60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure, Dark Comedy, Dark Humor.
DO NOT PLAY! This 8bit game is a port from a mystery source...This casual, linier, interactive story game centers around a campfire with old friends telling... tales.
My Valiant Purpose
Created by long-time "American Dad!" animator Shane Curry, "My Valiant Purpose" is a story-driven experience about a rabbit named Gum following his dream. Fully narrated and with voice acting, the gameplay is inspired by 8-bit Mascot Platformers.
Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven
Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven is a First-Person comedy horror game about being stuck babysitting while the news is expressing that the world around you is ending.
Created by long-time "American Dad!" animator Shane Curry, "My Valiant Purpose" is a story-driven experience about a rabbit named Gum following his dream. Fully narrated and with voice acting, the gameplay is inspired by 8-bit Mascot Platformers.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.1%, 1990's 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12.3%
Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven is a First-Person comedy horror game about being stuck babysitting while the news is expressing that the world around you is ending.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Dark Humor 13.2%, 1990's 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
"Escape from Death" is a 256,000-word interactive horror adventure novel by Tova Näslund. It’s entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Gothic 17.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 11%
Travel back to the 90s in this campy point-and-click horror adventure inspired by classic YA horror books like Fear Street and Point Horror.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.8%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Old School 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Retro 9.2%
Nocturne Hollow is a gothic mystery visual novel currently containing the complete opening and Episode One. Explore the available areas of Hollow Veil, uncover supernatural clues and memories, and begin the introductory paths for Lucian, Evelyn, and Damien.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Gothic 11.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
It's not the '90s anymore. Shawn wakes up in a harrowing new future, filled with more platforming challenges!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.2%, 1990's 19.7%, Old School 11%, Dark Humor 10.2%, Retro 9.2%
An incompetent wizard is tasked with stopping a recently awakened evil entity that just so happens to be trapped inside a (deeply suspiciously heavy) spoon. What follows is a sprawling, absurd 1990s-style point-and-click comedy adventure across bizarre fantasy realms and also North Derbyshire.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, 1990's 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Dark Humor 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: Dark Comedy 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Old School 8.8%
This is the story of Moth Lake, a small town that, behind its peaceful facade, hides a terrible secret. Only a group of teenagers, with a difficult life, will reveal what has been hidden for generations.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.6%, Lore-Rich 18.3%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
Work in a cemetery with a headless woman as your partner. Encounter and participate in rituals inspired by folklore legends from Latin America. Complete the task of love—or don’t... Survive the night and uncover multiple endings
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, 1990's 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
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 Comedy 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.2%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Lore-Rich 13.6%
Blood Soaked Bastard! Is an RPG set in a dreary medieval fantasy setting. Become a much abhorred Blood Knight and kill monsters in turn based combat, alongside a cast of freakish companions. Draw the blood of wretched monsters, you Bastard!
Why similar: Gothic 16.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Dark Humor 12%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: 1990's 23.1%, Old School 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Horror 11.3%
A queer horror narrative deckbuilder about the messy lives of teen monsters.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21%, 1990's 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Lore-Rich 19.3%, Dark Comedy 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%
The Crawling Horror is dead, but its legacy of madness lives on!
Why similar: Gothic 19.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Dark 8.9%
My name is Luzia and this story is about my big sister, Sombria. Are you ready to hear it?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.8%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Horror 7.8%
You wake up lost in the woods and just want to get home and go to sleep. A dry, deadpan text adventure on a green CRT screen: type anything or pick from five choices, loot questionable items, and survive cryptid ambushes that only spare you if you packed the right thing. Die in one of 130 ways.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Dark Comedy 16.1%, 1990's 15.3%, Dark Humor 8.9%
Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.
Why similar: Hunting 26.2% ★, Dark Comedy 23%, Dark Humor 15.4%, 1990's 13.1%, Horror 6.9%
A dark comedy horror game with a N64 aesthetic.
