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Games Like Rules for Thee

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Choices Matter, Lore-Rich, Multiple Endings.

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You're dead, understaffed, and temporarily in charge of the Kingdom's admissions desk. Read lives, question souls, follow an incomplete rulebook, and stamp ASCEND, HOLD, DESCEND, or REFER—then live with the Kingdom your paperwork creates.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: LackToesNTolerant
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Grumblepot Games
    Windows

    People come to the shop on Halsey Row to sell the memories they can't carry and buy the ones they can't live without. Appraise what they bring. Decide what it's worth, and who you'll sell it to. Run an honest shop, or a darker one, and piece together what this street is hiding.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 46%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Detective 9.6%, Lore-Rich 7.5%, Psychological 4.9%

  2. #2 Kokoro no Kimono
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AinkOink
    Windows

    Welcome to Kokoro No Kimono! Step into the gentle rhythm of Japan, where every fold tells a story. Create exquisite kimonos for your guests, master the art of tying Obi belts, and lose yourself in the quiet charm of an authentic kimono shop.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 51.9%, Lore-Rich 29.5%, Cozy 7.4%, Story Rich 4%, Casual 3.3%

  3. #3 Retail Hell
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 524 reviews2026
    Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Midnighters
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Trapped in an infinite shift, you are the sole clerk of purgatory’s only convenience store. Manage stock, pay your taxes and keep nightmarish creatures at bay as you uncover the secret of why your shift never ends. Clock in. Serve the dead. Survive the shift.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.9%, Dark Humor 16.1%, Time Management 14.9%, Cozy 14.6%, Management 6.7%

  4. #4 Iris and the Moonlight Bakery
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gunoha Games
    Windows · Mac

    Play as Iris, a burnt-out goddess who opens a midnight bakery in a sleepless city. Read customers’ emotions as color and craft cakes to comfort them, while hiding from the gods searching for her.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.7%, Dark Comedy 19.4%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

  5. #5 FIRST LINE
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FBento
    Windows

    A retro office mystery about tech support, deadlines, and a floor that doesn't exist. It's 2001, and you're the L1 helpdesk tech at a corporation running on an OS from another era. Close tickets against the clock. Mind your tone. Don't ask about Floor 7.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 32%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Time Management 12.7%, Detective 11%, Dark Comedy 11%

  6. #6 Cigar Tycoon
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Snob Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A slow-burn cigar-shop management game for quiet weekends. Stock a warm wooden humidor, learn the leaf, craft house blends, and build a reputation—an old-school, low-stress tycoon for players who enjoy atmosphere over hurry.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.7%, Time Management 20.8%, Cozy 12.2%, Management 7.3%, Strategy 6%

  7. #7 Midnight Therapy
    93% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Cointinue Games
    Windows

    A fake therapist loses her magic and must face real patients with nothing but words. Manage appointments, money, and emotional collapse in a narrative RPG about lies, deduction, and cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or your redemption?

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.9%, Time Management 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Psychological 12.7%, Detective 11.5%

  8. #8 Shaking Hands
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Space Potato Studios
    Windows

    You shake a hand, the city burns. In the noir 1920s, every weapon you sell changes the headlines, the war, and your daughter's fate. In this management sim, you manage not just a shop, but your conscience. Who will pay the price?

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.9%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Psychological 9.3%, Investigation 7.9%

  9. #9 I keep Dying in Another World
    92% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: artoonu
    Windows · Linux

    Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, and complex relationships in an exciting story!

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.8%, Dark Humor 21.3%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Detective 11.3%, Psychological 7.6%

  10. #10 Shards of the Heart
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Kiki Cakes
    Windows

    A dark RPG blending mystery, fantasy, and romance. When a strange girl appears in Sawyer's town, demons follow. Uncover hidden truths, build relationships, and fight to protect what remains.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.8%, Dark Comedy 21.7%, Dark Humor 20.4%, Detective 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  11. #11 Fine Dying
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Room Games
    Windows · Mac

    A strange kitchen. Endless orders. Limited minutes. Serve, grow, survive. Bon Appétit!

