Games like Visual Novel: There Are No Coincidences

One village. One night. Not a single witness. And no turning back. Danila is a folklorist historian who agreed to help his friend Roma with one "simple" job. Come to godforsaken Zmeyevka, dig up an ancient chest, and receive seven million rubles. The client didn't reveal his name or face, but he paid an advance. What difference does it make, right? They broke the seal. They released th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual Novel: Chernobog's Seal.

Step into the shadows of Mystery House—a chilling homage of the groundbreaking Roberta Williams classic that gave birth to the graphical adventure genre. What begins as a nostalgic game night among eight friends in an abandoned mansion quickly descends into a waking nightmare. The house is no ordinary relic of the past. Its walls breathe with secrets. Its rooms are veiled in puzzles. And someth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery House.

Immersed yourself in an interactive storybook where YOU are the hero. In this oppressive Lovecraftian universe, the choices you make will be decisive for your survival. Engage your mind to solve complex puzzles and use your inventory wisely before embarking on turn-based combat. Take notes, as if you were in a real book, as it could be the key to surviving this adventure. Dice rolls can help yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angor.

It is a fine autumn day, the sun is out, and the voices in your head are screaming with options. OTHERS is a looping story game about thoughts where you unlock new voices in your head, driving new ideas, new scenarios, and new endings. Features Fully voice-acted Classic text-based and point-and-click controls Multiple Endings Good voices to listen to >>What do you mean by "g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OTHERS.

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 city Under the devastating rain You, 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 loose The only thing you need is to GET HOME. So what are you waiting for? This visual novel offers you: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Man I Just Wanna Go Home.

One village. One night. Not a single witness. Jane Evans is a real estate appraiser. Her job involves abandoned houses in the wilderness. Her latest assignment takes her to Roadville, a village lost in the fog. There's no communication. The bus runs once a day. And the locals are hiding something. Jane will have to spend the night in a village where everyone smiles, but no one tells the truth. A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual novel: The One from the Dark.

The Zone calls, the Zone awaits... Sanya and Vanya are two idiots who decided that the Exclusion Zone isn't a place for gloomy stalkers, but a Russian-style "Gold Rush." ​​Forget epic battles with mutants. Here, you'll find showdowns with old ladies at the clinic, chases in a tracked Zaporozhets, and dancing with mermaids at the Tinaya Gavan club. In this game, you don't survive; you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual Novel: Call of Toilet.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

97% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Wake up lovely, you've got things to do! First, find your lost flock of faer. Then find your wife, she'd look so cute wearing that flower you found. And if you have time, attack and dethrone god. Ok? Don't worry about that portal. I'm sure it's nothing. Now be careful. Every choice matters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Witch.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

Welcome to Whateverland, a prison for lost souls, where everyone gets what they truly deserve! This, not so classic, point-n-click will take you on an adventure through the bizarrely beautiful hand-drawn world. And you're the only one who decides what kind of story it's going to be! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whateverland.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 948 reviews

Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disturbed.

This is the story of two losers with nothing to lose but their conscience—and even that's long gone. The wooden Pinochet and his sidekick, the wolf Gloomy, live in a world where everyone they meet is a stranger, every old woman is armed, and any harmless request can end in an epilogue with your name on a tombstone. And so, when life has finally pushed them to the wall, the heroes hatch a brilli… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual Novel: WOODEN CALIBER.

Meet Denis, an ordinary teenager whose summer vacation has gone awry. Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be a matter of dusting, watering flowers, and boredom in silence... WELCOME TO MADNESS! B… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Синяя Борода.

Visual novel: Dashing 90s — a text-based interactive drama about a young man who came to the big city for an education, but faces a very different kind of challenge. Andrey is an ordinary prospective student from the provinces. His goal is simple: to enroll in a polytechnic institute and start a new life. But temporary housing in a communal apartment becomes the main test. Here, each neighbor has… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual novel: Dashing 90s.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Life: Samosbor.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Contra Spem Spero (Latin for 'Against all hope, I hope') is a narrative-driven horror experience that blends text-based exploration, immersive visual novel storytelling, survival elements, and puzzle-solving. Your car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road. Having no time to waste, you decide to continue on foot, grabbing only your journal and camera. Yet imperceptibly, the asphalt turns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contra Spem Spero.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

You are TOBOR — a surveillance unit observing 16 real-time CCTV feeds. Watch, record, and decide who lives in Undercroft as paranoia spreads. Key Features:1. Explore 16 Surveillance Feeds: Delve deep into the heart of Undercroft as Tobor, the spy robot, and uncover the truth hidden within its surveillance feeds. 2. Shape Multiple Endings: Your choices shape the fate of Undercroft and its inhab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TOBOR.

