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Games Like MEAT-GRINDER

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

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Have a human MEATGRINDER with Obi the freelance hitman! Fulfill contracts all over the planet, open a beer, turn off your brain: it's time to kill and solve the financial problems of Obi and her peculiar family!

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2026
Developer: Oyashiro.dev
Publisher: IndieArk
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: 12sevenPub: Diada Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Waking up at night, the main character realizes that he cannot move. A terrible sense of panic gradually overtakes his mind, and the imagination begins to paint frightening pictures.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.6%, Surreal 12.2%, Psychedelic 12.2%, Dark Humor 12.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%

  2. #2 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
    Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Gore 19.8%, Anime 16.1%, Violent 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.9%

  3. #3 Lyset Core
    96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Lyset Team
    Windows

    A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Anime 18.2%, Gore 16.9%, Violent 16.6%, Story Rich 8.1%

  4. #4 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
    95% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Anime 18%, Gore 16.9%, Psychological 16.7%, Violent 13.9%

  5. #5 Fallstreak
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 172 reviews2018
    Dev: Centicerise Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Gore 18.4%, Violent 17%, Anime 14.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

  6. #6 Hazy Mind
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
    Dev: betetiro
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 18%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological 12.6%, Anime 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

  7. #7 Silenced: The House
    93% matchMostly Positive73% of 99 reviews2018
    Dev: Graven Visual Novels
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Any plans for the weekend? There is a great place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and daily routine! We promise a unique experience of horror and despair… if you stay alive, of course. Survive the night in the house from your nightmares!

    Why similar: Gore 27.6%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Violent 21.7%, Anime 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

  8. #8 OUROBOROS SAIAKU.exe: CRAZY FOR YOU
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: OF E627 LAB
    Windows

    TO ESCAPE FROM THE WORLD OF GAL GAME, YOU MUST BE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND AND BEST FRIEND, MAYUMU.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.9%, Surreal 16%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%

  9. #9 Critters for Sale
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,743 reviews2021
    Dev: Sonoshee
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Experience death from the comfort of your seat.

    Why similar: Surreal 21.9%, Gore 17.9%, Psychedelic 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dark Humor 9.6%

  10. #10 The Way We All Go (2015)
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 154 reviews2015
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Gore 28.5%, Violent 22.5%, Anime 14.8%, Indie 4.3%

  11. #11 アパシー殺人クラブ
    90% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2024
    Dev: SHANNON
    Windows

    『部活動の時間です。さあ、人殺しをはじめてください』 一癖も二癖もある強者ぞろいの巨大コミュニティ、それが鳴神学園。 そこには、ありとあらゆる部活動が存在し、到底常識では考えられない特殊な闇の倶楽部がある。その一つが殺人クラブだ。

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.6%, Dark Humor 21.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 10.2%, Gore 9.7%

  12. #12 outside the door
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Anime 17.3%, Surreal 14.8%, Psychological 14.5%, Female Protagonist 9%

  13. #13 Funerary Services Marquez Paz
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: devpetrichor
    Windows

    Enter the rough streets of Marquez Paz, Argentina. Explore the neighborhood and meet its peculiar inhabitants, work for "the fune" and get some cash, cave the head in of a couple of idiots and get some more cash. Get used to it, because the things you're going to see... Oh... Good heavens!...

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.2%, Surreal 15.8%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Psychedelic 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%

  14. #14 Absurbia: A Trashy Satire of Suburban Outcries
    89% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: Licking VomitPub: A Pond of Blue
    Windows

    An experimental sound novel all about spreading the cancer of transgression and trash. Read through the annals of human excrement that glorifies the worst of humanity. Nothing can save this underground Cult Abomination! Be anointed by utter anarchic depravity from every hole of your wet body!

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Gore 12%, Text-Based 11.7%, Dark Humor 10.6%

  15. #15 The Monster Under Your Skin
    87% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный (Róman O)
    Windows · Linux

    Play as an unnamed man who suspects his wife of something, and dive deep into his memories of the day when he was about to propose to her. Your choices can influence the story. Genre: thriller.

    Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Text-Based 21%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  16. #16 Object Ward.
    86% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: thugzilladev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Object Ward is a dark comedy visual novel about the various misadventures of a man who sees everyone with an inanimate object for a head. What is real, and what is a hallucination?

