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⚠️ 18+ DARK FANTASY HORROR ⚠️ Content Warnings: Graphic violence and gore, Body horror, Strong language/profanity, Death and murder, Disturbing imagery, Blood and injury descriptions, Mental health themes, Supernatural horror elements, Substance use, (optional) sexual content. (Please keep in mind this is a very dark story with heavy themes and may not be suitable for everyone!!) … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodlines IF.

⚠️ 18+ DARK FANTASY HORROR ⚠️ Content Warnings: Graphic violence and gore, Body horror, Strong language/profanity, Death and murder, Disturbing imagery, Blood and injury descriptions, Mental health themes, Supernatural horror elements, Substance use, (optional) sexual content. (Please keep in mind this is a very dark story with heavy themes and may not be suitable for everyone!!) … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodlines Side Stories.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 900 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.

Fading is an interactive fiction game series being made in Sugarcube. It is a dark adult fantasy that will focus on the dark side of the truth and the line between what is morally right and wrong. In this series, you will learn about lies, truths, and what it means to ultimately be alive. Legend of a Savior is rated 18+. Content Warnings: Language, violence, death, parental abuse, blood and g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fading.

Legend of a Savior is an interactive fiction game series being made in Sugarcube. It is a dark adult fantasy that will focus on the dark side of the truth and the line between what is morally right and wrong. In this series, you will learn about lies, truths, and what it means to ultimately be alive. Legend of a Savior is rated 18+. Content Warnings: Language, violence, death, parental abuse,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of a Savior: Book One.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

86% User Score Based on 221 reviews

You and your shattered werewolf pack must save the living Earth with Rage and spirit! In this interactive novel with hundreds of choices, can you defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe? Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names is an interactive novel by Kyle Marquis set in the World of Darkness. It's entirely text-based—1.6 million words, without graphics… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 90 reviews

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

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 190 reviews

When your eldritch existence is threatened by another unthinkable creature, you find yourself jumping dimensions to escape your ghastly fate. Safe for now, your moment of respite is short-lived as you realize you're stuck on Earth, trapped inside a dumb human larva, and with no clue of how much energy you'll need to leave this horrible place behind. Twenty-six years later you're still stranded on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Passenger.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

An inheritance uproots you back to your hometown. Surrounded by mysteries and temptations, which path will you choose? A horror dating visual novel by Fluttering Abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missing Time.

The Blade of Fate Game Time: 1.5-2 hours  ‍‍ Number of players: 6 players, all gender-neutral ️ Play Online or In-Person with you and 5 friends!   Theme: High Fantasy  ⚔️ Inspired By: World of Warcraft, D&D/Dungeon & Dragons, Lord of The Rings ✨  The Host can play without knowing whodunnit! CONTENT WARNING: Mild violence, mild references to alcohol. Recommended For Ages 16+ Your Story Starts Her… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Blade of Fate Murder Mystery Party Game.

Explore Ke'Bara You always knew that the woman who raised you wasn’t your birth mother. When she passes away suddenly, you find yourself left alone to pick up the pieces and discover the truth of your birth. Accompanied by your childhood friend Jay you follow the clues and find your family estate on the island of Ke’Bara. You soon find the lush, island nation is a place where the line between the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Island of Whispers.

This is a collection of four books in a single DRM-free epub file. You can side load it onto your ebook reading device, open it in Calibre, or print it out for all I care. Once you buy it, it's yours to use. Enjoy. <3 Find the first three books in the series here. Cèsar Hawke's job with the OPA is maturing into a job that involves a suspicious number of dead bodies. From steamy Los Angeles to pos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Preternatural Affairs, Books 4-7: Shadow Burns, Deadly Wrong, Ashes and Arsenic, Once Darkness Falls.

Story Of all the ways the world could end, you have to admit this wasn't what you expected. But to be fair, how could you have guessed that zombies would rise up and plunge the world into chaos? You've been alone for months now, since losing your pack at the beginning of the outbreak. It's easier that way, especially since tensions between humans and supernaturals are higher than they … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Weight.

The game can be played as Otome or BL (gay/yaoi) game. In this classic Visual Novel/choice game, how will you choose in the journey to &quot;rescue&quot; your close friend, the few people you consider your family? Some of your memories are lost, and those around you also experience unusual headaches. There are people secretly watching you. In the end, do they have any intentions toward you, or … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Town.

