- #1 Ghost Simulator
97% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is the story of a family living in a haunted house in New Hampshire. And you're the one haunting them.
Why similar: Gothic 55% ★, RPG 14.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 2.8%
- #2 Goth Girls vs The Goo
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PunkyRoo
Windows
A fast-paced gothic action platformer dripping with dark atmosphere, campy charm, and an original soundtrack. One goth girl. An endless horde of goo. Built with love by a solo developer who has been dreaming of this world for years.
Why similar: Gothic 56.9% ★, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Cute 12.9%, Dark 9%, 2D 2.4%
- #3 The Witches Pond
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
The Witches Pond is a horror-adventure game based on the real-life place with the same name. Enter a world of mystery and strange places where you will experience events that may or may not seem real.
Why similar: Gothic 50.3% ★, Adventure 27.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Indie 6.1%
- #4 Malleus Cocconum: The Heiress
94% matchVery Positive95% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Domus Aurea
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Arenda Finch—fifteen years old, wealthy beyond measure, and newly exiled from your former school. Dunkenwood House takes you in, but its halls hide the darker side of privilege. Humanity or demonic nature. Love or desire. Every choice shapes the person you become.
Why similar: Gothic 43.5% ★, Mystery 16%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, RPG 11.4%, Dark 11.2%
- #5 Vox in Tenebris
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demolissage Games
Windows
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 57.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 11%, Adventure 9.6%, Dark 7.8%, Mystery 7%
- #6 Thy Creature
94% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: Growing Seeds
Windows
A dark fantasy story adventure to face the long-forgotten 「memories」!
Why similar: Gothic 38.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Cute 10.4%, Dark 7.2%
- #7 BlackDog
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AliceMisaki
Windows
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 43.4% ★, Mystery 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Adventure 10%, Dark 10%
- #8 The Curse We Made
91% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Potion Pixel
Windows · Mac
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 45.4% ★, Mystery 16.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Dark 9%, Cute 6%
- #9 琉奈と悪夢の館
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZephyrStudio
Windows
One day, the unlucky girl "Runa Ichiya" wakes up in a haunted house.
Why similar: Gothic 46.6% ★, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Cute 15.5%, Adventure 11.9%, 2D 2.6%
- #10 永夜协奏曲
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: i栗青iPub: WindField Games
Windows
这是一部暗黑童话百合视觉小说。世界陷入永恒黑夜,白发少女辛芙拉目睹潮水淹没故乡,无家可归的她踏上了寻找庇护所的旅途。途中,辛芙拉从树上救下了金发女仆玛丽。两人一同前往高塔避难,并逐渐揭开世界陷入永恒黑夜的真相。
Why similar: Gothic 46.7% ★, Female Protagonist 19.3%, RPG 9.3%, Text-Based 8.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #11 Beyond the Sky
90% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2018
Dev: Iperurania Arts
Windows · Mac
Help Selene escape from a mysterious dark forest and defeat her fears in an exciting and powerful point and click adventure that will test your wits with difficult but logical puzzles seamlessly integrated into the story.
Why similar: Gothic 40% ★, Adventure 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Dark 6.7%
- #12 Märchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest Gift [Legacy ver.]
89% matchVery Positive83% of 407 reviews2018
Dev: PrimaryOrbitPub: KOHACHI STUDIO Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Freely roam a fully 3D-rendered mystical forest together with Mylne, a young girl employed at a magical apothecary shop!
Why similar: RPG 21.5%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Adventure 20.4%, Cute 20.1%, JRPG 11.1%
- #13 Risen 3 - Titan Lords
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,457 reviews2014
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The world has been abandoned by its gods and is scarred from the rampage of the Titans. Humanity is struggling to regain strength. You, however, have more pressing concerns: your own life has been shattered and you must set off to reclaim what is lost amidst the darkness spreading throughout the world.
Why similar: Gothic 55.9% ★, RPG 21.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #14 Lightmare Castle
87% matchMostly Negative36% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Funderground Games
Windows
A story driven medieval fantasy adventure. You awake without any idea of who you are, where you are or what has happened to you. Explore this dark, cold world as you try to find your answers. Craft, solve puzzles and complete quests to unlock the secrets of Lightmare Castle.
