Games like The Painting

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

86% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Guidelicious is a short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. Engage in a fully voice acted story as every powerless move forward leads you closer to the truth of why you're here... hopefully. <1,000 words (10-15 minutes of playtime)! Fully voiced! 1 animated Guide + 1 interactive background! 5 endings! Nameable female protagonist! 9… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guidelicious.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

A murdered father and a missing grandfather... It is under these circumstances that Phebe finds herself moving to the isolated frontier town of Edgefield. Rumors have it that monsters roam the lands after dark and anyone caught outside is never heard from again. With eerie murderous howling heard every night, Phebe has no choice to become accustomed to this new life if she wants to find her missi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Heart of Butterblue.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

88% User Score Based on 51 reviews

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inversed.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Waves.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Follow the Black Kitten.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

68% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Magic and science. Past and future. But what of the present? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snapshot.

"The Other Side of the Sky" is a short text adventure game with an alternate fantasy setting in a single-line ending narrative mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 苍空的彼端.

Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NA-Re: great chain of being.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Now available for free, discover a mystery story set in the world of Methods: The Detective Competition. Red July, an up-and-coming celebrity detective, is challenged by The Illusion Killer — a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions. However, in the course of solving the murder, Red July's famous method — which lets her instantly solve any crime — stops working. Now the rac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Methods: The Illusion Murders.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

This game is a psychological horror VN set on a rural farm in middle-America. It is very short, taking only 15-20 minutes to read through once. It was made for the farmjam2024, and panic horror jam over the course of a month by a single person (myself). The theme of the game is really simple: What do you do when your memory seems to be unreliable, and not line up with what you can see in fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Culling of Normality.

Scriptur is a kinetic visual novel featuring original artworks, soundtrack, and characters. The main character woke up on the train, he does not know how he ended up in it and where he was going. On top of that, he has the same strange dream all the time. What does this all mean? What is the secret behind all this? Will it be possible to reveal it and finally restore the lost memories of what hap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scriptur.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

88% User Score Based on 33 reviews

When Kyle gets a new job at a fashion company, he meets Vincent Zircon, who happens to be his eccentric boss. Vincent, being quite mischievous, often teases the newcomer, Kyle, causing him to think that his boss is odd. One day, he bumps into his boss after work and is surprised when his superior acts kind and gentle, even offering to buy lunch for him. Kyle starts to wonder if his boss is messing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Douchey Boss Has a Gentle Twin Brother?! - BL Visual Novel.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 52 reviews

SynopsisDan and Lucia are almost the complete opposite of one another from opposite sides of the world. When they've both decided to turn their worlds upside down, they encounter at the halfway point. A brief time together that makes a huge, lasting impact in their lives.BackgroundThis is a free short visual (kinetic) novel. The story is told from the point of view of each character, chosen by the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layover Lovers.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

"Some stories are best told to none," she whispered. Long ago, the stars disappeared. Then, a man returned them. Few would believe such a thing; fewer still can recall his name or how he bent the heavens' ears. It's a story of romance and tragedy that the stars themselves testify of to this day. However, you won't find the tale in books or archives—only in the hearts of those who were … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For Whom the Stars Shine.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

You are a fragment in the universe. You wake up with no body, no sense of touch, nothing. But... you can walk? You have no legs! You walk the endless plain, then is stopped by a mysterious girl. Who is this girl? Is she... god? What am I doing here? The mysterious girl shall guide you. - You - You are you. Where are you? With the help of this mysterious girl, maybe she has the answers fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to un/FRAGMENT..

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Hunted by anxiety, you exiled yourself to a lonely mountain inhabited by a ghost and his regrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autumn Spirit.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Nick just can't let go of the people he's killed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Up All Night: Daybreak.