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.5%, Dark Comedy 20%, Dark Humor 18.4%, Time Management 14.5%, Management 6.3%

  12. #12 Kindergarten 3
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,848 reviews2025
    Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.7%, Dark Humor 25.6%, Lore-Rich 21.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Investigation 7.3%

  13. #13 Ostera : The curse of...
    89% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2025
    Dev: Profits Troll Studio
    Windows

    Welcome to Ostera: The curse of... Join the Adventure! Shape Your Destiny, Kiss Rats, and Slap Kids!

    Why similar: Dark Humor 23.3%, Lore-Rich 22.4%, Dark Comedy 20.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Strategy 6.3%

  14. #14 Doomsday Anchor
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 不会取名
    Windows

    Do a completely normal... anomaly containment job. It's just the fate of the entire world in your hands, no big deal, don't stress!

    Why similar: Dark Humor 36.6%, Choices Matter 23.8%, Strategy 19.6%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Casual 3.8%

  15. #15 Burger Flipper: A Fast Food Restaurant Simulator
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Enter Grip
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Welcome to the Burger Flipper team! As our first hire, you’ll put a smile on customers’ faces as you prepare and serve their orders... And clean the kitchen and stock inventory. But we promote within! One day, you’ll be the manager, hiring new flippers, purchasing equipment, and choosing the menu!

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.8%, Dark Comedy 17.8%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Time Management 14.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%

  16. #16 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game
    86% matchVery Positive98% of 112 reviews2025
    Dev: Haunted Dude
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.7%, Dark Humor 17.9%, Dark Comedy 17.1%, Demons 17%, Choices Matter 13.5%

  17. #17 Market is Fine
    86% matchPositive85% of 24 reviews2026
    Dev: Vortexon Studios
    Windows

    "Enflasyon uçuyor, müşteriler isyanda ve dükkân yanıyor! Sıradan bir market yönetimi değil; ekonomik kriz ve toplumsal kaosun ortasında hayatta kalma mücadelesi. Rafları doldur, 150 farklı absürt krizi yönet, fiyatlarla oyna ve batmamak için her yolu dene!"

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  18. #18 Survive the Shift
    85% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: CMoonWorks
    Windows

    workplace survival card decision game. Starting as an intern, you must balance boss trust, team popularity, business output, and personal savings. Slacking rules, dinner culture, and bizarre blame-shifting communications turn into choice cards. Swipe once a day to see how many days you can survive.

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  19. #19 Spirits and Secrets
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: MysticVanguard
    Windows

    Spirits and Secrets is a Bartender Simulator Murder Mystery game set in a medieval fantasy world. Talk to patrons, make their orders, and solve their mysteries by piecing together clues.

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  20. #20 Flock Inc.
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ritual Moth
    Windows

    Build a pigeon-powered marketing empire in this satirical management sim. Recruit and train pigeons, assign them to ad campaigns, and optimise your flock while uncovering a strange, escalating occult narrative.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.4%, Dark Comedy 16.3%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Time Management 13.7%, Strategy 9.8%

  21. #21 Trust me, I'm an Expert
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Guayacan Studio
    Windows

    You're broke, in debt, and one month from the street. And to top it off, you pawned your father's watch. So get to work: the "thrilling" job of running a godforsaken pawnshop is all yours.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.3%, Dark Humor 18.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Detective 11%

  22. #22 Burger Bois
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mischief Makers Studio
    Windows

    Become Patty, the accidental owner of a failing food business. Craft tasty (or nasty) burgers, discover new ingredients, and work hard(ish) to redeem your reputation on the way to the best parking spot of all time. Play with your food in this cozy food truck simulator!