Why similar: Hunting 36% ★, Dark Comedy 32.7%, Dark Humor 8.2%, Retro 5.7%, Atmospheric 5.2%
(Neg)Entropic Wandering is a short visual novel for Insomniacs. Wander through the depths of space to empty your mind and finally get some sleep.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Dark Humor 12.4%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Dark 9.4%
On November 17, 1992, a small group of three developers released a video game like no other. Only available for the NEC PC-9801 computer, this was the most ambitious game the industry had ever conceived. Unfortunately, it was a sales failure and was lost in the abyss of time.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.6%, 1990's 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Dark Humor 11.5%
After Captain Burcea's discovery from the previous game, the secret services started experimenting with what they found, but everything goes out of control and a virus is created by mistake... or was it? Peoples zombie-like starts wandering around and mutated creatures start killing.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.3%, 1990's 18.9%, Gothic 14.8% ★, Dark Humor 12.3%, Dark 7.9%
A brave hero and a bound lich rescue a legendary warrior from a forgotten tomb and put the romance back in necromancy. Necromance is a dark fantasy comedy visual novel with light puzzle elements, 3 endings, and 15 ways to die!
Why similar: Gothic 17.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Lore-Rich 14.8%
From killer dolls to lethal furniture, nothing wooden can be trusted!
Why similar: Gothic 20.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Old School 9.9%
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Gothic 18.7% ★, 1990's 17.3%, Dark Humor 17%, Retro 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
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 Comedy 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%
A horror lurks beneath the earth. Terror rises from the past.
Why similar: Gothic 20.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Old School 9.9%
Enjoy world domination in THWRT! Punish, belittle and insult those around you and collect the golden idols to grant your wish to be leader of the free world!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 40.9%, Dark Humor 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Old School 11.1%, Exploration 5.3%
A mysterious noble invites you to his estate. You have little reason to trust him, but the promise of wealth is impossible to refuse. As a traveling merchant, explore this PSX-inspired interactive fiction set in an 18th-century gothic fantasy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Gothic 17.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Retro 13%, Lore-Rich 10.9%
Manage an inn for travelers seeking refuge before nightfall. Interact with diverse guests, each harboring their own secrets. Your choices can forge or fracture relationships, uncovering hidden truths along the way. But beware – the real threat may be hiding among your guests.
Why similar: Gothic 25.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Mystery 7.8%
Deep in the dim forest, where the trees had stolen the light and the wind had vanished...the brother and sister walked along a path shrouded in purple mist.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Dark Humor 10.2%, Dark 10%
Welcome to Ostera: The curse of... Join the Adventure! Shape Your Destiny, Kiss Rats, and Slap Kids!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%
Verho, a Dark RPG following the tradition of the King’s Field series, takes place after the catastrophic Era of Solitude, where masks have become the only protection against the Curse of Faces. Travel to the land of Yariv, find the source of this scourge and face its dangers.
Why similar: Gothic 19.8% ★, 1990's 18.4%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Retro 10.1%
You're entangled in a royal conspiracy. A deadly game where the pieces can become friends, foes, lovers, and of course… sacrifices.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, 1990's 19.6%, Horror 9.4%, Dark 9.4%
House of stolen devil bargains and indolent angelic aristocracy: Nowhere Manor is doomed to disappear. You can leave if you’ve got a soul … but that’s not an option for an artificially created servant such as Liber. Just how far are you willing to go escape?
Why similar: Gothic 22.6% ★, Lore-Rich 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%
A wild journey through videogame history, Atari Mania is a microgame collection wrapped in a hilarious retro-driven narrative of exploration and surprise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Dark Comedy 19.5%, 1990's 17.6%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Old School 8.6%
After being invited to the biggest house party of the year, things take an unexpected turn when you summon an ancient lust demon. Navigate a bustling house party, attempting to lure unknowing party guests as sacrifices to your new god. Who knows, maybe if you do good they'll keep you?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.2%, 1990's 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
A "Heisei retro" 3D horror game set in a 1990s Japanese laundromat.
Why similar: 1990's 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Retro 15%, Horror 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.5%, 1990's 19.3%, Dark Humor 13%, Old School 10.3%, Retro 7.7%
A story of two brothers who must navigate the Fantasy World of Forvos after being reborn and reshaped by a powerful Rune Weaver. Will you, the Hand of Fate, be able to guide them to safety? To riches? To death? I who led the willing and dragged along the reluctant relinquish my control to you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Mystery 6.7%
Race through 15 progressive levels in this SNES/SEGA style 90's retro speed-run platformer.