Jaksaljabi is a kinetic novel that you can experience unique set-up and story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jaksaljabi.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

The Story: After a flesh-eating dust blows through your small town you are left trying to survive alone against hordes of Listless humans. Starved for social interaction you find yourself questioning your sanity when a voice speaks directly into your mind begging for your help. Game Features: Navigate an apocalyptic world full of Listless humans while managing your health and toxin level… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dust of the Violet Crystals.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

"I cried, but not because I wanted to live longer. I cried because I realized how painful it would be for the ones who love me." Loving Life is a short, non-fictional autobiographical visual novel created in 2012 by Zhenghua Yang (Z), the founder of Serenity Forge, as a reflection on a near-fatal incident that changed his life. StoryAt age 18, Z was a typical college student: driven by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loving Life.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

No one knows what the future may hold. Just yesterday, Ais was going about her life, enjoying it to the fullest. But out of nowhere, she suddenly finds herself confined alongside a strange girl called "Alice". To make matters worse, neither of them remembered anything prior to this incident. Just who is behind this? And why are they doing this? A mystery yuri visual novel. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zeitz Machz √Rhapsody.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Story This is a story about a little girl who is grieving the loss of her best friend. It's been a long time since then, but no one believes her when she says she lost her friend because a monster ate him. But that doesn't make sense: She never tells lies. She always gets golden stars from her teacher. In short, she's a good girl. Or is she? After all, she also has the power of the "malice&qu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sweet Girl Gurumelo.

Coalescence is a visual novel that takes you deep within Moniker Labs to explore its secrets. Play as one of three characters, each with their own storyline and dialogue options. Form relationships with the companions you encounter and try to make it out alive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coalescence.

Un visual novel d’horreur qui se déroule dans le noir complet, où les paroles des personnages sont mises en musique. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to De Profundis.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

A super short visual novel based on the original poem by imayui. In Japan, it was released in 2014 as a way of telling stories and poems online. Just like a visual novel, you read through the story. Fancy opening BGM and simple animated illustration. It is a short story that ends within 2 or 3 minutes, and you can enjoy a strange sense of the extraordinary. ---story--- A very short … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hole Town.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development

77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Game DescriptionCountdown is a short visual novel that tells the story of an ordinary individual's journey through their thoughts and emotions as their life approaches its end. The second playthrough of this game is intended for revisiting the story. The content is exactly the same as the initial playthrough, with no changes whatsoever. ExperienceEmotional Interaction: Although the game does no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Countdown.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Elliot is a troubled boy with a troubled mind, desperately clinging to the world around him. What would happen if his reality were called into question? Where do lies begin and end? Learn the different truths at play over the multiple endings the game has to offer.Voice ActingMy Dear Delirium comes fully voice acted! The incredible cast are the stars of this show, so please enjoy as they bring eac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Dear Delirium.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 37 reviews

WANT MORE VAMPIRE GAMES?Harrowed World is the shared setting and franchise of a growing number of video games and (soon) books. Wishlist 'Harrowed World: Portents In Red', our modern gothic vampire RPG and check out other Harrowed World games using the 'Check out the entire Harrowed World collection on Steam' link above. You died and have been brought back as a vampire. Left abandoned by the o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harrowed World: What's Past Is Portents.

New free novel game "Will you become a vtuber too?" One day, you came to the virtual world Return to the real world? Or... would you make another choice? A story that changes depending on your choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to キミもvtuberにならないか？.

I dreamed of a girl. From then on, I saw her every day in my dreams. I don't know why it happened. I can only keep telling myself that it is all false, all illusion. But on the other hand, I fell in love with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantastic Dream.

In a world ravaged by decay and despair, where civilization crumbles and hope fades, lies the enigma known only as The Great Apperance. Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, two young men set out on a journey to find The Great Appearance which manifests itself inside mankind's mind. Story: In the aftermath of an apocalypse that left the world decaying, survivors live in small socie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crimson Call.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

"Magic exists all around; your whole body and mind can be a conduit." Alice and Sophie have been in a long distance relationship since they graduated from the Ira Royal Academy for talented magic users. Sophie has stayed on campus as a researcher, while Alice ventured to the world outside of academia. Finally, Sophie gets some time off, and the couple reunites for an onsen vacation… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Becomes You: Yuri Onsen Vacation.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 22 reviews

... When you finally regain consciousness, you find yourself lying face down in the snow, with a long trail of footprints behind you. It seems you had collapsed from exhaustion.   You find yourself struggling to flip yourself over. When you eventually do, you find several newly acquired cuts and bruises all over yourself. You quickly administer some first aid, before spending a few minutes fiddli… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Records of the Flycatcher.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 43 reviews