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.7%, Cozy 16.2%, Time Management 15.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Management 7.3%

  23. #23 Fruit Fetish
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ChubbyWeevil
    Windows

    Fruit Fetish is an active incremental game where you must strive to make as much money as fast as possible by harvesting and selling a range of juicy fruits. Upgrade your skills and shop to become a master of your craft. Maybe if you work hard enough, you may just escape with your life.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.6%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Time Management 16.9%, Cozy 12.3%, Multiple Endings 6%

  24. #24 Deathpuddle: Choose Violence? 2
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NeoRetro Realms Interactive LLC
    Windows

    Hey. It’s me—Deathpuddle. You don’t play Deathpuddle—Deathpuddle plays you. First-person beatdowns, cinematic chaos, and worse cooking await in Deathpuddle: Choose Violence 2—a 3D narrative action game with branching choices, jokes, and combat. Go ahead, ruin my life just to feel something again.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 25.1%, Dark Comedy 23.6%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Investigation 8.5%

  25. #25 Scroll the Pain Away
    82% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Lunaris Aeterna
    Windows · Mac

    Step into the shoes of Indigo, the owner of a small magic shop. Help your customers with a wide variety of problems!

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 27%, Dark Humor 24.6%, Cozy 17.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  26. #26 HR Hell
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: playerboot
    Windows

    A ghost wants her exit interview. Do you listen, refuse or hire her back part-time? You're Hell's HR manager: hundreds of absurd cases, questionable policies, a Board watching your numbers, and a court that quotes your own decisions back to you. Survive 30 days. Find one of 13 ways out.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.9%, Dark Humor 24.4%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Management 7.7%

  27. #27 Swordsmith of Greyhaven
    78% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Wovley Games
    Windows

    Run a weaponsmith shop in dark medieval city of Greyhaven. Sell weapons, manage gold, debt, materials, and fame, while customers, beggars, bandits, and rumors reveal the consequences of every choice.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 56.6%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Management 8.5%, Multiple Endings 6%, Atmospheric 5.5%

  28. #28 Safe Haven Repair Station
    78% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
    Dev: Misclick Media
    Windows

    Make a new start in a dying city. Repair arcane cyberpunk items, befriend odd and intriguing characters, and make choices to shape the world around you, all from the warmth of your workbench.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.7%, Lore-Rich 31.2%, Cozy 14%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.1%

  29. #29 The Potion Stand : Brewing for Sprites
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Warm Cup Studio
    Windows

    Open a little magic stand in a peaceful village! 'The Potion Stand' is a cozy tycoon where you serve cute sprites. Deduce their metaphorical orders, brew perfect drinks, and collect gold. Upgrade your stand and complete the heartwarming stories of regular sprites who visit every night.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.2%, Time Management 15.7%, Cozy 11%, Detective 7.8%, Casual 7.4%

  30. #30 Five Day Detective
    77% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Krunchy Fried Games
    Windows

    Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.8%, Dark Humor 24%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 10.8%, Funny 8.7%

  31. #31 I.T. Never Ends
    75% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2026
    Dev: Dadbod Games
    Windows · Linux

    The printer is bleeding, the Wi-Fi is haunted, and Ticket #666 just came in. As the latest hire for a company run by cosmic horrors, your job is simple: Swipe to survive. Make binary decisions to survive the night shift in this dark comedy desktop simulator. I.T truly never ends.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.4%, Dark Comedy 23.2%, Dark Humor 22.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  32. #32 Vanildo's Journey
    80% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2022
    Dev: Paulo Sacilotti JuniorPub: Half Moon Game Development
    Windows · Mac

    Vanildo, a skilled retired adventurer is forced to return to work because of the peculiar events that are taking place in the city of Pirarotoba, including the disappearance of his old friend.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 30.3%, Dark Comedy 24%, Dark Humor 23.5%, Investigation 8.3%, Funny 8.3%

  33. #33 Crowpoint Manor
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MayMoodPub: MayMood Games
    Windows

    Step inside Crowpoint Manor, where every guest harbours a dark secret. As an undercover detective, you’ll solve bizarre puzzles, navigate dangerous traps, and witness hilariously tragic accidents. Can you uncover the “truth” before you become the next victim?

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  34. #34 Denied
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Finn Lehmann
    Windows · Linux

    Your probation as a health insurance Claims Adjuster begins now. Report to your terminal and inspect medical documents for reasons to deny coverage. Assume patient fraud. Your decisions have consequences: patients come back. Management is watching. A dystopian document thriller.