In Hazelwood, everyone has a secret. Dark things lurk in the shadows, behind the hedges, and sometimes even in your neighbor. You can never tell with these things, really. Now there’s a new mystery: teens have been going missing, all determined to be runaways, all written off and forgotten. But someone has to do something, someone has to figure out what’s going on and who (or what) is behind it al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sea of Graves.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Note 1: This game follows the same setting and focuses on 2 new routes: Roya &amp; Chain. You don't need to play the base game to enjoy this version. Note 2: The secret route and side stories are still in development. I planned these for early 2026. They come as a free update. Dark Nights - Reflections is a horror/romance visual novel. Content warnings: jumpscares, depictions of death/dying, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Nights - Reflections.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 624 reviews

Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why Am I Dead At Sea.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

85% User Score Based on 422 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

There are two kinds of people: the rulers and the ruled. The Heights are a gorgeous utopia. The Depths, a filthy industrial wasteland. Our heroine, raised in the Heights, has nothing but contempt for those below. Now an observation mission requires her to descend into that world, and the gears of fate have begun to turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steam Prison.

This is an *.epub file containing the first three books of the Preternatural Affairs series: Witch Hunt, Silver Bullet, and Hotter Than Helltown. These are gritty, first-person noir stories with an eccentric hero, government-versus-demon mysteries, and a slow-burn queer narrative. The file is DRM-free. You're welcome to share with your friends, but make sure to keep the links to my website so peo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Preternatural Affairs, Books 1-3: Witch Hunt, Silver Bullet, and Hotter Than Helltown.

You are a bounty hunter. Responsible for taking in rogue supernaturals, you work for IAOS—the international agency of supernaturals—where, alongside your best friend and partner, you two have quickly become the best hunting duo of the branch. After a particularly tricky hunt, you brief your boss, Caine Atheron, and come back to work the next day to find that he has mysteriously disappeared over… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When Twilight Strikes.

The year is 1910 and you have arrived in the Town of Almanac with a key, a letter, and a missing friend. You were a detective once. Now you are running someone else's agency, taking on cases to pay the rent, and trying to figure out what happened to the person who sent for you. Your colleague had stumbled onto something, and someone in this town made sure no one else would learn what that was. K… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Almanac: Detective Agency.

Aesemyr: The Withering is a text-based high fantasy game written in choicescript. The current length of the demo is around 120k words, consisting of the prologue and chapters 0-3.For now, only one path is available to play in chapter 3.The game contains some dark themes, so be sure to read through the content warnings at the beginning. Magic comes with a price. That is an inevitability every m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aesemyr: The Withering.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

99% User Score Based on 3,664 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 3 reviews

You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the shadows. You won't be able to save everyone. You might not even be able to save yourself. Welcome home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 464 reviews

An adventure game about old computers, community, creativity, fandom, gender, and the internet. Alex Cole is a teenage trans girl in 1999 who has yet to figure herself out. She spends much of her free time on the internet, browsing a fan forum for her favorite magical girl show, and chatting with her friends. Join her on her story of self-discovery through friendship and media as she explores her … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secret Little Haven.

Be it fate or just plain misfortune, all it took was one little chance encounter to set you on a path you never even imagined you'd tread. Now, it's up to you to decide where it will lead you. ⋆⁺₊⋆  SYNOPSIS  ⋆⁺₊⋆ As a child, you got your hands on a Vestige, a remnant of a bygone era containing immense power and potential. It was an opportunity many would pay dearly for, and pay you did, as f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vestiges of the Hallowing.

VIATICA is an Interactive Fiction set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future, with a focus on personal growth, as well as platonic, familial, and romantic bonds. Your world is a desert, both figuratively and literally. Speech is prohibited, books are outlawed, and any meaningful human interaction is nonexistent. Humans are reduced to the job they do for The City. There are no names; instead, eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viatica.

You were supposed to die there, feeling the blood slip through your fingers, mind getting hazier, body feeling colder. But things didn’t go according to plan. Your killer wanted you dead but Fate, or something else, has other plans for you. Synopsis On the continent of Ludia stands a great empire bearing the same name. Since its founding over one thousand years ago, it has become an empire rich wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Summoner's Return.

LAST UPDATE: 01.10.23 Chapter 2, Part 1 The Northern Passage is a (work in progress) horror fantasy CYOA, where you play as a hunter sent up north to investigate a series of missing people along the border of your home country and in the port cities of the Blackwater. Working with your handler, Lea, you will travel north and discover that things are far worse than you ever could have imagined, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Northern Passage.

✻ Prologue Released! A gothic, supernatural, mystery interactive fiction story; lightly inspired by The Fall of the House of Usher and Frankenstein media. It contains mature themes and content and is intended for ages 17 and up. Synopsis has mentions of death and suicide. See full content warnings below. Disclaimer: This is a demo/work in progress. Everything is subject to change until the final v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall of House Black.

Unshackled is an 18+ tale of betrayal, fantasy and horror.  Please be advised that this game includes mature themes, such as corruption, severe abuse of power, (optional) sexually suggestive content, suggestive language, psychological horror, violence, death, and gore. Celestia. A town known for its high and rich reputation. The streets are lined with ornate buildings made of white stone and ad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unshackled.

