Games like The Unsought Light: A Japanese Fairytale Retelling with a Gothic Twist

This game is created by @Darklord with YAHAHA Horror Game Kit and YAHAHA assists the creator with packaging and publishing the game based on their request. Yahaha Horror Gamekit is tailored for imaginative creators and players who adore horror games, all without the need for any programming expertise. Our game has garnered significant attention! On May 17th, itch officially recommended our g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wedding Day.

This game supports Japanese only.Fan localizations are welcome.*No permission or confirmation is required for localization, but if you contact us after completion, we will introduce it to you. Liz, a boy living as a noble lady for the sake of a political marriage, harbors an unrequited love for the maid Nymph.On the day before the wedding, he wishes for happiness with Nymph upon the “black rose … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to イツワリの令嬢少年.

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.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Play's the Thing.

The Third Minor Noble War would later be known as the War of the Frontier's Birth. We know what started it and how it ended, but we still know nothing about the Knight who determined its outcome. Only the Knight himself can tell that story. You arrive in the New South as a knight of the Empire, born to enforce God’s miracles upon the world. Knight is your duty. Knight is your name. Knight is eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Petty Warfare.

Congratulations! You are now in possession of one (1) neurodivergent romance novel villainess! Unfortunately, neither you nor she remember the bad romance novel you are trapped in… or which character wants her dead. Guide your amnesiac villainess through mysteries, menacing manors, and (wo)men who may be trying to murder her. Meet with five suspiciously gorgeous characters and pursue … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Save the Villainess: An Otome Isekai Roleplaying Game.

Demo updated: June 7th, 2024 (Prologue - Chapter 2) Current Word Count (w/code): ~91.4k Word Count for One Play Through: ~34k For fun: Take the 'which character are you' quiz You never thought you'd go to college, due to your circumstances. But you especially didn't dream you'd be forced to attend the prestigious Vales Grove University after being attacked by wraiths in their library. What sta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burning Academia.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

73% User Score Based on 64 reviews

A short somber game about exploring a forgotten town. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No One is Here.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

97% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Play as a butler and explore a haunted mansion. Discover mysteries and solve problems in this Point and Click Adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Ghostly Tale.

Silvarn is a first-person psychological horror game set in a fog covered rural village. Players explore abandoned locations, solve environmental puzzles, and uncover fragmented memories while being pursued by an unseen threat. The game focuses on atmosphere, tension, and narrative-driven exploration rather than combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SILVARN.

Upon coming back to the family home from college, you find the corpse of your mother mutilated almost beyond recognition. Apart from the terrible scene, there is seemingly no evidence found by the police and no suspects are brought up. The lack of answers is driving you crazy, and so you set out to find out who has killed your mother yourself. This job will be difficult-- there will be friends th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thrill Seeker.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Can your magic amulet save your Jewish village from destruction? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ghost and the Golem.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

80% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Rule over a secret society of vampires in a game full of political intrigue, occult powers, and conflicting loyalties. Will you play or be played? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vampire Regent.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

77% User Score Based on 295 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Lovely Wife.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

SummaryA dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known. Which path will you choose?Features- Two branching routes in a dark, immersive world - Change the protagonist's pronoun - All original art - 12 different endings - Completely o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twisted: A Dark Fairytale.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

63% User Score Based on 24 reviews

A feudal fantasy Visual Novel - follow the story of Chi An as she struggles between the responsibility towards her family, society, and freedom to pursue her own happiness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Essence: Color My World.

If only I could see you once again... Story Akira’s world shattered the moment he saw his girlfriend Yuki’s lifeless body on the pavement after a horrific car crash. Weeks later, he joins his professor, Akane, on a trip to investigate the legendary Kagetsu Mansion—a site tied to the Amayorome Myth of a god imprisoned and a land condemned. Upon reaching the mansion, Akira discovers it is more … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mansion Of Whispering Desires.

In the season when the cherry is at full blossom, an ordinary high school girl met a sakura youkai and the story unfolded. This game is a visual novel with multiple storylines and your choices will lead to different endings If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flowering Across.

