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Looking for games like X-Note? Here are top simulation recommendations with a romance and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Dark Nights - Reflections, Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow or Drops of Death.

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  1. 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 & 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.

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  2. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 217 reviews

    Sister Hedwig is having a bad time. It wasn't long ago that the Mother Superior dragged her out of her cell, forcing Hedwig to break her oath to God as an Anchoress and face the outside world. Acting as a spy for the leader of Linbarrow Abbey, Hedwig was given one seemingly simple task: Discover who really murdered Sister Catherine. Hedwig has tried her best, but she is no closer to solving the m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow.

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  3. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    96% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Drops of Death is a murder mystery visual novel where the killer is randomly chosen at the start of the game. Featuring four dateable characters, this romantic story has a deadly twist: you may unknowingly fall in love with the killer. Not all love is innocent, and it’s up to you to decide if you can look past their actions or bring them to justice. Drops of Death is a killer dating sim not … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drops of Death.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 684 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate Plus.

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  5. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Friendly Reminder: 1.The gaming progress record from the Demo cannot be synchronized to the official game. 2.The story content in 4K DLC is identical to the base version, the only difference is image quality . Please download according to your actual needs. About This GameIf you had the power to change the past, what would you most want to do? … There are many imperfect things in this world.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time.

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  6. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 168 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

    Fragments of Him is a narrative game played in the first person. The story revolves around a tragic accident, and the life of the victim and his loved ones before and after the incident. The player plays through the events and the locations as if they were the spirit or intellect of the characters, making decisions and starting actions that progress the story. Through this snapshot of their lives … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments of Him.

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  7. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 236 reviews

    "Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade.

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  8. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development
    87% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    If you love someone, let them go. Unfortunately, you've got to love her first! That's the only way to get rid of Pseudo, the mysterious ghostly woman who has been chained to your leg! A short romantic visual novel from Wilson Taylor, the writer of the critically acclaimed dating sim Animal Lover! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nowhere Girl.

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    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.

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  10. Just Life" is an immersive role-playing and life simulation game that revolves around storytelling and human connections. Step into the shoes of a young man fresh out of high school, whose path hasn't been easy due to financial constraints preventing him from attending college and a lack of work experience hindering his job prospects. However, a twist of fate presents an opportunity when he i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Life: A New Farmer's Story.

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  11. "Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost" is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the killer. However, unlike ordinary cases, the characters have special abilities. Your guesses won't be as straightforward as they seem. Together with the game's protagonist, let's do our best to solve the case and find the culprit. The first 40 minu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    83% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Weary and out of fuel, you stumble upon a curious hotel. Rooms are cheap and look luxurious, but finding your way might be a challenge in and of itself... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel Paradise.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    This is a series of visual novel adapted from a real story. It is divided into three stages: high school, University and undertaking life to tell a common and tortuous life trajectory. Here is the first episode of the series.In this episode you will experience the life of a high school student in China. The characters live and study under the background of examination-oriented education in senior … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to School Years.

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  14. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    49% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel. FEATURES - Mystery, Psychological & Horror - 9 Endings & Unlockable Gallery - Rated Teen 13+ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Train of Afterlife.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    96% User Score Based on 160 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    The Chrono Jotter is a mystery and suspense visual novel that follows the steps of Ran Ibuki, a high-school student, as she investigates against the clock to discover who's killing her new classmates -- and avenge the murder of her girlfriend. Are you ready for this savage feast of life and death? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Chrono Jotter.

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  16. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 886 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid9: Inciting Incident.

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  17. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    58% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Investigate the crime. Arrest the criminal. Find your happy ending. Make your choices and solve the case! An intense story full of love, drama, and mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agent of Love.

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  18. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 5,833 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 17 reviews

    Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hatoful Boyfriend.

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  19. YOUR AWAKENING A red chair. Fluorescent lights buzzing. St. Mary's Psychiatric Hospital. The hospital is closed but I know this place. I'm here again. I'm wearing clothes that aren't mine. On the coffee table, old magazines and a medical file stamped "CLASSIFIED." My hands are shaking. Why is this place empty? The last thing I remember is February 1985. What happened to me? Where did… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to St. Mary's 1985.

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  20. Living an ordinary school life, you are suddenly swallowed by a strange, eerie light after a club activity—when you wake up, you find yourself in an unfamiliar otherworld. However, this world is not truly unfamiliar. It stirs a strong sense of rejection deep within your soul, so intense that you lost consciousness the moment you arrived. When the other students are taken away by the emissary o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not A Hero.

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  21. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where only two humans have survived: the protagonist and the hero. You will assume the role of the protagonist as she fights to survive alongside Harunashi Mika, the game's hero. Genre: Otome Game / Number of Endings: 17 (including bad endings). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Navigatore of the Ruined World.

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  22. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Soothsayer: The Oraclepus Knows All an adventure/simulation game with a deep lore. This game is between 1 to 2+ hours long.  Are you ready to jump into this rabbit hole into the Lasagnaverse? You're playing as Zayden, a Thinphi alien. The thing is, you know weird things happen when emotions are high. You see, your parents, who are Thinphi themselves wanted you and your sister Faizah to live a norm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soothsayer: The Oraclepus Knows All.