Why similar: Gothic 35.1% ★, RPG 20.5%, Adventure 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Indie 5.7%
- #15 ArcaniA: Fall of Setarrif
88% matchMixed42% of 900 reviews2011
Dev: SpellboundPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Face the last challenge - determine destiny! A new threat casts its shadow over the Southern Isles. A mysterious demon, consumed by hatred, terrifies the population and pools his force against the coastal city of Setarrif. The dramatic situation exacerbates after a volcanic eruption in the mountains nearby.
Why similar: Gothic 46.6% ★, RPG 40.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #16 Goetia
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 790 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Gothic 46% ★, Adventure 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #17 BLACK WITCHCRAFT
85% matchVery Positive81% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: QuattroGearPub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
Lady Ligeia, the legendary and magnificent witch, welcome to the House of Usher. Roderick Usher is scheming to resurrect the wicked witch Lenore. We are in dire need of your great Machina magic. Please save us.
Why similar: Gothic 40.3% ★, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 7.9%
- #18 The Hunter's Journals - Return to Wight Chapel
86% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Grindwheel Games
Windows
The Crawling Horror is dead, but its legacy of madness lives on!
Why similar: Gothic 36.9% ★, Text-Based 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Mystery 9%
- #19 Stitched HD
84% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
Why similar: Gothic 32.5% ★, Mystery 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Dark 9.5%
- #20 The Land of Crows
84% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2019
Dev: Gemlore
Windows
"The Land of Crows" is a side-scroller gothic story adventure game, inspired by the literary works of the Masters of pre-romantic, romantic and gothic literature (E.A. Poe, J.W. Goethe, A. Mickiewicz, J. Slowacki) and lovecraftian mythos.
Why similar: Gothic 45.1% ★, Adventure 25.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Indie 7.3%, Dark 6.6%
- #21 Cendric
82% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: Ironbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the story of a young mage into the dangerous and fascinating world of Admantris. Master the elements, join one of three factions, solve puzzles, defeat bosses and discover dark secrets.
Why similar: Gothic 37.8% ★, RPG 22.6%, Adventure 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Indie 6.5%
- #22 Misericorde: Volume One
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 547 reviews2023
Dev: XEECEE
Windows · Linux
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Why similar: Gothic 37.4% ★, Mystery 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #23 Lili: Child of Geos - Complete Edition
81% matchVery Positive86% of 982 reviews2014
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lili is a quirky adventure RPG hybrid with stunning visuals, silky-smooth graphics, a cinematic story-line, and a fresh new way to deal with enemies.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.9%, Adventure 26.3%, RPG 20.1%, Cute 8.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #24 The Hunter's Journals - Wyrmwood
83% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Grindwheel Games
Windows
From killer dolls to lethal furniture, nothing wooden can be trusted!
Why similar: Gothic 37.7% ★, Text-Based 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 9.2%
- #25 Belladonna
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 790 reviews2015
Dev: NeckboltPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.
Why similar: Gothic 49.4% ★, Female Protagonist 27.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #26 The Abnormal Place
81% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Berserker Interactive
Windows
The Abnormal Place is a game about Abigail, a young woman who has lost her voice and has found herself in a strange resort and hotel inhabited by monsters. Abigail must recover her voice and navigate through the hostile world or she'll be forever trapped.
Why similar: Gothic 32.9% ★, Mystery 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Adventure 10.8%
- #27 The Collection藏品
79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Karma
Windows
The Collection is a gothic interactive narrative game.Play as a taxidermist mouse who collects loneliness, entering a long abandoned house. Scroll, click, and drag to advance the story.Charcoal art style, original soundtrack, full voice acting. Best with headphones in the dark.
Why similar: Gothic 60.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, RPG 11.8%, Text-Based 9.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #28 Goth Clicker
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MatrixParadox
Windows
A minimalistic gothic clicker: click, collect Souls, upgrade your abilities, and unlock new stages by reaching the goals.
Why similar: Gothic 76.3% ★, Female Protagonist 17.6%, 2D 3%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #29 Open Sorcery
78% matchVery Positive98% of 361 reviews2017
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.9%, RPG 24.9%, Adventure 19.6%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Indie 8.4%
- #30 Void : EMMA | 空:艾玛
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rabbit Punch
Windows
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 41.1% ★, Mystery 13.3%, Cute 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Adventure 10.4%
- #31 Risen
77% matchVery Positive89% of 10,803 reviews2009
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.
Why similar: Gothic 54.4% ★, RPG 24.9%, Adventure 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #32 The Last Winter Knight
75% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 49.7% ★, Mystery 15%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #33 Of Ash and Steel
74% matchMixed66% of 6,918 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.