The Empress is dead.  The Throne is free for the taking. The Sovereign's Ring is an 18+ dark fantasy interactive fiction filled with drama and romance. CONTENT WARNING: The Sovereign's Ring is intended for an 18+ audience. The Sovereign’s Ring contains disturbing/dark subject matter that is not for everyone, such as graphic depictions of violence, gore, death, trauma, sexism, racism, poverty, miso… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sovereign's Ring.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

85% User Score Based on 34 reviews

From out of an old vase emerge two Sengoku Era generals but... they're hot babes?! Our protagonist Jun finds himself responsible for helping Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen adapt to modern Japan, as well as fulfilling their (after)life-long regret of not experiencing the joy of motherhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commander Babes.

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.

If you want to try the game out, here's a link to the demo: https://kazuki-t126.itch.io/ones-desolation-demo In the esteemed estate of the Cichy mansion, there seems to be a rift within the household. However, one day Adele Cichy tells her daughter Liridona she has set up an arranged marriage with a prince named Nathaniel. Everything seems to be going well between the two of them until Liridona he… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Void Chronicles: One's Desolation.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

~~~~~~~~ FAIRYTALE PRINCESS DIES; SHE GETS BETTER. LOVE IN THE BARGAIN. ~~~~~~~~ The plan was supposed to be simple, almost ridiculously so. When her father, driven mad by years of grief, suddenly decided to force her into marrying him, Princess Kionna enlisted the help of her childhood friend. Together, they managed to contact her long-lost fairy godmother. Surely, her powers would save her fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronotopia: Second Skin.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 722 reviews

During Chongzhen’s Reign (A.D. 1628-1644), land annexation reached unmitigated extremes, the country faced domestic issues and foreign invasions, coinciding with the catastrophic Little Ice Age. After many years of horrid disasters in succession one after another, the Ming court continued to impose inhumane policies resulting in widespread starvation and leading to the rise of multiple rebellions … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

83% User Score Based on 100 reviews

What happened to Marissa Marcel If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Immortality.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

Loretta is a psychological thriller that would make the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes and would lead her through a self-crafted nightmare. This story is about a woman, dealing with betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, relationship problems and the difficult social situation of the 1940s.Conceptually and aesthetically, the game is inspired by the American art of the twentieth century, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loretta.

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.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

78% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Her fairy tale life laid out before her, Risa’s eyes are set on the future. With thoughts of her family spurring her on, will she earn a place beside Ren Yamato, Prince Charming himself? The turmoil in her heart knows life is rarely so straight forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without Romance.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Mamiya is a captivating, dark visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAMIYA.

"Shadowfall" is an epic action-adventure RPG set in a fantastical world of magic and myth. You take on the role of Kael, a young hero tasked with saving the kingdom of Arvandor from a looming darkness that threatens to destroy everything in its path. Embark on a thrilling journey across Arvandor's many lands, from the enchanted Whispering Woods to the treacherous Shimmering Desert, in s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadowfall.

Find a weapon lost to myth, and Drake can save the world.Find a creature lost to war, and they can save themself.Drake Elýnus was never supposed to be in Tārāmen. They were never supposed to be working for Tārāmen’s royal family. They were never supposed to do the things they’ve done. But Drake hasn’t stood a chance since the day their home was burned to the ground, the boy they loved was executed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veil Us in Gold.

Yakumi's World This is the story of 5 year old Yakumi.  In a cruel twist of fate she suffered a horrific accident and lies in a medically induced coma. Fortunately, she is not aware of any pain and blessed with a vivid imagination. Immersed in her dream world she commands a magic bubble in which she feels safe and comfortable.  The bubble takes her to a far away island with coconut trees, white s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yakumi's World.

They say every creature in Hollas has magic in them. It doesn't have to be too much, but there will always be just a bit inside even in the weakest people. You, on the other hand? You have no magic. Nada, nelch. No mana runs through your veins, no sparks glow from your hands. You are the only magic-less creature on the continent. So why is that you have visions of your death? A Knights Heart is a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Knights Heart.

Life was never fair not before the accident, and certainly not after. You expected magic, adventure, maybe a crown. Instead, you awaken in a foreign body, forced into an arranged marriage with Zachary, the cold and distant Duke of the North. Born to the sunlit luxury of the South, you're sent to a frozen, war-torn land plagued by monsters, famine, and unrest. Your new husband is a man of duty, no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Wife is a Spy?!.