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  35. #35 Mosey the Pirate
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Space Boat StudiosPub: -
    Windows

    Mosey the Pirate is the official Flying Spaghetti Monster action-adventure game! Play the role of Mosey in his life’s adventures as he rises from a short-order cook under the cruel employ of Phil the Night Manager, and becomes the world’s very first Pirate – a Chosen Noodly Champion!

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 25%, Dark Humor 23.7%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

  36. #36 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 39,044 reviews2023
    Dev: Kit9 Studio
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.9%, Demons 16.8%, Psychological 15.1%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%

  37. #37 The Previous Owner
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 3Cats Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Run a secondhand bookshop in London, 1994. Every book remembers who owned it before — pressed flowers, letters, notes in the margins. Across books that should never have met, the same hand keeps writing. You inherited the rules with the shop: shelve carefully, and do not read the margins.

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  38. #38 Love is a Demon
    72% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2026
    Dev: Fantastic Humans
    Windows

    Love is a Demon is an adventure game packed with romance, chaos, and supernatural surprises. Confess your crush, dodge demons, and embrace the mess; love has never been this complicated. Your choices shape Ash’s love life in this heartfelt, hilarious story-driven experience.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 29.5%, Demons 21.9%, Choices Matter 12%, Psychological 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

  39. #39 Blood Bar Tycoon
    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 817 reviews2025
    Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Blood Bar Tycoon is a vampire bar management game. Build bars and blood factories, lure humans to harvest their blood, process it, and serve your customers: other vampires. Research quirky machines and deal with hunters! Expand through Crimson City to become a mighty Elder!

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.4%, Dark Comedy 20.9%, Dark Humor 20.3%, Cozy 13.7%, Strategy 6%

  40. #40 Kabaret
    77% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2023
    Dev: Persona Theory Games
    Windows

    Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 32.4%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Demons 15.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

  41. #41 My Peephole: Hotel Harborview
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Limeless
    Windows

    One room. One hole. One judgement. Watch the guests through your peephole, inspect their documents, dial the telephone, and judge who's normal and who's not. Do your job properly to avoid the demon's punishment.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.5%, Dark Humor 23.3%, Demons 15.4%, Investigation 12.5%, Psychological 8.2%

  42. #42 Psycho-Sleuth
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PHOSEPO
    Windows

    Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 23.3%, Dark Comedy 21.7%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  43. #43 Endwell
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Red Stage Entertainment
    Windows

    One determined cat, one big backpack, and a whole lot of deliveries to make! As a Cat Courier, it's your job to deliver packages across a cozy town on the eve of the world's end. Help residents find connection, hope, and meaning before the last sunset.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.1%, Dark Comedy 21.9%, Dark Humor 21.3%, Cozy 14.5%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

  44. #44 Project Cappuccino 2: The Succubus Throne
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tentakero
    Windows

    The sequel to Project Cappuccino is here! Chaos has grasped the underworld and the tournament for the Succubus Throne is underway. Take the role of a Succubus Handler and lead your chosen succubus to victory! An all-encompassing story awaits you in both the human world and the demon world.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 27%, Dark Humor 24.3%, Demons 22.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Management 7.2%

  45. #45 Motelia
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: pholsenPub: WishMore Games
    Windows

    A psychological horror game set in an old roadside motel. Clean rooms, fix broken things, and welcome weird customers. Try to go your normal routine while struggling with your mental health

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  46. #46 On a Summer Night
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Wagashi
    Windows

    "Today, I would like to tell you about one night. One night that changed my life." On a Summer Night is a short point-and-click visual novel.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.6%, Dark Humor 25%, Detective 13.1%, Psychological 9.6%, Funny 6.6%

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    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: eNVy softworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Judge the Fate of the Dead in this satirical, bureaucratic, decision-making game. Talk to Souls, check their documents, reference Holy Texts and decide if they're going Up or Down. Follow the Rules or trust your own moral compass and see where your choices take you - hopefully not the Elevator Down.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.4%, Dark Humor 23%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Time Management 12%

  48. #48 I keep Dying in Another World -What the hell, Goddess!-
    71% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
    Dev: artoonu
    Windows · Linux

    Adult-Only Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, complex relationships, and multiple sex scenes in an exciting story!

