Games Like Sheep Counting

SYNTAXIA is a dream-dark adventure game that allows you to rewrite reality itself by changing the words that describe it. Use your creativity and intuition to escape. Which path will you choose?

Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%

An interactive psychological horror drama.

Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Dark Comedy 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%

In most visual novels, you only read what characters say. In The Bastard Who Rewrote the Empire, you decide how deeply to read each line. Use Inner Voice, Sincerity, Appraisal, and X-Ray Vision to expose thoughts, lies, profiles, and secrets—then outwit conspiracies and rewrite a kingdom’s fate.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Surreal 18.1%, Dark Comedy 16%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%

Create mannequins, talk to cockroaches, get lost in mazes and wash feet. Meanwhile your dead father will rest in the Sanatorium. Surreal adventure horror based on the stories and drawings of Bruno Schulz.

Why similar: Surreal 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Exploration 10.7%, Psychedelic 8.3%

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 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Surreal 16%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

What do you play? I play nothing!

Why similar: Surreal 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dark Comedy 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

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: Surreal 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Choices Matter 6.7%

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: Surreal 23.6%, Dark Comedy 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%

Earth's Center of Gravity is a mystic horror visual novel with multiple endings. The story revolves around Tower Antiques. "No one remembers how long Tower Antiques was there. But it remembers everyone. Even the ones who did not visit it yet." Tower Antiques is waiting for you to write your story.

Why similar: Surreal 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

A visual novel about a girl who escaped from a psychiatric hospital. She is pursued by a strange being from another world — and it seems she’s not the only one who can see visitors from beyond.

Why similar: Surreal 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.

Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Nonlinear 9.2%

A surreal dark comedy visual novel about monster camp politics, childhood trauma, and a bribe-prone Bigfoot. Battle rival camp Wonderfang during what could be the last summer at Camp Apocalypse Blood!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.4%, Surreal 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%

Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Dark Comedy 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 9.9%

A comedic meta Visual Novel with a cinematic presentation and an interactive world where everything responds to your clicks, while you and the characters constantly blur the boundaries between the story, the creative process, and reality itself.

Why similar: Surreal 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Exploration 8.4%

Rediscover the internet of the 2000s in DreamNet, a free to play Frutiger Aero exploration game. Dive into nostalgic worlds, uncover the story, and revisit the beauty of the old internet.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Surreal 23.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Exploration 7.8%, Nonlinear 7.1%

Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.

Why similar: Surreal 32.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 5.7%

"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: Surreal 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%, Exploration 8.4%

You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.

Why similar: Surreal 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Exploration 7.1%

With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.

Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.4%

You ended the world. She, the one who holds every card, gave you an endless summer as your reward. Now your only way out is through sugar, jellyfish, sunlight, and blood — into the deepest reaches of her mind, or be dissolved along the way. Choose your path in this psycho-thriller visual novel.

Why similar: Surreal 27.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%

7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Surreal 24.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Mystery 7.4%

Join Lucy as she grows from an innocent child to a rebellious teen and an adult confronting her past. Make choices that shape her future, play cute minigames, and uncover different endings in a world of humor and eerie moments.

Why similar: Surreal 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Cute 7.1%

The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

Why similar: Surreal 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10%

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Surreal 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Nonlinear 8.9%

Tales from the Dark Manor is a narrative visual novel where you play as a struggling journalist given a limited time to interview supernatural beings inside a mysterious manor where the laws of logic no longer apply. Every choice uncovers a new secret.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Dark Comedy 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%

Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%

MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Nonlinear 10.2%

This is a psychological horror visual novel game. You wake up in an eerie old hotel with no memory. You need to meet bizarre characters and recover lost memories. There are 20 endings. Pixel art, desaturated tones, dreamlike dread. Horror comes from existential self-reflection, not jump scares.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Surreal 27.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 7.1%

𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹 is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹.

Why similar: Surreal 25%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%

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: Surreal 30%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%

A slimy, psychedelic adventure about a girl attending a warehouse rave party with her friends, where she'll go to experience a long, profound bad (?) trip.

