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98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

98% User Score Based on 320 reviews

In an unfamiliar part of the cityUnder the devastating rainYou, a delivery person, are stranded with a dead cellphone, a couple of coins, no means of transportation and absolutely zero idea what to do next.And the word on the street is - there's a murderer on the looseThe only thing you need is to GET HOME.So what are you waiting for? Features 13 unique endings "Choose your own adventure" gameplay… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Man I Just Wanna Go Home.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

85% User Score Based on 234 reviews

Crush someone's skull, suffer from hypothermia, transcend your mortal frame, find all 10 endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Is Not Your House.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 168 reviews

❤ 【Game Overview】 ❤Immerse yourself in a heart-pounding, romantic visual novel where you play the role of a new recruit, just a month into your job, pursuing your female boss. Set against the backdrop of a futuristic sci-fi world, this short narrative is part of a vast universe. Beautifully illustrated in pixel art, and a riveting soundtrack that sets the mood for this love story. The game's rich … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

91% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Years ago, a dark legend spread through the deepest corners of the Internet, specifically on the /x/ board of 4chan. There, an anonymous user first spoke about an old and unknown anime called "Go for a Punch." Despite the efforts of those interested in recovering this anime since 2011, the original video never saw the light of day. The plot of the video was as follows: "A group of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go For A Punch! Saki Sanobashi.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

93% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

This is a restaurant in heaven. Please ask the bear and cat for your last meal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bear's Restaurant.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development

92% User Score Based on 72 reviews

A short experimental visual novel where you spend time with the titular Perry, a shut in recluse gamer, and his friends. Meet a colorful cast of characters in a strange world much like our own. Learn and explore secrets from the past. There is no happy ending to this game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Night, Peregrine.

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.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 198 reviews

All Eve ever wanted was to protect and preserve the land, but after five years of being a ranger in Yosemite National Park, she’s just about ready to throw in the towel. However, things start to change when she meets three spritely girls who claim to represent the National Parks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to National Park Girls: Love Our Parks Edition.

Film a ghost-hunting show. A narrative pixel-art horror game. Headphones strongly recommended. Many sound effects are directional for best atmosphere. Subtitles can also be enabled in the main menu or pause menu. Play time: ~30-40 minutes The downloadable versions provided below are better quality (and less likely to hit performance issues) than the in-browser version, but I like to make an in-br… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vacant.

Allie hasn't had the easiest life, but she makes the best of it. There's still plenty to appreciate, like living down by the beach, having a dad that loves you, and being across the street from the best neighbor on the block. My Neighbor Enide is a short light horror-themed RPG game. This game is dialogue heavy, and plays out more like a visual novel with light RPG elements. The game takes about… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Neighbor Enide.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

97% User Score Based on 31 reviews

DEAR [email recipient], YOU ARE FORMALLY INVITED TO BE NEXT * the next PLAY OF OUR LATEST PINECONE PRODUCT! ITS A BENEFIT FOR MY ENTERTAINMENT AND YOUR WALLET AND MY WALLET! PLAY NOW! THE GAME IS FREE! ITS SHORT! IT'S A STEAM GAME! ------------------------------------------------- Fingernail Floss is a short visual novel where you and your friends m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fingernail Floss.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

67% User Score Based on 123 reviews

A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgive or Finalize.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

75% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Mercury Elopement Syndrome is a short visual novel about a romantic escape. —Is that too short for a game description? But honestly, that’s pretty much what it is. So let me try to squeeze out a few more words to pitch it to you. That said… is it really a good idea to recommend it so proudly? As you may have noticed from the screenshots and trailers, it contains some rather “extreme” ele… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercury Elopement Syndrome.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

The imperial family's advisor is a witch, a hag, the devil in disguise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Olga Doesn't Die.

You will go blind in 291 days. Decide who gets a "Commutator" to survive in the new world. Four endings. Three are pure hell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Did you visit CommutatorApply.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 237 reviews

You are a monster under someone's house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I live under your house..

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 42 reviews

An American provincial town has seen better days. Now it slowly withers away, shrouded in fog and surrounded by endless fields. Time feels frozen, and it seems nothing can awaken life in Riverwood. But one day, a group of teenagers discovers a strange, unmarked VHS tape. Driven by curiosity, they decide to watch it, which sets off a chain of terrifying events. The tape seeps into their minds,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pink Noise.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

75% User Score Based on 76 reviews

About This Game Play a sinister game of poker against blood-thirsty demon billionaires who’ve trapped you on their mega yacht in this rogue-like dice builder. You have been forcefully stranded aboard The Avarice in order to participate in an underground tournament. Find a way to win several rounds of a sadistic poker dice game that the elites have concocted on their luxury mega yacht. Wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Finger Dice.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Features:  Free Around 175,000 words Sprites and CGs done by YuukiPudding + Rhealess (14 Sets of Character sprites, plus 26 CGs) Classical music soundtrack Edited photo backgrounds of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (the setting for the visual novel) Kinetic with a complete ending Takes place in the Midwest The Ghost of Alcantra is a passion project made by four people. It is a fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ghost of Alcantra.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

95% User Score Based on 544 reviews

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring a hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art developed by award-winning Finnish solo developer Jesse Makkonen (DISTRAINT -series, Afterdream, Heal). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without a Dawn.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

95% User Score Based on 441 reviews

A devlog and playable demo for The Happyhills Homicide Sequel: Out For Blood. This story takes place 6 years after the first game, following John Wade, aka The Pale Grin, mass murderer and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

97% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Plastic Soul is a daily life simulation about living with an android. Play as a man who gets an android from you son to help you move on from your deceased wife. Progress through the story by interacting with your android and discover the secret behind your wife's death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plastic Soul.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

95% User Score Based on 83 reviews

Embark on a supernatural point-and-click adventure in which you are confronted with the most difficult decision of your life ... and death... Madrid, 1960. A chilling incident unfolds at the city's old zoo, leading to a mysterious death that propels a soul to the threshold between the world of the living and the afterlife. But when the transition goes awry, the soul arrives with the memories of C… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows of the Afterland.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

95% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Can you find the truth? Nine people wake up trapped in an abandoned research facility. Split into three teams, separated into different halls, the members of the two Answer Teams need to compete in a game of life and death. The goal: to figure out the "truth" behind the secret member of the Question Team: Emilia. Do you really want to? Each part of Anamnesia will cover the same timefram… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?.