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  23. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    ■Game Introduction Kenomimi x Japanese fantasy A supernatural romance adventure game Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity returns, now remastered in Full HD and updated for all ages! Originally released in 2008 and later adapted into an anime, this beloved title has been carefully refined under the supervision of Lump of Sugar, crafting an improved version that every generation of gamers will love. Enj… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity.

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  24. A horror dice roll adventure inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. Much like in a tabletop RPG, "abilities," "luck," and "dice rolls" influence the story's progression. The protagonist is cursed on an island in the Seto Inland Sea. Investigate the island, uncover the mysteries, and break the curse! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cthulhu Mythos ADV The Isle Of Ubohoth.

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  25. 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.

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  26. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    You've never known what would happen after death. And now that you have woken up in a dusty attic, it is time to figure out what happened to you and meet the family living in your home. Ghost Simulator is a 300,000-word interactive horror novel by Morton Newberry where you haunt a family in the American countryside. Customize your powers and be the ghost you never thought you would become. You a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Simulator.

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  27. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Radiants.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 518 reviews

    For decades, superpowers and psychic abilities were thought to be mere science fiction, but the discovery of a certain particle called the "Astron" at the end of the 20th century proved to the world that these wondrous phenomena were real. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riddle Joker.

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  29. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 42 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A fantasy otome game based on the myths and legends of Hokkaido, Japan. Meet and fight with unique Gods, overcome fierce trials together, and discover what happens when you pursue forbidden love with the divine.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yukar From The Abyss.

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  31. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    96% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    "Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story. Just life and the characters finding their own ways of facing death in an indifferent, relentless, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project.

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  33. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 498 reviews

    Step into the shoes of a game-loving teen, sent to a harsh correctional institute by Principal Yang for your supposed internet addiction. Inspired by a real-life figure, Dr. Yang, a controversial psychiatrist who advocated for electrotherapy to "cure" troubled teens. You will navigate a branching narrative and make choices that impact your fate. Unravel the truth behind the institute, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breakout 13.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews

    This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Press Any Button.

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  35. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 522 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Threads.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    95% User Score Based on 130 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

    A visual novel with multiple endings set in a fantasy world. "Enigma is a mystery visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ENIGMA:.

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  37. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    Humanity Must Perish is a short, comedic visual novel in which the fate of humanity is placed in the hands of a witty, pessimistic android. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Humanity Must Perish.

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  38. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,896 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 12 reviews

    An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green's 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That Dragon, Cancer.

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  39. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    98% User Score Based on 10,488 reviews

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test: Hypothesis Rising.

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  40. Something once great lies dormant beneath the cold streets of Armorica's isolated capital, L'Amour. When it sleeps it dreams, and when it dreams it hunts. Fates converge as a young man's mysterious death brings sibling vampires Aurore and Lux Amanite into a world of occult obsession and corporate corruption. Meanwhile, police inspector Ryouko Otsuki arrives in L'Amour to find a city whose identity… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cross the Moon.

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  41. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    97% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    A boy returns to his countryside home after spending half a year in the city, only to discover the unimaginable — his elderly grandmother has transformed into a cute young girl! Hijinks ensue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Winter's Daydream.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    89% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    One summer day, Shun Nanami meets a girl who is the spitting image of his dead sister. She turns out to be a high-tech android indistinguishable from a human being. So begins a touching tale in a world where androids and human beings coexist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trinoline.

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  43. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 602 reviews

    Each character was assigned to give a statement to be posted on this store page. Their responses are below: CHRIS: Hello! I’m so excited that you’re considering playing our game! I'll tell you as much as I can. So we're actually not the full game. We're the demo! No one knows if the real game is out yet or not, or what genre we're really supposed to be....it's kind of confusing. But that's just f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MetaWare High School Demo.

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  44. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    70% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    When Herol finds Chilia, a mysterious, magical girl, who has saved his war-torn city from destruction, she seems to have lost all memory of her heroic feat. With no recollection of her previous life and powers, he decides to take her in. You, as Herol, must now raise Chilia over the course of four years, plan her day-to-day life, and help her develop her character and skills! Help Chilia become a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lair Land Story.

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    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.

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  46. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 114 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between.

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  47. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 2,500 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Analogue: A Hate Story.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    Beckett by The Secret Experiment is a surreal noir. A disturbing story of a missing-persons investigator, hired to find a young man suffering from a mental illness. It is a taste of the alternative - an experience that will make you question what it is to exist. It is a vivid musing on identity, memory and loss. It is unlike anything you will ever play. It wants to offend. Don't let it. Poor, poor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beckett.

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  49. 4%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    5% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Hiddenverse: Ominous Opus is hidden object, match-3 storytelling adventure game about Avenlee - a young aspiring writer, who finds her friend buried in the sewers. The tragic accident is quickly revealed to be a cover-up for a murder, and it’s up to you to solve the mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hiddenverse: Ominous Opus.

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  50. "There are things better left unknown" — The hidden paranormal horror ADV by ImCyan, creator of "Tsugunohi", is now on Steam. Detective Teru and his sister Luna investigate cases in spirits' dream worlds. Enjoy mystery, comedy, and horror across 9 episodes and 10+ hours of content. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shikiyoku: Teru Yumemi in the Nightmare.

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