Games Like All in Abyss: Judge the Fake

You only have 3 months left to live. Gamble for extra time in Alice-sama’s life-or-death game. Be careful — she wants to steal your heart. 🔪🔪🔪💜

Why similar: Gambling 48.1% ★, Visual Novel 14.4%, Anime 13.1%, Card Game 12.3%, Cute 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that combines gambling mechanics with a dark, anime-inspired visual novel aesthetic.

Dice Eater is a mystery card game based around supernatural powers where players must use their power to uncover the other player's tricks. Use your opponent's tricks against them to turn the tables and win.

Why similar: Gambling 41.6% ★, Card Battler 17.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Card Game 9.2%, Mystery 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the intersection of supernatural mystery and card-based gambling mechanics.

Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.

Why similar: Anime 29.3%, Mystery 29%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 10.2%, 2D 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the high-stakes death game atmosphere and psychological tension found in the seed title.

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Anime 22.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential mystery visual novel that features a dark, high-stakes environment where characters must survive through logic and investigation.

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 20.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends social deduction and mystery with a unique visual novel structure that mirrors the investigative nature of the seed game.

Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.

Why similar: Card Battler 37.4%, Gambling 34.6% ★, Card Game 18.3%, 2D 4.5%, RPG 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A rogue-like deckbuilder that leans heavily into the gambling theme with unique card-based combat mechanics.

Get in, get the goods, get out. What could possibly go wrong? In this single-player, story-driven cyberpunk RPG, play as Alexandra - a street-smart thief on the run after a failed heist. Put together a team of unusual allies, pull off thrilling heists, and fight and hack using your deck of cards.

Why similar: Card Battler 45.3%, Card Game 18.9%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Story Rich 8.1%, RPG 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines card-battling mechanics with a story-rich, cyberpunk-inspired heist narrative.

Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 21.8%, Dystopian 19.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, anime-styled adventure and puzzle-solving elements found in the seed game.

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Dystopian 28%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Anime 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Funny 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly immersive, dystopian visual novel experience with a strong focus on character-driven storytelling.

Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Mystery 20.2%, Anime 16.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive series for fans of dystopian death games, complex puzzles, and branching narrative paths.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Card Battler 60.1%, Card Game 24.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, 2D 3.5%, Adventure 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: This dark, atmospheric card battler features a deep mystery and a sinister tone that aligns well with the seed game's vibe.

Hack Into God

Why similar: Visual Novel 41.8%, Anime 30.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality sci-fi visual novel that excels in mystery, investigation, and dystopian world-building.

Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 25.7%, Mystery 19.5%, Detective 7.4%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the investigative and mystery-solving aspects of the visual novel genre in a modern setting.

Theseus Protocol is a deck building roguelike where rebirth offers strategic opportunity. Utilize a powerful suite of cards and weaponry to uncover the cruel truth behind the dystopian sci-fi world of Mark City.

Why similar: Card Battler 40.2%, Card Game 17.8%, Anime 15.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic card-battler that provides the mechanical depth and dystopian aesthetic expected of the genre.

Visual novel fully animated in Live2D, Observing Scum Prisoners! In a prison called a dump, a betting card game among dangerous prisoners begins. Penalty game for the losers! Uncover the hidden pasts and bizarre crimes of these lunatics!

Why similar: Gambling 31.7% ★, Dark Humor 16.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 13.5%, Mystery 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dark comedy tone and mystery elements within a visual novel framework.

Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.8%, Anime 20.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 9%, Story Rich 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological mystery that uses card-based strategy to navigate its grim narrative.

You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.

Why similar: Card Game 44.2%, Anime 24.3%, RPG 12.7%, Cute 12.3%, Detective 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the theme of survival and high-stakes choices through a simulation-heavy visual novel lens.

Prison Notes is a RPG with text-based ADV and cultivation elements. You act as a young migrant worker, wrongly imprisoned in the prison known as "The Coral Reef".What challenges and adventures are awaiting? Will you finally find a way out? Your choices and actions will decide the end of your story.

Why similar: Card Battler 28.8%, Dark Humor 18%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Card Game 11.1%, Anime 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines card-battling with exploration and story-rich visual novel elements in a confined, tense setting.

Players will take on the role of newspaper reporter Hazel Gong, who was originally covering a practice exercise at an abandoned building site, but stumbles upon a mysterious corpse in an accidental collapse!

Why similar: Card Battler 54.4%, Card Game 18.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 7.5%, RPG 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends card-battling with investigative gameplay, directly mirroring the core mechanics of the seed game.

One Turn Kill is a PvE card game where card drawing and deck control are the keys to victory. Engage in battles limited to a single turn for an exhilarating, suspenseful experience.Join the protagonist in a pixel art wasteland to face off with the strongest of enemies and see what story awaits.

Why similar: Card Battler 45.5%, Card Game 27.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Anime 6.4%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced card-battler that emphasizes strategic deckbuilding and turn-based tactics.

"Fatermyth" is an RPG game that combines tabletop role-playing and adventure. The storylines of seven characters from different eras intertwine, depicting an epic of human heroes. The strategic battles with dice + skills add more challenges to the adventure.

