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Meet Gordy your very own Feral Human companion. The two of you have become best friends as you wander the woods creating memories of friendship and love amongst the beauty of nature. I really hope nothing bad happens.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Dark Comedy 20.4%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, First-Person 7.2%

You wake up in an unfamiliar building. You have to get out of here. You go down the stairs and go down the corridor to reach the same stairs again. The world repeats itself over and over, but each time it repeats itself, something changes. Eternal return. Can you escape from this looping world?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Immersive Sim 25%, Realistic 12.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 8.5%

Explore a surreal dream world built from one man’s memories in this remastered story-rich first-person mystery/adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Realistic 11.2%, Dark 10.1%

You're gonna get yourself killed being out here all by your lonesome... There's monsters on this island! Besides, It's not always the beasts you should be afraid of... Beasts are easy to predict. They just want to kill and eat you. Humans are much harder... They'll pretend to be your friend first...

Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.5%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%

Follow orders. Press buttons. Nuke Mars. A darkly funny SPACEFORCE sim where obedience is optional.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.5%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Futuristic 12%, Visual Novel 12%, Dark 8.9%

Look, they don’t call me Amy ‘the tech genius’ Bailey for nothing? But just because I’m paid to fix computers, doesn’t mean I’ll sit here and listen to your life story. So what there’s been murders? Do I look like a detective?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.5%, Dark Humor 17.5%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%

Unhinged, a petty act of injustice spirals into obsession. Dynamic environments and psychological horror blur reality, testing your perception—and your sanity. You will find mazes, platforms to jump on, and interactions with your neighbor to find the one responsible.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Dark Humor 19.8%, 3D 6.6%, Funny 6%

Join Hank and Larry, two small defenseless animals, as they manipulate their way through the zombie apocalypse. Meet various characters and get them to scavenge for you while guiding them to "safety." Make life-or-death decisions, bargain, manage inventory, trade, and gamble.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.5%, Dark Humor 18%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%

LaughterLost takes you through a surreal journey of work and family life. Face psychological twists, narrative choices, puzzles, and unexpected unique confrontations! Will you break this dystopian cycle of everyday life?

Why similar: Dark Humor 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dark Comedy 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Linear 5.7%

Adult-Only Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, complex relationships, and multiple sex scenes in an exciting story!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 21%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Narration 8.6%

After Friday is a psychological horror game. Every late Friday night on your way home, you sense that someone—or something—is following you. At the same time, your memories begin to fade—perhaps they were never important to begin with.

Why similar: Dark Humor 33%, Visual Novel 25%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, 3D 9.1%, Dark 8.8%

Journalist David, whose career is not going well, takes on the most dangerous assignment he can after receiving a warning from his editor. As time passes, it becomes clear that what is happening is far from simple.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Immersive Sim 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Realistic 13.4%, First-Person 9.6%

Welcome to Ostera: The curse of... Join the Adventure! Shape Your Destiny, Kiss Rats, and Slap Kids!

Why similar: Dark Humor 21.7%, Dark Comedy 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Immersive Sim 9.5%

Dead Herring is a VR-Experience in which you solve a murder case.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18%, Dark Humor 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dark Comedy 13.1%, Realistic 11.1%

Can you survive a night in St Fiacre's at tiny size? This feature-length interactive visual novel returns to the world of Sensus Supra, with better visuals, dozens of animations, more complex puzzles and even more dangerous giantesses hunting for your blood. Every action has consequences...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Dark Humor 20%, Dark Comedy 18.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Survival Horror 10.8%

You investigate a secluded rural home of an old friend that's gone missing, abandoned under mysterious circumstances. You begin to uncover a haunting trail left behind by a man consumed by paranoia, isolation, and something far more disturbing.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Immersive Sim 25.2%, Realistic 13.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Dark 11.1%

Alex Miller, a writer seeking inspiration, rented a remote cabin in the woods. It was supposed to be the perfect retreat: peace, nature, no distractions. But soon he notices strange things - objects move, mysterious notes appear. Someone seems to be sharing his presence without him knowing it.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Narration 12%, Realistic 11.2%, 3D 9.2%

You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Dark Comedy 22.2%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Funny 5.2%

Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, and complex relationships in an exciting story!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.5%, Dark Humor 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, First-Person 7.8%

"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Immersive Sim 20.3%, Visual Novel 17%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 8.7%

A seasonal visual horror story! The night before Christmas, and you're tiny, trapped by a giant, malicious, man-eating elf. It's a race against time to find a path out of her workshop before she devours you all. In this illustrated, part animated narrative puzzle, your choices decide your survival.

