60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Atmospheric, Interactive Fiction, Narration.
Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".
Coded Black
A narrative-driven social justice game exploring the suppressed histories of anti-Blackness in the US and UK. Confront racial injustice and discover moments of Black resilience and humanity through storytelling and historical evidence.
Scarlet and Blank
An award-winning, fully-voiced sound novel. In 1888 in Yoshiwara, the pleasure district of Tokyo, a man meets a woman. Soon after, the illustrious escort Hakuhi dies. So begins a tale of the events leading up to her death, told from the perspective of two men with nothing in common.
A narrative-driven social justice game exploring the suppressed histories of anti-Blackness in the US and UK. Confront racial injustice and discover moments of Black resilience and humanity through storytelling and historical evidence.
Why similar: Gothic 19.9% ★, Education 19.2%, Historical 16.9%, Narration 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%
An award-winning, fully-voiced sound novel. In 1888 in Yoshiwara, the pleasure district of Tokyo, a man meets a woman. Soon after, the illustrious escort Hakuhi dies. So begins a tale of the events leading up to her death, told from the perspective of two men with nothing in common.
Why similar: Historical 17.3%, Gothic 14.3% ★, Linear 13.8%, Narration 13%, Visual Novel 12.5%
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 27.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Historical 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Narration 14.3%, Historical 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Recover an inter-generational story of migration told through real audio recordings of a Lebanese family coming to America in the early 1990's. Maneuver a forgotten strip of audio tape through puzzling landscapes to piece together the voices of the past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Historical 16.8%, Narration 15.9%, Philosophical 15.4%, Linear 10.6%
Escape the shady brackwater swamp together with the Professor and the Captn in a small Cutter, in a short, text-heavy, linear Horror-Adventure (without Jumpscares).
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Lovecraftian 21.3%, Narration 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Linear 9.1%
On 2 August 1980 Bologna is the victim of a neo-fascist attack. Bologna 020880 is a visual novel created to commemorate the victims of the massacre and keep the memory of those terrible facts alive.
Why similar: Historical 22.3%, Narration 21.4%, Education 20%, Visual Novel 10%, Drama 8.3%
Experience a dark documentary based on the classic movie Häxan. The narrator will guide you through the spellbinding history of witchcraft. Focus, you are delving into the deepest abyss of black magic that spread panic in the Dark Ages.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22%, Philosophical 16.5%, Education 14.3%, Narration 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%
Gastronomy meets horror in 19th-century Italy. Prepare traditional recipes through interactive sequences, taste forbidden visions, and sink into the psychological horror of an unsettling short tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Narration 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Philosophical 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Narration 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 8.2%
Three Theban tragedies of Sophocles as a visual novel with parallel text in Ancient Greek for reference.
Why similar: Historical 18.9%, Philosophical 17.9%, Education 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Drama 12%
It's 2026, and you're a bail bondsman in Burlington. A fully voiced visual novel exploring the obligations of duty, and what justice really means.
Why similar: Narration 26.5%, Philosophical 20.8%, Hand-drawn 17%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%
Why similar: Gothic 15.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Historical 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Narration 12.5%
An ancient castle with human-making technology.A human, a dummy...Unrelated brothers, imprisoned by time in a castle...When you unlock the secrets of time, can you escape from your predicament?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Gothic 22.3% ★, Drama 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.7%
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Historical 17.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Drama 6.9%
A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Narration 15.3%, Linear 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Autumn 1881 - deep in the Thuringian forests lies the village of Rabenfels. From here a new epidemic spread over the whole country. You are a young doctor sent by the Imperial Office of Disease to investigate the origin of this mysterious disease.
Why similar: Gothic 40% ★, Narration 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Story Rich 6.5%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.1%, Narration 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%
Originally released in 2012, Loving Life is a non-fictional auto-biographical visual novel about Zhenghua Yang (Z) and the near-fatal incident which led to the founding of Serenity Forge. This is where it all began.
Why similar: Education 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Philosophical 16.9%, Drama 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
In 1960s USA, Jane Ferguson, a New York restaurant owner, receives an information on her CIA agent husband Mark, who had vanished mysteriously during a Tibet mission. To uncover his hidden secrets, she follows his trail, delving into the enigma of his disappearance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Narration 12%, Visual Novel 9.1%
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Gothic 20.8% ★, Psychological Horror 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Narration 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%
An atelier in the forest. The Artist’s brush halts before an empty frame, leaving the portrait unfinished. Lost souls arrive with memories of tragedy. Render the cruel truth, or shield their eyes with an eternal lie. A Gothic Mystery granting rest to the dead.
Why similar: Gothic 30.1% ★, Philosophical 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Drama 6.5%
This is a short visual novel that immerses the player in the inner world of the main character, who suffers from social anxiety and is afraid even of a simple phone call. Experience with her the anxiety, procrastination, and constant struggle with herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Drama 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Narration 11.2%
A philosophical horror experience in the Alps: As Friedrich Nietzsche confronts his own shadow, he becomes lost between layers of reality.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.5%, Narration 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Drama 8.2%
A first-person survival horror with a cosmic twist, where you must blindly navigate a decayed historic manor swarming with warped children with only your vague memories and peripheral senses to guide you. Will your sanity hold? Or will blind hope turn to blind despair?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.9%, Narration 16%, Linear 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Historical 10.1%
The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Drama 14.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 12%, Narration 7.7%
A poet ponders queer life and love after his happily ever after.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Narration 12.4%, Historical 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Linear 10.1%
You are a priest who has gone into the dark forest for a final battle against evil.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Philosophical 22.8%, Gothic 21% ★, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%
The Human Story is a hidden object game set in a colorful, historically accurate miniature world. Explore different cultures and ages. Find characters, objects and little stories about our ancestors. Learn about their lives and piece together the history of humankind.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.7%, Narration 20%, Historical 19.8%, Education 16.2%, Relaxing 6.9%
Explore 17th century Canadian wilderness through the eyes of Jeanne, a French woman who crossed the Atlantic to start anew and Maikan, an Innu hunter trying to discover what’s disturbing the forest. Your choices will shape the traits of the protagonists in this narrative single-player experience.