Why similar: Gothic 58.1% ★, RPG 12%, Adventure 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #34 The Eagle's Heir
76% matchPositive86% of 34 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend Napoleon's heir in this steampunk alternate history game of political maneuvering, airship adventure, and romantic intrigue! Will you bring liberty to France, or plunge Europe into bloody war?
Why similar: Text-Based 32.5%, RPG 30.6%, Adventure 27.7%, Indie 9.1%
- #35 Love at Elevation
77% matchMixed41% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Romance is as easy as one, two...three lovers! Find love and ascend to new heights in your new home of Boulder, Colorado.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.9%, RPG 30.1%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 8.1%
- #36 Flappy Witch
73% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: CrazyCompany
Windows
A witch soars into the night to save her beloved cat… but dark magic always comes with a price.
Why similar: Gothic 54.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Dark 7.6%, 2D 2.1%
- #37 Highway Wars
76% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a road warrior in the arid plains! Take the role of a Highway Marshall, in a bid to enforce the rule of civilization on a post-apocalyptic world. Will you prevent the sacking of the last remaining cities, rule over them as a Warlord, or attempt to seek a better future for humanity?
Why similar: RPG 32.8%, Text-Based 30.1%, Adventure 28.2%, Indie 8.9%
- #38 Fool!
75% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jest your way from obscurity to royal acclaim as the King’s pet, beloved by all! As a talented young court fool with dreams of fame, scrabble with other young jesters to secure prestigious positions in the courts of Brenton's nobility.
Why similar: RPG 31.7%, Adventure 29.8%, Text-Based 29.1%, Indie 9.4%
- #39 I, Cyborg
74% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outfly, outshoot, and outwit your enemies as an outlaw cyborg on the run! You're a cyborg copy of Ypsilanti Rowe, the interstellar outlaw, whose enemies (and exes) are gunning for you. Can you upgrade your brain and pull one last heist?
Why similar: Text-Based 31.9%, RPG 31.6%, Adventure 27.2%, Indie 9.4%
- #40 Tally Ho
72% matchVery Positive94% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Only a perfect servant can solve a perfect mess! Being the perfect gentleman's gentleman or lady's lady doesn't make you an angel. Can you untangle your employer's knottiest problems with elegance and unruffled grace?
Why similar: Text-Based 32.2%, RPG 30.4%, Adventure 27.5%, Indie 9.9%
- #41 The Totemist
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ShutinStudio
Windows
Craft uncanny totems. Aid troubled townsfolk. Uncover the darkness below. The Totemist is a narrative-driven occult shop sim set in a quietly strange town, where you craft charms inspired by real witchcraft, aid troubled townspeople, and uncover the ancient force festering beneath them.
Why similar: Gothic 32.2% ★, Mystery 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Dark 8.8%
- #42 Choice of the Dragon
73% matchMixed59% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle heroes, wizards, and rival dragons in your insatiable thirst for gold and infamy. Start by dominating a local tribe of goblins, then usurp the kingdom, defending and expanding your despotic regime to annex neighboring kingdoms, incinerating the peasants in their thatched-roof cottages.
Why similar: RPG 33.8%, Adventure 28.8%, Text-Based 28.4%, Indie 9.1%
- #43 Fallstreak 2: Traum
70% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Centicerise Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Humanity and the fae. This is a story of those who make kindling of their home to reach for the stars and the curses of those left behind.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.2%, Text-Based 16.4%, RPG 12.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Cute 10.4%
- #44 Hero or Villain: Genesis
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 38 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the greatest hero or villain that the world has ever seen! Balance the challenges of a normal life, while fighting evil... or wreak havoc yourself.
Why similar: RPG 33.8%, Text-Based 29.5%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 9.1%
- #45 Schrödinger's Call
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,258 reviews2026
Dev: Acrobatic ChirimenjakoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.
Why similar: Gothic 39.5% ★, Female Protagonist 14%, Text-Based 13%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 7%
- #46 Showdown at Willow Creek
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Saddle up and defend the town of Willow Creek from nefarious outlaws and city slickers! It all starts when a rancher's daughter goes missing, and it ends at the showdown at Willow Creek, where greed, lust, science and Mother Nature will face off at high noon.
Why similar: RPG 33.8%, Text-Based 29.5%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 9.1%
- #47 The Deathmind
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Etnabyte Games
Windows
A psychological horror game set in a forgotten village. Solve environmental puzzles and uncover the truth behind Ethan’s crumbling mind trapped between memory and madness.
