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[Note: Thanks to readers leaving generous tips, several free 'community copies' have been made available. If you wish to read this novel and are unable to afford it, please feel free to scroll down to the 'Community Copies' section and hit the 'Claim Access' button to claim a free copy.] At the Crossroads of Tomorrow Being one of the youngest of the Sua royals never stopped Saritrah from schemin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smoke and Steel: A Sapphic Epic Fantasy.

The complete eBook collection of the Lesser Known Monsters series, including all three novels of the trilogy, as well as the accompanying short story collection. Being the chosen one isn’t always a good thing. Oscar Tundale is not a hero. Anxious, indecisive, and awkward, he can barely get through a normal day. Now he’s about to find out monsters are real. Oscar’s friends: brave, stubborn Zara… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lesser Known Monsters series (eBook).

You are one of the illune, a moonless guard tasked with the protection of the minds of the Royal Family of Spala, and now with the mysterious disappearances of an increasingly large amount of your people. Set in a fantasy world inspired by ancient mediterranean civilizations, you play as an illune - a moonless mind guard - of the royal family. Unlike humans, moonless have no magical talents but th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Moonless.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

84% User Score Based on 10 reviews

American Christmas is a Mario-Megaman-Sonic inspired 2D platformer. This game aims to recapture that magic feeling you’d get when gaming during a time in the 90's when 2D platformers reigned king in the gaming industry. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to American Christmas.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

95% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Immerse yourself in an exciting adventure in Find All 9: Fantasy. You will explore the fairytale village, the colorful streets of the city of mages and the unique scenery of the soaring dragon islands. Look for hidden objects and color this mysterious painted world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FIND ALL 9: Fantasy.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

99% User Score Based on 90 reviews

Have you ever felt like a rabbit with a telephone? Ana is a wartime telephone operator learning how to navigate the world without her dear sister. The beloved game-jam sweetheart is back in remastered form, featuring an overhauled script, new CGs, updated sprites, sounds & music. Incoming callThe job title of switchboard operator used to be respectable, but in this world of progress the ol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Girl.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 772 reviews

The Cat and the Coup is a documentary game in which you play the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. During the summer of 1953, the CIA engineered a coup to bring about his downfall. As a player, you coax Mossadegh back through significant events of his life by knocking objects off of shelves, scattering his papers, jumping on his lap and scratch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat and the Coup.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 601 reviews

In Frame of Mind, you are placed in a world where logic is escaping you. Each area of the game defies reason, requiring you to think outside the box in order to solve the illogical and escape madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frame of Mind.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

74% User Score Based on 614 reviews

A streaming simulator in which players strive to make a living in the wonderful world of YouTube. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tube Tycoon.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

97% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Explore the world on horseback and help the inhabitants of your village. Befriend Unica the unicorn and try to save the Dream World by completing all your missions! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Unicorn Princess.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

90% User Score Based on 125 reviews

Mysterious senpai. A murder case that is crowded with the world. And a huge fish shadow swimming at my feet... If all of them were connected together and surrounded me like a ring. What should I do? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Absent in the Rain.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

61% User Score Based on 133 reviews

This is a visual novel about a lovestory with 6 routes, numerous CGs and 200,000 words. Small town, afternoon, leisure is in the air. A young man is trying to straighten himself up and finally say it to the girl of his dream. The girl shocked him with an unexpected answer. "I'm sorry, which of us do you like? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My 1/6 Lover.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

67% User Score Based on 202 reviews

An interactive experience in which you can explore all kinds of mysterious places and dive into a world full of atmosphere. Let this experience unfold in your head. Let it inspire you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fugue in Void.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

77% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

76% User Score Based on 101 reviews

ADD FULL GAME TO YOUR WISHLIST About the GameWe are developing this short experience into a new full game called Imagined Leviathans, which will greatly develop the gameplay and themes into a full 2-3 hours of play, with improved visuals and significantly more to do and see, including meeting other survivors“At fifty degrees below zero frostbite can strike in as few as five minutes” A poetic su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

88% User Score Based on 86 reviews

You're a werewolf, pulled into your city's seedy underbelly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Moon.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Mikoto is a foxgirl and the future head of her clan. One night, she runs away from home to attend a festival at a human village – and there she meets and falls in love with a beautiful female knight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Fox Adventure.