⚠️ Please Note: Locked In My Darkness 2: The Room is a slow-paced, first-person psychological horror game with a focus on atmosphere, exploration, and puzzle-solving. It is not an action or combat-heavy experience. Estimated playtime: 2 to 3 hours. Multiple endings available. ️ About the GameLocked In My Darkness 2: The Room is a first-person psychological horror game that places you in the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked in my Darkness 2: The Room.

An interactive fantasy romance novel set amongst the Greek gods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hearts in Hades: Divine Passion.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Alex is persuaded by his childhood friends to reconnect on a fun camping trip together. He feels superfluous in the company of students, and his confusion grows when the buddies venture further into the forest. Alex's fears are well-founded, because in the remote wilderness the carefree travelers await something much more sinister than the usual dangers. Enter a nightmare in the dark caves to sav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Under.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

100% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Return to Two Elk Island anew Dorman, a closeted trans woman, has just finished recovering from a sailing incident that left her bedridden when her grandmother encourages her to start a new career. All the while, she struggles with the expectations her parents left behind - of her as a sailor and as a man. As she begins to settle back into her life, she finds that Two Elk Island isn’t as tranqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breathless Winds - LGBT Visual Novel.

❝ , .❞ You are 3000 years old. More or less. Not like you actually care. You stopped counting ages ago. Your early undead life was preoccupied with other things to the point that you were only happy that the pesky hunters did not find and kill you yet. Your travels bring you to the closest thing you would ever come to the kind of happiness that can shatter bones. And you would gladly… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to These Crimson Strings.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

78% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

They say it's hard to find a place to call your own, but what if such a place was not uniquely yours? What if both of you were not willing to give it up? Big Dipper is a visual novel which tells a romantic story of the circumstances that brought two lovers together one fateful New Year's Eve. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big Dipper.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

87% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Make the movie of your dreams amid the glamor and romance of 1950s Hollywood! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollywood Visionary.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

96% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Because We’re Here ~Mohnblume und Blauerose~ is a bittersweet otome dating sim in an unforgiving First World War-inspired setting. It's an episodic visual novel, released in four acts. 1915, Wesslinger National Calendar. The Great War rages on. As neurotic Postal Corps volunteer Elfriede Rauss, you walk the trenches with the men of a lost generation. And amidst the chaos and brutality of t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Because We're Here - Act I.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 90 reviews

A lesbian gothic romance tale set in Victorian England, in which an anxious governess is aggressively pursued by her unruly, tempestuous pupil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Salome's Kiss.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

94% User Score Based on 554 reviews

In this interactive tale of love and war, carve a place for yourself in a world that has disregarded you for too long. Be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it away for the sake of retribution. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadie: Second-Born.

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.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

66% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Game + Audiobook = Gamebook Play a book! Digital Gamebook is an audiobook with unprecedented possibilities in the world of audiobooks. Gamebooks focus on what is most important in books: stimulating your imagination and experiencing the story. You can listen to the story like a classic audiobook and also take on the role of the story’s hero. During a dangerous journey, the main character and hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait.

A fantasy, adventure, and love story influenced by the Guanche culture where you will navigate a fantasy world and face the destiny that the gods have chosen for you and your loved ones. But what’s so special about your soul? I guess we will find out soon enough, won’t we? Synopsis It’s already been three years since demons began to ravage the world, leaving broken families and shattered dreams … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remnants Of The Past.

This tale starts with your death. You remember only the moth, carrying you through the cosmos. And so, the Abyss beckons you. Now, you are a spirit, immortal. After a meeting with the Grim Reaper, Death, you were gifted with a peculiar inheritance: a bar. This mysterious establishment and the Abyss around it serve as a nexus, connected to every realm in existence. It’s a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bar on the Abyss.

Broken Lands: Adventures between Law and Chaos is a medieval fantasy role-playing game created by Carlos Ferrer that sets the action in a world divided by religious struggles and subjected to the ambition of the gods. Their eternal conflict keeps the mortals who worship them in a constant political and social tension. In the historical moment that serves as setting for the game, this pressure is a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Lands RPG.