A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reaplaced.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

In this cute visual novel: Your childhood friend Masako invites you to work at her indie game studio, and help accomplish her dreams. You soon learn that making a game is harder than it sounds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Happy Game Girls.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Jackie Shields wakes up to find everything in her world a little different than she remembers it. Trapped between her own dimension and a parallel one, she soon realizes that nothing can remain unchanged in her life. Especially not herself...because the other dimension has a Jackie of its own! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Refraction.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

"Piano at 5 am." is a short text adventure game. A girl who is the main character wanders in a fog forest while adjusting the four factors of "drowsiness," "thirst," "madness," and "recharge," which increase or decrease depending on the choices she makes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Piano at 5 am.

Conor's first three visual novels have been rereleased in one package! See the world through the eyes of a lonely man talking a walk, try to escape from a secluded prison, or help a girl confess to her crush. While one on them is a kinetic visual novel, there won't be any choices to make, but the other two will have a big impact on the world the characters are in. They Cannot Hear Me It's the mid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conor Origins - T Trilogy.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

"Red Spider2" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 200,000 words in total). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Spider2: Exiled.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 47 reviews

This is New Scuffed Epic Visual Novel, which is a story set in the world of New Scuffed Epic BHOP Simulator, play as a character of your choice, as you run into some new, and familiar faces along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Scuffed Epic Visual Novel.

HeartWare is an interactive visual novel that invites players into a captivating story centered around Iris. The game explores her journey as she seeks meaningful connections and a sense of purpose. As the player, you will guide Iris through various scenarios, making choices that shape her experiences and determine the course of her story. In HeartWare, every decision matters, leading to mult… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HeartWare.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Do I Know You? is a very short visual novel about a man visiting his mother with dementia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Do I Know You?.

Dreamland Welcome to Dreamland - a mysterious and fascinating world of dreams, where reality intertwines with fantasy, and fear and admiration go hand in hand. In this game, you will go on a fascinating journey through a world inhabited by mythical creatures and creepy characters. PlotWe see the world through the eyes of Alexey, an ordinary worker at the logistics company "Watcher's Cargo.&… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamland.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

A "Visual Novel Play" about the nature of love and relationships! Caught between his fiance and an android, Dan Garland must make a choice that will change lives forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Synthetic Fantasy;.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Do you want to be an engineer? Do you ever dream of building a robot? Meet Niko an engineering student that always had that kind of thought, however, studying is hard and he hates it! One moment Niko gets hit by a truck and gets transported into the other world. It was a wonderful world blessed with magic, with that Niko tried to cast his first magic spell but nothing came out. It turns out he d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to inFINIte Robotics.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

A story of sin and 'the girl'. You find yourself in a world of monochrome, alone, until you meet Zarie, a girl with white hair, red eyes, and black clothes. She tells you she is a deity of death, this is Hell, and that you are a sinner. Guided by Zaire, you travel to meet Emma, Hell's Judgement, to be tried. What awaits you at the end of this short, yet arduous journey? Features ・A short visual … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zarie: The Story of Sin.

Overview "Yearning" is a love simulation, visual novel type of game, telling the story of the protagonist Tan Kai's ordinary and extraordinary life in the modern Chinese university campus. In the game, you will play as Tan Kai, develop different feelings with different girls, and make your own choices and judgments in front of various social phenomena and problems. I hope you can experie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 有所思 Yearning.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

87% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Hong Kong, nearest future. Socio-economic crises have not been exhausted, and political contradictions are only getting sharper. However, even against such a background, detached human minds learn to artificially recreate their likeness. Techno-demo about itself, about self-reflection of the unfinished and artificial. My attempt to convey the voice of those who are dismissed and forgot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PROTOTYPE原型.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

72% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Welcome to Elsewhere High, "a school for exceptional children." In this visual novel, players are able to immerse themselves in the world of the outcast. Each student at Elsewhere High has fallen short of expectations at their original high school; they've flunked out, skipped class, wrote threatening notes, or grew to be a reprehensible bully. Friendships spawn, and feuds arise, but amidst the t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elsewhere High: Chapter 1 - A Visual Novel.