Why similar: Surreal 25.8%, Dark Comedy 16.7%, Psychedelic 9.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

Liquids is a surreal adventure game. When Emma, the actress girlfriend of scientist Albert, dies strangely, police detective Todd investigates the unsolved case, and bizarrely Emma's body appears out of nowhere within many time and space.

Why similar: Surreal 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Mystery 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%

Investigate the S.S Vandermeer and discover the fate of those aboard.

Why similar: Surreal 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%

Embark on a whimsical, surreal four-act journey in a handcrafted storybook theater. Take on different roles and uncover the mystery of Nomanland.

Why similar: Surreal 29.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 7.8%, Mystery 6.4%

Explore a tropical island, uncover the secrets of an ancient Mayan temple, and survive the curse of Chak’ab. Solve puzzles, make meaningful choices, and face psychological horror in a world where reality and nightmare become one.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Surreal 14.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 9%

A lighthearted game about love and murder.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Mystery 9.3%

A walk-and-talk indie adventure game where you and your dysfunctional witch parents cook teens to stay young and powerful. But when they bring in a charming girl as your next meal, will you uphold the family tradition or risk everything to save her?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Surreal 18.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%

My name is Luzia and this story is about my big sister, Sombria. Are you ready to hear it?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24%, Surreal 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Exploration 8.4%

A story-driven psychological horror that chases the truth behind Rachel's death. As you follow scattered memories, you slowly come face to face with the reality of the tragedy. Blaming someone is easy. But answering what truly killed her is not.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%

Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.

Why similar: Surreal 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 7.1%

Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

A horror point and click game where choices matter about trying to do your final marathon training run.

Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

A short and surreal dark comedy-horror narrative game.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.8%, Surreal 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Puzzle 7.5%, Mystery 7%

Explore an alien planet, snap pictures of wildlife and build relationships with your crewmates in this heartfelt sci-fi Point & Click - Visual Novel.

Why similar: Surreal 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Exploration 13%, Dialogue Heavy 7.9%

In 6 hours, 28 minutes, and 11 seconds, an avalanche will crush the lodge. Is the cat in the box alive or dead?

Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Exploration 11%, Mystery 10.8%

A game about presence.

Why similar: Surreal 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychedelic 11%, Nonlinear 10.4%

Foxlore is a surreal puzzle-adventure game following Filo, a fox who discovers an ancient relic shrouded in mystery and imbued with immeasurable power. Navigate through a world in decay, solve intricate puzzles, and unravel the story that binds the fate of Filo to the powerful relic.

Why similar: Surreal 38.8%, Exploration 17.4%, Puzzle 17%, Mystery 8.8%, Multiple Endings 5.6%

A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

Ancient Chinese tale set during the fictitious Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty, where the government madly hunts all birds. Assist common bird Shaohao in solving mysteries to discover the truth behind the madness. Some puzzles utilize computer system functions, posing no real threat to your machine.

Why similar: Surreal 26.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

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: Surreal 23.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%, Mystery 8.3%

What would be your first and last wish if you died tomorrow? Explore this mysterious and frightening island. Solve its puzzles. And discover the truth before sinking into the purest madness that can exist... That of knowing your death.

Why similar: Surreal 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 10%

A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?

Why similar: Surreal 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

Why similar: Surreal 29.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Nonlinear 10%, Puzzle 9.5%

Experience death from the comfort of your seat.

Why similar: Surreal 35.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Psychedelic 9.1%

Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Surreal 22.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 7.1%

A first-person psychological liminal mystery about a room that should not exist.

Why similar: Surreal 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.

Why similar: Surreal 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Mystery 12%, Exploration 9.1%

A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

Butter Side Down is a bizarro choose-your-own-choice game. Starring Basil Bonser, Adam Spargo, Grey Michael, Beatrice, Jeep Johnson, and Rotten Ruggerio. Answer questions, take calls, play card games, and solve one hell of a mystery.

Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Dark Comedy 18.4%, Mystery 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%