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.8%, Dark Comedy 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 8.7%

Embark on ASTRA, a mixed reality journey transforming your room into a spaceship. Follow your late mother's research on a cosmic mission to find life, uncover universal mysteries, and confront personal grief. It blends storytelling, VR, and stunning interactive design.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Immersive Sim 24.2%, Realistic 13.1%, Futuristic 12.9%, Adventure 11.3%

There's a spider haunting these hills.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Dark 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Realistic 8.9%

The Grim Nightmare of Nibras is a story with the search for objects in gloomy locations.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Immersive Sim 24.4%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Point & Click 5.8%

Welcome to St Fiacre’s College for Women of Unreliable Size. Your new home. If you can survive your first night… Featuring 40,000 words of text and over 500 images, this heart-pumping visual novel journey will thrill fans of shrinking and giants alike!

Why similar: Dark Humor 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Dark Comedy 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Survival Horror 10.7%

The algorithm operator thriller. Mental Break is a satirical choose-your-own-adventure with beautiful pixel art and a compelling choice-based narrative. Over 1500 choices to explore!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Dark Comedy 18.8%, Dark Humor 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Futuristic 10.8%

Step into a neon-lit 1980s disco! Under the Disco Lights lets you manage the bar, serve drinks, read customers, and uncover secrets - all in first-person. Featuring stylized visuals, reactive characters, and a fully original 1980s-inspired soundtrack that keeps the night alive.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Immersive Sim 23%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Realistic 12.6%, First-Person 9.4%

We were only supposed to go see the Ferris wheel together. One last adventure before all of us grow up to become a productive part of The Community. But we learned the hard way why The Zone is strictly forbidden. I don't know if we can make it back home.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Dark Humor 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, First-Person 10.2%, Linear 5.7%

This is the Last Time is a minimalist first-person narrative game with a dark and heavy atmosphere.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Dark 14.5%, First-Person 13.5%, 3D 9.9%

Your first day as the new shepherd in the village… and everything is going wrong. The animals are missing. The villagers are strange. And the truth is far more terrifying.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 31.3%, Dark Humor 26.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 8.4%, 3D 8.2%

The abstract male is the image of God, the absolute something.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Immersive Sim 8.8%, Narration 8.5%

Memory has weight. The departed are not gone. Step into a village drowned by flood and memory, and search for the final answer about guardianship and farewell among the shattered past.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Realistic 10.4%, First-Person 9.8%

As a father, you explore the empty home of your estranged daughter, Amy, after her death. Piece together the life you missed…one memory at a time. Follow the journey of regret and reconciliation as you try to comprehend the world she built without you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Realistic 11.5%, Narration 11.4%, First-Person 9.6%

An immersive short story walking simulator. About an hour to complete for people who enjoy relaxed exploration while investing in a long term narrative project.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Narration 10.3%

Cory wakes up several years into the future, everything has changed and his friends are missing. Complete puzzles, hide from monsters, explore the world around you and try to find what happened and where your friends are.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19%, Realistic 15.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Dark 14%, Survival Horror 13.1%

There was an attempt to kill you. You died, but you didn't die. You lost your soul, but you didn't. You wake up in that horrifying town and don’t know what actually happened to you, and you want to figure out while surviving and trying not to die again once and for all.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.3%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Realistic 18.2%, Dark 12.9%, 3D 8.2%

In post-apocalyptic Taiwan, a young girl, Yang Qiongqi, arrives in Kaohsiung. To fulfill a promise to her father, she is forced to stop in her journey, although in this very place, her icy heart begins to stir once more. In such a lawless world, what on earth could keep the smile in her?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dark Comedy 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Futuristic 13%

Do you have what it takes to work at a call centre?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Dark Humor 21%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Funny 8.5%

Experience 12 all-new games made exclusively for this unique horror anthology. Explore a mysterious castle that changes as you play. Keep your wits about you as the line between cute and creepy begins to blur. Uncover the next chapter in the ongoing Dread X Collection storyline.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.9%, Dark Humor 21.1%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Dark 11.6%, Narration 11.1%

