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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Horror, Lovecraftian, Mystery.

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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Cthulhu Mythos with this 2D visual novel game featuring a thrilling TRPG-based experience! Roll the dice and use your skills and luck to escape the abandoned hospital, while experiencing the cosmic terror.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 73% — of 99 reviews
Released: 2022-10-18
Developer: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%

  55. #55 Blood Lily Loop
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2024
    Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
    Windows

    Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 8.6%, Anime 8%

  56. #56 The Murder Hotel
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

    Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

    Why similar: Modern 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Anime 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

  57. #57 Minds Beneath Us
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
    Dev: BearBoneStudio
    Windows
    Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Point & Click 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 10.8%

  58. #58 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
    Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
    Windows

    Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.

    Why similar: Anime 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Horror 13.9%

  59. #59 Night Loops
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
    Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 14.8%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 10.9%

  60. #60 Stirring Abyss
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 431 reviews2020
    Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 64.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 6.8%, RPG 5.9%, Adventure 4.8%

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