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Surreal 13.6%, Dark Humor 12.1%, Psychological 11.8%

  17. #17 I'll Do It Tomorrow
    86% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2024
    Dev: Luca Morotti
    Windows

    It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Surreal 17.5%, Anime 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Choices Matter 7.3%

  18. #18 Scp: Resonance
    85% matchMixed70% of 163 reviews2019
    Dev: Эмиль ШагаповPub: HEARTDREAMERS
    Windows

    The game takes place today, in the multifaceted universe of SCP. The main character is Galen, a simple scientist in Site 13. Recently, Galen graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and was recruited to work with SCP objects. But is everything so simple here?

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  19. #19 Novalie
    84% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Biscuit Placebo
    Windows

    Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Surreal 20.4%, Dark Humor 19.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

  20. #20 Kiss the Demiurge
    83% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2022
    Dev: YuriEureka
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Kiss the Demiurge is a yuri visual novel about love, delusions, and magic. Follow Minori, a mage tasked with keeping magic a secret, as she investigates a group of delusional girls who mistakenly believe themselves to have magic of their own. Will Minori destroy their magic club, or fall in love?

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 24%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dark Humor 15.6%, Text-Based 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%

  21. #21 Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,176 reviews2018
    Dev: etherane
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    "All ended well.There was nothing to grieve about." A farewell, and a greeting.

    Why similar: Gore 20.9%, Violent 14.4%, Surreal 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological 8.7%

  22. #22 A Social Platform
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Othello
    Windows

    Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.

    Why similar: Surreal 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 14.6%, Anime 12.9%, Psychological 11.9%

  23. #23 VVINTERCORE
    81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: MDN9HTPub: Soap&Code
    Windows

    A visual psychological horror novel set in a winter setting. You have a unique opportunity to explore your relationships with your friends, and then with yourself. But be careful, a blizzard seems to be approaching.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Anime 16.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Gore 12.3%

  24. #24 Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Vengeful spirit Sachiko Shinozaki is having a birthday bash, and the lovable cast of damned souls from the Corpse Party series is invited! Join the revelers as they do their best to keep Sachiko happy and survive her twisted games in this midquel to Corpse Party and Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.

    Why similar: Gore 34%, Violent 26.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Anime 15.5%, Adventure 2.8%

  25. #25 The.Thend.End
    81% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2018
    Dev: Give Me Money
    Windows

    A very simple visual novel about a simple man, in a simple world, with simple problems. That's all, thank you for your attention and have a good day.

    Why similar: Gore 32%, Violent 26.3%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Indie 4.3%

  26. #26 XOXO Blood Droplets
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2019
    Dev: GB Patch Games
    Windows

    A collection of very short stories. XOXO Blood Droplets is an absurd, dark comedy, twisted romance Visual Novel about terrible things happening to terrible people. The fun comes not from avoiding the potential horrors, but by seeing just how many ways things can go wrong.

    Why similar: Gore 24.6%, Dark Comedy 19%, Violent 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

  27. #27 ORBIT 5
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CALIPSO
    Windows

    You and the luckiest man in the world! How'd you end up on a strange ship with an even stranger Russian astronaut? Who knows!? A horror/romance visual novel about to finding a lonely captain someone to talk to.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Anime 15.4%, Gore 12.3%, Surreal 12.2%, Violent 10.1%

  28. #28 soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
    77% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2025
    Dev: milk+ visual
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A yuri denpa tale about the cursed pariah of a rural cult, Mercy, and her fateful meeting with the Holy Maiden Auma. Bloody, bold, and bone-chilling, this visual novel explores the complexities of the cycle of abuse and the violence in playing by the rules.

    Why similar: Gore 25.1%, Violent 17%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological 9.6%, Anime 9.6%

  29. #29 Petit Game Collection vol.1
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 619 reviews2024
    Dev: WSS playground
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 25%

    A spin-off minigame collection of "Needy Streamer Overload". Meet your internet angel in this retro-style game world!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychedelic 15.6%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Anime 13.1%, Psychological 10.9%

  30. #30 The Outpost Nine: Episode 1
    79% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2018
    Dev: Benjy BatesPub: Sedoc LLC
    Windows · Mac

    The Outpost Nine - Episode 1 is a Visual Novel/Point and Click hybrid game following the small skeleton crew of “The Outpost”, A lonely mining facility set on the small moon “Cobalt Paradise”.

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  31. #31 The Dark Room
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2018
    Dev: Developers At LargePub: John Robertson
    Windows · Mac

    Addictive and vicious retro-styled comedy puzzler chock full of profanity, abuse, unfairness and warped logic. Will You: Go North? Find Light Switch? Cower and whimper like a beaten swine? Make your decision and escape The Dark Room! Just remember - YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE!