His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.8%, Dark Humor 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Realistic 10.3%

In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Immersive Sim 18%, Adventure 10.8%, Dark 9.4%

You are the leader of a gang of slave raiders in post-apocalyptic America

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Immersive Sim 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Dark 9.8%

Negative Nancy is a choose your “no” adventure for people who have had enough. An interactive sitcom where you can only say “no” (or nothing at all). Your choices control the story.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 29.5%, Dark Humor 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Funny 8.2%

Remembering the COVID-19 pandemic... It started in the year 2020. The events that unfolded in a cafe in Tokyo are now a nostalgic memory. Sit back, brew yourself a hot cup of coffee (or tea), and immerse yourself in the stories of the staff and different customers who visited the cafe.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Immersive Sim 21.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Dark Humor 15.9%, First-Person 7.1%

Join two punk-rock royal heirs, Pretty Piss Princess and Asian American, as they dodge their royal duties in favor of adventures. This hilarious visual novel, inspired by TROMA films, follows the duo as they navigate the absurdities of royal life, and embrace their rebellious spirit.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Dark Comedy 25.1%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Dark Humor 20.7%, Indie 0.8%

You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 42.9%, Dark Humor 28.2%, Funny 10.5%, First-Person 5.8%, Dark 5.5%

The Ducksuckers is a Kinetic Comedy Visual Novel about music, battling inner demons and the inability to let go. Taking about 40-60 minutes to read it's a short and sweet read, with some dramatic elements.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 33%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Dark Humor 26.2%, Linear 6.4%, Story Rich 4.9%

You are locked in a quiet apartment room. The only way out of the tightly closed door is to get to the truth of the case. Overcome your fear and try to escape.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Immersive Sim 19.4%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Realistic 12.8%, Dark 11.3%

Jean and Josie is a visual novel about the relationship of a Rabbit and a Kitty.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Immersive Sim 23.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Story Rich 5%

You're the newest steward of Thoth Observatory, tasked with researching the strange Kerr black hole SJ-1765—the Sejanus Singularity. The data gathered here is invaluable, so maintain the installation and preserve your sanity until your rotation ends in this deteriorating station.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Immersive Sim 27.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Dark 12.9%, First-Person 12%

Join Alfred in this 3D adventure game set onboard a scary alien mothership. In space no one can hear you s#!t yourself, thankfully.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 29.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Narration 10.1%, Funny 7.9%

Customers... Don't let them find out... Rip-off! A thrilling rip-off adventure where if the customers find out, you'll explode!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Dark Comedy 20.2%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Adventure 6.7%

Join Hank and Larry, two small defenseless animals, as they manipulate their way through the zombie apocalypse. Meet various characters and get them to scavenge for you while guiding them to "safety." Make life-or-death decisions, bargain, manage inventory, trade, and gamble.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark Humor 11.3%

Drone Wars is the most immersive war game ever made. Experience the horrors of modern combat, where explosive FPV drones stalk you through trenches, forests, and battle-torn cities. No HUD or glowing orbs. Detect enemies with sight, sound, and instinct. Resources are scarce. Death is permanent.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Realistic 10.4%

Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.8%, Dark Humor 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 13%

A trip to a cabin in the woods takes one guy and four hot girls trough an unexpected week filled with all kinds of twists and turns, where fun doesn't always promise a happy ending.

Why similar: Dark Humor 23.2%, Dark Comedy 21.4%, Dark 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Realistic 13.5%

The Christmas Cackler is a first-person Christmas-themed Comedic Horror game where you play as little Jimmy, lying in bed on the night before Christmas, trying to finish drawing his mother's present and avoid getting grabbed by the Christmas Cackler!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 38%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, First-Person 8.7%, Funny 8.2%, Dark 7.5%

Pilgrim is a medieval-based, co-op horror, adventure. Can you and your friends make it to the end of The Road?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.1%, Dark Humor 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, First-Person 9.3%, Survival Horror 8.5%

Explore derelict ship. find out why there is a missing crew. And be careful of things that could be lurking in the shadows.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Futuristic 14.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Survival Horror 8.8%

Rise to fame as an adult star in the world of the post-post-apocalypse. Make friends, help your fellow machines discover their inner freedom, and make, um, “industry connections”.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.6%, Dark Humor 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%