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.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 448 reviews

3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampires' Melody.

A Horror Otome Game Set in a Village of Otherworldly Rituals — Hyakume no HananieStoryTokyo, 202X. On the day of your twentieth birthday, a single letter arrives. You don't recognize the sender's name—but the return address bears the name of the village where you were born. The letter contains a simple invitation: "Now that you have come of age, we would be honored to have you attend the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 百目ノ花贄.

New case. New problems. Old raincoat. You've been thrown out of your posh office into a windowless basement. Even rats borrow change and spit on the carpet. But when the Mayor himself is on the line, sobbing like a schoolgirl, you have no right to say "no." His wig has been stolen from his safe. But not just any wig—it's one with a government microchip that controls all the city's traf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defective Detectives 2.

[呪霊が見せる夢 Dreamscapes]The room you viewed during the day returns in your dreams at night. Waiting there are spirits pleading, “Please let us out of here.” A real estate agency that does not exist, a florist shop owner, and a man possessed by a demon— A horror adventure set in haunted properties, where the choices you make during the ritual determines your fate. ◆ OverviewAfter leaving home to sta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes.

    Your Story: Games with Death - is an interactive text quest in the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre, where you are the creator of the plot, choosing your path, and every decision you make can lead to greatness or end in tragedy.     The text quest tells the story of a young adventurer during the Middle Ages, who strives to escape from his hometown and go in search of adventure in u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Story: Games with Death.

Meet Dimon. In his dreams, he's an unrecognized philosopher, the terror of the neighborhood, and the frontman of an underground metal band. In reality, he's a skinny guy in a washed-out hoodie, three days into a starvation diet, desperately trying to remember where his late buddy Seryoga hid his last pack of chicken-flavored noodles. The verdict of his starving friends was harsh but fair: &quot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual Novel: Requiem for Noodles.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

96% User Score Based on 3,492 reviews

Your Creation, Her Eternity If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The NOexistenceN of you AND me.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

93% User Score Based on 84 reviews

Demonheart: The Cursed Trial is an otome visual novel set in a dark fantasy world of demons and magic. Step into the boots of one with a demonic heart and join the twisted game of romance and betrayal. Female protagonist Hundreds of conversation choices - you pick nearly every line the main character says Two human male love interests (Ran and Kaisar), some flirting with a female hu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonheart: The Cursed Trial.

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.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

91% User Score Based on 490 reviews

Demonheart is a first-person visual novel in a dark fantasy setting, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices. The game consists of 5 chapters to be released throughout 2017. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonheart.

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.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

You are a boy searching for your friends after they got trapped inside the mall. Now, your goal is to find them and escape the place before dawn. But be careful... something is waiting for you, watching you, studying you from the darkness... Of course, it won't let you escape that easily. Welcome to AniMall's Shopping! We offer a wide variety of services and stores: Shops, Toy Stores, a Fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toy Zombies.

—You don't want your secrets exposed, do you? Everyone's hiding something. But some are never meant to see daylight. Tsunefuji Arisa seems like your average high school girl—sweet, polite, adored by her friends and family. But in the shadows of the internet, she leads another life. As an "Uraaka Joshi," she posts risqué cosplay photos in secret corners of the internet, chasin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackmail Directive.