Uncanny Valley: Machine is a story about a world that will be alien to you and at the same time familiar. This novel will tell you a story about survival, adaptation and overcoming the fears of the main character, about how two people find a way out of a monstrous situation. All this is accompanied by uplifting music and picturesque landscapes of night streets.GAME FEATURES Mini-games that add dyn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Valley: Machine.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

98% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Six of them wanted out. Six of them wanted in. Now, all twelve of them are trapped in a prison where a fate worse than death awaits them. Can they survive the wiles of Empathy Systems? What dark secrets lurk behind that institution? It is for the future when none may tread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decide 4 God.

Can you imagine staking your very soul just to find love? It's a proposition that most people would find unthinkable. However, our dear friend Michi, driven by sheer desperation, found himself making a fateful decision. In a moment of weakness, he struck a deal with a cunning demon, offering his soul in exchange for the fulfillment of his deepest desires. But as the saying goes, "beware the D… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Speak of the Devil I: A Deathly Proposition.

Irrational is a grounded story told through the mind of Lucy, in a captivating visual novel that delves into the struggles of living with generalized anxiety. Traversing the labyrinth of one's own thoughts, and trying to find a way to live with such a scary mental disorder. In this narrative, players step into the shoes of Lucy, a young woman plagued by paralyzing thoughts and irrational fea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Irrational.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

89% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Now Released New game from 4noki About the GameStoryA private investigator visits a small town after recovering from a coma. She searches for her mentor's lost beloved, but the very eyes she was born with, those that can see the black strings of hate, drag her down into the darkness of conspiracy. A cult, two priestesses, and the threads that puppet the world.Features ~45k words 4 major endi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lachesis or Atropos.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 76 reviews

A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Hint of Purple.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics

91% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Faith.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

76% User Score Based on 376 reviews

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization which deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragile.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

55% User Score Based on 98 reviews

BlueberryNova is a yuri visual novel about a girl who is transferred to new place of study. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BlueberryNOVA.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 230 reviews

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

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

The Last Survey is a narrative essay game about a geologist contracted by a Brazilian mining company to survey rare earth metal reserves. Their research has found that there is not enough metals on the planet to sustain growing industries of green energy and you must deliver these findings to the company's CEO. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Survey.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

97% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Family is family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pumpkin Eater.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

93% User Score Based on 118 reviews

"The boy made up his mind to face a cruel world." The new special edition of the psychological horror-adventure game "Angels of Death", which has also been made into an anime. The past of B4 floor master Eddie is revealed... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angels of Death Episode.Eddie.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, character development

98% User Score Based on 574 reviews

You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey. Hope Left Me is a post-noir visual novel released as a tie-in to the album of the same name by Astrophysics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HOPE LEFT ME.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 104 reviews

A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

84% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

In this exploration/adventure game, you play Frankenstein's Creature, a being with no memory and past. At the start of the game you know neither Good nor Evil, you are a blank soul in an adult body. By exploring the world, you will experience your emotions, develop and write the first pages of your story. When confronted with mankind, there will be no way to escape the question of your origins: Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

95% User Score Based on 182 reviews

Siren’s Call is the first "friendship simulator" where your friends can actually fight back. Make these last moments you have with them count. Say the right things...because they won't accept anything less than your absolute best. Will you reach escape velocity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siren's Call.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel set three years before the events of Methods. In the last few stages of the Canadian detective competition, Detective Larika Downs is determined to discover the truth at all costs! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Methods: The Canada Files.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

93% User Score Based on 172 reviews

How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cut to the Core.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

91% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Once upon a time, there was a miserable girl in a crimson hood. Her mother was unwell, so the girl was sent away to go stay with her grandmother, who lived deep within the woods in a strange house. People say that around those parts there resides a monster called the Gobbler, who preys on the weak... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Miserable Crimson Hooded Girl.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

71% User Score Based on 1,371 reviews

Neverending Nightmares is a psychological horror game inspired by the developer's actual battle with mental illness. In the game, you take on the role of Thomas who awakens from a terrible nightmare only to find that he is still dreaming. As he descends deeper through the layers of hellish dreamscapes, he must hide from horrifying apparitions and outrun his inner demons. He must discover which of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neverending Nightmares.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

73% User Score Based on 158 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

A journey through dreams If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arrog.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 1,799 reviews

A narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that explores the stories of four different characters in a masked ball taking place on a train in the late 1920s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

77% User Score Based on 39 reviews

A new student with a mysterious past, and a girl isolated and bullied by her peers. What secrets are they hiding? Dandelions in the Sky is a 2-3 hour length visual novel about school bullying and how the protagonist struggles with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dandelions in the Sky.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 992 reviews

Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trick & Treat.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

72% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Any plans for weekend? There is a great place to escape from hustle and bustle of the city and daily routine! We promise unique experience of horror and despair… if you stay alive, of course. Survive the night in the house from your nightmares! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silenced: The House.