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Looking for games like The Ritual? Here are top action recommendations with a fantasy, romance and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Heart of the Woods, It gets so lonely here or Witch You Want.

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  1. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 705 reviews

    A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Woods.

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  2. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 928 reviews

    You are running through a forest. It is late at night and the sky is as black as pitch. The trees which surround you, jutting out of the earth like eerie monuments to a foreign god, are blotting out most of the moonlight. You do not know where you are going. You have no map; no route; no plan. You have no desire, as you run, save to escape. You cannot let yourself be caught. All you can do … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It gets so lonely here.

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  3. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    97% User Score Based on 159 reviews

    ✨ URGENTLY HIRING!! ✨ in need of assistant!!!With a rather sparkly magical paper, you look over the job listing for a local witch needing an assistant with making potions before the town festival that weekend. Something so short notice would surely be hard for her to find workers, and you just happen to be in between jobs—so you sign up, unsure exactly what to expect...... A pompous and questiona… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witch You Want.

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  4. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    A dark yuri visual novel with themes around depression, a hidden magical art, and unexpected love from the depths of grief. As a reserved and unassuming university student in snow-bitten Hokkaido, the personal tragedy which visited Honoka Asakawa would lead to her experimentation in a magical art thought long-lost — blood magic. Unexpectedly able to visit the sealed world of Meiji-era Sapporo, Ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tithe in Blood.

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  5. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 271 reviews

    A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late one night, where she meets an enchanting raven-haired femme fatale - but all is not as it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Love, Like Poison.

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  6. ▶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.

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  7. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    On a cold winter day, Valerie and Cadence are brought together through their shared love of music. Determined to hear more of the talented pianist’s tunes, Valerie seeks Cadence out in hopes of making something beautiful. Little did they know that their composition would blossom into something more… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love's Crescendo.

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  8. 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 visits her grandmother for tea and something delicious to eat. Lumy is no different from millions of other girls. That is, except for one thing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crossroad.

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  9. 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.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice.

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  11. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 900 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.

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  12. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    75% User Score Based on 128 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    ToA: Seasons Of The Wolf is a RPG set in same world of Loren The Amazon Princess. The romance is still present but the game provides a much better experience on the RPG gameplay part, with isometric maps, randomized loot, many skills and clever AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Aravorn: Seasons Of The Wolf.

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  13. 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.

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  14. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 232 reviews

    Floral Aroma in the Shrine is a short Vision Novel Touhou Project Fan Fiction game. The main story is about a love story of Reimu and Marisa. Player will be playing as Marisa and experience her side of the story happened in Hakurei Jinja. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Floral Aroma in the Shrine.

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  15. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    43% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    One afternoon, after a trip to an antique store, it turns out that a simple statue is actually a magical being from the land of Hanapon. But who’s the better candidate to rule? Meet and talk with all the sisters and decide for yourself! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hanapon Princess.

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  16. 98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    The Last Divine You walk a path you were never meant to survive... The Last Divine  is a text-based fantasy romance set in the medieval-inspired realm of Jeilene. It is a character-driven interactive fiction novel that loosely borrows from elements of Greek Mythology. The choices you make throughout will shape your personality, your abilities, and ultimately the trajectory of Jeilene's future.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Divine.

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  17. 63%Game Brain Score
    63% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Aesemyr: The Withering is a text-based high fantasy game written in choicescript. The current length of the demo is around 120k words, consisting of the prologue and chapters 0-3.For now, only one path is available to play in chapter 3.The game contains some dark themes, so be sure to read through the content warnings at the beginning. Magic comes with a price. That is an inevitability every m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aesemyr: The Withering.

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  18. STORYEmbark on a mystical quest that blends Slavic folklore with arcane witchcraft to uncover the truth behind a vanished village. Investigate supernatural clues, confront hidden forces and harness your powers as a novice witch to rescue those lost to the shadows. But be warned: some secrets are better left undiscovered. FEATURES Immersive Slavic Folklore Explore a narrative steeped in Ea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witch’s Gaze - The Vanishing Village.

