
SKINSCRIBING is a 2D hand-drawn and dual-handed cosmic folk horror game wherein you explore environments, grief, and bodies alike to interpret and tattoo the history of a dying world as the foundation for the Era to come.
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SKINSCRIBING is a 2D hand-drawn and dual-handed cosmic folk horror game wherein you explore environments, grief, and bodies alike to interpret and tattoo the history of a dying world as the foundation for the Era to come.

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RUNT
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
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Why similar: Investigation 14.9%, Lore-Rich 14%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Horror 11.1%
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Gothic 16.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9%
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
Why similar: Gothic 16.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Investigation 9.8%, Medieval 9.8%
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Hidden Object 9.9%, Point & Click 9.8%
An atelier in the forest. The Artist’s brush halts before an empty frame, leaving the portrait unfinished. Lost souls arrive with memories of tragedy. Render the cruel truth, or shield their eyes with an eternal lie. A Gothic Mystery granting rest to the dead.
Why similar: Gothic 20.8% ★, Investigation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
Divine Omen is a horror point-and-click visual novel where you control the fates of your companions. Investigate the world and relive Avan's nightmares to determine which choices must be made to save lives...or take them. Will you become the executioner?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Point & Click 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Horror 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
Why similar: Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Horror 10.2%
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Point & Click 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Gothic 23.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Medieval 13.3%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Mystery 12.1%
The Season of the Warlock is a weird adventure game inspired by the gothic tale tradition, with two storylines to choose from. The soul of a warlock of yore, trapped in a portrait, will present Lord Alistair Ainsworth with an offer he will not be able to resist. Or will he? It’s your call...
Why similar: Gothic 19.1% ★, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Horror 9.6%
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 18.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
House of stolen devil bargains and indolent angelic aristocracy: Nowhere Manor is doomed to disappear. You can leave if you’ve got a soul … but that’s not an option for an artificially created servant such as Liber. Just how far are you willing to go escape?
Why similar: Gothic 19% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
《请神》是一款中式民俗RPG。选择你的职业,自由分配技能,在多个独立模组中扮演不同身份的调查员。通过对话与检定直面中式恐怖和超自然恐怖。
Why similar: Mystery 15.1%, Investigation 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, RPG 11%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.5%, Medieval 13.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Become the Overseer, unravel an apocalyptic conspiracy, and attempt to heal the wound at the heart of the world.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Not Involved. Vermillion is a narrative-driven action game with a craft system. Diagnose patients, collect ingredients, prepare mixtures and try to save the whole village.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Point & Click 10.9%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Medieval 11.9%, Mystery 10.2%
A short ride into a cursed town — a hand-drawn puzzle adventure where ghouls and monsters haunt every corner, and gentle, relaxing puzzles slowly bring life back to the world and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Gothic 25.2% ★, Mystery 15.8%, Point & Click 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Lore-Rich 9%
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Gothic 18.4% ★, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Hidden Object 15.4%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Horror 11.3%
Discover the mysterious city of Upper Morkezela, where gods go to die. As an apprentice to the priest of the fungal cult, your task will be to discover what lies behind the mysterious distress signal sent from the city.
Why similar: Hidden Object 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Point & Click 10.9%, Exploration 9.6%
A gothic short story set in the most Blighted city of the North Kingdom.
Why similar: Gothic 18% ★, Medieval 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Mystery 9.8%
A dark themed pixel-art game of exploration, where you will have to find clues and solve puzzles to move forward in the story.
Why similar: Gothic 24.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Horror 12.6%, Hidden Object 8.6%
An Isolated young girl, haunted by a mysterious, reoccurring nightmare for years, finds an odd portrait that may reveal the truth she has been searching for… and more…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Hidden Object 14%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Point & Click 10.8%
A new story in the Tales from Candleforth universe. Continue the story of Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story in this new chapter, in a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and an unsettling cozy horror setting.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Hand-drawn 17%, Point & Click 16.9%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Horror 15.4%
You are not afraid of ghost stories, so your pursuit of inspiration leads you to the strangest of places. But this time something truly sinister is in the air. Can you survive the encounter with a real spirit?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.7%
Armed with nothing but your curiosity, streaming equipment, and insatiable need to impress others, you approach a long-abandoned house in your small town. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Hidden Object 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Point & Click 10.1%, Horror 10%
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Investigation 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
WHEN THE CROW SINGS is an adventure mystery game with a focus on exploration, characters, and world building, featuring a cast of diverse survivors trying to keep the status quo as their compound life grows more complicated and dangerous.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Mystery 15.3%, Point & Click 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Investigation 12.3%
A journalist driven by family legacy set to explore the Belgharh station. While the whole world ages, the station remains trapped in 1940s, following a tragic derailment. Explore a perfectly preserved snapshot of the past, face the heavy atmosphere of a terminal stuck in time, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Hidden Object 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Point & Click 10.2%, Horror 8.3%
A point-and-click visual novel. You’re thrust into a mysterious dungeon, where your mission is to traverse it and find love amongst its inhabitants. Explore, survive and interact with characters.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 10.2%
A dreamy Alice in Wonderland-inspired RPG that follows 19-year-old Alice as she tries to escape the surreal, cozy hellscape that is Wonderland—hopefully with her sanity intact.
