Games Like My Lovely Daughter

My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.

Why similar: Gothic 20% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Management 11%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct spiritual successor to My Lovely Daughter, this game continues the dark alchemy and management themes while exploring the depths of grief and obsession.

Your Excellency, in this short systems-management survival game, we prepare for the awakening of our Lord. He hungers for human sacrifice. Sinners try to hide their dark secrets, but all must be purged...

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 42.1% ★, Dark Humor 15.2%, Management 13.2%, Horror 8%, Multiple Endings 7%

Why You'll Like It: This management simulator forces you to make grim decisions about which villagers to sacrifice to appease a dark deity, echoing the sacrificial themes of the seed game.

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Dark Humor 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror visual novel masterfully uses branching choices and unsettling narrative shifts to explore complex, dark themes similar to the moral dilemmas in My Lovely Daughter.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Gothic 19.2% ★, Horror 19.2%, Anime 12%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This horror game explores dark family secrets and the disturbing nature of a father's obsession, matching the thematic core of the seed game.

NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Anime 12%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines a cute aesthetic with intense psychological horror and management mechanics, mirroring the unsettling contrast found in the seed game.

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: Gothic 20.5% ★, Philosophical 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, story-rich visual novel that delves into tragedy and psychological horror, providing a similarly heavy and atmospheric narrative experience.

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Management 33.4%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Choices Matter 19%, Story Rich 11.6%, Simulation 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the dark, occult management focus where players must make difficult, often immoral sacrifices to achieve their goals.

Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Anime 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Dark Humor 9%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a deceptively cute visual novel style to hide a deep, psychological horror experience that subverts player expectations.

Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Anime 10%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller visual novel that explores violent themes and dark motivations, aligning well with the seed game's disturbing subject matter.

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Cute 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the exploration of multiple tragic endings, rewarding the player for discovering the darkest possible outcomes for its characters.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Surreal 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror game that uses its environment to tell a story of isolation and fear, resonating with the tone of the seed game.

A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that focuses on religious trauma and dark secrets, echoing the disturbing narrative depth of the seed game.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Dark Humor 35.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This RPG features a bleak world where the protagonist must make agonizing, permanent sacrifices, capturing the same sense of desperate, villainous determination.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Psychological Horror 36%, Anime 15.3%, 2D 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends management and survival horror with a distinct aesthetic, focusing on the inevitable decay and dark rituals found in the seed game.

A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.

Why similar: Dark Humor 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Philosophical 10.4%, Surreal 10.3%, Visual Novel 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a unique 2D aesthetic to explore profound psychological horror and existential dread.

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-management hybrid that places the protagonist in a surreal, dangerous environment where corporate life is twisted into something truly sinister.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Horror 13.1%, Philosophical 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This short, intense visual novel captures the raw, unfiltered psychological distress and unsettling atmosphere that fans of the seed game will appreciate.

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Horror 18.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features branching paths and high-stakes choices where the survival of characters depends on the player's moral decisions.

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.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Surreal 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Horror 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel expands on the surreal, psychological horror elements, maintaining the focus on internal trauma and disturbing narrative delivery.

Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Surreal 12.9%, Philosophical 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused visual novel that deals with dark, transactional relationships and moral compromise.

An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, psychological visual novel that traps the player in a high-stakes, unsettling situation with a mysterious character.

A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel leans heavily into psychological horror and multiple endings, focusing on the dark consequences of the player's choices.

Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 37.2% ★, Dark Humor 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features a protagonist who must navigate dark, manipulative relationships, fitting the villain-protagonist theme well.

MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!

Why similar: Philosophical 15.8%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric visual novel focuses on psychological horror and dark, introspective storytelling.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Dark Humor 18%, Psychological Horror 17%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It juxtaposes a cute, child-like perspective with dark, mature themes, creating a similar sense of unease found in the seed game.

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: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that explores themes of procrastination and mental decay through a dark, anime-inspired lens.

A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."

Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Cute 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines cute 2D visuals with psychological horror elements to create a haunting narrative experience.

Meet Mina! She's a landmine girl! That means she's cute on the outside, but dangerous on the inside! But maybe she's the kind of danger you've always been looking for. This is a rogue fast-love dating sim. And the only sim that teaches you to be nice to girls. Or else.

Why similar: Dark Humor 21%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Cute 9%, Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: A dating-sim style visual novel that subverts expectations with psychological horror and dark, conversation-based gameplay.

Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Surreal 10.5%

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.5%, Choices Matter 21.6%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Simulation 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A management game where you must make morally bankrupt choices to protect your family, mirroring the desperate, villainous protagonist trope.

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 8.8%

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Horror 16.6%, Surreal 12.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure uses a dark, surreal aesthetic to explore the psychological trauma and horror experienced by a young protagonist.

Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Management 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.

Why similar: Gothic 21.6% ★, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Cute 9.1%

The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.

Why similar: Dark Humor 16.8%, Surreal 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Anime 11%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Get the streamer's attention at any cost before someone else does. Write comments, chat, and make donations to your waifu, but do not dare to hate her!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Dark Humor 18%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

A dark, dramatic medieval visual novel. On a stage at the boundary between life and death, an actress struggles through her hardest performance—directed by a jester, she relives her past for the the prize of resurrection...

Why similar: Gothic 20.1% ★, Philosophical 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%

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Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.6%, Cute 21.2%, Anime 20.2%, 2D 13.2%, Simulation 8.7%

In this game, meet a mysterious girl who demands you use the "Anomalous Coffee Machine" and create any drink you can imagine. Whether realistic, paradoxical, or impossible, she’s willing to sample whatever you create. However, she doesn't seem to like the cup of death. Why? Well, I think you know.

Why similar: Dark Humor 25%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Horror 7.4%

You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Philosophical 17%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11%

The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%

My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Management 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.6%, Simulation 10%, Choices Matter 9.8%

Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 9%

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Horror 32.5%, Cute 15.9%, Story Rich 6.9%, 2D 6.6%

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: Dark Humor 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Why similar: Surreal 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Choices Matter 11.3%

<3 Bond with your Family, but there's something wrong going on in this house........

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 22.1%, Simulation 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Anime 9%

"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Cute 11.6%, Anime 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

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: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

Raise a mushroom from a spore into a fine young woman, then discover the twists and turns her life may take in this creepy-cute fairytale life simulation game.

Why similar: Dark Humor 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Horror 9.3%

The most blasphemous, diabolical and insane management game ever created. Aided by a lascivious nun in a grim prison, rig executions, conduct horrid experiments and do the unspeakable to cook up your cure-all: The Kindeman Remedy. Do not be afraid. This time, you're the monster.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 44.9% ★, Dark Humor 14.9%, Management 12.7%, Horror 7.1%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 9.6%, Anime 9%

"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Surreal 11.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Dark Humor 11%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Surreal 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.

Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Cute 18.3%, Anime 14.5%, 2D 2.4%

Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".

Why similar: Philosophical 25%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Horror 6.7%