Film noir, explosions, and... a hamster? Join grumpy old Johnson and the spectacularly dimwitted intern Billy on the most absurd investigation of the century. Save the world from the furry menace! Will Johnson and Billy save the world? Will Fluffy enslave humanity? Or will it all end with him simply being put back in his cage? This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defective Detectives.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Will you be able to remember who you are before the clock shows 00:00 again? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight's Curse.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

88% User Score Based on 59 reviews

Oliver Cobblestone can see and communicate with a dead. Not the dead, just a one Englebert Picklebender who has been in an ethereal entanglement with Oliver for many years. Together they run The Phantom Fellows, a paranormal investigation service that provides the breathers that hire them peace from hauntings, while bringing closure and rest to the floaters who torment the living, and often, thems… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Phantom Fellows.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development

94% User Score Based on 306 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rosewater.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

58% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The Innsmouth Case is a Horror Text Adventure inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Innsmouth Case.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 16,423 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 8 reviews

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes. With graphical enhancements, behind the scenes bonus features and faithful recreations of classic menus, this is the definitive way to experience Clementine's journey and find out how her story ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 503 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

Join retired salesman rabbit, Hank, and his canine pal, Larry, in part one of this story-driven game series as they use their knowledge of influence and persuasion to make their way through the apocalypse—without having to risk their own skin. With a mixture of dark comedy and the use of real-life influence tactics, this story-driven game puts you behind the wheel of the characters’ choices. Can y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability

96% User Score Based on 360 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

One Day, One Life.Sumire is an indie narrative adventure game about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sumire.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

77% User Score Based on 222 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 15 reviews

Demetrios is a full-length adventure game inspired by Broken Sword and packed with cynical humor. 8 to 12 hours of fun! Bjorn Thonen, a slob of an antique dealer living in Paris, is robbed one... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

72% User Score Based on 1,028 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterparty.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 3,230 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A demon possessed you one year ago. Since that day, you unwillingly tore a trail of bloodshed through New York City. Your salvation comes in the form of the Unavowed – an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. You are free, but your world is in tatters. You have no home, no friends, and are wanted by the police. Your old life is gone, but perhaps you can start a new one. Join the ranks of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unavowed.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 409 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 3 reviews

Along the Edge is a visual novel set in the European countryside, where your choices impact the main character's personality and appearance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Along the Edge.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 550 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 8 reviews

Brok is an innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BROK the InvestiGator.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

98% User Score Based on 3,156 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 16 reviews

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure game within a magical storybook. You play as both the reader of the book and its main character, Luka. Explore the town to find word charms. Use your charms to change the course of fate! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beacon Pines.

THE APARTMENT LIESThe Apartment Lies is a first person anomaly horror game that challenges your perception, memory, and nerves. You are trapped inside a seemingly ordinary apartment building, but with each step forward, the environment subtly changes. Your task is simple in theory, yet terrifying in practice: spot what is wrong and choose the correct door to survive. Gameplay Overview The game i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE APARTMENT LIES.

Lost Spirits is an FMV game. About the Game Every moment in the hospital leaves a mark... These marks are everywhere. The floors, the walls, the corridors—they are soaked in stories, in experiences, in things left unsaid. The clock on the wall starts ticking for you. The place where you fainted trembles for you. When you begin to sense us, a new tomorrow begins to take shape. The way your soul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Spirits.

WELCOME TO THE DOLL MUSEUM!Okay, listen up: This so-called 'Doll Queen' (who has zero style, by the way) collects lost souls for fun and actually thought she could turn ME, the beautiful Valentine, into a doll for her sad 'Museum of Misery'. As if I would ever fit into that ugly glass box! So now I'm stuck here. And that’s exactly where you come in, bestie! You are going to help me escape the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to the doll museum.

Welcome to the worst vacation in the life of Thomas Brutus - a brutal student of a spiritual academy, who just wanted to relax, but got into a supernatural mess. It all started with the fact that his chance encounter with a witch, turned his whole life upside down. And now he is forced to spend three nights at her coffin, fighting not only for his life, but also for the remnants of sanity. This … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ведьмы зов.

Features: Entirely in a unique black-and-white comic style, telling the cruel and absurd realities of life in a world of black and white. A bleeding and tear-soaked story of young manga artists chasing their dreams. Multiple endings to explore. Unlockable achievements. A large cast of characters, each with dedicated voice acting, offering you a unique audio-visual experience. About th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ComicKingdom.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

100% User Score Based on 2 reviews

This is not just a text quest, but a real journey into the depths of yourself, an atmospheric immersion in the night city, soaked with rain, melancholy and the mysterious whispering of destinies. You are not just a reader, but the creator of your own story, a composer whose decisions are the chords that form the unique melody of fate. Imagine: outside the window the rain is pouring continuous… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Одиночество Скуфа.