
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.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Dark Comedy, Dark Humor, Choose Your Own Adventure.

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.

Super Chillers: The Chat Room
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.

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.
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 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Old School 12%, Dark Humor 10.3%
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 21.2%, 1990's 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Dark Humor 12.5%
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 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Dark Humor 13.3%, 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 17.4%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
It's not the '90s anymore. Shawn wakes up in a harrowing new future, filled with more platforming challenges!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.3%, 1990's 19.7%, Old School 10.8%, Dark Humor 10.3%, 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 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, 1990's 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Dark Humor 11.2%
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 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Old School 8.6%
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 18.7%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%
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 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
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 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Dark Humor 14.5%, 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 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Lore-Rich 13.8%
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 17% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Dark Humor 12.1%, 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 23.2%, Old School 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Horror 11.1%
A dark comedy horror game with a N64 aesthetic.
Why similar: Hunting 35.1% ★, Dark Comedy 32.9%, Dark Humor 8.4%, Retro 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%
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%, Lore-Rich 10.4%
The Crawling Horror is dead, but its legacy of madness lives on!
Why similar: Gothic 20% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Dark 8.9%
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%, Lore-Rich 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Dark Comedy 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
My name is Luzia and this story is about my big sister, Sombria. Are you ready to hear it?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.9%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Horror 7.6%
(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 13.5%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Dark 9.4%
Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.
Why similar: Hunting 25.9% ★, Dark Comedy 23.2%, Dark Humor 15.6%, 1990's 13.1%, Horror 6.8%
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 18.7%, 1990's 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, 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 21.4%, 1990's 18.8%, Gothic 14.9% ★, Dark Humor 12.4%, Dark 7.9%
From killer dolls to lethal furniture, nothing wooden can be trusted!
Why similar: Gothic 20.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Old School 9.7%
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 18.8% ★, 1990's 17.3%, Dark Humor 17.1%, Retro 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
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 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Lore-Rich 15%
Hear sins. Judge souls. Upgrade your booth. Play as a priest hearing increasingly absurd confessions in this darkly comedic simulator. Will you guide your flock to salvation... or squeeze them for donations to install a hot tub in your confessional?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Dark Humor 17%, Casual 4.3%
A horror lurks beneath the earth. Terror rises from the past.
Why similar: Gothic 20.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Old School 9.8%
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 15.5%, Old School 10.9%, Exploration 5.3%
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 18.5%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Mystery 7.8%
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 19.9% ★, 1990's 18.6%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Retro 10%
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 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%
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 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%
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%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Lore-Rich 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%
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 16.6%, Lore-Rich 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%
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 19.6%, 1990's 17.6%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Old School 8.5%
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 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Dark Humor 12.4%, Lore-Rich 10%
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 20.4%, 1990's 19.7%, Dark 9.4%, Horror 9.2%
A "Heisei retro" 3D horror game set in a 1990s Japanese laundromat.
Why similar: 1990's 26%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Retro 14.9%, Horror 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
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 22.6%, 1990's 19.3%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Old School 10.2%, Retro 7.6%
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 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Retro 11.6%, Horror 8.7%
Race through 15 progressive levels in this SNES/SEGA style 90's retro speed-run platformer.
Why similar: 1990's 34.8%, Old School 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Retro 10.5%, Casual 7.9%
Heili, The musician who survived the life-or-death variety show "VIAGRA" and won a massive prize, has once again joined a show where his life on the line! Want to survive? Then, DANCE! PERIOD SURVIVAL:Final Trial is a mystery adventure game you find "Varient" participants through dance battle.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.4%, Dark Humor 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Horror 6.1%
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 27.3%, 1990's 18%, Old School 12.3%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Retro 11%
Original human artist media release platform simulation, simulator.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, 1990's 20.4%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Old School 9%, Dark 8.1%
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 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%
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 16.2% ★, Old School 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Dark 7.8%
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%
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 21.1%, 1990's 18.8%, Retro 12.3%, Old School 10.8%, Horror 9%
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 12.9%, 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 19.1%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Wield magic and weaponry in this roguelike dungeoncrawler, forge powerful builds and explore a story that evolves based on your actions. The end goal: Claim the Godstone before those who would use it to destroy your kind.
Why similar: 1990's 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Old School 10.2%, Dark 9.1%, Lore-Rich 9%
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 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 10%
A dark fantasy otome visual novel that follows a writer whose characters come to life. Join Eva as she fights against forces of Darkness, flirts with a fiery man, and wrestles with her inner darkness.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Lore-Rich 11.6%
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 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Mystery 8.6%
Fantasy Point & Click Horror Drama: A burst of light - a crystal devours your little brother's life force. Desperate to save him, you seek the truth of magic’s birth, while a dread mage closes in to tear the crystal from your hands - and with it, all hope.
Why similar: 1990's 17.2%, Dark 13.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Old School 9.9%
CARNAL is a fast and challenging retro FPS straight from the mid '90s. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them, and any inanimate objects standing in your way!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.7%, 1990's 24.7%, Old School 17.1%, Retro 14.6%, Horror 8.5%
Hunt raccoons and feed them to your pet.
Why similar: Hunting 33.9% ★, Dark Humor 18.8%, Dark Comedy 17.8%, Horror 8.6%, Exploration 6.5%
Project Dark is an episodic, narrative-driven audio game that uses binaural sound and "choose your own adventure" style storytelling to immerse players in its varied worlds. Close your eyes, and see.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Dark 9.4%
Build your own pharma empire—on fair play or greed. Face the consequences of every decision in this darkly humorous, satirical sim: set market prices, manage production, boost your brand, make tough choices... and see where they take you.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Old School 10.8%
Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.4%, Gothic 14.2% ★, Dark Humor 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Lore-Rich 13.3%