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As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

Why similar: Story Rich 51.6%, Visual Novel 40.6%, 2D 7.8%

Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, two young men set out on a journey to find The Great Appearance which manifests itself inside mankind's mind.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Dystopian 19.2%, Philosophical 10.3%, Text-Based 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%

Piece together your memories. Reveal the truth. A minimalistic Lovecraftian tale of symbols, sentences, and quiet discovery.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Dystopian 14.5%, Surreal 13.6%, Text-Based 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%

Mizuchi 白蛇心傳 is a heartfelt and philosophical yuri visual novel inspired by the Legend of the White Snake and multiple folklores. Follow Linh's journey with a beautiful shape-shifting temptress and a resourceful warrior nun, and experience a story of friendship, love, transformation, and belonging.

Why similar: Philosophical 29.1%, Emotional 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Dark 33.6%, Story Rich 21.8%, Adventure 2.7%, 2D 2.1%

Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.2%, Surreal 19.6%, Point & Click 12%, Hidden Object 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Dark 33.2%, Story Rich 21.6%, Adventure 2.8%, 2D 1.8%

"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.

Why similar: Story Rich 52.2%, Visual Novel 38.4%, 2D 9.4%

You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!

Why similar: Philosophical 21%, Surreal 15.2%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Emotional 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

Why similar: Dark 86.7%, 2D 13.3%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Dark 36%, Visual Novel 35.1%, Story Rich 22.5%, Adventure 3.7%, 2D 2.6%

A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility

Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.5%, Story Rich 28.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%, 2D 6.2%

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Story Rich 44.9%, Multiple Endings 39.9%, Stylized 8.2%, 2D 7%

Dull Grey is an award-winning visual novel about growing up. Experience an emotional story of a mother and son in a dystopian world, make simple but meaningful choices and discover multiple endings. Will you see your story unfold in full colour?

Why similar: Dystopian 22.3%, Philosophical 21.9%, Minimalist 11.2%, Text-Based 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.

Why similar: Philosophical 27.5%, Surreal 20.4%, Emotional 14.9%, Dark 13.4%, Text-Based 5.5%

Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.

Why similar: Dystopian 55.3%, Story Rich 39%, Adventure 5.7%

Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.2%, Surreal 17%, Text-Based 11.1%, Dark 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Dystopian 18.5%, Dark 14.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 8.5%

In a world of ice, the last human city is tearing itself apart. Explore the underbelly of a monstrous metropolis in a surreal adventure about everything and nothing.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Surreal 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Dark 9.4%

A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.

Why similar: Dystopian 18.7%, Surreal 14.6%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Text-Based 11%

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Surreal 20.9%, Text-Based 15%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 11.7%

There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.

Why similar: Surreal 22.2%, Philosophical 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Point & Click 12.7%, Emotional 9.3%

Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!

Why similar: Story Rich 76.1%, Adventure 23.9%

This is a dystopian soft sci-fi game. One day, you and your family received a flyer from the community to watch a movie for free. Your family has already set off, and you arrived later – but you find out that they are not there. After that, you discover the untold secrets of the medium of "video".

Why similar: Dystopian 21%, Philosophical 20%, Lovecraftian 16%, Point & Click 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%

It's a winter night. You are coming home by train. You have to change trains at a small train station in the middle of the forest.It's not the first time you've traveled this route. But now you feel like something is different.As if something was watching you.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.8%, Lovecraftian 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Text-Based 10%, Point & Click 9.9%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Story Rich 25.5%, Dark 21.9%, Adventure 7.9%

Waking up at the bottom of a brown world, an amnesiac bee faces a dreadful choice: the pornocracy of the Queen of Flies or complicity in the crimes of a perverted incel spider. Can she crawl out of the pit and defend her identity?

Why similar: Philosophical 16.4%, Dystopian 13.7%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Surreal 12%, Text-Based 10.9%

As a psychologist, how would you handle your clients falling victim to their own phobias? Find out in this horror visual novel infused with point-and-click gameplay elements.

Why similar: Dark Humor 16.1%, Dystopian 15.8%, Surreal 13.8%, Text-Based 10.2%, Point & Click 8.7%

Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

Why similar: Philosophical 38.2%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Story Rich 23.7%, Dark 6.6%, Adventure 1.7%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Dark 35.6%, Visual Novel 33.6%, Story Rich 22.3%, Adventure 4.6%, 2D 3.8%

Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.