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.

What is "Maybe a Witch Hunter"? "Maybe a Witch Hunter" is a game made in Python by me, GlassFrog, for the 2023 Itch.io My First Game Jam: Winter 2023, which encouraged emerging game makers to create something new and simple in two weeks. Its theme was revealed to be growth. therefore I thought to make a "Princess Maker"-inspired raising simulator as my first game. Considering I'm very bad at draw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maybe a Witch Hunter.

Two warriors have set out on an epic journey into the unknown. Their quest is to find the Diamond Relic and return it to the Solitaire Kingdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Solitaire: Diamond Relic.

Everything was normal. Until it wasn't. You wake up, surrounded by the gray stone walls. First, you need to survive. And it isn't as easy as you would have imagined. The world around is bizarre and very much not your own. You eventually get out of the accursed labyrinth, but the mystery around your appearance in this place only thickens. What path will you choose when faced with the countle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost.

10%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

13% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Bridge! lets you be a structural engineer and a construction manager in one. Master the mystery to bridge with a limited budget and limited numbers of parts to divide and to ensure a smooth operation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bridge!.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

80% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

SLEEP AWAKE is an immersive first-person psychedelic horror narrative experience that explores the realm between sleep and death.  Submitted to perpetual insomnia, the denizens of the last known city on Earth are reaching a panic crisis of reckless experiments in an effort to avoid The HUSH, the inexplicable disappearance of those who sleep. Playing as Katja, you must survive the devotees of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SLEEP AWAKE.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

86% User Score Based on 56 reviews

WELCOME TO 100 CATS MEXICO – THE BEST HIDDEN CAT GAME! It's 100 Cats hidden in Mexico! Go get them!FEATURES 1 Level 100 Hidden Cats Real cat sounds ⌛️ Timer Mode ⚙️ Settings If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 100 Cats Mexico.

(Follow @lavendersiren.itch.io on bluesky for occasional updates on development!) The Story: Welcome to VoidCo, a corporate hell beyond your imagination. This company controls the afterlife and drains energy from unfortunate souls that end up in its grasp. It is widely regarded as evil by those who oppose it. Sadly however, it is also one of the largest employers in the Furthest Ring, having bou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HyacinthHeld.

Mongolian Death Worm. It is the ultimate UMA, with a perfect balance of form, ecology, and name. I arrived in the land of Mongolia to capture the Mongolian Death Worm. However, Mongolia has turned into a magical city with an army and an infestation of UMAs! To capture my beloved Mongolian Death Worm and save our Mongolian Death Worm Capture Department from extinction. Now, the battle for the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mongolian Death Worm Capture Department Activity Record.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

97% User Score Based on 240 reviews

Travellin Cats in Germany (formerly Cats Hidden in Germany) is a cute hidden object game set in medieval Germany. 100 cats are waiting for you to be discovered within a hand-drawn background. Relax thanks to the chill soundtrack Found a cat? Click on it! Features 1 Level, 100 cats ❔ Easter Eggs Hint System ⏰ Timer mode with leaderboard ⚙️ In-game Settings If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Travellin Cats in Germany.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

74% User Score Based on 46 reviews

06 02 2214 12 23 youtube.com/@sahlibrahimi If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AUGUST NIGHT.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

87% User Score Based on 94 reviews

She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nidana.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

83% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Stretch, swing and stick your way through the Grombi Isles! Use your stretchy arm and sticky fingers to explore vibrant regions, meet eccentric characters, and embark on quirky adventures. Oh, and you’re blue? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Completely Stretchy.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

99% User Score Based on 88 reviews

Will you manage to help Prince Monkid, dear friend? Climb all levels to finish the game. In the levels you will find fun riddles, math puzzles and complex rebus. Just be patient because some are really hard. Solve your daily riddle to climb to the top and if you stuck don't worry as if you use some hints you get riddles and answers to help you continue your journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riddle Tower.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