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  32. #32 Killing Boys
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: First Bite
    Windows · Mac

    Play as EVE, an immortal assassin cursed with the kiss of death, as she turns on her (literal) evil corporate overlords in an attempt to break free of her iron-clad contract in this LGBTQ+ dark comedy, supernatural visual novel.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Violent 8.8%

  33. #33 A Light in the Dark
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,722 reviews2018
    Dev: CreSpiritPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    ──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Violent 21%, Gore 18.9%, Anime 14.6%, Indie 5.5%

  34. #34 The Window Box
    76% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2019
    Dev: Sundew Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Wander from room to room in this whimsical and dark visual novel as you follow five friends trapped during a freak storm. Listen while they have hard conversations and tough realizations as they confront the conflict in their lives. For what is a house but a box with windows?

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.8%, Surreal 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological 11.4%, Dark Humor 11.3%

  35. #35 My Bloodsucking 9-to-5
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Max Morkson
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.7%, Dark Humor 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Gore 9.7%, Violent 7.4%

  36. #36 All of Us Are Dead...
    73% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2023
    Dev: IKINAGAMES
    Windows

    All of us are not dead. Our school has been infested with zombies, and we are still alive. Every day, our hopes of escaping this school become less and less likely. Follow us as we try to survive and escape our zombie-filled school. A visual novel based on the popular webcomic.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Gore 19.6%, Violent 15.6%, Text-Based 9.9%, Anime 9.1%

  37. #37 Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,531 reviews2020
    Dev: TOKYOTOONPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Marco, an orphan with missing memories, and Arco, a dragon who rules the galaxy, were hunting for treasure in space! On one of their adventures, Marco was given a clue to the whereabouts of her mother. Their next stop, her birthplace - Earth!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Anime 18.9%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Violent 7.9%, Gore 7.8%

  38. #38 An Octave Higher
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
    Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Anime 18.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Surreal 12.1%, Story Rich 6%

  39. #39 Corpse Party: Blood Drive
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 377 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Set two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!

    Why similar: Gore 35.2%, Violent 24.5%, Anime 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Indie 3.6%

  40. #40 AENIGMA
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NEUROMANCE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Set in the year 4XXX, humanity lives disconnected inside underground megastructures to escape the threat of the ever-expanding silicon-based lifeforms.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Surreal 18.2%, Anime 14.6%, Psychedelic 11.4%, Psychological 11.2%

  41. #41 LaughterLost
    72% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2024
    Dev: Mix StudioPub: USC Games
    Windows

    LaughterLost takes you through a surreal journey of work and family life. Face psychological twists, narrative choices, puzzles, and unexpected unique confrontations! Will you break this dystopian cycle of everyday life?

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.7%, Dark Humor 21%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 12.1%, Psychological 11.9%

  42. #42 Nanairo Reincarnation
    72% matchVery Positive96% of 165 reviews2019
    Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Join spirit detective Kagami Makoto and his demon familiars as they hunt down the wandering ghosts disrupting the peace of his small town.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Gore 17.2%, Anime 17.1%, Violent 15.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%

  43. #43 Bit-Broken Identity
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BrokenCorp
    Windows

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  44. #44 Cleansuit
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2017
    Dev: Goblin Council
    Windows · Mac

    Cleansuit is a retro-style graphical text adventure game where you must find creative ways to survive a mysterious serial killer's assault on your home. Use text commands to manipulate the detailed environment and discover all the unique ways to win and die.

    Why similar: Gore 27%, Dark Comedy 26.6%, Violent 22.2%, Text-Based 16.4%, Indie 6%

  45. #45 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Gore 26.8%, Anime 16.2%, Violent 11.6%, Story Rich 8.1%

  46. #46 アパシー学校であった怖い話 Visual Novel Version
    70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: 七転び八転がり
    Windows

    「なあ、今度は学校の七不思議の特集をやろうぜ」1995年6月。新聞部は、夏休み前の学校新聞で、「学校の七不思議」を特集することになった。7人の学生を集めて、彼らから怖い話を聞き、それを特集としてまとめるのだ。新聞部三年生の日野から命を受け、新入部員の坂上修一はその集会の聞き役を担当することになった。当日、放課後の新聞部部室に集められた7人の語り部と聞き役の坂上修一は初めて顔を合わせる。しかし、7人集められたはずの語り部は、何故か6人しかいなかった。7人目が姿を見せぬまま始まる七不思議の集会。7人目は現れるのか。そして、この集会の終わりに待っているのは……。

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  47. #47 The Ghost of You
    70% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2018
    Dev: Noodletub Games
    Windows

    The Ghost of You is a text-based, yuri horror game in which a night at the symphony ends in a massacre. Libretto and her friends must work together to find out the truth; but between romantic conflicts, personal demons, and a song so haunting it warps the mind, will they survive the Symphony Hall?