Why similar: Card Battler 44.7%, Card Game 20%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 7.4%, 2D 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure RPG that incorporates deckbuilding mechanics into its dramatic, story-driven world.

Discover a high-stakes roguelike dice-builder where every roll is a risk, every risk is a thrill, and every thrill teeters between triumph and disaster. Set in charmingly chaotic Camelot, chance collides with strategy, mastery dances with madness, and one single roll can rewrite your fate.

Why similar: Gambling 83.2% ★, 2D 6.8%, RPG 5.7%, Female Protagonist 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the gambling and dungeon-crawling aspects of card-based strategy games.

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG set in a world of swords and sorcery, told entirely through the medium of cards.

Why similar: Card Battler 53.6%, Card Game 22.4%, RPG 8.1%, Story Rich 7.2%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique RPG that uses card-based mechanics to drive its entire narrative and exploration experience.

A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Mystery 17.2%, Anime 16.6%, Funny 10.7%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern mystery visual novel that focuses on investigation and uncovering hidden truths.

Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG

Why similar: Mystery 26.1%, Story Rich 20.3%, RPG 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, 2D 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG that features mystery and multiple endings in a dark, atmospheric setting.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Anime 25.8%, Card Game 24.5%, Mystery 20.6%, 2D 11.4%, RPG 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, cosmic-horror mystery that shares the unsettling, dystopian feel of the seed game.

In a game show starring only criminals, you must gamble against rival players to prove yourself worthy of being pardoned for your wrong deeds— But is the show really about proving your innocence? Jackpot Crash Course is a death game visual novel about crime, luck and spectacle.

Why similar: Gambling 46.6% ★, Visual Novel 19%, Anime 8.7%, Mystery 7.8%, Story Rich 6.4%

The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

Why similar: Card Game 42.7%, Story Rich 16.7%, 2D 15.6%, Adventure 12.7%, RPG 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses card-based mechanics to build a dark, dystopian world, offering a unique strategic experience.

"Tavern Cards" is a strategic card-battling adventure! Liberate cities by defeating demons in their taverns. Build a powerful deck, face unique challenges, and unravel the mystery behind the invasion. Can you conquer the demons and save the cities?

Why similar: Card Battler 43.4%, Card Game 25.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, RPG 7.8%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A card-based RPG that emphasizes player choices and narrative consequences.

Criminal Dissidia is a Roguelike card game with the adventure and ACG theme. Build your own deck, discover the open world, and experience various fun in this mysterious land. Your duty is to save your hometown from the Mutanian invasion, prepare youself!

Why similar: Card Battler 44.2%, Card Game 18.6%, Anime 14.6%, Story Rich 6.5%, 2D 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented card-battler that maintains a dark, gritty atmosphere throughout its combat.

Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.

Why similar: Card Battler 28.8%, Dark Humor 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 13.1%, Mystery 10.1%

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Mystery 28.2%, Funny 26.5%, Story Rich 19.2%, Detective 13.1%, Adventure 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian mystery game that captures a unique, retro-futuristic vibe through investigation and exploration.

Story-driven erotic poker set in a world where magic meets industry. Enter a high-stakes tournament in a grand mansion and face seven distinct women, each with her own style and motives. Master psychological bluffing in realistic, unscripted hands as parallel character stories unfold.

Why similar: Gambling 41.1% ★, Card Battler 22.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Card Game 11.3%, Anime 6.4%

"Let's play together… forever, okay?" Menherarium is a deck-building roguelite where you survive 7 days of blood-staked Chinchiro against a clingy menhera girl. Trapped and forced to gamble your blood daily in twisted dice games, use cheat items and overcome her changing rules to survive.

Why similar: Gambling 49.6% ★, Dark Humor 17.8%, Anime 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Cute 5.7%

Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

Why similar: Dark Humor 26.3%, Dystopian 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Anime 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%

Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.

Why similar: Dark Humor 27%, Visual Novel 24%, Anime 17.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Cute 7.6%

Dance of Cards is a tactical gambling RPG where you try to survive seven days of a deadly cruise by playing poker.

Why similar: Gambling 50.5% ★, Card Game 12.9%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 5.5%, Cute 5.2%

Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!

Why similar: Card Battler 55.6%, Card Game 25.7%, 2D 5.4%, Anime 5%, Female Protagonist 4.2%

Obtain weapons, draw cards! Do you leave it to chance or trickery? A brand-new experience, a blackjack RPG!

Why similar: Card Battler 28%, CRPG 22.6%, Anime 12.6%, Card Game 9%, Cute 7.2%

Enjoy playing at the casino with the original card game, "Queens"! In each turn, cards are randomly dealt, and you play them according to specific rules. If you can clear all the "challenges" presented by the heroine, you win.

Why similar: Card Battler 32.5%, Card Game 26.3%, Funny 11.9%, Cute 9.2%, RPG 8.6%

Yuri, the former heiress of a company, finds her father's business bankrupt. To repay the debts, Yuri must compete in mahjong and continue to win. Can Yuri truly defeat her formidable opponents?