Why similar: Gothic 37.8% ★, Text-Based 16.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Adventure 7.8%
- #48 The Aether: Life as a God
71% matchPositive81% of 36 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Create a mortal race to worship you and grow your strength. Guide them in their daily lives and help them grow. The power you collect will grow your mind and body. Dabble in the affairs of other gods or seek to destroy them and steal their power.
Why similar: RPG 32.6%, Text-Based 29.9%, Adventure 27.9%, Indie 9.6%
- #49 The Adventure of Magical Girl
70% matchVery Positive83% of 133 reviews2018
Dev: Windward_BirdsPub: XNZONE
Windows
Magical Girl + JRPG! The mercenaries Kaim and Asal are unable to get used to the court life, so they give up their lordship and continue to wander around, living by eating grass as mercenaries. But their boring routine is broken again. They would meet the three students from the magic academy.
Why similar: Gothic 46.7% ★, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Cute 11.5%, JRPG 10.5%, RPG 8.1%
- #50 Darkward
68% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
Windows · Mac
Dark, surreal point-and-click text adventure inspired by the poetics of Dark Souls. Guide the Wanderer through ruins and tombs in a purgatorial world.
Why similar: Gothic 32.2% ★, Text-Based 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 19.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #51 Yeti's Parole Officer
71% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Yeti, Loch Ness Monster, Chupacabra, and Mothman are aliens, sentenced to prison on Earth by the Pan-Galactic Prisons Bureau. As the Yeti's parole officer, you must defend the galaxy from these convicts, unravel their criminal conspiracy, and bring them to justice!
Why similar: RPG 33.8%, Text-Based 29.5%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 9.1%
- #52 Samurai of Hyuga Book 4
69% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the vagabond you always knew you were. Rely on your blade and wits, for little else will save you amidst the cold and unforgiving North! Retrace the steps of your past and rekindle a love once lost. Or try your best to snuff it out—either way, it’s going to burn.
Why similar: Text-Based 43.1%, RPG 26%, Adventure 23.3%, Indie 7.7%
- #53 Starry Night Tea Party
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 白夜星象馆
Windows
Starry Night Tea Party is an asymmetric pursuit game. Play as a Guest, search for clues, brew useful items, and escape the Dream; or take the role of the Demon, draw from a deck of unique cards, hunt the Guests, and harvest their Fear. Multiplayer is in development.
Why similar: Gothic 71.3% ★, RPG 19.5%, 2D 3.9%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #54 [빈 칸]
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Nunusm
Windows
“You do not remember why this place is called paradise.”[Blank] is a fantasy adventure RPG about runaway youth. A girl awakens in a strange world and fills the blank pages of an unknown diary. As lost memories return and hidden truths unfold, she must face the final [Blank].
Why similar: RPG 26.1%, Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Emotional 7.6%
- #55 Pale Cachexia
68% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure.
Why similar: Gothic 59.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Dark 9.8%, Cute 6.2%, Emotional 4.9%
- #56 Midnight Renegade: Recollections
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: UltimaMaxima
Windows
A Victorian 2D action platformer where you shoot and slash through grunts until you reach their boss, the Chief Constable.
Why similar: Gothic 47.1% ★, RPG 25.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Dark 9.7%, 2D 3.3%
- #57 Märchen Forest
67% matchVery Positive81% of 409 reviews2021
Dev: PrimaryOrbitPub: Clouded Leopard Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
This is the story of a young girl and her magical adventure.
Why similar: RPG 24.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Cute 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, JRPG 8.6%
- #58 Isernsmith
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TirazisPub: Bigelo
Windows
Isernsmith is a gothic, crafting-heavy, RPG where you have to explore dungeons, gather resources, and forge new weapons and tools to overcome a tyrannical order that rules through dark forces.
Why similar: Gothic 44.7% ★, Text-Based 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, RPG 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%
- #59 Lost in Random™
65% matchVery Positive89% of 5,280 reviews2021
Dev: ZoinkPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play the odds in Lost in Random™, a gothic-fairy-tale-inspired action-adventure where every citizen’s fate is determined by a roll of the dice.
Why similar: Gothic 57.3% ★, Adventure 15.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Indie 3%
- #60 Dragon Star Varnir
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 611 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory, Compile HeartPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight in 3-tiered battles, devour your enemies, and customize your characters in this epic RPG to end the dragon's curse!
Why similar: Gothic 33.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, RPG 10.1%