Gifted Before heading to work one day, you come across a mysterious key hidden in your childhood home. Having been adrift and struggling to survive since your mother's death over a year ago, this discovery has given you something new to pursue, and a myriad of questions regarding your mother. When you do eventually find what the key had been hiding, you're overwhelmed by questions before being p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gifted.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 1,404 reviews

Welcome to Kindergarten 3! It's now Wednesday and the kids have been sent to yet another new school filled with mystery and violence. Green goo is seeping out of every corner. The principal and other kids have gone missing. The teacher speaks only in rhyming songs and there's a gator in the pond. Typical kindergarten things. It's up to you to help everyone and figure out what's going on. New Char… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindergarten 3.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

95% User Score Based on 100 reviews

a lonely girl moves into a witch town and meets a cool witch~ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Magic.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

90% User Score Based on 100 reviews

A short experience about ghosts and places and people, set in the first days/weeks after the lockdown ended in Melbourne. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to i am still here.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Soul Stone War 2.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

99% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graveyard Girls.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

95% User Score Based on 454 reviews

When The Night Comes is an episodic fantasy otome game with supernatural elements. You are a Hunter, and you've been called to the quiet town of Lunaris to assist the local Enforcers with an investigation into a series of increasingly unsettling murders. Immerse yourself in the world of Witches, Vampires, Demons and Lycan's as you slowly unravel the mystery that lies deep within the roots of the t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When The Night Comes.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 662 reviews

You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try and date a cute magical girl? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How To Date A Magical Girl!.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 11,075 reviews

‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A romance/horror story about life, death, and memes. A shift in perspective can change everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missed Messages.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 120 reviews

The city of Stalagshire exists as a haven to both humans and dragons alike. To Rimentus, a young dragon hatched within the city, it is the only home he has ever known. Beneath its peaceful facade however, simmering unrest has slowly begun to boil over. When Stalagshire's Festival of Peace is interrupted by arson and the destruction of Caketropolis - the city's first interspecies cafe - all preten… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mystery of Caketropolis.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, monetization

83% User Score Based on 235 reviews

No One But You is a Visual Novel/Dating Sim about Hideaki, a high school student who has just returned to his hometown, Okutama. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No One But You.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

81% User Score Based on 85 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will Shar find romance or doom? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonheart: The Ice Demon.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

72% User Score Based on 1,213 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A Mortician's Tale is a narrative-driven death positive video game where you play as a mortician tasked with running a funeral home—preparing the cadavers of the deceased (via embalming or cremation), attending their funerals and listening to their loved ones' stories, and running the business. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Mortician's Tale.

Welcome to Crayontopia!A box of crayons and a dream - that's how it all began. But now, a string of murders threatens this perfect world, and it's up to you to apprehend the killer. Of course, if you'd prefer to ignore the killer and ruin other people's lives, that's A-okay, too! Whichever path you choose, you'll have the opportunity to get to know the cheerful citizens of Crayontopia and uncove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder in Crayontopia.

With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence. Her whole life, Kylie Rae had been concerned with appeasing her demanding, achievement-focused mother while enjoying an otherwise peaceful teenage life of sleeping late and hanging out with friends after school. That all changes after she learns she’s the reincarnation of a destroyed magic kingdo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riyati Rebirth.

This is a text-based work in progress that includes the first two chapters of THE EARTH HAS TEETH. I'd love to hear what you think here, through the feedback form, on the development forum, or  on Tumblr. Thank you for your interest! You can also play the game on the cogdemos site where you can view the code if you wish. Heal the wilds and survive magical storms while protecting your dying god… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Earth Has Teeth [WIP Demo].

The Wild West. Daunting. Unforgiving. Untamed. You know better than anyone the tragedies that have plagued these lands, the injustices that have been committed, and the lives that have been lost. You've seen it all. Seen good people fall victim to the ruthlessness and corruption, seen entire towns burn to the ground, and watched families be torn apart by violence and greed. For as long as you ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows of The Gun.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 95 reviews

A dark yuri visual novel with themes around depression, a hidden magical art, and unexpected love from the depths of grief. As a reserved and unassuming university student in snow-bitten Hokkaido, the personal tragedy which visited Honoka Asakawa would lead to her experimentation in a magical art thought long-lost — blood magic. Unexpectedly able to visit the sealed world of Meiji-era Sapporo, Ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tithe in Blood.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 67 reviews

Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Winter of Ours.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 1,161 reviews

"There is a saying that when you depart from this world, the dog who went ahead will warmly welcome you." While spending time in dog heaven, Bong-gu the Welsh Corgi suddenly catches his dad's scent. Now, he embarks on a journey to meet his dad. Will Bong-gu be able to see his dad again? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Little Puppy.