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Games Like HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL

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

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Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?

Reviews: Very Positive — 84% — of 233 reviews
Released: 2024-09-17
Developer: HUNGRYCULT
Publisher: Sekai Project
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
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    Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 115.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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  2. #2 Geminism
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    Dev: CRAFTWORKPub: Shiravune
    Windows

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    Dev: mokosoft
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  4. #4 Tiny Bunny
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 30,284 reviews2025
    Dev: Saikono
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Horror 17%, Dark 16.5%, Gore 11.8%, Violent 7.4%

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    95% matchVery Positive85% of 219 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    92% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2018
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
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    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,730 reviews2021
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  11. #11 Corpse Party
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,383 reviews2016
    Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

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    89% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: Maldo19
    Windows

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    Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,521 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    86% matchVery Positive95% of 6,347 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,561 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,201 reviews2017
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    68% matchVery Positive98% of 198 reviews2026
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    72% matchVery Positive89% of 530 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 22.3%, Horror 20.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  58. #58 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
    Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
    Windows

    Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Anime 26.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Cute 8.9%

  59. #59 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 512 reviews2019
    Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Horror 25.4%, Violent 18.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Anime 12.3%

  60. #60 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 933 reviews2018
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Anime 18.6%, Horror 17.1%, Gore 13.2%, Adventure 8.8%

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