Why similar: Gothic 16.3% ★, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9%
Occulto is an indie adventure game with a focus on artistic hand-drawn visuals and a non verbal game play, set in a fantasy world. Guide Eliot through riddles, mysteries, puzzles, strange creatures, faraway places and help him find his master!
Why similar: Medieval 19.6%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Point & Click 15.5%, Hidden Object 13.2%
A brave hero and a bound lich rescue a legendary warrior from a forgotten tomb and put the romance back in necromancy. Necromance is a dark fantasy comedy visual novel with light puzzle elements, 3 endings, and 15 ways to die!
Why similar: Gothic 16.8% ★, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
Slenderman: Unbecoming is a new adaptation on the supernatural entity Slenderman. The game describes the events of a park ranger haunted by Slenderman. Go the right way, and you just may save yourself from the Slenderman.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.9%, Horror 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, RPG 12.5%
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Horror 10.2%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11%
Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Horror 17.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
Sinisomnia is a psychological point-and-click horror game that traps you in a looping nightmare of uncertainty and dread. Scattered fragments, unsettling oddities, and the constant sense that something isn’t right await at every turn.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.9%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Investigation 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Point & Click 9.6%
A dark, medieval horror experience filled with lore, focused on exploration and puzzle-solving. There is no combat — only survival. Single player gameplay with challenging mechanics. Try to unravel the mystery behind the cursed world and maybe find a way to return it.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.9%, Medieval 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Horror 14.2%, Gothic 12.7% ★
Guide Trask, a young seedling born into a cave-dwelling family that fears the outside world. Uncover the secrets of a mysterious tree and fight to save everyone trapped in their isolated home. Explore strange environments, absorb animal traits, and overcome dangers in this adventure.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 10.1%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Investigation 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Horror 11.8%
After a big earthquake in the city, ruins of an old building collapse and you end up trapped inside an abandoned house. Find a way out and unravel the mystery of inexplicable tremors, revealing ancient secrets and a mystical artifact, before the city is destroyed.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.7%, Hidden Object 18.8%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Point & Click 13.3%, Mystery 11.6%
Gather your strength and find information about your whereabouts. Explore the area. Find and assemble all the puzzle pieces. This way you will learn about the dark past.
Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Lore-Rich 20.4%, Horror 19%, Mystery 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 15.8%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Hidden Object 13%, Investigation 12.9%
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Medieval 11%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Father and mother visited their daughter's home in Beijing to discuss their father's understanding of life and memories of their past relationship with their mother. The Story of Chinese Families
Why similar: Design & Illustration 32% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Point & Click 13.6%, RPG 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10%
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Mystery 16.6%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
A boy living as a warrant for a political marriage falls in love with a maid despite his unrequited love. You become a black rose fairy who grants wishes and discover that you were once human. Enter the bodies of the people in the mansion and trace their memories to discover their true identities.
Why similar: Gothic 22% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Medieval 14.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.6%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Mystery 13%, Investigation 12.9%, Horror 12.5%
ヤカタを探索して消えた妹を探す2Dホラーアドベンチャーゲーム。 妹が消えた理由と不思議な生物達の目的は・・・ ダークでメルヘンなホラーアドベンチャーゲーム、是非楽しんでください!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.2%, Horror 19.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.8%
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Medieval 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Mystery 21.2%, Hidden Object 16.3%, Horror 15.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
A horror and exploration adventure that tells the story of Blanche, who was found alone in the gardens of Launderley, in front of a pile of twenty-nine corpses.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.7%, Investigation 17.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Horror 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
It's hard to focus on schoolwork when she's missing.
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Point & Click 12%, Choices Matter 8.5%