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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Horror, Story Rich, Adventure.

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Explore a misty 90's small town where every choice you make unravels a dark, haunting mystery. Investigate clues, manage tense relationships, and face the consequences of your actions in this psychological horror visual novel that may leave you questioning your own sanity.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Studio Grail
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    Median: 42 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%

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    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,708 reviews2018
    Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 120 reviews2021
    Dev: SUPERLUMEN
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    75% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows
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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 731 reviews2019
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    70% matchVery Positive93% of 3,973 reviews2019
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    Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.9%, Horror 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 7%

  59. #59 NoseBound
    66% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2024
    Dev: Quarantine InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac

    A classic Point & Click adventure set in a stylized Noir world. What starts as a routine detective case quickly spirals into a Lovecraftian nightmare. Interrogate suspects, deduce the truth, and uncover secrets that were better left buried.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Detective 16.4%, Thriller 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Sexual Content 7.6%

  60. #60 Ghostlight Melancholia
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Aarre Entertainment
    Windows · Linux

    Ghostlight Melancholia is a retro horror first person mystery solving game, where you find out what connects the four ghostlights, the evil that is after them and the secrets behind it all.

    Why similar: Soundtrack 23.9%, Detective 17.7%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 8.8%

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