Why similar: Anime 36.5%, Adventure 19.3%, RPG 17.2%, Cute 16%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

This is a Rogue-like game with a combination of JRPG, auto chess, and galgame elements. Players can choose from two different female protagonists to embark on a unique adventure. Additionally, players can recruit followers, strategize their formations, and develop their town!

Why similar: Card Battler 43.7%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, RPG 6.3%, Adventure 5.8%

In the slums of a futuristic city, a girl sets out to track down the drug that has taken it over. Strengthen your deck and defeat your foes in this card battling RPG.

Why similar: Card Game 36.6%, Anime 33.5%, Dystopian 22.1%, Female Protagonist 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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..

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Anime 23.8%, 2D 11.8%, Story Rich 11%, Adventure 7.4%

Affogato is a RPG featuring a unique 'reverse tower defense' mechanic. Play as a sorceress managing a café in Arorua. Meet customers from all walks of life, hear their stories and travel into their minds to help them defeat their inner demons. Experience a city life that exudes magic and excitement.

Why similar: Anime 47.2%, Cute 13.9%, RPG 10.9%, Adventure 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

"Fight with faith!" This is a traditional-style yuri-themed card RPG. Build your deck, unearth relics, forge equipment, strive to become stronger, defeat various oddities, and change the fate of the divine tree's offspring, Hecate.

Why similar: Card Battler 35.5%, Card Game 17.1%, Anime 16.2%, Funny 9.1%, Cute 7%

Fight against the Student Council President with ≪Lulu≫! ≪Witch and the Council: The Card≫ is a roguelite deck-building game where you assemble a party with charming characters, build a powerful deck, and defeat your enemies. Experience the thrill of overcoming powerful foes with various strategies!

Why similar: Card Battler 37.3%, Anime 26.8%, Card Game 22.1%, 2D 8.7%, Female Protagonist 5%

A story-driven adventure featuring card battles, multiple-choice dialogue, and funny characters! A friendship to mend, and a cast of opponents to beat, each with a uniquely built deck. But you're in luck… yours is all ducks!

Why similar: Card Battler 50.8%, Card Game 22.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Funny 5.2%

A maiden(Meme) from another world is trying to summon you to help her prevent an assassination that is going to happen in 30 days. Your choice will not only affect your card deck and your battle style, but also affect the personality of the girl, which may lead to different ending.

Why similar: Card Battler 23.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Card Game 16.7%, Anime 14.9%, Mystery 9.7%

"GODSOUL" is a story-driven,Hyper-visually RPG. Team with "rebel" girls who love gaming and drawing（and more）, resist villains and enjoy a mix of cyber reality, fantastical worlds, and card game action.

Why similar: Card Battler 39.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Anime 15.9%, Card Game 9.8%, Cute 6.2%

16 Witches, 8 Couples, Game to escape death... Hunt down the Imposter. Save the world from impending catastrophe. Life and death adventure game for those who love charming witches.

Why similar: Story Rich 37.8%, Adventure 37.5%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.

Why similar: Card Game 54%, Sci-fi 28.3%, Adventure 9.4%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Card Game 25.7%, Anime 13.8%, 2D 8.9%, Mystery 8.9%

Ride with Lady Cornelia Darkmoor - aristocrat by day, highwaywoman by night. Play your cards right to untangle a web of corruption, smuggling and blackmail in this swashbuckling solitaire adventure. Your fortune and freedom are at stake!

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Card Game 34.2%, 2D 10.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Female Protagonist 5.6%

March 2012, Nagano. The brave and clever high school girl, Chio Aozora, is facing a major crisis: she doesn’t have enough money to buy a croquette! Navigate through the streets and alleys of Nagano, interact with a variety of characters, solve complex puzzles, collect 380 yen, and buy a croquette!

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 19.3%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Funny 12.8%, Anime 11.1%

Come and play at the Pretty Girls Casino! Select from 16 sexy girls for your poker battle. Featuring popular Texas Hold'em rules.

Why similar: Gambling 41.2% ★, Card Battler 16.8%, Anime 12.9%, Card Game 12.7%, Dystopian 10.1%

A card-strategy roguelike inspired by a variety of poker games. You play as a highly skilled card shark in the Tavern at the End of the World, combining all kinds of demon chips to rewrite the rules of play, compete with players from across the globe, and ultimately rise to the top.

Why similar: Card Battler 43%, Dark Humor 29.3%, Card Game 25.6%, Singleplayer 2%

A roguelike deck builder with dice. Fuse dice to create your own powerful custom dice, and aim for even higher scores!

Why similar: Anime 43.7%, Cute 34.7%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%

“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

Why similar: Card Battler 58.4%, Card Game 22.5%, Story Rich 8.3%, RPG 6.4%, Female Protagonist 4.4%

Isometric card battler RPG with a touch of virtual creatures, set in a futuristic, digital world, with over-the-top villains and a very shadowy plot.

Why similar: Card Battler 46.4%, Card Game 16.5%, Anime 15%, 2D 7.9%, Cute 7.3%