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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, Story Rich, Singleplayer.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 86% — of 257 reviews
Released: 2022-07-07
Developer: leaves
Publisher: socah
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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  2. #2 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
    97% matchMostly Positive78% of 103 reviews2024
    Dev: leavesPub: socah
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    Windows · Mac
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    96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,040 reviews2016
    Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 24.9%, Mystery 20%, Story Rich 7.4%, Simulation 7.3%

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    94% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2021
    Dev: Red Skald
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    Dev: betetiro
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    92% matchVery Positive92% of 330 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Dev: Rolling Crown
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    91% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
    Dev: BADA Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    90% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
    Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
    Windows

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    89% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    87% matchVery Positive94% of 825 reviews2022
    Dev: D10RAMA
    Windows

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    86% matchVery Positive98% of 163 reviews2022
    Dev: Delphinium Interactive
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows · Linux

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    Dev: Alperen Torun
    Windows

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    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    84% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Dev: house.opposite
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  36. #36 Locke(d)
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,097 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive83% of 192 reviews2021
    Dev: NamNorm
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    73% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchVery Positive89% of 84 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% matchVery Positive97% of 179 reviews2026
    Dev: Cetacity
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
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    73% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
    Dev: Mado
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

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    71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,174 reviews2021
    Dev: LINE Games Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    77% matchMixed39% of 66 reviews2015
    Dev: ROSEVERTE
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    67% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
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    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    71% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
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    70% matchVery Positive92% of 412 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,368 reviews2023
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    Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 114.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    70% matchVery Positive92% of 300 reviews2023
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    70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,616 reviews2016
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  54. #54 Hydrangea
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
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  56. #56 The Murder Hotel
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
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    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.

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    67% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
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  59. #59 Magical Girl Witch Trials
    62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,109 reviews2025
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    66% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2026
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