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Games Like Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish

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

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Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.

Reviews: Very Positive — 82% — of 72 reviews
Released: 2016-03-30
Developer: Pomera Studios
Publisher: Fruitbat Factory
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 97%

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    Why similar: Anime 26.1%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 12.6%

  58. #58 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 867 reviews2020
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 73.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 41.8%, Horror 17.1%, Anime 16.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 8.2%

  59. #59 Stray Cat Crossing
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 651 reviews2015
    Dev: JurloPub: Fridge
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.

    Why similar: Horror 40%, Adventure 34.8%, Indie 25.2%

  60. #60 Blood Lily Loop
    66% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
    Windows

    Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Anime 19.2%, Horror 18.1%, Mystery 16.2%, Adventure 6.7%

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