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A story-driven RPG you play with text or voice. No jargon, use your own words and the game understands. A hand-written world of myth responds. Real dice, factions, and consequences underneath; a complete, cinematic voyage you can actually finish. Every word human-authored. AI only does the telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IMMRAMA: Voyages of the Otherworlds.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, monetization

100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Heralds of the Avirentes is a visual novel, which brings you into the “Crystal punk” fantasy setting, where the world of Nanraas in which the dragon race lives. The game combines a visual novel, role-playing game elements, social simulator, a turn-based combat system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heralds of the Avirentes - Ch. 1 Wings of Change.

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.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

90% User Score Based on 41 reviews

A stylish single player story-based game, where you win a free weekend at the "Lotus", a luxurious spa resort. But soon, things take a strange and sinister turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lotus Holidays.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

52% User Score Based on 152 reviews

X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-note.

Cade, a perpetually hungry student living on the edge of his scholarship, buys a grey parrot named Colonel Pixel from a crazy sailor in a dark alley. In exchange for a quantum physics textbook, the bird promises to lead him to a "billionaire gardener with golden pineapples. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual Novel: Beak and Claws.

Dive into what lies below in “Beneath the Cherry Blossom Tree” an immersive visual novel where every choice carves a path through a tapestry of mystery, romance, and intrigue. Unravel a story that intertwines destiny, personality, and local folklore About This Game: In “Beneath the Cherry Blossom Tree, ” you assume the role of a high school student, in a vibrant and dynamic school. Beneath its pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beneath The Cherry Blossom Tree.

Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Thing from Nowhere.

Visual novel set in a rural horror setting. Take on the role of a city real estate appraiser stranded in a remote village with no phone service, no cars, and no escape. Read dialogues, make choices, and try to maintain your sanity before the local Tree decides you're for dinner tonight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual novel: The One from the Dark.

Experience a summer filled with danger and romance! Immerse yourself in a romantic and detective adventure alongside Hikari in the picturesque Japanese town surrounded by the mysterious Ancient Forest. Can you help Hikari solve the crime and navigate the storm of her romantic feelings? Will it be the enigmatic stranger or the sweet classmate? Love or fear? Make decisions wisely, as eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love and Fear.

Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this explosive pulp adventure set in a wild 1930s world of airships, fast cars and two-fisted action! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

100% User Score Based on 1 reviews

A visual novel about a young adult living through several key moments in her life, as she tries to remember important details about her past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World Without Reason.

A story of two brothers who must navigate the Fantasy World of Forvos after being reborn and reshaped by a powerful Rune Weaver. Will you, the Hand of Fate, be able to guide them to safety? To riches? To death? I who led the willing and dragged along the reluctant relinquish my control to you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weavers of Life.

A Medieval Fantasy of Heroism, Sacrifice, and the Cost of Doing what is RightWhen a young village girl named Hinkle enters the service of Sir Gilkrist of Lothellae, she is eager to leave behind her life of poverty and abuse. Until she is drawn into a war she cannot escape. Cities burn, ancient powers stir, and a darkness long hidden begins to surface. Alongside new companions, Hinkle must naviga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maidendawn: A Heroine's Tale.

A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aim to Capture.

"Don’t break the rules, don’t leave the house. Unless, of course, you want to stay alive", — that’s what they always told me... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflections of the Void.

A seemingly routine case takes detective Redbreast to a secluded village, where she investigates a sudden death while facing her own inner darkness. Uncover hidden details with an old instant camera, question the villagers, and shape the story with your choices! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflections in Amber.

Dante Jones is a college freshman with a bright future ahead. He’s a rising football star with a full athletic scholarship, decent grades, and a slew of fellow students vying for his friendship… but when Dante injures himself jumping from the balcony of a frat house, the experimental treatment he undergoes at the college clinic is anything but ordinary. Something visits him in the night… something… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remnants of Dawn.

[Game Description] A disturbing truth lies behind a chance meeting. What awaits at the end is tragedy—or something worse. And your choices are the only way forward. In a remote mansion shrouded in monochrome, unsettling silence creeps through the halls. Unexpected guests. Unwelcome events. And at the center of it all: you. Every decision twists the story further. One choice can doom a life—or… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ACCIDENTALLY.

JOIN OUR DISCORD COMMUNITY About the Game Rewind back to 2004 and find out why so many students are going missing in the infamous Swiss boarding school of Noirmont High.  Choose a starting skill (you can be perceptive, athletic or resourceful) Choose your fear (do you have scary intrusive thoughts, an irrational fear of a duck watching you or are you just afraid people will notice you're … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dropouts.

«Adeline's Story» — a visual novel in the psychological-horror genre. After moving from a noisy city to a remote village, Adeline and her friends are drawn into a series of sinister events. People begin to vanish. At night, whispers and voices drift from the forest, and Adeline begins to have strange dreams. Elders speak of a curse, of entities returning from the darkness. To learn why people dis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adeline's story.

