Act I. Vincent.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

73% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

"Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale" is a third-person detective RPG, set in rural Bavaria in 1866. As the young Medical student Valentin Schmidt you will travel to Wolpertshofen in order to write a report of the peoples' living situation for the King, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the small Bavarian village. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Bavarian Tale: Totgeschwiegen.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

58% User Score Based on 90 reviews

Blue Rose is an interactive ‘visual novel’, following the viewpoint of the female knight Lena as she enters an unknown world deep in the mountains. Lena is a Templar of the Blue Rose, her life dedicated to protecting her home and country, but pulled away from the front lines of the war, Lena finds herself trapped in a secluded, unknown village in the mountains. For the first time she will make her… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blue Rose Reprise.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Gray Skies, Dark Waters drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it. What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? In this modern interpretation of centuries-old folklore, that’s the question that seventeen-year-old Lina Garrett has to consider after her mother vanishes. Take Lina o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gray Skies, Dark Waters.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

61% User Score Based on 326 reviews

Change the way your heroes look with this pack of 3 alternative outfits for Galeb, Emem and Leysha. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

96% User Score Based on 182 reviews

The main character is an unfortunate man who can't do anything well. One fateful day, he meets 2 cat-eared shrine maidens by the name of Ayame and Kaede at an old shrine, and ends up living with them! Set in Akihabara, enjoy this adventure game of the slightly dirty-minded and eventful cohabitation life with 2 cat-eared shrine maidens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NekoMiko.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

87% User Score Based on 247 reviews

A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your AI drone for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the dark mysteries buried beneath the ice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arctic Awakening.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 19,882 reviews

STORY Cannibalism and codependency! Caught in an extremely toxic sibling relationship, our awful heroes must survive starvation, as well as each other. How will you escape death and the consequences of your actions?FEATURES This is a story focused adventure game where you get to: Explore a bleak world. Solve some light puzzles. Play as two characters. Make choices that change the course of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Coffin of Andy and Leyley.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

98% User Score Based on 26,548 reviews

Includes: Base Game MiSide - Soundtrack Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself? Features Original visual styleThe authors hope to emphasize the contrast of colorful anime style against the background of the disturbing adventures of the main character. Interesting plotThe game has an unexpectedly developing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MiSide.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

97% User Score Based on 653 reviews

For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Testing Chamber.

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.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 230 reviews

While attending a religious recollection, Holly Beltran experiences strange hauntings throughout the convent. At night, broken faced statues and whispered prayers haunt Holly’s dreams — before the recollection is over, Holly may have to face more than her own demons to come out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Maker.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 58,300 reviews

Disco Elysium, a genre-bending RPG that became a cult classic when it debuted in October 2019, is heading to consoles in 2021. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut adds full voice acting to the game, as well as new quests, more characters and fresh explorable areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

51% User Score Based on 362 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

THE FULL GAME IS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM! http://store.steampowered.com/app/359580 Uncanny Valley is a survival horror indie game. We are tired of seeing action games marketed as survival horror,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Valley.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pirate's Fate.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

71% User Score Based on 650 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Detail.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,757 reviews

This short visual novel follows Jack as he makes desperate plans to save the girl dearest to him, and as he remembers how Anna tore through his life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill or Love.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

79% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Your Future Self is a thrilling time loop "conversation-em-up" with a unique conversational "battle" mechanic. It harks back to the aesthetics of text-based adventure games whilst deliberately subverting your expectations; both in story and design. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Future Self.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Michael struggles with dreams of dark waters and an unknown ancient evil resting beneath the cold waves. Are these simply dreams or are they a premonition of things to come? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 22,709 reviews

Vote for us in the #gjfest ! http://jams.gamejolt.io/gjfest/games/emily-is-away/124136 Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emily is Away.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 228 reviews

In this horror visual novel, we follow Atcchan, our protagonist, who left his hometown two years ago. Now he is finally able to return - but only for three days. How will his old friends react to him, and will their relationships be able to stand the test of time? For a person who's always been afraid of change, this is a worrying prospect for our hero... but it's something he will have to overco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Way We ALL GO.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 581 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Threads.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

82% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 7 reviews

Fragments of Him is a narrative game played in the first person. The story revolves around a tragic accident, and the life of the victim and his loved ones before and after the incident. The player plays through the events and the locations as if they were the spirit or intellect of the characters, making decisions and starting actions that progress the story. Through this snapshot of their lives … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments of Him.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 58 reviews

An interactive horror story inspired by Lovecraft's work about surviving a family you never knew and uncovering their sinister practices. Will you embrace them or rid humanity of their taint? Your actions will shape your fate and of the family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Eve's Wake.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 17,771 reviews

NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel-chan”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD.

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!.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

94% User Score Based on 7,328 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

Emily is Away Too is the spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed original. Message both Emily and Evelyn as you determine the outcome of your senior year. Extend the story past the chat window with youtube links, facebook profiles and file transfers. And most importantly, change your text color to lime green so everyone knows you're the coolest kid in school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emily is Away Too.