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Games Like Deep Lake: Prologue

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Free to Play, Adventure, 2D.

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"Deep Lake: Prologue" visual novel In the neo-Gothic genre, with a psychological story. Our hero's name is Sali. Sali is a former forensic photographer for the crime department. The accident that happened to him reveals in him a mysterious gift that can lead him to a terrible death.

Reviews: Very Positive — 80% — of 71 reviews
Released: 2021-06-22
Developer: Sinto_Kengeki
Publisher: Kairos GD
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 reviews2020
    Dev: NSAID
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...

    Why similar: Noir 39.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Anime 15.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, Adventure 5.1%

  2. #2 Glassy Stare
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2026
    Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows

    A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 37.9%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Dark 11.6%, 2D 8.1%, Story Rich 7.3%

  3. #3 Lake Haven - Chrysalis
    95% matchVery Positive97% of 492 reviews2023
    Dev: Encrypt Games
    Windows

    This game serves as a prequel chapter for the upcoming game 'Lake Haven'. Detective Zeke Reynold is called to investigate what he assumes will be another case he'll quickly forget, but what he finds will be sewn into the fabric of his existence forever.

    Why similar: Exploration 28.3%, Dark 21.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, Adventure 15.4%, Mystery 13%

  4. #4 Train of Afterlife
    96% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Anime 16.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Mystery 5.3%

  5. #5 Hello my World! Lily.
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: Black Leaf Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Anime 20.4%, Adventure 16.9%, 2D 9.5%, Dark 7.4%

  6. #6 Tails Noir: Prologue
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
    Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    Why similar: Noir 55.3%, Adventure 21.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Indie 4%, Dark 3.8%

  7. #7 Dark Light
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
    Windows

    Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 51.7%, Story Rich 17.9%, Adventure 14.2%, 2D 9.8%, Singleplayer 3.7%

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    93% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2021
    Dev: Wilson TaylorPub: Trainwreck Studios
    Windows

    Deep Night Detective, the monochromatic mystery metroidvania! Created by Wilson Taylor with music by Lewmoth!

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    91% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2024
    Dev: LinsonLime
    Windows

    Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.

    Why similar: Adventure 29.1%, Exploration 28.5%, 2D 15.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 10.2%

  10. #10 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 252 reviews2022
    Dev: leavesPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Anime 28%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, 2D 7.4%

  11. #11 Lacuna: Prologue
    90% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2021
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.

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  12. #12 Lake of Voices
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 620 reviews2018
    Dev: GB Patch Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 73%, Dark 16.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%, Indie 4%, Casual 2%

  13. #13 Night Reverie: Prologue
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
    Dev: Somber Pixel
    Windows

    Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

    Why similar: Exploration 34.2%, 2D 19.2%, Story Rich 18.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 9.5%

  14. #14 Tiny Bunny: Prologue
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,244 reviews2020
    Dev: Saikono
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 50.9%, Adventure 15%, Anime 9.7%, Dark 8.1%, 2D 7.1%

  15. #15 A Space For The Unbound - Prologue
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,317 reviews2020
    Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%

    Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers

    Why similar: Anime 21.6%, Exploration 17.9%, Story Rich 16%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 13.2%

  16. #16 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
    Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

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    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 350 reviews2022
    Dev: SQ Game StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
    Windows

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    84% matchVery Positive94% of 5,134 reviews2016
    Dev: YETU GAME
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%

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    84% matchMostly Positive77% of 946 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 516 reviews2021
    Dev: Blyts
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

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    85% matchVery Positive82% of 104 reviews2018
    Dev: SignSine
    Windows

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    Windows

    DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.

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    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2021
    Dev: SUPERLUMEN
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

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  25. #25 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    80% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  26. #26 Dark Fracture: Prologue
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

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    79% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2023
    Dev: Faithy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.

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  29. #29 Contraindication
    77% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Static Remains
    Windows

    Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychedelic 25.5%, Anime 15.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Story Rich 7.2%

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    78% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac

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    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 95 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive95% of 1,320 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    77% matchMixed63% of 158 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive92% of 184 reviews2024
    Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%

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    73% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: The End of the Sun TeamPub: The End of the Sun Forge
    Windows

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  36. #36 DEEP FOG
    75% matchMostly Positive76% of 142 reviews2022
    Dev: Devil Beetle Games
    Windows

    Deep Fog is a single-player, 2D horizontal pixel horror/adventure game. Explore the strange events that occurred in Fog City. The game's 5 chapters will be released in phases.

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    76% matchVery Positive80% of 1,971 reviews2015
    Dev: Access GamesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  38. #38 Project Vostok: Episode 1
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
    Dev: Natrix
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    78% matchMixed52% of 229 reviews2017
    Dev: morojenoe's empire
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    71% matchVery Positive97% of 91 reviews2025
    Dev: LunaticMoon
    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Anime 29.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Adventure 8.7%

  42. #42 The Occult Detective
    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
    Dev: Battlecry Studio
    Windows

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Anime 19.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Exploration 11%, Mystery 9.4%

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    72% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive88% of 2,060 reviews2017
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    Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%

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    68% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2026
    Dev: Jall
    Windows

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    Why similar: Adventure 39.7%, Realistic 33.7%, Mystery 15%, Singleplayer 5.4%, Action 3.8%

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    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: Aequalis Studio
    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2020
    Dev: socah developmentPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  49. #49 Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest
    68% matchMostly Positive75% of 150 reviews2025
    Dev: Street Art Studios
    Windows

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  50. #50 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
    Dev: Trinitite Team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Anime 19.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Story Rich 12%, Adventure 7.3%

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    67% matchVery Positive95% of 222 reviews2023
    Dev: Decent TreatmentPub: Semicolon
    Windows

    Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Story Rich 16.8%, Dark 15.7%, Adventure 14.6%, 2D 8.3%

  52. #52 Sinking Inn
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2021
    Dev: Open Alpha
    Windows · Mac

    A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.

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  53. #53 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 reviews2021
    Dev: Leef 6010
    Windows

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    Why similar: Anime 29.7%, Exploration 17.3%, Story Rich 14.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Adventure 10.7%

  54. #54 INHUMAN
    69% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
    Dev: Qiutaixu studio
    Windows

    "INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...

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  55. #55 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2024
    Dev: leavesPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Anime 23.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Adventure 10%, Story Rich 9.8%

  56. #56 A Detective's Novel
    70% matchMixed68% of 890 reviews2016
    Dev: Amaterasu Software
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 53.1%, Adventure 30.7%, Indie 16.2%

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    66% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: RootGame
    Windows

    Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.

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  58. #58 Escape The Glubinka
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 118 reviews2023
    Dev: blevsoft
    Windows

    December 6, 1994. the village of Glubnkovo. You were driving home after a very difficult day along an abandoned village and did not notice a tree peeking out ahead. In an instant, complete darkness overtook you and you passed out...

    Why similar: Psychedelic 49.6%, Exploration 19.1%, Dark 15.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Action 1.5%

  59. #59 Morok
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 115 reviews2019
    Dev: Varoi games
    Windows · Linux

    Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48.3%, Adventure 22.1%, Dark 13.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Indie 4.7%

  60. #60 Pact of Joy: Prologue
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2023
    Dev: Just Sauce Studio
    Windows

    As Jack Argyle, you are tasked with restoring communication at the underwater ex-Aegis facility known as Phorcys Station. Be careful, or risk joining the spirits trapped inside.

    Why similar: Exploration 27.5%, Dark 20%, Mystery 18.2%, Story Rich 18.1%, Adventure 11.1%

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