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Games Like Playback Trauma®: In Sickness

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Psychological Horror, Choose Your Own Adventure.

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You have just woken up from a coma and need to reach the Jersey Shore immediately. You have no car, no cash, and no pants. Take an ordinary hitchhike across New Jersey on an extraordinary night, all so you can tell your crush that you like her

Reviews: 5 user reviews — 80% — of 5 reviews
Released: 2023-01-25
Developer: Undying Joy
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Asobu
    Windows

    Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Romance 10.3%

  2. #2 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
    Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

  3. #3 Witchlight Woods
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Delphin Casado
    Windows

    Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%

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    95% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
    Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
    Windows

    Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

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    94% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
    Dev: Indra Studio
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Romance 10.5%

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    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: Snowhaven Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Hand-drawn 10.4%

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    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rasen Horror
    Windows · Mac

    The Mofu Game is a psychological horror visual novel about a cursed story that should never have been read. Proceed at your own risk.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Hand-drawn 9.5%

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    92% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2021
    Dev: Illus Seed Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%

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    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kashi Maadsen
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Hand-drawn 9.3%

  10. #10 Bad Summer
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: S&J Games
    Windows

    Welcome to Bear Ridge Summer Camp! Jenny Lewis is an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting summer of making new friends, and finding her first love. But be wary! Not all is as it seems...

    Why similar: Romance 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

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    90% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2023
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac

    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.

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  12. #12 Miya Might Break
    89% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
    Dev: VAINSANE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

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    89% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
    Dev: Fluttering Abyss
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Romance 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%

  14. #14 Evil Spirits
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NVORON
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%

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    87% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2024
    Dev: PagerattaPub: KEMCO
    Windows

    A world where Spilia, a virus that causes delusions and hallucinations, has become epidemic. A horror visual novel game set in a hospital where patients are isolated.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Romance 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

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    86% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: DADZINGO
    Windows · Linux

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    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TPA Gameworks
    Windows

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    84% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2025
    Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    85% matchVery Positive82% of 1,068 reviews2016
    Dev: Nova-box
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac

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    Dev: artbakeries
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    80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    79% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
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    75% matchNo user reviews
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    75% matchNo user reviews2027
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    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews2027
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    72% matchVery Positive98% of 194 reviews2026
    Dev: Genuine Studio
    Windows

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    74% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
    Dev: Calamity Bay Games
    Windows

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    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: betetiro
    Windows · Linux

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    72% matchVery Positive97% of 277 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,872 reviews2016
    Dev: iBlackpen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%

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    73% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Cute Pen Games
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Natrix
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: beepsoft industries
    Windows

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    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
    Dev: CyberStep, Inc.Pub: CyberStep, Inc.
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    70% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    68% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

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