Why similar: Narration 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Historical 17.1%, Linear 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%
Strange Tales of Tieshan is a text adventure inspired by Chinese records of anomalies. As a traveler in a dark land of monsters, you make elixirs, choose paths, and negotiate with supernatural beings to survive and collect bizarre stories to appease a possessed book and escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.3%, Gothic 22.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Visual Novel 6.9%
Deep Siren is a Lovecraftian WWII horror fairytale. When the lone survivor of the USS Siren discovers a mermaid while adrift at sea, he finds himself plunged into a world of supernatural horror fathoms beneath the surface. Utilize unique gameplay mechanics as Alex battles to hold on to his sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.1%, Gothic 19.3% ★, Historical 14.3%, Narration 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
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: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Philosophical 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Gothic 26.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 22%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Linear 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
A digital recreation of The Bible in Kinetic Novel form! Read through and save passages in any order with an original soundtrack, or listen through the greatest story ever told in audiobook form. Featuring an extensive Trivia section to find out how well you really know the stories of Old and New.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.1%, Narration 13%, Historical 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10%
A cowboy named John is compelled by an insidious voice in his head to ascend an inverted floating tower. Encounter atmospheric horror, defy gravity, and make impossible choices in this third-person psychological horror game inspired by Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Gothic 24.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Linear 8.6%
In this dark interactive novel you will play as a lost soul wandering a forsaken desert, accompanied by a mysterious girl. Explore ancient ruins and face obscure choices. Your decisions will shape their journey—often in ways you’ll never fully understand. Will you find peace, or something else?
Why similar: Philosophical 21.1%, Narration 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Drama 9.8%
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 30.2%, Philosophical 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11%, Drama 8.6%
You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Gothic 16% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 8.3%
YOU'RE JUST A NORMAL GUY TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP. YOU HEAR A BUMP IN THE NIGHT. WHAT WAS THAT? WHY IS YOUR DAUGHTER ACTING SO WEIRD? IS IT PARENTHOOD OR A HORRIBLE CURIOSITY THAT COMPELS YOU TO FIND OUT? A Short horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Narration 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Linear 10.3%
A psychological horror adventure where you investigate a large art gallery following many disappearances. You'll go on a journey filled with fear and stress to find out what happened to all those who went missing.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.9%, Philosophical 18%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Linear 12.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
Read words and make choices as you immerse yourself in the adventures inside the protagonist's head. This dark visual novel tells the story of a lost man among corpses in a northern Russian town. Will you help the hero find a good ending? I don't know what to do with him anymore.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Hand-drawn 18%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Narration 9.4%, Stylized 8.6%
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Philosophical 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Atmospheric 7.1%
In this first-person philosophical journey, Poísis, an enthusiastic art student, explores a mysterious island in Greece. As she solves the local puzzles, she uncovers traces of its ancient inhabitants, leading her to question her own reality.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.5%, Narration 17.7%, Education 14.3%, Drama 10.1%, Linear 9.8%
The player assumes the role of Mary Clarissa Christie. Mary has heterochromia eyes, her right eye is gold while her left eye is blue. She originally had blue eyes but her right eye changed colours one year prior to the game's events and she has been seeing strange visions since.
Why similar: Gothic 27.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Drama 16.7%, Lovecraftian 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Gothic 18.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Investigate the origins of the literary debut of Adam Mickiewicz, a XIX century-famous Polish poet. In an immersive visual novel, discover the secret of his love, friendship, and artistic inspirations!
Why similar: Education 27.5%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Narration 11.3%, Philosophical 9%
Debate for your life against brilliant thinkers, poke holes in their arguments and cause them to freak out— or just tell them their faces are ugly. NONSENSE!
Why similar: Philosophical 29.5%, Education 23.1%, Historical 17%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Drama 8.5%
Slava is an ordinary guy living in a shabby socket. Well, like living, existing. He has lost all his dreams, and now he has one task - not to live until dawn. But before that you need to write a will...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Philosophical 14.7%, Narration 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Visual Novel 9.4%
A digital comic about the story of Emeline. She tries to live her dream of being a superheroine after her friends decided to change their career paths. A gentle and moving story, drawn by hand.
Why similar: Narration 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Linear 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Piece together your memories. Reveal the truth. A minimalistic Lovecraftian tale of symbols, sentences, and quiet discovery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Gothic 22.2% ★, Narration 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.
Why similar: Historical 17.3%, Narration 17%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Drama 9.7%
A thrilling, poignant story-driven experience about a daughter who returns to her childhood home after receiving a letter that her estranged mother has left something mysterious for her. Explore, interact and experience a narrative about love, hope and umm.... HAUNTING DARK PAST!? WHAT?
Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, Narration 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
A gothic psychological visual novel where you decide who deserves forgiveness… and who deserves condemnation. Explore the lives of five souls, confront unsettling truths, and make choices that will shape your ultimate fate. Every choice is a reflection. Every judgment carries a sentence.
Why similar: Gothic 27.5% ★, Philosophical 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%
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 35.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Philosophical 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Philosophical 24.5%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Story Rich 11.8%
A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Narration 19.9%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Linear 10.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