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  49. #49 GONE
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 《走了》制作组
    Windows

    This is a story about self-discovery, wrapped in the guise of family. You step into the shoes of Gu Huixing. Watching my life unfold as an outsider, re-examining trivial days from an omniscient perspective — what will I become? Life is never a dead end. It is always a choice.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.6%, Dark Humor 20.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Detective 11.5%, Psychological 11.1%

  50. #50 Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven
    66% matchPositive95% of 44 reviews2026
    Dev: MyGrandfather Games
    Windows

    Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven is a First-Person comedy horror game about being stuck babysitting while the news is expressing that the world around you is ending.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.6%, Dark Humor 25.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Funny 9.8%

  51. #51 Pitch Black: A Dusklight Story - Episode One
    73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: Purple JamPub: Purple Jam Ltd
    Windows · Mac

    A narrative driven exploration game. Close your eyes and listen. Uncover. Choose. Fight. All within the dark and eccentric sound world of Pitch Black. The light will know.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.2%, Dark Humor 22.7%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Psychological 10%, Investigation 9.6%

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    70% matchVery Positive87% of 122 reviews2024
    Dev: Valtteri TavastPub: Instant Million
    Windows

    You are a man in a room. Something feels off. Or maybe it's on. A short existential comedy point-and-click non-adventure about the limitations and imitations of human existence – or, really, whatever you want it to be about.

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  53. #53 Please, Watch The Artwork
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Night surveillance at the museum but the paintings are alive. Watch, listen and report all changes. A lonely clown roams the canvases. Deceptive. Weird. Melancholic. Relaxing? No jump scares or monsters, but the game can feel oppressive at times.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 23.3%, Lore-Rich 23.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 11.9%

  54. #54 TwentyOne
    67% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
    Dev: StuckArcader
    Windows

    TwentyOne is a psychological single-player card game set in a corrupted city. Play as Gambit, a young man losing himself to save his collapsing family. Enter a high-stakes blackjack competition with twisted rules and illegal gambling. Play the game, or let the game play you.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 24%, Dark Humor 23.4%, Psychological 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

  55. #55 The Baby In Yellow
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,475 reviews2023
    Dev: Team Terrible
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.4%, Lore-Rich 22.3%, Dark Humor 22.1%, Demons 16.5%, Linear 5.9%

  56. #56 Keyboard Smash
    67% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: TyranicallPub: Amsomnia
    Windows

    Run a shop. Help weird customers. And definitely make everything worse!

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 43.3%, Dark Comedy 25.6%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Funny 8.5%, Linear 5.8%

  57. #57 Strange Antiquities
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,464 reviews2025
    Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.5%, Cozy 15.9%, Detective 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Investigation 12.4%

  58. #58 Panopticon
    66% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2025
    Dev: Achimphang Studio
    Windows

    Panopticon is a mystery adventure game set in a café part-time job. Uncover the truth under the pressure of surveillance and experience a thrilling story with realistic graphics and immersive interactions.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 31.1%, Dark Comedy 24.8%, Dark Humor 22.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%

  59. #59 Good Job
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: GiggleFart StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    Take charge of a business that no one could put on their resume. Manage the girls at the underground massage parlor, delight customers with herbal blends, expand your e-commerce business, and grow your empire without drawing too much attention!

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 37%, Dark Comedy 18.7%, Dark Humor 18.2%, Time Management 16.5%, Funny 5.1%

  60. #60 Dark Lord
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 190 reviews2024
    Dev: Undead FoxPub: LTG Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Unleash your power in Dark Lord, a roguelike RPG filled with strategy, adventure, and sardonic wit. Rule your growing realm with an iron fist in Story Mode, dive deep into the legends created by other players, or forge your own in Community Stories Mode!

    Why similar: Dark Humor 28.1%, Dark Comedy 23.1%, Demons 16.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Funny 6%

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