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  19. 61%Game Brain Score
    61% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Chapter Two Out Now! Betrayed by your mothers and sent away to become a prophet, loneliness became an old friend, and an intense longing for connection stirs deep within you.  Hoping to escape the monotony of your life – training to become a Living Prophet and delivering parcels all over the Southern Territories isn’t as fun as it sounds – you seek solace in the nightflowers that bloom in Cali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aphni's Quartet: Nightbloom's Veil.

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  20. 94%Game Brain Score
    94% User Score Based on 137 reviews

    Chapter 2 is released! In the underworld kingdom, where demons fight for survival against the abyssal monsters, you are just an Oracle. In the distant past the Oracles were at the top of the demonic hierarchy, but those golden days are long gone. You did what you were most afraid to do and now sit under arrest in the royal palace. When the Abyss sends you a vision of a terrible disaster that wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Abyssal Song.

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  21. 92%Game Brain Score
    92% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Unshackled is an 18+ tale of betrayal, fantasy and horror.  Please be advised that this game includes mature themes, such as corruption, severe abuse of power, (optional) sexually suggestive content, suggestive language, psychological horror, violence, death, and gore. Celestia. A town known for its high and rich reputation. The streets are lined with ornate buildings made of white stone and ad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unshackled.

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  22. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Celestial power thrums in your veins, Hell’s throne calls, and demons conspire. Will you ascend as savior, tyrant, or something in between? A text-based horror novel, 295,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Throne of Blood.

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  23. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    86% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    "Sometimes the most dangerous question is the one you don't realize you're answering..."You are Erin Cole, a university student volunteering for a paid experiment conducted by "Cognitech Solutions" - the world's leading name in advanced android technology. But they didn't prepare you for this... The task seemed simple: Talk to an android, ask questions, evaluate how human it a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Empathy Algorithm.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Game + Soundtrack Bundle available now! All Along The Moss-Clad Copse Taking place near the end of the 15th century in medieval Pomerania, Unterholz invites players to an alternate version of our own reality. Explore the murky corners and abandoned ruins of an isolated enclave in the middle of a dark swamp. Unveil the truth behind the disappearance of its doomed denizens on a psychological journe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unterholz.

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  25. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 228 reviews

    Explore game Love is All Around 2 for PS5,PS4 console from the official PlayStation website.Check out Love is All Around 2 features, news, videos, screen shots, and buy the game now from PlayStation Store. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love is All Around 2.

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  26. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    98% User Score Based on 288 reviews

    Dana is a mostly normal girl living a mostly normal life until one day, Brunhilde- a fearsome Dark Knight from another realm- tears through a portal in the sky and asks Dana to guide her to find and slay the mysterious Gray Wizard. Instantly, Dana enlists herself as Brunhilde's companion and guide, promising to help her find her prize in this unfamiliar world - all while praying Brunhilde neve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to taking my Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    You will be the judge of the dead… and every choice will be remembered. I am Morta, your guide in this place. I will show you the tombs, the broken lives, and the voices that still echo in the dark. But the verdict is yours alone. Luce Spenta is a gothic and psychological visual novel where power rests in your hands: you will decide the fate of five souls — forgiveness, reproach, oblivion, or exec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luce Spenta.

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  28. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    A dark thriller with both comedic and spine-chilling moments, Angel Wings: Endless Night is a love letter to classic survival horror games, brought to life in visual novel form. As a spin-off sequel to Angel Wings, Endless Night finds you trapped in a haunted mansion with no means of escape. Using your wits and the help of your unlikely companion, will you find a way to end this eternal darkness?… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel Wings: Endless Night.