    Why similar: Gore 28.9%, Violent 23.8%, Text-Based 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%

  48. #48 Sword of Asumi
    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 376 reviews2015
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Take on the role of Asumi, a new warrior for the people of Edo. As Asumi you must root out a rebel from within a prestigious samurai academy. Now the assassin must walk in the light for all to see.

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  49. #49 BLOK 200: Prologue
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Experiments Field Studio
    Windows

    A visual novel in the Samosbor setting. You are a student of the technical college who wakes up in a stranger's living cell after your own death. You must come to terms with your new grim nature and face the cruel world far from the walls of your native incubator block.

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  50. #50 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
    Dev: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

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  51. #51 Fragile
    70% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
    Dev: Beer Night Studio
    Windows

    Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

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  52. #52 Cosmic Ultramarine
    66% matchVery Positive98% of 396 reviews2024
    Dev: 21st NostalgiaPub: Game Poetics
    Windows

    从高维度接入超次元,漫步于由你的数个前世构成的景观宇宙。藉由终端机展开一场穿越虚拟与现实、过去与未来的奇妙旅行。在一切的尽头,宇宙、自我和生命的终极答案,将为你解开面纱。

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  53. #53 The Mermaid of Zennor
    68% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.

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  54. #54 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale-【DEMOver.】
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 373 reviews2018
    Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    -"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.

    Why similar: Gore 31.7%, Violent 25.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Anime 18.4%, Adventure 2.9%

  55. #55 Romp of Dump
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: Zakurosuke
    Windows · Mac

    Visual novel fully animated in Live2D, Observing Scum Prisoners! In a prison called a dump, a betting card game among dangerous prisoners begins. Penalty game for the losers! Uncover the hidden pasts and bizarre crimes of these lunatics!

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 37.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Anime 14.6%, Crime 4.7%

  56. #56 Exogenesis ~Perils of Rebirth~
    69% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2019
    Dev: KwanPub: Sekai Project
    Windows

    After losing his sister to a violent death, former treasure hunter Yu Sayashi learns about a mysterious relic that may bring her back. However, this mythical "Ark" may be more terrifying than he could ever imagine. Innocent lives are at stake. How far will he go to save his sister?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Gore 24.8%, Violent 20.4%, Anime 7.6%, Indie 5.1%

  57. #57 q.u.q.
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,812 reviews2023
    Dev: motijanPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert.

    Why similar: Surreal 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Anime 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Psychedelic 10.7%

  58. #58 Beyond a Total Loss
    67% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2019
    Dev: Pseudobug
    Windows

    Beyond a Total Loss is a darkly humorous 2D action-adventure (with a dash of survival horror) about a balding moustachioed dim-witted drunk called John Harry, who comes to the conclusion that signing an unreadable contract in exchange for a gun maybe isn't the best of ideas.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.3%, Dark Humor 19.1%, Violent 14.8%, Gore 14.1%, Surreal 11.9%

  59. #59 茧房Echo
    66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Starpaint
    Windows

    Ordinary life shattered when a riverside drowning and spatial anomalies pulled you into a vortex. In this rain-lashed town of crumbling reality. Truth hides in every raindrop and shadow.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Text-Based 21.6%, Psychological 15.1%, Gore 14.9%, Violent 12.3%

  60. #60 燃烧的彩虹:绣球和你都会接住之姐姐中了老龄化病毒, 而看起来天然糊涂蛋的妹妹该如何对决拥有专属BGM的『ShiTi·孙咲川』&『TanKe·桥碧萝』&『人间毒药·菜菜子』 ★还有人支持艺术吗★ Burning Rainbow!
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 跳票两年半的老鼠人练习生Pub: NM$L GAMEs
    Windows

    A group of girls are in danger at Rainbow Island. Can they successfully beat the bad girl to leave?

    Why similar: Gore 28%, Violent 20.7%, Dark Comedy 15.1%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%

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