Games Like いのちのないうた

Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.

Why similar: Gothic 20.5% ★, Point & Click 16.3%, Dark 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.

Why similar: Gothic 27% ★, Visual Novel 14.3%, Dark 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Horror 7.3%

Lucy bought an exquisite large doll at a low price. While she combs its hair and chats with it, Little does she know that her nightmare is about to begin...

Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Dark 9.4%

A short 70–90 minute hand-drawn cozy-gothic puzzle adventure with easy, relaxing puzzles, where color slowly returns to a cursed town as you uncover its secrets.

Why similar: Gothic 28.9% ★, Point & Click 20%, Dark 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Death is searching for a successor. To claim his mantle, you must judge the souls of the dead during a surprisingly short, strange and unsettling job interview where every choice shapes the fate of humanity, including your own.

Why similar: Gothic 21% ★, Point & Click 20.6%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%

All girls can transform with candy. A short branching visual novel about a mysterious candy shop and the girls who go there. What candy will you choose?

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Dark 16%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Atmospheric 9%

Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!

Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dark 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure.

Why similar: Gothic 34.6% ★, Visual Novel 18.9%, Dark 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Story Rich 4.7%

After a brief wander, at the end of a corridor, you encounter a girl curled up by a door, you can tell that her style is far from ordinary. Perhaps she knows more than you do… Or maybe she’s the reason you’re here. Will she help you? Or maybe you will help her?

Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Dark 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Horror 8%

Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.

Why similar: Gothic 29.6% ★, Visual Novel 15.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%

RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Gothic 22.7% ★, Visual Novel 14.9%, Dark 12.3%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Dark 9.4%, Story Rich 7%

実在の近世ヨーロッパ王家をモチーフにした、オカルティックノベルゲーム。 絵画のようなクラシカルなビジュアルと、断絶した一族の謎が織りなす ダークファンタジー。

Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Dark 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 11%

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Point & Click 14.1%, Dark 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological 9.8%

Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.9%, Point & Click 16.1%, Dark 15.3%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

The Season of the Warlock is a weird adventure game inspired by the gothic tale tradition, with two storylines to choose from. The soul of a warlock of yore, trapped in a portrait, will present Lord Alistair Ainsworth with an offer he will not be able to resist. Or will he? It’s your call...

Why similar: Gothic 25.3% ★, Point & Click 18.6%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Dark 9.4%, Horror 8.1%

The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.

Why similar: Dark 21.7%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Story Rich 11.6%

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: Hand-drawn 15.2%, Dark 14.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 8.3%

A dark, dramatic medieval visual novel. On a stage at the boundary between life and death, an actress struggles through her hardest performance—directed by a jester, she relives her past for the the prize of resurrection...

Why similar: Gothic 27.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dark 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%

An explosive mix of action and mystery, seasoned with black humor and a sinister atmosphere. Journey into Hell alongside a brave boy named Blizzy and defeat Evil itself. Save the world and become a hero. But at what cost?

Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Dark 19.1%, Hand-drawn 18.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Horror 9.4%

A little story about returning to The Old House.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Dark 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Dark 15.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9%

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Dark 13.3%, Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 9.4%

Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Point & Click 20.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, Horror 8.5%

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Gothic 20.9% ★, Point & Click 19.3%, Dark 14.5%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Can you survive the horror of being yourself? A cute and disturbing psychological horror about identity, isolation, and the terrifying reality of being different.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.1%, Dark 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Dark 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Atmospheric 8%

Embark on a chilling journey into the depths of the mind of Lucy Grace, a psychological horror indie adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, 2D Platformer 22%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Horror 8.6%, Dark 8.4%

Unravel the mystery of the Scarlet Manor! Embark on a 2D point and click horror journey, solving complex puzzles and uncovering the secrets hidden behind the walls of the mansion. The Manor awaits you.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.8%, Dark 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.3%

A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.

Why similar: Gothic 25.7% ★, Visual Novel 17.1%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Dark 9.8%, Story Rich 6.8%

Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Dark 18.6%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 11%

A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?

Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Dark 16%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 11.1%, Hand-drawn 11%

A dark themed pixel-art game of exploration, where you will have to find clues and solve puzzles to move forward in the story.

Why similar: Gothic 32.2% ★, Dark 19.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Horror 10.4%, Point & Click 9.8%

You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.

Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Point & Click 17.2%, Dark 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%

Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Dark 17.6%, Point & Click 14%, Horror 11.3%, Hand-drawn 9.9%

A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Dark 22.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Point & Click 9.3%

Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Point & Click 16.7%, Dark 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%

Open and customize an old restaurant! Inspired by the fnaf series, you play the role of a company owner during the day and a worker during the night. Buy Items during the day and maybe make a little bonus cash during the nights so you can make money the next day!

Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Do not step into this story with pure love. When you pursue her secret that should never be touched, you are thrust into a dark abyss...

Why similar: Gothic 21.5% ★, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Dark 9.6%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 20.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 8.1%

A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.

Why similar: Gothic 21.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Dark 9.9%, Horror 8.7%

Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?

Why similar: Dark 17%, Point & Click 17%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Explore a sealed crypt to reveal its sacred secrets as an archivist priest. Use your faith against the looming horrors. Banish them and make your path before your lantern goes out, or you will lose your way... and your mind.

Why similar: Gothic 43.8% ★, Dark 15.6%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...

Why similar: Gothic 17.1% ★, Point & Click 16.8%, Dark 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.3%

Paper Bleed is a creepy and grotesque point-and-click adventure, made with a raw art style and disturbingly gory hand-drawn animations. You find yourself in a horrible yet familiar place, facing your deepest fears and darkest thoughts. Nothing really dies here and you are all alone...

Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Hand-drawn 18.6%, Dark 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.9%

"unbearable... this place stinks... i need to get out of here. the boat is waiting for me."

Why similar: Dark 21.5%, Hand-drawn 18%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Story Rich 9.6%

Join Nora in this mysterious and macabre point and click adventure game. Find and collect items to solve puzzles. Talk to peculiar people and monsters alike. Explore Gruesome Grove and beyond to uncover forgotten truths and save the people of her town!

Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Atmospheric 9%, Story Rich 7.7%

A 2D side-scrolling point-and-click puzzle game. A mouse awakens in a nightmare, with no memory of who he is. But one image lingers in his mind — the one he loved most. Why is she gone? Find the way out. Find her.

Why similar: Gothic 27% ★, Point & Click 21.8%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%

A psychological horror platformer wrapped in a twisted fairy tale. Trapped in a nightmare, Lucy searches for the self she has lost — leaping through hand-crafted stages, evading grotesque monsters, and gathering memories sealed in scattered diamonds. The truth beneath is crueler than any nightmare.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.6%, Dark 18.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Story Rich 9.8%

The Temple of Children is a story-driven horror adventure about a simple little girl from a Russian province. Against her will she became part of horrible events, watching her reality turn into hell. To survive she needs to unravel the secret that children are hiding.

Why similar: Dark 20.1%, Hand-drawn 19.8%, Point & Click 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%

A pixel art psychological horror game with a point-and-click system that takes the style of an interactive desktop environment.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Point & Click 30.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.

Why similar: Gothic 31.7% ★, Point & Click 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

Cursed the womb that bears emptiness beneath its heart. For the child enters the world with the veil upon its face, yet its soul wanders lone in the heavens where God is not. Why then does she not hasten to the place that was prepared for her? Seek the truth in our visual novel.

Why similar: Gothic 35.5% ★, Visual Novel 20.4%, Dark 16.8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Horror 7.1%

A new story in the Tales from Candleforth universe. Continue the story of Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story in this new chapter, in a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and an unsettling cozy horror setting.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Hand-drawn 20.6%, Horror 13%, Dark 12%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%

Vasilis is a hand-drawn adventure game. The main character – Vasilis, lost her husband – Peter, in the rebellious city center. The city is in riots for a long time and almost everyday something burns or someone dies.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Horror 9.3%, Dark 8.5%

A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!

Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, 2D Platformer 18%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Dark 15.6%, Point & Click 13.2%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Point & Click 18.5%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.7%