1953. North East Scotland. A research student travels to the small coastal village of Kellas Bay to study it's unique and strange ecology. They embark on a surreal journey from the lush forests and ancient cave systems surrounding the village, to the freezing depths of the North Sea in order to comprehend the primordial natural forces responsible for the area's curious phenomena. It Sleeps Belo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Sleeps Below the Haar.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

97% User Score Based on 175 reviews

The Dragon Spirits series crossover search game will keep your eyes busy. Find all the hiding Dragon Spirits. Well hand-drawn scenes filled with adorable dragons. Short gameplay that won't take up too much of the player's time. Choose your favorite coloring, convenient for color-blind players. Very easy to grab all achievements. Autosave and load feature. Local timer rankings. No penaltie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where Dragon Spirits 龙魂在哪里.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Which Way Up: Galaxy Games is a family friendly party game that gives unique freedom of movement by allowing you to run on walls and ceilings, orbit around planets, or fall across entire levels by manoeuvring through gravity fields. Each of our 12 Gravity Games feature their own unique bite-sized challenge where up to 4 players can compete. Eject your friends into space as you race across gravity … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Which Way Up: Galaxy Games.

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..

Setia is suddenly attacked while napping, and her precious magic crystal is stolen by unknown enemies. Will she be able to retrieve her stolen crystal? White Blade is a short turn-based strategy game, where players strategically consider the unique skills of both their own characters and enemies in order to defeat their opponents. New skills that are added as the game progresses Unique f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Blade.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

97% User Score Based on 72 reviews

The Witches Tea Party is a story-driven adventure game with a magical world and colourful characters. There will be small quests, collectables, mysteries, disturbing rooms and multiple endings. Having tea with witches is probably not an easy task... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witches Tea Party.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

81% User Score Based on 31 reviews

This visual novel is a collection of alternative realities. How events would turn out and how they end will depend on your choices. Visit wolf's den and solve his secret, or try to tame the wild beast. Eat a pasty with mushrooms and experience something new, or feed it to the old lady, because it's her favorite filling. Find out the real reason why Wolf attacked Red Riding Hood's Grandmother. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return of Red Riding Hood Enhanced Edition.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

97% User Score Based on 67 reviews

Can your steam-powered inventions save the ancient Library of Alexandria? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Alexandria.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

74% User Score Based on 50 reviews

A pulp noir visual novel. It’s immersed in hard-smacking dialogue with tragic antiheroes through a sordid storyline, featuring mystery, conspiracy, and murder all set in a neon-lit, rain-soaked, deco cityscape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Patent9.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

50% User Score Based on 40 reviews

The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ASTRAL.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

41% User Score Based on 150 reviews

Dream Dealer is a first person exploration game were you take your dream and start a long journey between worlds. You'll never know if what you see is real, or if you are in trance. An experimental game made to delight your sensory system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Dealer.

A Mystery Puzzle game in First Person. You are a strange visitor in a family. Can you reveal their deepest desires and help them reach divinity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Divinity.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Puzzle game in which players must arrange the parts of machines and set them in motion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amazing Machines.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

83% User Score Based on 84 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NIGHTSLINK.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

62% User Score Based on 4,542 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. You play as Anthony Clyde, who, after a heavy night of partying, wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar bed with no memory of the previous night's events. Unfortunately, escaping these unfamiliar, opulent surroundings will prove to be no easy task, as an unseen, menacing, radio-bound antagonist will stop at nothing to block Anthony's path… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only If.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

78% User Score Based on 406 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 17 reviews

An underwater exploration game: Explore the depths of a surreal, hand-drawn abyss. Possess sea creatures and make use of their unique abilities to solve environmental puzzles, traveling ever deeper into the void… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SILT.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 334 reviews

Cineris Somnia is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CINERIS SOMNIA.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

54% User Score Based on 1,172 reviews

Dream’s gameplay is strongly based around exploration with games such as Yume Nikki and LSD being the initial inspiration for the concept. On top of this we have been inspired by the narrative elements in Dear Esther and Deus Ex’s non-linear story telling and environments, the resulting gameplay maintains aspects of all 4 games. There will be many puzzles to solve, horror sections and some more na… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 2,013 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 7 reviews

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own. Uncover artifacts from the young couple’s life as they too become intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The First Tree.