Why similar: Minimalist 38.4%, Point & Click 30.8%, Cartoon 15.6%, 2D 8.6%, Adventure 6.6%

Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.

Why similar: Story Rich 74.2%, Adventure 25.8%

Answer the question of mortality in this sidescroller inspired by the adventures of old. Wander the depths of two parallel worlds. Confer with gods, locals, and other travelers. Solve problems through intuition and a collection of odd trinkets. Choose: death, or eternal life?

Why similar: Philosophical 31.7%, Surreal 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Minimalist 8.9%

You're fired! Who needs game writers when AI can do the job? …What? You want to join the Resistance? Don't make me laugh — that's just an urban legend!

Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Surreal 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Emotional 7.5%

His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

Why similar: Story Rich 47.5%, Emotional 41.5%, Adventure 11%

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Story Rich 36.2%, Multiple Endings 35.7%, 2D 18.3%, Adventure 9.7%

You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Wander liminal spaces where fragments of your past call you forward. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.

Why similar: Philosophical 15.6%, Surreal 15.5%, Emotional 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 11.6%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Dark 32.4%, Story Rich 23.2%, Adventure 7.9%

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Why similar: Surreal 34.1%, Dark 24.1%, Dark Humor 22.9%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 2%

Employee 925 is a short psychological horror game about compliance and the quiet erosion of self in the workplace.

Why similar: Philosophical 20.5%, Dystopian 19.9%, Surreal 17.2%, Dark Humor 12.6%, Minimalist 6.4%

Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.

Why similar: Dark Humor 23.1%, Surreal 21.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 15%, Emotional 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.2%

Miskatonic is a text-based strategy game where players take the role of an ancient god, determined to harvest fear for power. Incept your victims through dialogues with their psyche, study the limits of their mind by unlocking their stories, and manipulate the maze with powerful abilities.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.7%, Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Point & Click 10.5%, Story Rich 7.9%

An FPS arena shooter with mind-bending fractal maps! Fight in an impossible battle arena where the map contains itself in a never-ending loop. With online/splitscreen multiplayer deathmatches and a single player horde mode.

On a secret arctic research base, a scientist, soldier, AI, and eldritch beast struggle for happiness. A short visual novel about love and pain set in an alternate history where humanity is ruled by eldritch gods.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Philosophical 22.3%, Emotional 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Text-Based 9.8%

Hey rookie, climb aboard! We're heading for adventure across the North Sea on our reliable Viking ship! Choose from one of the charismatic characters, hire some warriors and engage in bloody battles!

Why similar: 2D 59%, Adventure 41%

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Dark 31.1%, Choices Matter 25.4%, Multiple Endings 24.6%, Story Rich 18.8%

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Multiple Endings 64.8%, Stylized 24.6%, Adventure 10.6%

Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!

Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Visual Novel 29%, Choices Matter 20.6%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 3.9%

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Story Rich 27%, Surreal 25.9%, Choices Matter 20%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, 2D 4%

Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 1: Escape from the Mysterious KumaDonald's!

Why similar: Hidden Object 42.1%, Point & Click 25.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Adventure 12.3%

Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

Why similar: 2D 73.7%, Adventure 26.3%

My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.

Why similar: Philosophical 20.2%, Surreal 15.1%, Emotional 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 10.6%

A woman wanders into a heavily populated abandoned train station. What happens next might surprise you.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.5%, Surreal 12.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Dark 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%

A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.

Why similar: Dystopian 19.3%, Dark Humor 15.7%, Surreal 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Text-Based 10.7%

No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

Why similar: Philosophical 16.8%, Surreal 15.2%, Emotional 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Minimalist 10.9%

Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Dark 25.2%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%

Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 3: Escape from The Southern Resort!

Why similar: Hidden Object 42.4%, Point & Click 25.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Adventure 12.6%

Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 4: Escape from the TV station!

Why similar: Hidden Object 42.7%, Point & Click 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Adventure 12.7%

You're the maintenance man for an apartment complex that has mysteriously been transported to the middle of the ocean. Woodrot is a surreal adventure game about getting to know your neighbors who all seem to blame themselves for their recent relocation.

Why similar: Surreal 20.3%, Philosophical 16.4%, Dark Humor 12.6%, Point & Click 10.6%, Dark 9%