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  29. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Princess Helen of Sparta is the most beautiful woman in the world, coveted by almost all the kings and princes of Greece. Suitors from far and wide have flocked to their palace in hopes of winning her hand in marriage- …But this isn’t about her. Enter Penelope, Helen’s less popular cousin. While staying at her uncle's palace, she encounters one of Helen's supposed suitors, the no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pre-Odyssey: Love at First Quack.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Trail of Stars is a short, bittersweet fairy-tale about two vulnerable souls navigating first love, growing up, and protecting what they have—when all they have is each other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trail of Stars.

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  31. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    注:本游戏所有主要角色均已满18岁。故事简介: ——这是一位身为人类的公主,教会了强大而冷漠的黑龙,何为「爱」的故事。 在这个剑与魔法的世界。 创世神曾留下预言: 「这一年,黑暗之龙将抓走王国的公主,于三年后进行血祭。」 而作为国王的私生女,你被紧急上任公主,成了替罪羊。 为期三年,恶龙与人犯的共同生活。 公主能否温暖巨龙的心,为自己带来一线生机? 友情、亲情、重要之人。 危险、矛盾、龙与人类。 乐观积极、活泼坚强的祭品公主; 与生来孤独、冷漠强大的灾厄之龙。 开朗阳光大姐姐x孤独面瘫黑龙之间,令人啼笑皆非的生活! 这个冬天,不再寒冷!游戏类型: 本游戏类型为视觉小说。 即通过阅览文字剧情,通过选项进行选择,推动故事情节产生分支的冒险游戏。 玩家将扮演故事中的女主角——一名人类国度的公主,与一头黑龙建立羁绊,融化与温暖它的心灵,为自身谋得生存希望。 打出「幸福的结局」。游戏主要… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 灾厄黑龙与谎言公主.

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  32. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    97% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    Embrace the monster within to change the fate of a nation in this dark fantasy visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sigh of the Abyss.

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  33. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    74% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Scarlet Defiance: The Wall Between Us is a short yuri visual novel about two young women on a journey to find their true purposes in life. In this prologue, each deals with their own struggles as they find themselves on a path that inevitably intertwines with one another. 『One wall, two lovers, and a prophecy that could change it all.』 In a world divided by a wall, humans and vampires live i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Defiance: The Wall Between Us.

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  34. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,444 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 2 reviews

    Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood.

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  35. FROM JUNGLE TO CASTLE Young Serafina has spent her entire life alone in the jungle with only her guardian, a mysterious man named Arken, as company. When Arken is captured by a group of soldiers and carried away, Serafina must venture outside the forest to save him. On her journey to the heart of the kingdom, Serafina discovers a whole new world beyond the shadows of the jungle.From the depths of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serafina's Saga: Awakened.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 684 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate Plus.

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  37. 20%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    27% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    The Fairytale of Death is a text adventure that should never have been written. A story that is told to you like from a fairy tale book. A fairy tale that can only be finished through wise decisions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to the fairytale of DEATH.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    96% User Score Based on 469 reviews

    A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where awful monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lake of Voices.

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  40. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 1,342 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

    The Yawhg is a one-to-four-player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town's locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives? The fate of a community hinges on the characters' actions, and the decisions of their players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Yawhg.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    When the source of the kingdoms magic is in danger, High Alchemist Nika Skylar has no choice but to intervene. Joined by a mysterious detective Skylar must act before the kingdom is plunged into darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonflower.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 388 reviews

    Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Story Beside.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,824 reviews

    Leap of Faith is a Visual Novel story about bonding through friendship and romance, and the journey through life in early adulthood. It keeps a comedic tone, while still at times addressing serious issues that arise along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leap of Faith.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Cascades.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 1,275 reviews

    "Wolf Tails" is a visual novel where you take care of two wolf-girls. There's Mirari, a kindhearted girl who is running away from her duties to her pack, and Fuyu, a brash and loud-mouthed girl who is wary of human culture and its "influences". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolf Tails.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    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.

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