A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bound Between Desks.

Immerse yourself in a dark point & click adventure with an anime aesthetic. Solve murders, uncover secrets, and confront the demons of your past as a detective tormented by guilt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloomy Clues.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

99% User Score Based on 69 reviews

A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary.

On the brink of destiny’s collapse, you open your eyes to a world engulfed in flames—a world of unyielding loyalty, burning passion, and ceaseless strife. In this chaotic era, you, a modern soul, believe you hold the advantage, knowing the path ahead. Yet as you delve deeper, those familiar yet foreign faces, those inescapable choices, begin to quietly unravel everything you thought was unshakabl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 蜀汉再临：源起 Restart ShuHan Dynasty:Origin.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 67 reviews

In this dark visual novel series, each Chapter follows a new protagonist, caught in the crossfire of conflicting powers — human and inhuman alike. Their stories are separate, but the choices you make in one Chapter will twist the next in ways you won’t see coming. Six connected Chapters, each with their own lead. A branching narrative that remembers everything. Dark arts, occult mysteries, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SkullX: Aibohphobia.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to London: Echoes of the Past.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? . If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BURN.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

n this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindred [High Tide].

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Sunset High is a 2D, story-rich, choose-your-own-adventure game set to release in 2025. Get to the bottom of the mystery by playing students against each other, rewinding your decisions, and leveling up the protagonist's inner personas as you navigate the cliques and social dilemmas of being a student trapped in a time loop. As you loop, change the course of the timeline as you explore different o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunset High.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Isle of Maligree is a visual novel where your choices matter. Become an investigator from the mainland sent out to the Isle of Maligree to investigate a missing person case. You only have a few days, as the victims of these crimes are forgotten by everyone shortly after disappearing. In this dark fantasy story, malicious spirits have let magic leak into the world. There has never been a greate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Maligree.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

94% User Score Based on 241 reviews

Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

65% User Score Based on 2,640 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 26 reviews

Unfold the mysteries of a dystopic animal society inhabiting retrofuturistic Vancouver in a noir stealth adventure coming in 2019. Backbone is a pixel art cinematic adventure with stealth and action elements. As a private investigator Howard Lotor you are set to solve detective cases, interrogate witnesses, explore the intriguing retrofuturistic Vancouver, and sneak your way to safety using smell… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backbone.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

91% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Critic Score 5%Based on 1 reviews

‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We. The Refugees.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

46% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Critic Score 59%Based on 4 reviews

Inescapable is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 4,100 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 4 reviews

A realistic horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIMULACRA.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 125 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

The Remainder is a dark fantasy story made of psychological puzzles, romance, and the unexpected. The Complete Edition contains acts 1 to 4! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder.

The Dawn is Inevitable is an interactive crime drama/neo-western novel inspired by classic RPG games. A mysterious stranger is forced to hide in a village called Rassvet. This place is isolated from the outside world for the whole winter and keeps many dark secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dawn is Inevitable.

A visual novel about a person trapped in the same day. Explore the hospital, read others' charts, choose whom to trust, and decide whether to accept the cycle or seek out the one controlling it. Your choices lead to different endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual Novel: Calendar Without Tomorrow.

A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter.

Based on a True Story, "For My Darling" is NOT fiction! Lili’s ordinary life was fractured in 2023 after meeting someone strangely familiar. Her reality twists as something begins to follow her. It is tied to lost memories and a past that won’t stay buried. To understand, she must uncover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For My Darling.

You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Vessel of Frustration.

A magic glen full of magic creatures and bunnies. But the magic has been stolen and needs to be restored. Choices you make have dramatic effects. You help shape the story. The destiny of the Glen is in your hands! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Egg Hunter.

A crew of four. Mysteries at the edge of known space. A utopia that might be more fragile than it appears. The Aurora Chronicles is an episodic sci-fi visual novel where your choices shape relationships, uncover buried secrets, and test whether hope can survive what you discover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aurora Chronicles.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Bad Christmas Story.

Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confinio: Reality Prison.

"The Breakfive: Embroidered Uniform Guard," Traverse the storm, protect the Ming Dynasty! OVERVIEWThis is an immersive live-action interactive drama that transports you to the Ming Empire, where you will personally experience a legendary story interwoven with political intrigue, love, friendship, and patriotism. Here, every choice you make will lead the game towards different outcomes, i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE BREAKFIVE.

This is a magic-realism story about self-discovery, spirit analysis and psychological reconstruction. Playing the role of Belikov, an intensely delusional occultist, who attends an occult forum in his hometown Skinnerburg, where witchcraft and riots are rampant, but trapped in a conspiracy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Chronicle of Occultism in Skinnerburg.