Why similar: 1990's 34.7%, Old School 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Retro 10.5%, Casual 7.9%
Blast your way through time in Battle Princess Overdrive! Unleash hell as Madelyn and Sofia to crush a mad scientist whose insane time experiments triggered an undead apocalypse across all of history - and the future! Lock, load, and shred colossal bosses to bring your timeline back to normal!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23%, Gothic 18.8% ★, Dark Humor 13.4%, Old School 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
In a dark world somewhere between dream and nightmare you find yourself alone, cold, and without memory of who you are or where you came from. Guided by little more than a silver locket and questions, you must find your way off an isolated island in pursuit of answers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Retro 11.8%, Horror 8.8%
Turn-based RPG, inspired by classic titles from the golden age of handheld gaming. But make no mistake: This ain't no f@#%ing kid's game.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.2%, 1990's 17.9%, Old School 12.5%, Dark Humor 12.2%, Retro 11%
Original human artist media release platform simulation, simulator.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, 1990's 20.4%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Old School 9.2%, Dark 8.1%
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, 1990's 18.7%, Retro 12.4%, Old School 10.9%, Horror 9.1%
A collection of old-school retro Citadale games in the style of various systems released in the mid 1980s to early 1990s. Each game has its own unique look, sound, gameplay style and feel and yet they are all distinctly Citadale.
Why similar: 1990's 19.6%, Gothic 16.1% ★, Old School 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Dark 7.7%
The Legend of Chalkvania is a compact, open-world side-scrolling action RPG set in a storybook kingdom. Wander freely, hunt monsters, fish quiet waters, uncover hidden paths, meet peculiar locals or sit by the fire. Hoard gear, recover the shattered Sword of Grayscale and decide the world's fate.
Why similar: Gothic 19.5% ★, Dark Humor 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Old School 12.6%, Retro 9.3%
When a mysterious package appears in his living room, Detective Walter Miles is suddenly transported to a World War II Era newspaper building. Can you solve the mystery and escape?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Gothic 16.4% ★, Dark Humor 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%
A surreal point-and-click adventure about time loops, perception, and a dinner you can never leave.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.5%, Gothic 22.7% ★, Dark Humor 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Mystery 7.3%
You are spending 3 nights at a ryokan overlooking a courtyard. If there are no anomalies, you should go to bed; whereas if there is an anomaly, you should call the reception in order to progress to the next day.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 40%, Dark Humor 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Horror 9.7%, Casual 9.1%
A psychological horror game where you complete night shift tasks, investigate hidden clues, and survive increasingly disturbing paranormal encounters across five terrifying nights.
Why similar: 1990's 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Old School 10.8%, Dark 10.7%
A retro first-person shooter inspired by Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, and Rise of the Triad. REVEREND is a dark, twisted tale with religious undertones, terrifying creature designs and one hell of a personality.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.7%, 1990's 19.6%, Gothic 16.1% ★, Dark Humor 12.8%, Dark 8.5%
Interactive novel in pixel style about the king HappyWolf. You're a powerful king Happy Wolf of the kingdom EbenGrad. For a long time, your citizens were happy about everything, but times have changed.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Wield magic and weaponry in this roguelike dungeoncrawler, forge powerful builds and explore a story from multiple perspectives. The end goal: Claim the Godstone before those who would use it to destroy your kind.
Why similar: 1990's 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Old School 10.4%, Dark 9.1%, Lore-Rich 8.8%
Point & Click Fantasy Thriller: A burst of light - a crystal devours your little brother's life force. Desperate to save him, you must uncover the truth behind magic, while a dread mage closes in to tear the crystal from your hands - and with it, all hope.
Why similar: 1990's 17.1%, Dark 13.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Old School 10%
Butter Side Down is a bizarro choose-your-own-choice game. Starring Basil Bonser, Adam Spargo, Grey Michael, Beatrice, Jeep Johnson, and Rotten Ruggerio. Answer questions, take calls, play card games, and solve one hell of a mystery.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Mystery 8.6%
