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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Vampire, Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter.

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Desideratum is essentially a canonical Anaxverse pulp fiction Visual Novel in Story Mode with RPG elements if playing in Game Mode. It tells the story from the perspectives of a beginner monster hunter and forlorn nosferatu and features dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

Reviews: 1 user reviews — 100% — of 1 reviews
Released: 2026-02-05
Developer: Anaximanes Entertainment
Genres: Casual, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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  2. #2 Bite the Hand
    96% matchNo user reviews
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    95% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,051 reviews2019
    Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
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    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    89% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2022
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    89% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Anaximanes Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    74% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    74% matchMixed60% of 205 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive91% of 332 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Lust Zone Studio
    Windows

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    72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    69% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    70% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2019
    Dev: 釉里红
    Windows

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    68% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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